List of DART First State bus routes

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The following is a list and description of the bus routes of DART First State, which serves the state of Delaware. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 8,034,800, or about 30,700 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023. Routes are divided based on their county of operation, with intercounty services running between counties.

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DART First State does not operate any bus service on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. A Sunday schedule is operated on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. [1]

New Castle County

NumberName [2] TerminalsviaService levelsNotes
WeekdaySaturdaySunday
2Concord PikeBrandywine Town Center Wilmington Transit Center YesYesYes [3]
4W. 4th St/Governor Printz Blvd. Prices Corner Park & Ride Edgemoor (Kynlyn Drive)YesYesYes [4]
5Maryland Avenue/Christiana Mall Christiana Mall Park & Ride Wilmington Transit Center YesYesYes [5]
6Kirkwood Highway Newark Transit Hub Wilmington Transit Center YesYesYes [6]
88th Street / 9th StreetWoodlawn Library Port of Wilmington YesYesNo [7]
9Boxwood Rd./Broom St./Vandever Ave. Prices Corner Park & Ride Howard R. Young Correctional Institution (Gander Hill)YesYesYes [8]
10Wilmington/University Plaza/Newark Rising Sun Lane Newark Train Station YesYesNo [9]
11Washington St./Arden Arden Wilmington Transit Center YesYesNo [10]
13Philadelphia Pike/DuPont Hwy Claymont Transportation Center WiltonYesYesYes [11]
14Baylor/DHSS Campus/Miller Road Shopping CenterBaylor Women's Correctional Institution or Delaware Health & Social Services CampusMiller Road Shopping CenterYesYesNo [12]
15New Castle Avenue/Basin Rd./Christiana Mall Christiana Mall Park & Ride Downtown Wilmington YesYesYes [13]
18Pike Creek Valley/Foulk Rd. Pike Creek Valley Foulk Road at Naamans Road YesNoNo [14]
20Lancaster Pike / Hockessin Hockessin Wilmington Transit Center YesNoNo [15]
25Miller Road Shopping Center/Wilmington/DuPont Highway/Wrangle Hill Wrangle Hill Park & Ride/Delaware City DMVMiller Road Shopping CenterYesYesNo [16]
28Nemours Children's Hospital/Wilmington DMV/Probation & Parole/Riveredge Industrial Park Nemours Children's Hospital Riveredge Industrial Park [note 1] or Wilmington DMVYes Short turn No [17]
33Wilmington/Christiana Mall/Newark Newark Transit Hub Wilmington Transit Center YesYesYes [18]
35Brandywine Town Center/Shipley RoadBrandywine Town Center Wilmington Transit Center LimitedLimitedNoConsidered a limited pattern of Route 2 [3]
37Wilmington/Christiana Mall/Wrangle Hill/MiddletownDowntown Wilmington Middletown AmazonNoLimitedNo [19]
40Glasgow/US Routes 13 & 40/WilmingtonPeoples Plaza Park & Ride (Glasgow)Downtown Wilmington YesYesYes [20]
42Glasgow/Newark ExpressPeoples Plaza Park & Ride (Glasgow)Downtown Wilmington YesLimitedLimited [21]
44Delaware City/Wrangle Hill/Christiana Mall Delaware City Christiana Mall Park & Ride
  • Wrangle Hill Park & Ride
  • Delaware City DMV
  • Christiana Fashion Center
YesNoNo [22]
46Newark/Glasgow/Middletown/Odessa Park & Ride Newark Transit Hub Odessa Park & Ride [note 1] or Peoples Plaza Park & Ride (Glasgow)Yes Short turn No [23]
51New Castle Ave./DE 273/Christiana Mall Christiana Mall Park & Ride Downtown Wilmington
  • Christiana Fashion Center
  • Community Plaza
  • Airport Plaza
  • New Castle Farmers Market
  • Amazon (New Castle PHL 1)
  • Centerpoint Business Complex
  • New Castle
  • Twin Spans Business Park
  • Buttonwood
  • New Castle Avenue
YesNoNo [24]
52Centerville/Greenville/Kennett Pk Centreville Wilmington Transit Center YesNoNo [25]
53Delaware City DMV/Newark Transit Hub Wrangle Hill Park & Ride/Delaware City DMV Newark Transit Hub
  • Fox Run Shopping Center
  • Pencader Plaza
LimitedNoNo [26]
54Fairplay Station/Wilton Fairplay station WiltonYesYesNo [27]
55Newark/Old Baltimore Pike/Christiana Mall Newark Transit Hub Christiana Mall Park & Ride YesYesNo [28]
61Naamans Road Claymont Transportation Center Brandywine Town CenterYesNoNoOperated by Transdev

