Gainesville Regional Transit System

Gainesville Regional Transit System is the transit system serving the Gainesville & Alachua County, Florida area and the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.

Routes

Maps & schedules

Local

1 - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Butler Plaza
3 (Mon-Fri) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to N. Main Post Office
5 - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Oaks Mall
6 (Mon-Sat) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to North Walmart Supercenter (NW 23rd St.)
7 (Mon-Fri) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Eastwood Meadows via SE Hawthorne Rd.
8 - UF Health Shands to North Walmart Supercenter (NW 23rd St.)
9 (Mon-Fri) - Reitz Union to Hunters Run
10 (Mon-Sat) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Santa Fe College
11 (Mon-Fri) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Eastwood Meadows
12 - Reitz Union to Butler Plaza
13 - Beaty Towers to Cottage Grove Apartments
15 - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to NE 13th St. & NE 23rd Ave.
16 - Beaty Towers to Sugar Hill
17 (Mon-Fri) - Beaty Towers to Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station
20 - Reitz Union to Oaks Mall
21 (Mon-Fri) - Reitz Union to Cabana Beach
23 (Mon-Fri) - Oaks Mall to Santa Fe College
25 - UF Commuter Lot to Gainesville Regional Airport
26 (Mon-Fri) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Gainesville Regional Airport
28 (Mon-Fri, no summer service) - The Hub to Butler Plaza
33 - Butler Plaza to Midtown
34 (Mon-Fri) - The Hub to Lexington Crossing
35 - Reitz Union to Ridgemar Commons
37 - Butler Plaza to Reitz Union
38 (Mon-Fri) - The Hub to Gainesville Place Apartments
43 (Mon-Fri) - UF Health Shands to Santa Fe College
46 (Mon-Fri) - Reitz Union to Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station
52 (Mon-Fri) - Jonesville to UF Health
75 - Oaks Mall to Butler Plaza
76 (Mon-Fri) - Santa Fe College to Haile Market Square
78 (Mon-Fri) - Butler Plaza to Santa Fe College via 17th Road
150 (Mon-Fri) - Haile Plantation to Reitz Union
711 (Mon-Fri) - Eastwood Meadows to Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station

Express

901 (Mon-Fri) - Butler Plaza to Lake City Park-N-Ride vis City of Alachua Park-N-Ride
902 (Mon-Fri) - Butler Plaza to Trenton Park-N-Ride via Newberry Park-N-Ride

UF Campus

Maps & schedules

118 (Mon-Fri) - The Hub to Cultural Plaza
122 (Mon-Fri) - University House to Cultural Plaza
125 (Mon-Fri) - The Hub to Lakeside
126 (Mon-Fri) - Sorority Row to Lakeside
127 (Mon-Fri) - Turlington Hall to Sorority Row

Later Gator

These routes operate during the Summer B semester between late June to early August. Bus rides are free for people with a Gator 1 ID card, an ADA ID card, a City ID card, a Santa Fe ID card, or an RTS pass. All others must pay the $1.50 fare.

A (8:30 PM-2:45 AM, Wed-Sat) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Fraternity Row
B (8:50 PM-2:53 AM, Thu-Sat) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to SW Gainesville
C (8:30 PM-3:06 AM, Thu-Sat) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Oaks Mall
D (Call 352-334-2600, then press 1 for schedule info) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Cottage Grove Apartments
F (Call 352-334-2600, then press 1 for schedule info) - Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station to Butler Plaza

Fares

Current

Facilities

Corrine Brown Transit Facility

Address: 34 SE 13th Rd., Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: 352-334-2600

Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station

Address: 700 SE 3rd St., Gainesville, FL 32601

Butler Plaza Transfer Station

Address: 4231 SW 30th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32607

Transit Fleet

Active Roster

Fleet number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0701-0712	2007	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL	ZF 5HP592C	In the process of retirement
0801-0804	2009	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R
1001-1017	2010	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
1101-1106	2011	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
1200-1201	2012	Gillig	BRT HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
1202-1207	2012	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
1300-1302	2013	Gillig	BRT HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
1401-1403	2014	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
1501-1502	2015	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
1601-1607	2016	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R
1801-1811	2018	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison B400R
1901-1903	2019	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison B400R
2001-2003	2020	Gillig	Low Floor Plus EV 40' (G28D102N4)			Delivered in January 2021
2004-2005	2020	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Delivered in September 2020
2101-2114	2021	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	2101-2103 delivered in July 2021
2201	2022	Gillig	Low Floor Plus EV 40' (G28D102N4)			Entered Service in Early 2023.
2301-2308	2022/2023	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison B400R	Entered Service in May 2023.
2401-2418	2024	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison B400R

Retired Roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0004		2000	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G21D102N4)	Cummins ISM	Allison B400R	Ex-Palm Tran 0004.
0019		2000	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G21B102N4)	Cummins ISM	Allison B400R	Ex-Palm Tran 0019.
0005, 0006, 0009, 0011, 0028		2000	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G22D102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B400R	Acquired from Broward County Transit. Returned to Broward County Transit in 2011.
0102, 0105, 0107-0108, 0110-0111, 0116-0117, 0120		2001	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G21B102N4)	Cummins ISM	ZF 5HP592C Allison B400R	Ex-Palm Tran 0102, 0105, 0107-0108, 0110-0111, 0116-0117 & 0120. 0108 is used as a training bus Last units retired in late 2020
0115		2001	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G22D102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 40E	Allison B400R	Acquired from Broward County Transit. Returned to Broward County Transit in 2011.
204-215		1987	Blue Bird	Wanderlodge	Detroit Diesel 6V71TA	Allison
218-224		1989	BIA	Orion II (02.501)	General Motors 8.2L	Allison AT-545
225-233		1989	BIA	Orion I (01.502)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	Retired circa 2005. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
234-243		1989	BIA	Orion I (01.507)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748
244-255		6/1995	Gillig	Phantom 40' (4096TBS50)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	Ex 401-412. 248 to Escot Bus Lines 3408 in 2010. 252 to Empire Coach Line 205.
276, 283		1996	Gillig	Phantom 40' (4096TBS50)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	ZF 5HP590	Ex-LYNX 276 & 283; bought in 2009.
315-322, 330		1997	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C20D096N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	Ex-LYNX 315-322, 330; acquired in 2009.
302-311		1997	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C21B096N4)	Cummins M11	ZF 5HP590	Ex-LYNX 302-311; bought in 2009. All retired in 2013.
401-412	Renumbered 244-255
401-403, 407-410		1983	Flxible	Metro "A" (35096-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	Ex-Votran same numbers. ^[1] All buses were equipped with wheelchair lifts.
404-407, 409-410, 416-417		1994	BIA	Orion V (05.502)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	ZF 4HP590	Ex-LYNX 404-407, 409-410, 416-417; bought in 2005. 417 was originally green and was painted blue sometime in 2006 or 2007. ^[2]
501-515		2001	Nova Bus	RTS-06 (82VN)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	ZF 5HP592C	Retired on 2/15/18; last day of service 2/14/18. Replaced by ex-Lynx Gillig Low Floor BRTs.
