Cecil Transit is a

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agency providing

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Cecil County Cecil County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland at the northeastern corner of the state, bordering both Pennsylvania and Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,725. The county seat is Elkton. The county was ...

in the US state of

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. The agency, which is owned by Cecil County, operates fixed-route bus service along five routes serving the Cecil County towns of Elkton, North East, and Perryville along with service to

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and

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. Cecil Transit offers connections to Harford Transit bus service and

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service in Perryville,

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bus service in Glasgow and Newark, and

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service in Newark. The fixed-route service allows for deviations of up to through advance reservations. The agency also operates a door-to-door

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service called Demand Response for the general public, senior citizens, and disabled people.

History

Bus service between Newark and Elkton was previously operated by DART First State as Route 65. On June 30, 2014, DART First State discontinued Route 65 due to low ridership. On January 20, 2015, Cecil Transit began its Elkton Newark Connection route to provide service between Newark and Elkton. In November 2017, Cecil Transit added a Demand Response route between Cecilton and Middletown, Delaware. On May 2, 2018, Cecil Transit started the Commuter Connection, a bus route running between the Perryville MARC station and the Newark SEPTA station with an intermediate stop at Cecil College. The route is intended to bridge a gap between the two commuter rail systems, the only gap in a continuous chain of commuter rail systems along the

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from

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, while also improving access to commuter trains for Cecil County residents. The Route 5 Commuter Connection bus has been discontinued.

Routes

Demand Response

Cecil Transit operates a door-to-door

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service called Demand Response for the general public, senior citizens, and disabled people, serving destinations within and outside of Cecil County. This service is available on a first-come, first-served basis through advance reservations. Among the Demand Response routes is a route running twice a month between Cecilton and

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, providing residents of southern Cecil County access to shopping and healthcare in Middletown.

Fares

The base cash fare for Cecil Transit fixed-route buses is $2.00, which must be paid in exact change. Senior citizens and disabled persons with a pass or Medicare card may ride the bus for $1.00. Up to two children under in height may ride for free with a fare-paying adult. The fare is $4.00 for a route deviation. A bus pass offering 12 trips is available for $20.00 for regular fare or $10.00 for senior citizens and disabled persons. The fares for Demand Response vary based on distance traveled. The service costs $5.00 for intracounty trips up to round trip, $10.00 for intracounty trips between and round trip, $20.00 for intracounty trips greater than round trip, and $40.00 for trips outside Cecil County. Senior citizens and disabled persons pay half fare for Demand Response service. The Cecilton-Middletown route costs $5.00 for the general public and $2.50 for senior citizens and disabled persons.

References

External links

Official website
{{Delaware Valley transit Bus transportation in Maryland Transportation in Cecil County, Maryland