Galesburg Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Knox County, Illinois with routes serving the Galesburg area. As of 2019, the system provided 160,712 rides over 23,487 annual vehicle revenue hours with 4 buses and 8 demand response vehicles.[1]

Galesburg Transit
Founded1972
LocaleGalesburg, Illinois
Service areaKnox County, Illinois
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes4
Fleet4 buses
WebsiteGalesburg Transit

History

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Public transit in Galesburg began in 1867 with horsecars operated by the Galesburg Horse Railway Company. The horsecars were replaced with electric streetcars in 1892, run by the Galesburg Electric Motor & Power Company. The Illinois Traction Company began operations in 1915 and introduced the first buses in 1926. The last streetcar ran in 1931. Private bus companies continued operating the transit system in Galesburg until 1972, when the city of Galesburg took over operations.[2]

Service

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Galesburg Transit operates on a pulse system with Routes 1, 2 and 3 departing the Prairie and Main transfer hub at on the hour, with Route 4 departing at 15 and 45 past the hour. Hours of operation for regular routes are Monday through Saturday from 7:00 A.M. to 6:15 P.M. There is no Sunday service.[3]

Connections to intercity public transit are available via Route 2 (Green) at Galesburg station. There, passengers may transfer to Amtrak trains and Burlington Trailways buses.[4][5]

As of 2022, fares are set at $0.60 for adults, $0.40 for students and free for children, seniors and local college students and staff at Carl Sandburg College and Knox College.[6] Fares for Carl Sandburg College students and faculty have been free since 2017, with yearly service contracts covering the cost of service.[7][8]

Transfer points

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  • Prairie and Main — Route #1 (Blue); Route #2 (Green), Route #3 (Red), and Route #4 (Gold) - serves as the primary transfer hub in downtown.
  • Target — Route #2 (Green), Route #3 (Red) and Route #4 (Gold)
  • Walmart — Route #1 (Blue) and Route #4 (Gold)

Fixed Route Ridership

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The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response. [9]

25,000
50,000
75,000
100,000
125,000
150,000
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "City of Galesburg Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Transit systems in Illinois". Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bus Routes" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Illinois". 23 March 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Galesburg, IL (GBB)". Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Fixed Route Bus Service". Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Council votes on public transportation, considers golf carts in city Streets". Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Sandburg, Galesburg Transit Partner to Offer Free Rides to Sandburg Students". Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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