540-550		2001	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C20D096N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	ZF 5HP592C	Ex-LYNX 382, 384, 386-394; acquired in 2009.
551-558		2001	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C20D096N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	ZF 5HP592C	All Retired by 2023.
559-567		2004-2005	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C29D096N4)	Cummins ISL	ZF 5HP592C	559-561 are 2004 models and 562-567 are 2005 models.
568-572		2005-2006	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C29D096N4)	Cummins ISL	ZF 5HP592C	568 is a 2005 model and 569-572 are 2006 models.
573-577		2007	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C29D096N4)	Cummins ISL	ZF 5HP592C
601-603		1990	Flxible	Metro "B" (35096-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Ex-Volusia County Transit 601-603.
621, 623, 624, 626, 628, 630		1/1987	Flxible	Metro "A" (40096-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730D	Ex-LYNX 621, 623, 624, 626, 628, 630. Retired between 2005-2006.^[3] 621 was bought by a private owner/Team SpokeEasy in Chicago, IL in 2008. (Lic. Plate: 330321RV).^[4]^[5] It was converted into a partial party bus and bikes were stored on the roof space. It was listed on ebay in Clarence, IA in January 2020^[6] and for sale on Facebook in March 2020.^[7]
729, 738, 742, 745		1987	Flxible	Metro "B" (35096-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	729: Allison V730D 738, 742, 745: Allison V731	Ex-LYNX 729, 738, 742, 745; bought in 1998. Retired between 2005-2006. 729, 745 became parts buses.^[8] 745 was originally pink, but was painted blue. ^[9]
960-967		1995	Flxible	Metro "E" (40096-4D)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison V731RH	Ex-Palm Tran 960-967; bought in 2006. Some units sold to Metro Shuttle.
1933-1934		1978	GMC	RTS-03 (T7W-603)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex-Fayetteville Area System of Transit; bought in the early 1990s.
2096-2101		1996	Blue Bird	CSFE	Cummins B5.9	Allison	Retired in 2004-2005.
2195-2197, 2242-2245		1983	GMC	RTS-04 (T7J-604)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	Ex-PSTA 701-707. Exx-Central Pinellas Transit Authority 701-707. Retired in 2005.
2197		1982	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-604)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	Ex-PSTA 1200-1224. Exx-St. Petersburg Municipal Transit System 1200-1224.
2502, 2504, 2507, 2509, 2512, 2517		2002	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C27D096N4)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.3E	Ex-LYNX 502, 504, 507, 509, 512 & 517; acquired in 2015.
2520, 2533, 2538		2004	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C29D102N4)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.3E	Ex-LYNX 520, 533 & 538; acquired in 2015.
2571-2572, 2574-2575, 2577-2578, 2580-2583		2006	Gillig	BRT 40' (G29D102N4)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Ex-LYNX 571, 572, 574, 575, 577, 578, 580-583; acquired in 2016. All Retired by 2023
2601		2007	Gillig	BRT 40' (G29D102N4)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	Ex-LYNX 601; acquired in 2016.
4501-4510		1982	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	Rebuilt by Midwest Bus Corporation in 1999. Retired in 2005 and auctioned off on 2/16/2006. Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority in Dayton Ohio #382 was part of this fleet, number unknown. 4502 Ex-Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority in Dayton Ohio #379 4505 Ex-Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority in Dayton Ohio #390 4507 Ex-Cleveland RTA 8254 4508 Ex-Manhattan & Bronx Surface Operating Authority PA2704 4509 Ex-Manhattan & Bronx Surface Operating Authority PA2648 4510 Ex-Manhattan & Bronx Surface Operating Authority PA2619
7501-7535		1975	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VS2-6
9010-9012, 9015, 9016, 9018, 9021, 9022, 9027, 9029, 9030, 9033, 9035, 9036		1991	Flxible	Metro "B" (40096-6TL)	Detroit Diesel 6L71TA	Allison V731	Ex-Broward County Transit 9010-9012, 9015, 9016, 9018, 9021, 9022, 9027, 9029, 9030, 9033, 9035 & 9036. 9029 used as a parts bus. ^[10] 9035 became a parts bus sometime in 2007.^[11]
9101-9113		1/1991	BIA	Orion I (01.502)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	1990 models. Single door. Ex-Sarasota County Area Transit 9101-9113; bought in 2002-2003. Retired circa 2008. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
9701, 9706, 9710, 9711, 9715		5/1997	Gillig	Phantom 30' (C20A102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R	Ex-Palm Tran 9701, 9706, 9710-9711, 9715; bought in 2007.