Beaumont Transit
{{Short description|Transit agency serving Beaumont, California, U.S.}}
{{About||the transit agency in Texas|Beaumont Municipal Transit System}}
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| parent = City of Beaumont
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| locale = Beaumont, California
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| service_type = Bus service, paratransit
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| routes = 9
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| website = {{URL|https://www.beaumontca.gov/90/Transit|beaumontca.gov/transit}}
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Beaumont Transit, formerly Pass Transit, is a transit agency providing public transport bus services primarily in the community of Beaumont, California, United States. The agency operates fixed-route local services, commuter express buses to nearby communities and curb-to-curb Dial a Ride services to certified passengers.
History
Beaumont transit, which was operating as Pass Transit, used to operate route 136 in Calimesa. Service to Calimesa was discontinued due to low ridership in 2018{{cite web |last1=daSilva |first1=Karen |title=Calimesa’s in-town bus route on its final stop |url=https://www.newsmirror.net/news/local/calimesa-s-in-town-bus-route-on-its-final-stop/article_f3b64d0c-756f-11e8-96c5-a3250f52f786.html#:~:text=After%20a%20two-year%20experiment%2C%20the%20bus%20route%20traveling,in%20a%20presentation%20to%20the%20Calimesa%20City%20Council. |website=Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror |access-date=10 August 2023 |language=en |date=21 June 2018}}
In 2019, Pass Transit was split into two transit systems. Becoming Beaumont Transit, and Banning Connect after disagreements between the city of Banning and city of Beaumont.{{cite web |last1=Gazette |first1=DAVID JAMES HEISS, Record |title=Waiting for a bus? Pass Transit riders may soon do so in vain |url=https://www.recordgazette.net/community/waiting-for-a-bus-pass-transit-riders-may-soon-do-so-in-vain/article_83601b0c-1fac-11eb-89b5-8fb85f1299af.html |website=Banning Record Gazette |access-date=10 August 2023 |language=en |date=8 November 2020}}
Routes
= Fixed-Route =
Beaumont Transit a total of eight routes. On weekdays, there are two fixed-route local services, three commuter express routes, and two school-day only routes. On weekends there is one local fixed-route service and one commuter express route. No service is provided on Sunday.{{Cite web |date=August 2021 |title=Fixed Route System |url=https://www.beaumontca.gov/160/Fixed-Route-System |access-date=October 16, 2022 |website=Beaumont Transit}}
| class="wikitable"
!Route ! colspan="2" |Terminals !Via !Notes |
| 3
Walmart Beaumont High School |Starlight Av | |
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| 4
|Beaumont Walmart |Beaumont Beaumont Library |8th St, Pennsylvania Av | |
| 3/4
|Beaumont Walmart |Beaumont Cougar Way & Beaumont Ave |8th St, Beaumont Av | |
| 7-1
|Beaumont Oak Valley Pkwy & Desert Lawn Dr |Beaumont Beaumont High School |Oak Valley Pkwy | |
| 7-2
|Beaumont 6th St & Orange Av |Beaumont Beaumont High School |4th St, Brookside Av | |
| 9
|Beaumont Manzanita Pkwy & Brownie Wy |Beaumont Beaumont High School |1st St | |
= Express routes =
| class="wikitable"
!Route ! colspan="2" |Terminals !Via !Notes |
| 120
|Beaumont Walmart |I-10 | |
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| 125
|Beaumont Walmart VA Hospital |I-10 | |
| Casino Express
|Beaumont Walmart |I-10 | |
Bus fleet
= Active fleet =
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!Make/Model !Fleet Numbers !Thumbnail !Year !Engine !Transmission !Notes |
| Chevrolet C5500
| rowspan="2" |2823 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |2009 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |
| Glaval Entourage |
| Ford E450
| rowspan="2" |2824-2826 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |2010 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |
| Starcraft Allstar |
| Chevrolet C5500
| rowspan="2" |2827-2829 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |2009 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |
| Starcraft Allstar XL |
| Ford F550
| rowspan="2" |2830-2832 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |2012 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |
| ENC Aero Elite |
| Ford F550
| rowspan="2" |2833 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |2012 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |
| ENC Aero Elite |
| ENC XHF 40' CNG
|2837-2839 | |2015 |Cummins Westport ISL G |Allison B400R | |
| Ford F550
| rowspan="2" |2840 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |2016 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |
| ENC National Aero Elite |
| ENC EZ Rider II BRT 32' CNG
|2842 | |2018 |Cummins Westport L9N |Allison B3400 xFE | |
| GreenPower EV Star
|2846-2847 | |2019 | | | |
| ENC EZ Rider II BRT 32' CNG
|2848-2849 | |2023 |Cummins Westport L9N |Allison B3400xFE | |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.beaumontca.gov/90/Transit}}
{{IE Mass Transit}}
{{Southern California Transit}}
{{San Bernardino}}
Category:Public transportation in Riverside County, California
Category:Bus transportation in California
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