About Us

The Blackstone Area Bus System (BABS) began operations in 2003 within the Town of Blackstone. At the time, public transportation services were only located within the town limits of Blackstone and did not exist in the surrounding areas. Over the following years a number of new transit systems arose within the surrounding area many of which were operated by their home regions. Within this time more and more people began to take advantage of the many benefits of public transportation.

In 2007, with the continuing growth and success, BABS began planning for the construction of a central location and base of operations as it quickly expanded. By this time, several neighboring routes had been incorporated in the management of BABS. These greatly expanded the coverage area of BABS within Southside Virginia driving the need for this new facility even higher. This expansion centralized public transportation within Southside Virginia to the Town of Blackstone which became a hub for many communities.

In 2008 a new central location was constructed allowing for a base of operations and a maintenance facility capable of overseeing and administering the everyday operations of BABS and its growing fleet.

Since 2003, BABS has overseen the creation or annexation of six (6) public transportation routes resulting in the management of seven (7) routes total. These routes now service the towns of Crewe, Burkeville, Kenbridge, Victoria, Alberta, and McKenney as well as the Counties of Nottoway, Lunenburg, Brunswick, Prince Edward, Amelia, Buckingham, Cumberland, and Dinwiddie. There are also several route expansions and the creation of a new route being planned or underway.

As BABS continues to grow and expand, we are committed to ensuring the goal and mission of providing safe, affordable, and reliable public transportation to our existing services and all future services across Southside Virginia. Thank you for Choosing BABS!