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This article is being used to display the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting transit-related agencies throughout the world.  The pandemic became world-wide in early March, 2020, and is still active to this day.

The notes section includes transportation-related notes only.  Washing of hands, sanitizing, and terminal closings are not expected to be included in this article.  In addition, extra cleaning of vehicles at terminals is expected, thus not included.

Different locales have different responses, and are listed below.  When agencies affect a larger area (i.e. Greyhound or Trailways), "national" will be listed as their state or province.

==Canada [[Image:Flag of Canada.png|28px]]==
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!City
!Province
!Agency
!Date start
!Date end
!Fares
!Service hours
!Notes
|- align="center"
|Brampton
|Ontario
|[[Brampton Transit]]
|March 18, 2020
|
|No fares
|Enhanced Saturday Service frequency implemented
|align="left"|
*Zum branded articulated buses moved to higher traffic conventional routes for distancing purposes.

|- align="center"
|Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area
|Ontario
|[[GO Transit]]
|March 18, 2020
|
|Fares charged, however, cash is not accepted; payment by PRESTO only.
|Reduced or suspended service
|align="left"|
*GO train service reduced on all lines and all express rush-hour trips cancelled.
*Toronto-Niagara Falls train service suspended.

|- align="center"
|Hamilton
|Ontario
|[[Hamilton Street Railway]]
|March 18, 2020
|
|No fares
|Saturday Service frequency implemented
|align="left"|
*Articulated buses moved to route 1, 2 and 10 for distancing purposes.

|- align="center"
|Toronto
|Ontario
|[[Toronto Transit Commission]]
|March 23, 2020
|
|Fares charged, however, tickets, tokens and cash are not accepted on buses; payment by PRESTO only.
|Enhanced regular service on crowded routes
|align="left"|
*All downtown express and express network service cancelled except routes 900, 903 and 927.
*Rear-door boarding only implemented.
*Extra buses provided on higher volume routes for better physical distancing on April 1, 2020.

|- align="center"
|
|National
|[[VIA Rail Canada]]
|March 17, 2020
|
|Fares charged
|Reduced or suspended service
|align="left"|
*The Canadian, Ocean, Jasper-Prince Rupert, and cross-border Maple Leaf service cancelled until further notice.
*Québec City-Windsor corridor routes reduced to one daily round-trip
*Montréal-Jonquière, Montréal-Senneterre, and Sudbury-White River service reduced to one round trip per week.
*Health checks implemented for all customers prior to train boarding on March 30, 2020.
|}

==United States [[Image:Flag of the United States.png|28px]]==
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
!City
!State
!Agency
!Date start
!Date end
!Fares
!Service hours
!Notes
|- align="center"
|Albany
|NY
|[[Capital District Transportation Authority|CDTA]]
|03/27/2020
|
|
|Weekday = Saturday schedule with modified service levels.  Some routes furloughed.
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
|- align="center"
|Binghamton
|NY
|[[Broome County Transit|BC Transit]]
|03/23/2020
|
|Suspended
|Regular service hours.
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
|- align="center"
|Buffalo
|NY
|[[Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority|NFTA]]
|03/27/2020
|
|Suspended
|Regular service hours.
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
|- align="center"
|Ithaca
|NY
|[[Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit|TCAT]]
|03/27/2020
|
|Suspended through April 9, 2020 (planned)
|Deep cuts to service, while maintaining basic coverage to most places served.  Some routes furloughed.
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
|- align="center"
|Rochester
|NY
|[[Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority|RGRTA]]
|03/20/2020
|
|Suspended
|Regular service hours (§)
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
* (§) Genesee and Wyoming county subsidiaries changed many runs temporarily to Dial-a-Ride format. (03-26-2020)
|- align="center"
|Syracuse
|NY
|[[Central New York Regional Transportation Authority|CENTRO]]
|03/24/2020
|
|Suspended
|Regular service hours (§)
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
* (§) Some college services and parking shuttles furloughed.  
* (§) Line-run services operated with conventional (two door) transit coaches, instead of commuter coaches.
|- align="center"
|
|National
|[[Greyhound USA|Greyhound]]
|03/27/2020
|
|
|Curtailment of many schedules
|align="left"|Cross-border travel temporarily discontinued.
|- align="center"
|Lancaster
|PA
|[[Red Rose Transit Authority|RRTA]]
|03/23/2020
|
|Suspended
|Schedules weekdays changed to Saturday schedule (03/30/2020)
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
|- align="center"
|Lebanon
|PA
|[[Lebanon Transit]]
|04/01/2020
|
|Fares charged, however, temporary free transfers offered to avoid cross contamination.
|Temporary timing changed to each route, with some specialty services suspended.
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
|- align="center"
|Reading
|PA
|[[Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority|BARTA]]
|03/23/2020
|
|Suspended
|Schedules weekdays changed to Saturday schedule (03/30/2020)
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
|- align="center"
|Scranton
|PA
|[[County of Lackawanna Transit System|COLTS]]
|03/30/2020
|
|Suspended
|Temporary furloughing of some schedules, temporarily furloughing of Saturday service.  Routes 12, 18, 28, 31, 34, 41, 43, 52 sees extreme reductions to service.
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
|- align="center"
|Wilke-Barre
|PA
|[[Luzerne County Transportation Authority|LCTA]]
|03/30/2020
|
|Suspended
|Curtailment of some schedules (T101, T102, 55)
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* Social-distancing (6ft./2m) encouraged.
|- align="center"
|Seattle
(King County only)  
|WA
|[[King County Metro|King County Metro Transit]]
|03/23/2020
|
|Suspended  
|Schedule reductions including complete route cuts and trip cancellations on most routes and/or reduced hours of operation
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* A "safety strap" being used to block front portion of bus seating areas restricting it to only those needing priority seating  
* All bus interiors disinfected each night which began on March 3rd
|- align="center"
|Seattle 
Central Puget Sound Regional 
(King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties)
|WA
|[[Sound Transit|Sound Transit]]
|03/21/2020
|
|Suspended  
|Schedule reductions including complete route cuts and trip cancellations on most routes and/or reduced frequency for both bus and rail schedules
|align="left"|
* Back door boarding implemented.
* A "safety strap" being used to block front portion of bus seating areas restricting it to only those needing priority seating 
|}

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