Hot Springs Intracity Transit

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Hot Springs Intracity Transit
Headquarters100 Broadway Terrace
LocaleHot Springs, Arkansas
Service areaGarland County, Arkansas
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes3
StationsHot Springs station
Fleet3 buses
Annual ridership101,806 (2022)[1]
WebsiteIntracity Transit

Intracity Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Hot Springs, Arkansas with three routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 168,627 rides over 15,572 annual vehicle revenue hours with 3 buses and 1 paratransit vehicles.[2]

History

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Public transit in Hot Springs began in 1874, with horsecars operated by the Hot Springs Railroad Co. By 1895, the horsecars were replaced with electric streetcars, which in turn were replaced with buses in 1938.[3] In 2021, Intracity Transit bought buses unsuitable for transit use, requiring them to be sold before ever being put into service.[4]

Service

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Intracity Transit operates 3 regular weekday bus routes on a pulse system with all routes departing Hot Springs station at 10 past the hour. Routes run on hourly headways.[5]

Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:10 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. and on Saturdays from 10:10 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. There is no service on Sundays. Regular fares are $1.25.[6][7]

Fixed route ridership

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The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[8]

50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
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2014
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2018
2019
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2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hot Springs Intracity Transit 2022 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hot Springs Intracity Transit Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Transit Systems in Arkansas". Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  4. ^ David Showers (June 20, 2021). "Hot Springs board buys buses transit department can't use". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Transit Brochure". Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  6. ^ "Intracity Transit". Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  7. ^ "Transit Brochure". Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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