Butte Regional Transit

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Butte Regional Transit
Butte Regional Transit logo.png
ParentButte County Association of Governments
Founded2005
Service areaButte County
Service typefixed route bus service, paratransit service
Fuel typeDiesel, Gas
Operator Transdev
Website https://www.blinetransit.com/#

Butte Regional Transit 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. In 2005, the consolidation of CATS in Chico, OATS in Oroville and BCT in Butte County resulted in the formation of this transit agency. This agency is also known as B-Line. [2]

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Butte County Association of Governments is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and the local Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) that is charged with the administration of the system.

Besides operation of the local and regional fixed routes listed in the table below, B-Line also operates a paratransit service for ADA qualified individuals and those age 70 or over. The service provides door-to-door, scheduled services within the cities of Oroville and Chico and the Town of Paradise. It does not currently offer inter-city services.

Facilities

Administration & Operations Offices

326 Huss Drive, Suites #150 & #125, Chico, CA [3] [4]

Chico Transit Center

2nd Street at Salem, Chico, CA

Oroville Transit Center

On Spencer Avenue, Between Mitchel and Olive Hwy., Behind Raley's

Paradise Transit Center

A new Paradise Transit Center is under construction to replace the location destroyed in the 2018 Camp Fire. The new center will be located at the corner of Black Olive Drive and Birch Street.

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
32Gridley-ChicoChico Transit Center to Durham, Gridley, and Biggs
40Paradise-ChicoChico Transit Center to Paradise Transit Center
41Paradise Pines-ChicoChico Transit Center to Paradise Pines
52Chico Airport ExpressDowntown to Chico Municipal Airport

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