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Birmingham, Fairfield, Homewood, Bessemer, Hoover, Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills
The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), branded as MAX Transit, is the public transportation operator in the city of Birmingham, Alabama and surrounding areas. Created in 1972 to take over transit operations from private operators, it operates 109 buses on 38 routes. It also operates paratransit services, as well as micro transit services.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), branded as MAX Transit, is the public transportation operator in the city of Birmingham, Alabama and surrounding areas. Created in 1972 to take over transit operations from private operators, it operates 109 buses on 38 routes. It also operates paratransit services, as well as micro transit services. In 2025, the system had 1,879,300 rides, or about 6,000 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.2
The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) was created in 1972 after the state legislature passed a law permitting the creation of public transit agencies. In 1985, BJCTA adopted the MAX branding. MAX Transit began shifting to compressed natural gas buses in the 2000s and opened the Birmingham Xpress service in 2022.
From Wikipedia’s article on MAX Transit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
MAX Transit operates several bus routes as well as the Birmingham Xpress and on-demand zones.
1 South Bessemer/UAB Medical West/Wal-Mart
3 Jefferson/Wenonah
5 Ensley/Wylam
6 Pratt/Ensley
12 Highland Avenue
14 Palisades/Barbara Court
17 Century Plaza/Eastwood Mall
18 Fountain Heights
20 Zion City/Airport
22 Tarrant City/Inglenook
23 North Birmingham/Collegeville
25 Center Point/Jefferson State
26 Jefferson State
31 Hwy 31 Limited Stop
38 Graymont/Ensley
39 Homewood/Wildwood
45 Bessemer/Jonesboro
45 Express/Western Hills Mall
48 South Powderly
91 East/West Dart
95 Westend Shuttle
96 Titusville Shuttle
280 Hwy 280 Limited Stop
A bus rapid transit line, named the Birmingham Xpress, was opened on September 22, 2022, running from Woodlawn to Five Points. The service will speed up journeys by offering dedicated lanes, transit signal priority, off-board fare payment and level boarding. The Birmingham Xpress was set up with funds from the federal government under the Presidency of Joe Biden. It did not receive state funds, because Alabama does not provide state funds for public transit. It has 32 stops across an east-west corridor across the city. After starting service, it quickly became the most utilized route in the BJCTA system.
In 2019, MAX Transit launched an on-demand service, serving downtown Birmingham. The service saw 25,000 riders in its first 11 months of operation.
56 standard buses
43 Orion VII CNG LF buses
22 paratransit buses
From Wikipedia’s article on MAX Transit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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