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(GRTA) and Clayton,

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, Cobb,

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, Paulding, and Rockdale counties. As of 2015, 34 ''Xpress'' routes are in operation. Operators of ''Xpress'' are contracted through Professional Transit Management and American Coach. In Cobb and Gwinnett Counties Cobb Community Transit or Gwinnett County Transit provide ''Xpress'' service in addition to their own express services. Service hours are from roughly 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m weekdays, with most service being rush hours only. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .

Routes

*400 Cumming to North Springs MARTA/

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*408 Doraville MARTA to

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* *410 Sugarloaf Mills to Lindbergh MARTA* *411 Hamilton Mill/

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**** *412 Sugarloaf Mills to Midtown Atlanta* *413 Hamilton Mill to Downtown Atlanta**** *416 Dacula to Downtown Atlanta**** *417 Sugarloaf Mills to Perimeter Center *418 Snellville to Downtown Atlanta* *420 West Conyers to Downtown Atlanta *421 West Conyers to Midtown Atlanta *422 Panola Road to Downtown Atlanta *423 East Conyers/ Panola Road to Midtown Atlanta *424

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to Downtown Atlanta *425 East Conyers to Downtown Atlanta *428 Panola Road to Perimeter Center *430

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to Downtown/Midtown Atlanta *431 Stockbridge to Midtown Atlanta *432 Stockbridge to Downtown Atlanta *440 Tara Boulevard ( Atlanta Motor Speedway,

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Justice Center) to Downtown Atlanta *441

Justice Center to Midtown Atlanta *442 Riverdale to Downtown Atlanta *450

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to Downtown Atlanta *451 Newnan to Midtown Atlanta *455 Union City to Downtown Atlanta *460

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to Downtown Atlanta *461 Douglasville to Midtown Atlanta *462 West Douglasville to Downtown Atlanta *476 Hiram/ Powder Springs to Midtown and Downtown Atlanta** *480 Acworth to Downtown Atlanta** *481 Town Center to Midtown Atlanta** *490 Canton to Downtown Atlanta*** *491

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to Midtown Atlanta*** * Route is operated by, and as a part of, Gwinnett County Transit
** Route is operated by, and as a part of, Cobb Community Transit
*** Route is operated by, and as a part of, Cherokee Area Transportation System (CATS)
**** Route is operated by American Coach

Future plans

{{Update, part=Future Plans, date=October 2022 Originally at full system implementation, ''Xpress'' had planned to operate 27 routes traversing 12 metro area counties. However, due to the popularity of its bus service (overcrowding on routes has become commonplace) the agency has already reached this goal. A second expansion phase is now being implemented to have 47 routes in operation by the 2013 fiscal year. These routes will connect the outlying suburbs with each other and downtown

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. Though most routes go to downtown Atlanta, some routes terminate or make stops at MARTA

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s along the route.

External links

GRTA website''Xpress'' websiteMARTA websiteGCT websiteCATS website
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