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Tell Us Why You Ride BARTA and Enter to Win a 31 Day Pass! (Promotion Ends May, 9, 2025)

To celebrate Rider Appreciation Day on May 7, 2025 BARTA is giving away a 31 Day Pass to three BARTA customers who complete the #WhyIRideBARTA Entry Form. Click here to submit the #WhyIRideBARTA Entry Form…

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BARTA BusFinder System Upgrade: Thursday, May 1, 2025

On Thursday, May 1, 2025, BARTA will be performing an upgrade for the BARTA BusFinder system from 9:30 AM – approx. 12:00 PM. During the upgrade, the BARTA BusFinder GPS system will NOT be available….

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Routes 16, 18, & 20 Detour *Starting Monday, April 7, 2025*

Starting Monday, April 7, 2025 Court Street between 4th and 5th Streets and Madison Avenue will be CLOSED due to construction. The following routes will detour until further notice: Route 16/Broadcasting Square Route 18/Schuylkill Avenue…

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BARTA Transportation Center (BTC)

Located at 8th and Cherry Street, in Downtown Reading, the BARTA Transportation Center (BTC) opened for bus service on Monday, March 4, 2002. The BTC provides a safe, comfortable, and climate-controlled area for our customers to wait for the bus. The BTC makes transferring from one bus to another much easier with all of the bus routes in one place. The arriving and departing buses are announced over the public address system and displayed on the transit information system located in the passenger waiting area and outside in the passenger loading areas.

Below is a diagram of the bus routes and bus stop locations inside the BTC:

Stop 1
Route 5/Albright College
Route 15/Berkshire Mall

Stop 2
Route 12/Lincoln Park via Reading Hospital
Route 16/Broadcasting Square

Stop 3
Route 3/Temple via Kutztown Road
Route 4/10th & 11th Streets

Stop 4
Route 1/Temple via 5th Street
Route 9/Grill via Kenhorst

Stop 5
Route 7/Pennside
Route 8/Reiffton/Shelbourne Square

Stop 6
Route 10/Brookline
Route 19/Cotton Street

Stop 7
Route 11/Mohnton
Route 18/Schuylkill Avenue

Stop 8
Route 2/Fairgrounds Square Market
Route 19/Riverside
Route 20/Rt. 61/Hamburg
Route 22/Lyon Station/ East Penn Deka

Stop 9
Route 14/Wernersville/Sinking Spring/Womelsdorf
Route 17/Glenside

Stop 10
Reserved for Amtrak Bus Service to Philadelphia.  Visit Amtrak website for more information.

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BARTA Transportation Center (BTC)

701 Franklin Street (8th & Cherry Streets)
Reading, PA 19604
Monday through Saturday 4:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight
Sunday 9:30. a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Customer Service Sales Window
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Closed Saturdays and Sundays