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CTran

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Bus services operator in New York, United States

First Transit operates several bus systems in the Southern Tier region of New York under contract. Many of these systems are medium-sized bus systems, operating within certain city, village, or county borders. With the exception of CTran Elmira (which runs daily), all systems operate Monday through Saturday2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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First Transit operates several bus systems in the Southern Tier region of New York under contract. Many of these systems are medium-sized bus systems, operating within certain city, village, or county borders. With the exception of CTran Elmira (which runs daily), all systems operate Monday through Saturday2

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Locations

CTran operates as a regional public transportation provider in the city of Elmira, New York and its surrounding area. Previously known as the Chemung County Transportation System (CCTS), Chemung County adopted the name change to CTran in 2012.

Services

Most of the CTran routes operate once hourly throughout the day on weekdays, with limited service on Saturdays and Sundays. Operation of the system is managed by contract with First Transit, Inc., the same agency that also operates the Corning-Erwin Area Transit System (CEATS) and the Steuben County Transit System.

The majority of routes connect at a transfer center located on Railroad Avenue in Elmira.

List of CTran Routes

Southside Loop (evening and Sunday route)

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Wellsburg - Waverly

Pine City

Elmira - Corning Community College

Spencer - Van Etten

Special regional routes

Limited service hours on these routes

Schuyler County (Watkins Glen to Cornell University, Ithaca)

Chemung County - Route 1 (Route 13 to Cornell University, Ithaca)

Corning-Erwin Area Transit System

Northside

Southside

Cooper Plains / Gang Mills / Painted Post

Corning Community College

East Corning / Gibson

Corning Museum of Glass Shuttle

Steuben County Transit System

Village of Bath

Hammondsport

Bath - Corning

From Wikipedia’s article on First Transit Operations in the Southern Tier, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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