[29]

62Churchmans Shuttle Fairplay station White Clay CenterLimitedNoNoOperated by Transdev

[30]

64Glasgow/Governor's Square/Christiana MallPeoples Plaza Park & Ride (Glasgow) Christiana Mall Park & Ride
  • Fox Run
  • Sparrow Run
  • Governors Square Shopping Center
  • DE 273 & 7 Park & Ride
  • Christiana Fashion Center
YesYesYes [31]
DC-2DART Connect NewarkYesNoNoMicrotransit (see DART Connect)

[32]

Kent County

NumberName [2] TerminalsviaService levelsNotes
WeekdaySaturdaySunday
101Walker Road/Dover High School Dover Transit Center Dover High School
  • Silver Lake Plaza
  • Greentree Village
  • Gateway West
YesYesNo [33]
102Gateway WestGateway West Shopping Center
  • Modern Maturity
  • Easter Seals
  • Eden Hill Medical Center
YesNoNo [33]
104Camden Walmart Camden WalmartYesYesNo [34]
105Gateway South/Dover AFB Dover Air Force Base YesYesNo [34]
107Luther VillageLuther Village ApartmentsYesNoNo [35]
108East Dover Dover Mall
  • Edgehill Shopping Center
  • Capital Commons
  • North Dover Center
YesYesNo [35]
109Dover Mall US 13 near Sam's ClubYesYesNo [35]
112Delaware TechScarborough Road Park & RideYesYesNo [36]
117Harrington / Camden Camden WalmartClarks Corner Harrington YesNoNo [34]
120Scarborough Rd Park & Ride-Cheswold-SmyrnaScarborough Road Park & Ride Smyrna Park & Ride YesYesNo [36]

Sussex County

NumberName [2] TerminalsviaService levelsNotes
WeekdaySaturdaySunday
201Red Line - Rehoboth Beach Lewes Transit Center Rehoboth Beach
  • Rehoboth Park & Ride
YesYesSummer only [37] [38]
204Yellow Line - Lewes-Cape May Lewes Ferry Terminal Cape May–Lewes Ferry TerminalYesYesSummer onlyExtends to Rehoboth Park & Ride during the summer

[37] [38]

206Green Line - Georgetown-Lewes Transit Center Georgetown Transit HubYesYesSummer only [37] [38]
208Blue Line - Ocean City Ocean City, MD (144th Street Transit Center)Summer onlySummer onlySummer only [38]
210Milford Circulator Bayhealth Sussex Campus Milford Super WalmartYesNoNo [39]
212Georgetown/Bridgeville/Seaford/Blades/Laurel/Delmar Georgetown Transit Hub Delmar YesYesNo [37]
215Purple Line - Rehoboth/Millsboro Rehoboth Beach Millsboro YesYesSummer only [37] [38]
903FFlex - Seaford Loop Seaford Village Shopping CenterYesNoNo [37]
DC-1DART Connect Georgetown-MillsboroYesNoNoMicrotransit (see DART Connect)

[37]

Intercounty

NumberName [2] TerminalsviaService levelsNotes
WeekdaySaturdaySunday
301Wilmington/DoverDowntown Wilmington Dover Transit Center YesYesNo [40]
302Middletown/DoverNorth Middletown Park & RideYesNoNo [41]
303Dover/Georgetown Georgetown Transit HubYesNoNo [42]
305Beach Connection/Magenta Line - Wilmington/Lewes Lewes Transit Center Wilmington Transit Center Summer holidays only [note 2] Summer onlySummer only [38]
307Lewes Transit Center/Dover Dover Transit Center YesNoNo [43]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Destination only served on weekday trips.
  2. Route 305 does not ordinarily run on weekdays. However, because it operates on Sundays, the route also operates on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "DART Routes and Schedules". DART First State. May 19, 2024.
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  30. "Route 62 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  31. "Route 64 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
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  33. 1 2 "Routes 101 & 102 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  34. 1 2 3 "Routes 104 105 & 117 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  35. 1 2 3 "Routes 107 108 & 109 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  36. 1 2 "Routes 112 & 120 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sussex County Schedule Booklet" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "DART Beach Bus" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  39. "Route 210 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  40. "Route 301 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  41. "Route 302 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  42. "Route 303 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.
  43. "Route 307 schedule" (PDF). DART First State. May 19, 2024.