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DART First State operates 10 bus routes Mondays through Fridays with some Saturday service as a hub-and-spoke system out of the Dover Transit Center in Dover, serving Kent County. These routes are numbered in the 100-series. [1] In addition to the fixed-route service, GoLink Flex bus service formerly provided service from points within the Dover area to a free transfer to a fixed route. This service was available on weekdays through advance reservations. GoLink Flex bus service was discontinued in May 2017 due to low usage. [2]
Route | Line Name | Terminals | Places Served | Notes | |
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101 | Walker Road | Dover Transit Center | Dover High School | State Street, Walker Road, Country Club Apartments, Greentree Village Shopping Center, Forrest Avenue | operates Monday-Saturday, departs via Walker Road, returns via Forrest Avenue |
102 | Gateway West | Dover Transit Center | Gateway West Shopping Center | Forrest Avenue, Modern Maturity, Gateway West Shopping Center, Enterprise Business Park, Eden Hill Medical Center, Simon Circle | operates Monday-Friday, departs via Forrest Avenue, returns via Simon Circle |
104 | Camden Walmart | Dover Transit Center | Camden Walmart | Governors Avenue, Kesselring Avenue, Webbs Lane, Rodney Village Shopping Center, Camden | operates Monday-Saturday |
105 | Gateway South/Dover AFB | Dover Transit Center | Dover Air Force Base | Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus, South State Street, Moores Lake Shopping Center, Eagle Meadows Apartments, Gateway South Shopping Center | operates Monday-Saturday |
107 | Luther Village | Dover Transit Center | Luther Village | Delaware State Capitol, DelDOT Administration Building/DMV, Capitol Park, Kings Cliffe Park, Blue Hen Corporate Center, Tudor Industrial Park | operates Monday-Friday |
108 | East Dover | Dover Transit Center | Dover Mall | Division Street, Edgehill Shopping Center, Dover Park, Towne Point, Capital Commons Shopping Center, Persimmon Tree, North Dover Center | operates Monday-Saturday |
109 | Dover Mall | Dover Transit Center | Sam's Club | Loockerman Street, Luther Towers, The Centre at Dover Shopping Center, Capital Commons Shopping Center, North Dover Center, Dover Downs, Delaware State University, Dover Mall | operates Monday-Saturday |
112 | Del Tech | Dover Transit Center | Scarborough Road Park & Ride | Governors Avenue, West Dover, North Dover Center, Dover Downs, Delaware State University, Dover Mall, Delaware Technical Community College | operates Monday-Saturday |
117 | Harrington-Camden | Camden Walmart | Clark's Corner, Harrington | Mifflin Meadows, Paris Villa, Polytech High School, Woodside, Canterbury, Felton, Delaware State Fairgrounds | operates Monday-Friday |
120 | Scarborough Rd. P&R-Smyrna | Scarborough Road Park & Ride | Smyrna Rest Area Park & Ride | Walmart, Cheswold, Gateway North Shopping Center, Smyrna | operates Monday-Saturday |
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