Western Reserve Transit Authority

Western Reserve Transit Authority

Headquarters	604 Mahoning Ave
Locale	Youngstown, Ohio
Service area	Mahoning County, Ohio
Service type	bus service, Paratransit
Routes	24
Hubs	1
Stations	Federal Station
Fleet	Gillig low floor 35' , Ram Cutaway vans, Ford Cutaway vans
Daily ridership	7,000 (weekdays, Q2 2025)[1]
Annual ridership	1,707,200 (2024)[2]
Fuel type	Diesel
Chief executive	Dean Harris (executive director)
Website	wrtaonline.com

The Western Reserve Transit Authority is the operator of mass transportation in Mahoning County, Ohio. Service is provided throughout metropolitan Youngstown via twenty-four fixed routes. These routes operate six days per week in the county and five days a week in Warren, Ohio. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 1,707,200, or about 7,000 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2025.

WRTA Is fare free and requires no type of fund to board.

Routes

Youngstown Local Service

• 1 - Elm St
• 2 - Oak St
• 3 - Wilson Ave
• 4 - Steel St
• 5 - South Ave
• 6 - Fifth Ave
• 7 - Glenwood Ave
• 8 - Market St
• 9 - Austintown
• 10 - Belmont Ave
• 11 - Cornersburg
• 12 - Lansdowne Blvd
• 13 - McGuffey Rd
• 14 - Mosier
• 15 - Struthers
• 16 - Zedaker
• 27 - Austintown Loop
• 28 - Warren Express

The following routes run two buses on weekdays

7 - Glenwood Ave, 9 - Austintown, 10 - Belmont, 28 - Warren Express

Suburban Loops/Crosstowns

• 24 - Midlothian Blvd Crosstown
• 25 - Boardman/Canfield Loop
• 26 - Boardman East Loop

Express Services

28 Warren Express

See also

• List of bus transit systems in the United States

References

1. "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
2. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

External links

wrtaonline.com