Rabbit Transit is the mass transit service of York County, Pennsylvania

York County, Pennsylvania

York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....

. The agency currently operates 15 fixed routes within York County (12 in York

York, Pennsylvania

York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...

 and 3 in Hanover

Hanover, Pennsylvania

Hanover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, southwest of York and north-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland.The town is situated in a productive agricultural region. The population was 15,289 at the 2010 census. The borough is served by a 717 area code and the Zip Codes of 17331-34...

) and express bus routes from Gettysburg

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...

 to Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...

 and from York

York, Pennsylvania

York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...

 to Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...

 and Towson, Maryland

Towson, Maryland

Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...

 (connecting to the central light rail line

Baltimore Light Rail

The Maryland Transit Administration Light Rail is a light rail system serving Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and the surrounding suburbs.In downtown Baltimore it uses city streets...

 of the Baltimore

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

 area's Maryland Transit Administration

Maryland Transit Administration

The Maryland Transit Administration is a state-operated mass transit administration in Maryland, and is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation. It is better known as MTA Maryland to avoid confusion with other cities' transit agencies who share the initials MTA. The MTA operates a...

).

The agency, which has an annual ridership of 1.7 million, also provides paratransit

Paratransit

Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....

 services to the disabled, and a shared ride

Demand responsive transport

Demand Responsive Transport or Demand-Responsive Transit or Demand Responsive Service or Dial-a-ride or Flexible Transport Services is "an advanced, user-oriented form of public transport characterised by flexible routing and scheduling of small/medium vehicles operating in shared-ride mode...

 service.

Rabbit Transit was formerly known as York County Transit Authority. The name was changed in 2000 in order to improve the agency's image. The name is a play of "rapid transit", coincidentally echoing the same play-on-words that formed the basis of the cartoon, Rabbit Transit.

Routes

Rabbit Transit currently operates the following routes:

Route Number	Route Name	Places Served	External links
1A	West Manchester Mall	York Crossing	Weekday schedule Weekend schedule
1BC	York Mall/Galleria/Pleasant Acres		Weekday schedule Weekend schedule
2	North & South York via The Crossroads		Weekday schedule Weekend schedule
3	Northwest Plaza/York College/York Hospital		Weekday schedule Weekend schedule
4	Memorial Hospital/Queensgate		Weekday schedule Weekend schedule
5	West York/Haines Road		Weekday schedule Weekend schedule
6	North & South York via Pershing Street		Weekday schedule Weekend schedule
12	Wrightsville/Columbia	Wrightsville Wrightsville, Pennsylvania Wrightsville is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,310 at the 2010 census. Wrightsville borough has a police department, historic society, and a volunteer fire company.- History :According to a plaque at Samuel S...	Schedule (weekdays only)
13	Dover		Schedule (weekdays only)
14EG	Manchester Industrial Park Via George Street		14E schedule (evenings) 14E schedule (weekends) 14G schedule (peak hours)
14S	Manchester Industrial Park Via Susquehanna Trail		14S schedule (weekdays)
15	Red Lion/Dallastown		Schedule (weekdays only)
16	York to Hanover		Schedule (weekdays only)
17	Shrewsbury/Downtown York		Schedule (weekdays only)
21	Hanover/Homewood		Weekday schedule Weekend schedule
22	Hanover to Carlisle		Weekday schedule Weekend schedule
83N	York to Harrisburg		Schedule (weekdays only)
83S	York to Northern Maryland		Schedule (weekdays only)

Expansion

During the late 2000s, Rabbit Transit has benefitted from high gas prices and has seen an increase in ridership. Ridership in particular has risen on express routes, including the one operating between York and Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...

.

On February 2, 2009, Rabbit Transit introduced a new line providing six trips each weekday between York and the Timonium, Maryland area.

On June 6, 2011, Rabbit Transit (in cooperation with the Adams County Transit Authority) began operating commuter service between Gettysburg and Harrisburg with a total of four round-trips daily. The route is designated "15N".