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What We Do
Rides Mass Transit District is a federally funded PUBLIC transportation system. Service is available to ANYONE needing transportation. Rides provides door to door and established route service. The fleet consists of lift-equipped and ramped vehicles making the system fully accessible.
In addition to our local residential and in district scheduled route services, Rides schedules out of district trips too.
To Schedule a Ride… It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!
- Call your local county operation center.
- State your transportation need:
where you need to be picked up,
where you need to go,
what time you need to be picked up and,
if you need a return trip. - The dispatch staff will schedule your trip for you.
View Bus Routes Online
Did you know you can view our bus routes by county? We are proud to serve the southern Illinois area with comfortable, clean, convenient and cost effective public transportation. Use the menu below to navigate to our routes by county and brochure pages. Large Format and Braille Brochures are available at your nearest Operations Center. You can also request additional translations.
View Fixed Routes
Wondering where the bus is located? Good news! TransLoc Rider is a free application that you can install on your Android or Apple smart devices for real-time tracking at your convenience! TransLoc will allow you to view our fixed route service in Carbondale and manage notification alerts as the buses near your designated stop.Just visit your Google Play Store on Android or your Apple Store on Apple devices to download the free app. You can also visit siuc.transloc.com to track the routes on your web browser.
All SIUC students can follow the link below to download your QR pass code.
Public Information
Rides requests and welcomes public review and input on the following:
Featured Advertisements
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Listening Session – Lawrence County
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Listening Session – Richland County
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RMTD hosting Williamson County hiring event November 21
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Listening Session – Edwards County
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RMTD offering rides to polls for general election at no cost
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Listening Session – Hamilton County
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Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois to team up with Rides Mass Transit District for Oct. 16 welcoming home ceremony
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Listening Session – White County
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Listening Session – Wabash County
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RMTD continues to see ridership grow, increases nearly six percent
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This webpage can be translated into multiple languages using the "Select Language" drop down box at the top of the screen.
Esta página web puede traducirse a varios idiomas utilizando el cuadro desplegable "Select Language" en la parte superior de la pantalla.
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