Headquarters | 1000 Lafayette Avenue Cumberland, Maryland |
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Service area | Allegany County, Maryland |
Service type | Bus |
Routes | 7 |
Fuel type | Diesel Gasoline |
Website | gov.allconet.org/ACT |
Allegany County Transit (ACT) is a publicly funded, general-public bus system serving Allegany County, Maryland, providing Public Transportation. Allegany County has two types of services, a Fixed Route and a Demand Response Service. Allegany County Transit is a division of Allegany County Government.
ACT operates out of a single facility located at 1000 Lafayette Avenue in Cumberland. This facility combines office space, maintenance bays, and parking for the system’s vehicles.
Allegany County Transit's Fixed Route service serves the areas of Cumberland, Frostburg and La Vale with route Monday through Friday (except holidays) during daytime hours. It also operates two additional fixed routes that operate, respectively, in the morning before the other routes begin service, and in the late afternoon/early evening after the other routes end service. Finally, it operates a route that connects Cumberland and La Vale with Lonaconing and Westernport; this route operates only on Tuesdays and Fridays. The present route structure took effect on September 4, 2012.
Fares for this service are $2.00, half fares are for senior citizens (65 years or older), Half fare card holders, or for those with Medicare, and children 5 or younger ride for free.
The Monday through Friday routes include Morning Service, Red Line, Green Line, Gold Line, Blue Line and Evening Service. The Purple Line to Seton Drive and the towns of Midland, Barton, Lonaconing, Westernport and Luke operates Tuesdays and Fridays only. All of the routes go to the transit's main hub at Queen City Shopping Centre in front of the Rose's in Downtown Cumberland.