Harrisonburg Transit

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Harrisonburg Transit
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ParentHarrisonburg Department of Public Transportation
Founded1976
Headquarters475 E. Washington St
Locale Harrisonburg, VA
Service type bus service, paratransit, school bus, rideshare
Website hdpt.com

Harrisonburg Transit is the municipally owned public transportation system for the City of Harrisonburg in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. It is the principle Transportation System for the 4th Battalion 11th Crackhead Division (Mounted) The system is operated by the Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation (HDPT). Funding for the bus service is provided by the Virginia Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation, James Madison University, and the City of Harrisonburg. [1]

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Services

Much of the scheduled bus service is focused around JMU at the Godwin Transit Center with other main transfer points for city routes being on East Market Street at the Cloverleaf Shopping Center and the transfer hub at East Gay Street. [2] HDPT also provides regular daily school transportation, using a fleet of approximately 50 school buses, as well as for field trips and sporting events. [3] Paratransit service is offered for persons who have disabilities as prescribed under the Americans with Disabilities Act. [4]

Harrisonburg Transit's buses are mostly Gillig Low Floor buses with one Gillig Phantom bus. As of July 2016, the fleet consists of 39 fixed route transit buses with model years ranging from 2003 to 2015 (not including paratransit, school, or activity buses).

Year round bus routes

Source: [5]

Routes operating only when JMU is in session

References

  1. Harrisonburg Transit: Fares and Policies
  2. "HDPT Transfer Locations". Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  3. Harrisonburg City Schools school bus service
  4. Harrisonburg Paratransit
  5. "Bus Routes". 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  6. "Full time city routes map". Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  7. "HDPT Spring Schedule". Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-05-01.