Butte Regional Transit

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Butte Regional Transit
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ParentButte County Association of Governments
Founded2005
Service areaButte County
Service type bus service, paratransit
Fuel typePropane, Diesel, CNG
Operator Transdev
Website BCAG Transit

Butte Regional Transit (d/b/a B-Line) is a public transit system which provides bus service in the communities of Biggs, Chico, Gridley, Magalia, Oroville, Palermo, Paradise [1] and across Butte County, California. B-Line is the consolidation of CATS in Chico, OATS in Oroville and BCT in Butte County. [2]

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Butte Regional Transit Office

326 Huss Drive, Chico. 39°44′38″N121°47′24″W / 39.74389°N 121.79000°W / 39.74389; -121.79000

Chico Transit Center

2nd Street at Salem. 39°43′44″N121°50′32″W / 39.72889°N 121.84222°W / 39.72889; -121.84222 [3]

Oroville Transit Center

Spencer Avenue at Oro Dam Boulevard East. 39°30′26″N121°32′55″W / 39.50722°N 121.54861°W / 39.50722; -121.54861

Paradise Transit Center

Almond Street at Cedar Street. 39°45′16″N121°37′28.5″W / 39.75444°N 121.624583°W / 39.75444; -121.624583

Routes

No.NameNotes
2MangroveDowntown to Ceres/Lassen
3Nord/EastDowntown to North Valley Plaza
4First/EastDowntown to North Valley Plaza
5East 8th StDowntown to Chico Mall
7Bruce/ManzanitaCeres/Lassen to North Butte County Courthouse
8NordOperates weekdays during the CSUC school year
9Warner/OakOperates weekdays during the CSUC school year
9CCedar LoopOperates on Friday evenings, Saturdays, and any Monday-Thursday that CSUC are not in session
14Park/Forest/MLKDowntown to Chico Mall

Operates on Forest and MLK in a clockwise loop

15Esplanade/LassenDowntown to Ceres/Lassen
16Esplanade/SR 99Downtown to Esplanade/SR 99
17Park/MLK/ForestDowntown to Chico Mall

Operates on MLK and Forest in a counter-clockwise loop

20Chico-OrovilleChico Transit Center to Oroville Transit Center
24ThermalitoOroville Transit Center to Butte County Public Works
25Oro DamOroville Transit Center to Feather River Cinemas
26Olive HwyOroville Transit Center to Kelly Ridge (26A) and Canyon Highlands (26B)
27South OrovilleOroville Transit Center to Las Plumas High School
30Oroville-BiggsOroville Transit Center to Palermo, Gridley, and Biggs
31Paradise-OrovilleParadise Transit Center to Oroville Transit Center

Suspended due to the Camp Fire

32Gridley-ChicoChico Transit Center to Durham, Gridley, and Biggs
40Paradise-ChicoChico Transit Center to Paradise Transit Center

On a reduced schedule due to the Camp Fire

41Paradise Pines-ChicoChico Transit Center to Paradise Pines

On a reduced schedule due to the Camp Fire

52Chico Airport ExpressDowntown to Chico Municipal Airport

Former Routes

No.NameNotes
1Esplanade/LassenDowntown to Ceres/Lassen
6MLK Jr/ParkDowntown to Chico Mall
10EsplanadeDowntown to Esplanade/SR 99
46Feather River HospitalParadise Transit Center to Feather River Hospital

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