Quincy Transit Lines is the primary provider of mass transportation in Adams County, Illinois with four routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 347,194 rides over 47,465 annual vehicle revenue hours with 8 buses and 8 paratransit vehicles.[1][2]
Public transit in Quincy began in the form of mule cars starting in 1867, operated by Quincy Horse Railway & Carrying Company. Between 1890 and 1893, the mule cars were replaced by electric streetcars and in 1912 the system came under the ownership of Illinois Traction Company. Buses were first introduced in 1925 and in 1931 the streetcars made their final run. National City Lines bought the system in 1936, renaming it Quincy City Lines. As automobile subsidies increased in the latter half of the twentieth century, the transit system lost ridership and came under public ownership in 1974.[3]
In 2022, Quincy Transit Lines purchased 9 new buses, expected to be put in service in 2024. In addition, the agency received a $2.5 million grant to rehabilitate the old transit facility at 1900 Seminary Road.[4][5]
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A map of transit service in Quincy circa 2019, routes have been adjusted since
Quincy Transit Lines operates 4 weekday bus routes on a pulse system with buses for the green, yellow and red lines leaving the 7th and Jersey transfer point on the hour and half hour. Blue route buses do not serve the central transfer point. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and on Saturday and Sunday from 6:45 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Weekend service is provided by a North route and a South route.[6] Regular fares are $0.50, $0.25 for students and free to children and seniors.[7]
quincy, transit, lines, primary, provider, mass, transportation, adams, county, illinois, with, four, routes, serving, region, 2019, system, provided, rides, over, annual, vehicle, revenue, hours, with, buses, paratransit, vehicles, headquarters2020, jennifer,. Quincy Transit Lines is the primary provider of mass transportation in Adams County Illinois with four routes serving the region As of 2019 the system provided 347 194 rides over 47 465 annual vehicle revenue hours with 8 buses and 8 paratransit vehicles 1 2 Quincy Transit LinesHeadquarters2020 Jennifer LaneLocaleQuincy IllinoisService areaAdams County IllinoisService typeBus service paratransitRoutes4Fleet8 busesAnnual ridership347 194 2019 WebsiteQuincy Transit Lines Contents 1 History 2 Service 3 Fixed Route Ridership 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editPublic transit in Quincy began in the form of mule cars starting in 1867 operated by Quincy Horse Railway amp Carrying Company Between 1890 and 1893 the mule cars were replaced by electric streetcars and in 1912 the system came under the ownership of Illinois Traction Company Buses were first introduced in 1925 and in 1931 the streetcars made their final run National City Lines bought the system in 1936 renaming it Quincy City Lines As automobile subsidies increased in the latter half of the twentieth century the transit system lost ridership and came under public ownership in 1974 3 In 2022 Quincy Transit Lines purchased 9 new buses expected to be put in service in 2024 In addition the agency received a 2 5 million grant to rehabilitate the old transit facility at 1900 Seminary Road 4 5 Service edit nbsp A map of transit service in Quincy circa 2019 routes have been adjusted since Quincy Transit Lines operates 4 weekday bus routes on a pulse system with buses for the green yellow and red lines leaving the 7th and Jersey transfer point on the hour and half hour Blue route buses do not serve the central transfer point Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 6 00 A M to 6 00 P M and on Saturday and Sunday from 6 45 A M to 5 00 P M Weekend service is provided by a North route and a South route 6 Regular fares are 0 50 0 25 for students and free to children and seniors 7 Connections to the Quincy station serving Amtrak s Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg trains are available on the Blue route while intercity buses operated by Burlington Trailways stop at the transfer point at 7th and Jersey streets 8 9 Fixed Route Ridership editThe ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response 10 100 000 200 000 300 000 400 000 500 000 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021See also editList of bus transit systems in the United States Go West TransitReferences edit City of Quincy Agency Profile PDF Retrieved September 3 2022 Quincy Transit Lines seeks state grant 4 April 2019 Retrieved September 3 2022 Transit Systems in Illinois Retrieved September 3 2022 Council approves resolution for Quincy Transit to get 9 new buses 21 March 2022 Retrieved September 3 2022 Quincy Transit Lines gets greenlight to use 2 5M for rehabilitation project 8 March 2022 Retrieved September 3 2022 Routes Retrieved September 3 2022 Fares and Passes Retrieved September 3 2022 Illinois 23 March 2017 Retrieved September 3 2022 Quincy Transit Map Retrieved September 3 2022 The National Transit Database NTD Retrieved January 15 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Quincy Transit Lines at Wikimedia Commons Quincy Transit Lines nbsp This article related to bus transportation in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about transportation in Illinois is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quincy Transit Lines amp oldid 1213947987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
