The South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) has announced approved RRTA route and

schedule changes after taking into consideration customer feedback received during the two

public comment periods held in May and June. The new changes will go into effect on Monday,

November 4, 2024.

“We are ready to put the route and schedule changes into effect in an effort to meet more

of our customers’ needs,” stated Greg Downing, SCTA’s executive director. A key feature of

the schedule changes is the implementation of trips on the hour and half hour, making schedules

easier for customers to remember.

“We are also thrilled to expand our service to new areas,

including Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center," said Downing. “This addition addresses

our customers' expressed need for transportation to crucial medical appointments.”

A general overview of the changes is provided below. For specific details about each

route, please visit www.redrosetransit.com and click on the yellow banner at the top of the

homepage. Each link shows the map, schedule times and the turn-by-turn directions of the route.

Route 1 Park City A/Southeast:

Approved to change the name of the route to Route 1/Southeast-Northeast. Approved to modify

route to combine parts of the existing Route 1/Park City A & Route 2/Park City B. The approved

new route will travel from Ewell Plaza to Thaddeus Stevens College, Farnum Street East,

Susquehanna Court, Franklin Terrace, Queen Street Station, Amtrak Station, RRTA Ops Center,

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital via Keller Avenue to Duke Street to McCaskey High

School. This route will no longer serve Park City Center. Park City Center will be served by the

new Route 8. Approved to add additional trips on Saturdays and Sundays.Route 2 Park City B/6th Ward:

Approved to eliminate this bus route & redistribute the areas the route currently serves to other

RRTA routes to create better efficiency

Route 3 Park City C/8th Ward:

Approved to change the name of the route to Route 3/Sterling Place-Kensington Court. Approved

to modify route to serve Downtown Lancaster, Sterling Place, Kensington Court via Wabank Road

& Manor Shopping Center. This route will no longer serve Park City Center. Park City Center will

be served by the new Route 8.

Route 5/Grandview/Rossmere:

Approved to change the name of the route to Route 5/Golden Triangle. Approved to simplify the

route to reduce areas of one-way service. Approved to shift service from Janet Ave. & Park Ave.

to New Holland Ave. to cover areas served by the current Route 2/6th Ward. The route will serve

Lancaster Shopping Center, Calvary Homes & McCaskey High School. Approved to add an

additional weekday trip at 6:30 PM. Approved to add additional trips on Saturdays starting at 8

AM until 5 PM. Approved to add Sunday service from 8 AM to 5 PM.

Route 6/Downtown Lancaster Loop:

Route 6/Downtown Lanc. Loop: Approved to change the name of the route to Route 6/Hawthorne

Plaza (Walmart). Approved to rearrange current Route 6/Downtown Lancaster Loop to new route.

The route will serve Lancaster Amtrak Station, Salvation Army Thrift Store, Red Rose Commons

(Weis Markets on Fruitville Pike) & Shoppes at Belmont. Approved to add additional weekday

trips starting at 6 AM to 9:30 PM. Approved to add additional service from 7 AM to 9 PM

Saturdays. Approved to add additional service from 9 AM to 6 PM on Sundays.

Route 8/Harrisburg Pike – Penn State Health:

Approved to create a new route called Route 8/Harrisburg Pike Penn State Health. New route will

serve Downtown Lancaster, F&M College, Wegman’s, Park City Center, Parkview Plaza -

(Ollie's), Women & Babies Hospital, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Suburban Pavilion & Penn

State Health Lancaster Medical Center. Approved to have new route serve from 6 AM to 9 PM on

weekdays. Approved to have new route serve from 7 AM to 9 PM on Saturdays. Approved to have

new route serve from 10 AM to 6 PM on Sundays

Route 10/Lititz:

Approved to keep the Route # the same as the current #. It will remain Route 10/Lititz. Approved

to start trips at 5 AM weekdays & run every hour until 9 AM. Midday trips will be every 90

minutes at 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM. Weekday evening trips will be 3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM,

5:30 PM & 6 PM. Approved Saturday service at 7 AM, 8 AM, 9 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM,

5 PM & 6 PM.

Route 11/Ephrata:Approved to keep the Route # the same as the current #. It will remain Route 11/Ephrata. Approved

to provide trips at 5 AM, 6 AM, 6:30 AM, 7 AM, 8 AM & 9 AM. Midday trips will be every 90

minutes at 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM. Weekday evening trips will be 3 PM, 4 PM, 4:30

PM, 5 PM, 5:30 PM & 6 PM. Approved to not serve EARS at 6:30 AM instead will serve EARS

on the 7 AM, 8 AM, 1:30 PM & 3 PM trips. Approved Saturday service at 8 AM, 9 AM, 11 AM,

1 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM & 6 PM

Route 12/New Holland:

Approved to keep the Route # the same as the current #. It will remain Route 12/ New Holland.

