DAYTON TRANSIT ROUTES

CONCISE HISTORY

In 1972, the publicly owned Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) acquired the privately owned Akron City Transit Co. In 2003, MVRTA was renamed Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (GDRTA). This page lists Metro routes which can trace their histories back to privately ownership. Some routes were eventually discontinued by MVRTA or GDRTA. Other routes were restructured going into the 21st Century, and are identified using the more recent numbers and names. And since its formation MVRTA or GDRTA added several new bus routes, which are not listed.


Route   Route Name                 Original  Streetcar   Trolleybuses  Buses
Number  (Former Route Name)        Company   Or New Bus  Introduced    Introduced

        (Home)                     D&SM      1890         8/17/47
 1      E. 3rd St.                 DSR       1870         9/28/47
 1      W. 3rd St.                 DSR       1870         9/28/47
 2      Lexington                  CR        1904         3/25/38
 2      E. 5th St.                 FSRR      1881         8/17/47
 3      W. 3rd St./Townview        MVRTA     New Bus      8/  /99        4/16/62
 3      Wayne                      W&FS      1872         8/18/40
 4      Hoover (Kammer)            CR        1906         7/19/41
 4      Hearthstone (Richard)      W&FS      1890         3/25/38
 5      Valley                     WLSR      1889        10/11/36
 5      Far Hills (Oakwood)        OSR       1871         1/19/36
 5      Leo                        PRC       1903         8/14/38
 7      N. Main                    W&FS      1872         8/18/40
 7      Watervliet (Wyoming)       D&XR      1906        10/ 1/40
 8      Salem (Monument)           DVSR      1871         1/19/36
 8      Salem (Five Oaks)          DSRC      1909         4/23/33
 8      Lakeview                   WLSR      1888         8/14/38
 9      Greenwich Village          C&ST      New Bus                    1930
 9      Miami Chapel (Cincinnati)  PRC       1903        10/11/36        8/  /87
11      Springfield (E. 1st St.)   DSR       1870                        3/25/38
12      Five Oaks                  DSRC      1909         4/23/33        8/14/60
12      Forrer                     OSR       New Bus                    1828
Original Streetcar and Bus Companies

C&ST - City & Suburban Transit (City Railway Co.)
CR - City Railway Co.
CT - City Transit Co.
D&XR - Dayton & Xenia Railway
D&SM - Dayton & Soldiers Home Railroad
DSR - Dayton Street Railway
DVSR - Dayton View Street Railway
FSRR - Fifth Street Railroad
MVRTA - Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority
OSR - Oakwood Street Railway
PRC - People's Railway Co.
W&FS - Wayne & Fifth Street Railroad
WLSR - White Line Street Railroad

The E. 1st St. streetcar route, later the Home trolleybus route, was discontinued in August, 1997.

The Townview branch of the W. 3rd St. route was electrified in August, 1999, replacing a motor bus shuttle which had been introduced 4/16/62.

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