GoBus (Ohio)
{{short description|Intercity bus service in Ohio, United States}}
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| name = GoBus
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| image = High St - University District intercity bus.jpg
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| image_caption = A GoBus in Columbus's University District
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| parent = Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Program
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| commenced = {{Start date|2010|11|01}}{{Cite web| last = DeWitt| first = David| title = Ten bucks now takes you to Columbus or Cincinnati| work = The Athens NEWS| accessdate = 2018-10-22| url = https://www.athensnews.com/news/local/ten-bucks-now-takes-you-to-columbus-or-cincinnati/article_b2117343-f618-596c-9367-6edda12186ff.html}}
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| headquarters = Glouster, Ohio
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| service_area =Ohio
| service_type = Intercity bus
| alliance = Greyhound Lines
| routes = 5
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| operator = Barons Bus Lines
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GoBus is an intercity bus service operating in the U.S. state of Ohio. The service operates five routes, focused on rural destinations. GoBus is funded in part by subsidies from the Federal Transit Administration, which provides funding to states for rural intercity bus services. The GoBus service is administered by the Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Program, an Athens-based nonprofit, and operated by Barons Bus Lines.
Service
GoBus operates a network of 5 routes in southern and western Ohio, with hubs in Athens and Columbus. {{As of|2023}}, all routes are operated by Barons Bus Lines, using a fleet of coaches equipped with power outlets and onboard restrooms. Barons Bus operates some GoBus routes in coordination with their existing route network, providing onward service to destinations outside the state of Ohio, including Chicago, Buffalo, and Charleston, West Virginia.{{Cite web |title=Routes |url=https://ridegobus.com/routes/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |work=GoBus}}{{Cite web |last=KFH Group Inc. |date=May 2019 |title=Ohio Intercity Bus Study Update: Final Report |url=https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/wps/wcm/connect/gov/3dcf5c3a-ee71-47c2-8774-15bc77501779/OhioIntercityBusStudy.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |access-date=2025-02-27 |publisher=Ohio Department of Transportation}}
Cities served
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- Akron, Ohio
- Albany, Ohio
- Athens, Ohio; Ohio University
- Batavia, Ohio
- Broadview Heights, Ohio
- Caldwell, Ohio
- Cambridge, Ohio
- Canton, Ohio
- Cincinnati, Ohio; University of Cincinnati
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Bus Station
- Coolville, Ohio
- Delphos, Ohio
- Jackson, Ohio
- Kenton, Ohio
- Lancaster, Ohio
- Lima, Ohio
- Logan, Ohio
- Marietta, Ohio
- Marysville, Ohio
- Mount Eaton, Ohio
- Nelsonville, Ohio; Hocking College{{Cite web|url=http://www.daytoncitypaper.com/rockin-in-hockin/|title=Rockin' in Hockin' {{!}} Dayton City Paper|website=www.daytoncitypaper.com|access-date=2018-05-23}}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Newcomerstown, Ohio
- New Philadelphia, Ohio
- Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Parma, Ohio
- Peebles, Ohio
- Seaman, Ohio
- Van Wert, Ohio
- Wooster, Ohio; The College of Wooster
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References
External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/Transit/Pages/RuralIntercityBus.aspx Ohio Department of Transportation: Rural Intercity Bus Program]
Category:Bus transportation in Ohio
Category:Intercity bus companies of the United States