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GoCary
Logo: gocary.org3
Public transportation provider in Cary, North Carolina
GoCary is the public transportation provider in Cary, a community in the Research Triangle urbanized area in North Carolina. While the city of Raleigh provides service to most of the county via GoRaleigh, Cary opted to retain its own town-owned system. Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, and Wake Forest, the five cities that constitute the region, are connected by GoTriangle.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Websitegocary.org
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GoCary is the public transportation provider in Cary, a community in the Research Triangle urbanized area in North Carolina. While the city of Raleigh provides service to most of the county via GoRaleigh, Cary opted to retain its own town-owned system. Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, and Wake Forest, the five cities that constitute the region, are connected by GoTriangle. Fixed-route service operates Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. As part of the GoTransit branding initiative for the Triangle, GoCary changed its name from Cary Transit or C-Tran on October 1, 2016.2
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GoCary's fixed-route bus service consists of nine routes: Most routes terminate downtown on Hillsboro Street beside the train station where connections can also be made with GoTriangle's 300, 301, and 310 routes. They also run an express route connecting Apex and Cary.
All fixed route buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts, bike racks, GPS, automated bus stop annunciation system, and electronic fareboxes. Passengers can access real-time bus information system for all system routes by downloading the free Transloc app on their smartphones.
The town began offering general public fixed-route service in December 2005. The town utilizes the services of a regional call center to handle all inquiries about fixed-route services.
In fiscal year 2014, GoCary provided 301,860 one-way passenger trips on their general public fixed-route system. Extended hours from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. were initiated in July 2014.
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GoCary also provides door-to-door transit services for citizens 60+ years old and those with disabilities. Service is provided Monday through Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Approximately 45,000 one-way passenger trips are provided annually on the door-to-door services.
GoApex
GoApex is the transit system serving the Town of Apex. The town collaborated with GoCary to provide service to the GA1 route, which began in August 2022. GoApex also collaborated with GoWake ACCESS to provide their own paratransit services, called GoApex Door-to-Door. They currently operate the GA1 route every hour from 6 am to 10 pm, Mondays to Saturdays. It's also fare-free.
From Wikipedia’s article on GoCary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 2001Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.gocary.org1
- Websitegocary.org1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/GoCaryTransit1
- WikipediaGoCary
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5005923
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- 1WikidataGoCary on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGoCary on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteGoCary logo
- 4WikipediaGoCary on Wikipedia (revision used)
- 5Wikimedia CommonsGoCary photo by HeyItsDavid, CC BY-SA 4.0