Rochester Public Transit
A bus serving route 560X in downtown Rochester | |
| Locale | Rochester, Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Service area | Olmsted County, Minnesota |
| Service type | Bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 32 |
| Fleet | 68 buses |
| Annual ridership | 955,000 (2022) |
| Website | Rochester Public Transit |
Rochester Public Transit (RPT) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Olmsted County, Minnesota with routes serving the Rochester area. As of 2019, the system provided 2,155,230 rides over 132,686 annual vehicle revenue hours with 68 buses and 10 demand response vehicles.
RPT is currently constructing a 2.6 mile bus rapid transit (BRT) line for downtown Rochester, Minnesota. The line named, Link, will a connect downtown Rochester, Mayo Clinic's downtown campus, Mayo Clinic's Saint Mary's campus, University of Minnesota Rochester, and a new 13-acre transit-oriented development at the western terminus. As of March 2025, construction has begun for the Link BRT project and the anticipated project completion is the end of 2026.