Finney County Transit

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Finney County Transit
Headquarters1008 N 11th
Locale Garden City, Kansas
Service area Finney County, Kansas
Service type Bus service, paratransit
Routes4
Stops65
HubsFCT Center
Fleet8 buses
Annual ridership82,844 (2019)
Website Finney County Transit

Finney County Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Garden City, Kansas with four "City Link" branded routes serving the region. [1] As of 2019, the system provided 82,844 rides over 18,821 annual vehicle revenue hours with 8 buses and 5 paratransit vehicles. [2]

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History

From 1887 to 1891, public transit in Garden City was provided by horsecars operated by the Garden Street Railway Co. [3] City Link fixed route bus service in Garden City began on August 1, 2007. [4]

Service

Finney County Transit operates four regular weekday bus routes, branded as City Link, on a pulse system with all routes departing hourly from the FCT Center. [5]

Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Regular fares are $1.00. [6]

Routes

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services. [7]

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References

  1. "RSVP, Transit, Meals on Wheels offer valuable services". Salina Journal. March 19, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. "Finney County Transit Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. "Transit Systems in Kansas" . Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. "Commission Minutes" . Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. "City Link Map" . Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. "City Link" . Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. "The National Transit Database (NTD)" . Retrieved September 1, 2023.