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Detour & Service Alerts 4

Route 18/Schuylkill Avenue Bridge Detour – Effective Until Further Notice

August 21, 2026

Due to bridge construction, Route 18/Schuylkill Avenue will detour until further notice. Detour: Regular route to left on Greenwich Street to right on 4th Street to right on Buttonwood Street to left on Schuylkill Avenue…

No Service to Jamestown Village Apts. On Route 17 – Glenside

July 10, 2026

Due to construction at the Jamestown Village Apartments area, there will be NO SERVICE to Jamestown Apartments on Route 17 – Glenside/Airport/Berks Heim. Customers can use the Schuylkill Ave and Lackawanna bus stop.

BTC Construction Detours – Effective Until Further Notice

July 2, 2026

Due to construction around the BARTA Transportation Center (BTC), BARTA Bus Routes will have to detour around the area. These detours will be effective until further notice. Outbound Detours from BTC. The following routes will…

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Transfers

Transfers occur when you must change buses and use more than one route to complete your trip. The BARTA system facilitates transfers at the BTC, but passengers can transfer at any point where multiple routes meet.

Cash paying passengers can avoid paying another fare when transferring by paying the transfer fare, in addition to the base fare, when they board their first bus. They will then be issued a transfer pass good for travel on the next bus needed to complete their trip. Passengers must take the first bus available for the transfer. The transfer pass will automatically be invalid 2 hours after the date of issue. A transfer cannot be used to make a return trip or to continue a trip on the same route or in the same direction. When you change buses, insert the transfer into the farebox in the second bus.

BARTA Pass holders do not need to purchase transfers.