The Concord Kannapolis Area Transit, operating under the banner Rider, is the

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system shared between the cities of

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and

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, United States. It operates local bus service as well as express bus service to neighboring

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Routes

All routes begin and end at the Rider Transit Center in Concord. * Blue Route – A.L. Brown High School,

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, YMCA and Jackson Park * Brown Route –

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and Amtrak station * Green Route – Daymark and Walmart/Northlite * Orange Route –

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, Northeast Medical Center and downtown Concord * Purple Route – RCCC Business & Tech Center and Walmart/Concord Commons * Red Route – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and

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* Yellow Route – Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Target/Afton Ridge and

* Concord Charlotte Express (CCX) – JW Clay LYNX station

References

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