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Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (BARTA)

Overview & Roster

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The Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (BARTA) has been operating in Reading PA since 1973.  The system consists of 35 buses operating on 21 bus routes.

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The BARTA Transportation Center serves 20 routes of the system (the exception being route 6). This facility was opened on Monday, March 4, 2002. It serves the BARTA riders with amenties such as a climate control system, restroom facilities and parking. Additionally, there is an ADA compliant restroom and customer service office inside as well.  A PA system even announces which buses are in which location, and when they are boarding and departing. Ten stops in this indoor facility serves the majority of BARTA’s routes.

The BARTA Fleet

Year   Manufacturer ModelFleet

 1990

 Orion

 1.507

9006-9011 

 1990

 Orion

 1.508

 9014

 1991

 Gillig

 Phantom

9101-9112 

1994TMCTMC-T8O-206  9401-9402
1994Orion5.501 CNG9403 
1996Orion5.5019601
1996New flyerC40LF9602-9606 
1996Orion5.5019801-9803
2003OptimaOpus0301-0310
2003New FlyerD40LF0321-0323
2004OptimaOpus0401-0410
2005GilligBRT0533-0549

Note: Buses in italics are no longer in BARTA service.  Buses in bold will be retired in 2008.

 

 

 

 

Philadelphia Transit Vehicles 2006