Approved to start weekday trips at 5 AM until 6 PM. Approved Saturday service at 6 AM, 8 AM,

9 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM & 6 PM.

Route 13/White Horse:

Approved to keep the Route # the same as the current #. It will remain Route 13/ White Horse.

Approved to start trips at 5:30 AM weekdays and provide service throughout the day until 5:30

PM. Approved to add additional trips on Saturdays starting at 6:30 AM until 5:30 PM.

Route 14/Rockvale Outlets:

Approved to modify the route on all outbound trips to add service to the route on Greenland Drive

& South Oakview Road. Approved to rearrange Weekday and Saturday trip times to every 30

minutes between 5:30 AM - 7 PM and then run hourly from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Approved

Sunday trip times to every 30 minutes from 7 AM - 9:30 AM. At 9:30 AM until 2:30 PM hourly

service is approved. From 2:30 PM until 6:30 PM service will be every 30 minutes on Sundays

Route 15/Willow Street:

Approved to modify the route and it will serve Kendig Square, VA Clinic & Willow Valley Lakes.

Approved to start trips at 6 AM weekdays and run every hour until 9 AM. The remainder of

weekday trips would be 10:30 AM, 12 PM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 4:30 PM, 5:30 PM & 6:30 PM.

Approved Saturday service at 8 AM, 9AM, 11 AM 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM & 4 PM

Route 16/Millersville:

Approved to rearrange weekday trip times starting at 5:30 AM with 30-minute service until 5:30

PM. Hourly weekday trips will be 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM, 8:30 PM & 9:30 PM. Approved to eliminate

the deviation to Lancaster Greens Apartments on two outbound trips Monday through Saturday at

9:10 PM and 10:15 PM due to low ridership. Approved to rearrange Saturday trips times starting

at 6 AM with hourly service throughout the day until 10 PM. Approved to rearrange Sunday trip

times starting at 9 AM with hourly service throughout the day until 6 PM.

Route 17/Columbia

Approved to keep the Route # the same as the current #. It will remain Route 17/Columbia.

Approved to start trips at 5 AM weekdays and have service every 30 minutes until 5:30 PM. Also,

during peak times, trips will serve Marietta and Hempfield Industrial Park on every trip. Evening

weekday service will run hourly starting at 5:30 PM. Approved to start Saturday trips at 6 AM &

run every 60 minutes until 8 PM. Approved to have Sunday service every hour starting at 9 AM

until 6 PMRoute 18/Elizabethtown

Approved to keep the Route # the same as the current #. It will remain Route 18/Elizabethtown.

Approved to start trips at 5 AM weekdays and run every hour until 8 AM. Midday trips will be

every 2 hours at 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 2 PM. 90- and 60-minute trips are approved until 5:30

PM. Approved to have four trips on Saturdays at 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM.

Route 19/Manheim

Approved to keep the Route # the same as the current #. It will remain Route 19/Manheim.

Approved to continue entering Hawthorne Plaza (Walmart) on Fruitville Pike. Approved weekday

service at 5 AM, 6 AM, 7 AM, 8 AM, 9 AM, 10:30 AM, 12 PM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5:30 PM

& 6 PM. Approved to start trips at 7 AM on Saturdays & run every 90 minutes & 2 hours

throughout the day until 5:30 PM.

Route 20/Greenfield

Approved to modify the route to serve Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), the Social

Security Office, PA College of Health Sciences and Thaddeus Stevens College Transportation

Center. Approved weekday service at 5:30 AM, 6 AM, 7 AM, 8 AM, 9 AM, 10:30 AM, 12 PM,

1:30 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM, 5:30 PM & 6 PM. Approved Saturday service at 8 AM, 9 AM, 10:30

AM, 12 PM, 1:30 PM, 3 PM, & 4 PM

Route 21/Gap:

Approved to keep the Route # the same as the current #. It will remain Route 21/Gap. Approved

to rearrange weekday trip times starting at 5 AM until 5:30 PM. Approved to rearrange Saturday

trip times starting at 6 AM until 4:30 PM.

In the next several months, SCTA staff will prepare new schedules, update GPS

data and train operators and staff about the changes being implemented on November 4th

.

“It’s a big undertaking, having to update the entire transportation service with the new

information, but I’m confident in our staff and systems. Everyone will be working very

hard to be ready for November,” said Downing. Printed Ride Guide booklets will be

available in October.

For more information, please visit www.redrosetransit.com or call 717-397-4246.

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