GoDurham, formerly Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA), is the public transit system serving Durham, North Carolina. It was rebranded under the consolidated GoTransit branding scheme for the Research Triangle region. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . History The City of Durham assumed the operation of the local Duke Power bus system in 1991, naming it Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA). 1891–1902 – Durham Street Railway Co. 1902–1913 – Durham Traction Co. 1913–1921 – Durham Traction Co. (Cities Service Co.) 1921–1943 – Durham Public Service Co. (Cities Service Co.) 1930 – streetcars discontinued After 1943 – Duke Power Company In June 2011, DATA, along with GoTriangle began to redesign all of DATA's existing routes. This was due to various issues such as traffic congestion, dangerous bus stop placement, low ridership, decreased on-time performance, and customer location needs. By June 2012, the final plan was done, where the City of Durham agreed with the plan. The new bus routes started service on September 27th, 2014. In 2015, as part of the GoTransit naming scheme, DATA was renamed GoDurham. Total ridership, for the fiscal year 2015 was almost 6.3 million ridership. The downtown terminal was relocated to a new transportation center (Durham Station) that also serves GoTriangle and Greyhound Lines buses on February 23, 2009. The building was designed by the Freelon group. Fares & Service Hours As of October 2022, GoDurham is fare-free until June 2023. Almost all routes arrive at Durham Station during the :00 and :30 times. However, some routes arrive at the :15 and :45 mark. Service operates from 5:30 am to 12:30 am on Monday to Saturday and from 6:30 am to 9:30 pm on Sunday. Sunday-level service is operated during New Years, MLK Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day. There is no service on Christmas Day. Service operates on Christmas Eve, however, service ends at 7:30 pm. Fleet The fixed-route system currently operates around 60 buses on 21 routes transporting more than 15,900 riders per week. The paratransit system includes 43 vans transporting clients to various places within the city and nearby Chapel Hill. GoDurham currently operates Gillig Low Floor buses for its fixed-route service and Goshen cutaway buses for paratransit services. The fleet livery changed throughout the years. The first livery, prior to 2003, had buses uses double blue stripes over