APPROVED Route & Schedule Changes – Effective January 5, 2026
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BTC Bus Stop Changes – starting Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Due to renovation activity at the BTC, Bus Stop #1 and #8 will be CLOSED. The following changes will take effect on Tuesday, 11/25/2025: Route 2/Fairgrounds Square Market and Route 19/Riverside will be using Bus…

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Route 5/Albright College will serve U.S. Post Office on 13th Street – Monday, 10/17/2025

Due to construction at the Downtown Reading U.S. Post Office location, the BARTA Route 5/Albright College will now serve the U.S. Post Office location on 13th Street on every trip (Weekdays & Saturdays) for customers…

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BARTA APPROVED Route & Schedule Changes for January 2026

We’re Continuing to Make Improvements to Your Service! The following route & schedule changes have been APPROVED by South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) for BARTA bus service to be implemented on Monday, January 5, 2026….

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Attention BARTA Customers:

Our On-line pass sales option is currently unavailable.

There are a few ways you can purchase a pass using a credit card:

  1. Purchase at BARTA sales offices.
    BARTA Transportation Center (BTC) or BARTA Administrative Offices, 1700 N. 11th Street.
  2. Purchase through BARTA Go Mobile App
    • Install the app on your phone through the App Store or Google Play Store
    • Set up an account
    • Go to tickets
    • Select Buy Tickets at the top of the screen
    • Select Passes and select the pass to purchase
    • Complete the payment process
    • Go back to tickets. At the bottom of the screen, the pass will appear
    • A QR Code will appear for you to scan at the orange validator on the bus.
  3. Purchase through Go Mobile portal on BARTA website.
    • Go to https://portal.bartabus.com
    • Select Buy Passes
    • Select Reload Go Mobile Smart Card
    • Select Buy fares
    • Select the pass to purchase
    • Sign into the account using the email on file
    • A link will be sent to the email
    • Enter payment information
    • After the pass has been purchased, go to BARTA Go Mobile App on the phone. In the Tickets menu, the purchased pass will appear.
    • A QR Code will appear for you to scan at the orange validator on the bus.

Businesses and Organizations

If you are a Business or Organization that would like to order passes for your customers or employees, please contact Vicki Nixdorf at 484-987-2417 to process your order.

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Refund Policy on BARTA Passes

BARTA does not assume responsibility for the loss, theft, destruction or misplacement of passes by our passengers. Passes are non-refundable and non-transferable. BARTA does not make refunds or exchanges.