First Transit operates several bus systems in the Southern Tier region of New York under contract. Many of these systems are medium-sized bus systems, operating within certain city, village, or county borders. With the exception of CTran Elmira (which runs daily), all systems operate Monday through Saturday
Services
CTran operates as a regional public transportation provider for the citizens and visitors of the City of
Elmira, New York
Elmira () is a city and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. The population was 26,523 at the 2020 cens ...
and its surrounding area. Previously known as the Chemung County Transportation System (CCTS), Chemung County adopted the name change to CTran in 2012. Most of the CTran routes operate once hourly throughout the day on weekdays, with limited service on Saturdays and Sundays. Operation of the system is managed by contract with
First Transit, Inc., the same agency that also operates the Corning-Erwin Area Transit System (CEATS) and the Steuben County Transit System.
The majority of routes connect at a transfer center located on Railroad Avenue in Elmira.
CTran Website
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List of CTran Routes
* Southside Loop (evening and Sunday route)
* Wellsburg - Waverly
* Pine City
* Elmira - Corning Community College
* Spencer - Van Etten
Special regional routes
Limited service hours on these routes
* Schuyler County (Watkins Glen to Cornell University, Ithaca)
* Chemung County - Route 1 (Route 13 to Cornell University, Ithaca)
Corning-Erwin Area Transit System
* Northside
* Southside
* Cooper Plains / Gang Mills / Painted Post
* Corning Community College
* East Corning / Gibson
* Corning Museum of Glass Shuttle
Steuben County Transit System
* Village of Bath
* Hammondsport
* Bath - Corning
See also
Local municipalities
* Chemung County
Chemung County is a county in the southern tier of the U.S. state of New York. The population was 84,148 as of the 2020 census. Its county seat is Elmira. Its name is derived from a Delaware Indian village whose name meant "big horn".
Chemung ...
* Elmira, New York
Elmira () is a city and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. The population was 26,523 at the 2020 cens ...
* Horseheads, New York
* Corning, New York
Neighboring transit agencies
* Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit
* Broome County Transit
Broome County Transit, popularly branded as B.C. Transit, is the public transportation system serving Broome County, New York, which includes the city of Binghamton, New York, Binghamton and surrounding communities.
History
B.C. Transit was foun ...
References
External links
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Corning-Erwin Area Transit System
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Steuben County Transit System
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Hornell Area Transit
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Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit
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Broome County Transit
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Chemung County Transportation Guide
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Bus transportation in New York (state)
Transportation in Chemung County, New York