Hill Country Transit District

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Hill Country Transit District
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Founded1988
Headquarters4515 West US Highway 190, Belton, Texas
United States
Service area Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan Area
Mason County, San Saba County, Mills County, Llano County, Lampasas County, Hamilton County, Coryell County, Milan County, Bell County
Service type Bus service, Paratransit, Microtransit
Routes10 Urban Routes 1 Flex Route
Stops430
Hubs1
Fleet115
Fuel type Diesel & Unleaded Fuel
Operator Hendrickson Transportation Group - Management Only since 2022
Interim General ManagerRaymond Suarez
Website http://www.takethehop.com/

The Hill Country Transit District operates a bus service known as The HOP in the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area and the surrounding rural areas. The HOP operates two bus services: Fixed Route and its Rural Service. [1] [2] Its fixed route service operates scheduled stops in the urban areas of Killeen, Temple, Belton, Copperas Cove and Harker Heights. The district is governed by a board of directors with a representative of each county and major city served and is a member of the Killeen Temple Metropolitan Planning Organization. [3] Funding for the district comes from transit fares, the Federal Transit Administration, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), contract revenue from Medicaid, and contributions from the counties and cities served. [3]

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Routes

The following route list is the Urban fixed routes that The HOP maintains in the urban areas of the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

Route #Route Name [1] Cities Served
2Texas A&M North / Lake Rd. / Rancier Ave. (Originally named Killeen Industrial Park (via Rancier)) Killeen
4Killeen Mall / Walmart / Scott & White Clinic (Originally named Killeen Mall / WalMart) Killeen
5H-E-B / DPS - Killeen Killeen
100Metroplex / CTC / Copperas Cove Killeen, Copperas Cove
200Harker Heights / Nolanville / Belton / Temple Connector Killeen, Harker Heights, Nolanville, Belton, Temple
35Harker Heights Loop Harker Heights
65Copperas Cove Loop Copperas Cove
510VA Hospital / Temple College / Temple Mall / Walmart Temple
530Adams Ave / Temple HS / Social Security Office Temple
550Silver Line Flex Route - Microtransit Killeen
610Belton Loop Belton

Former Routes

Route #Route Name [1] Cities ServedDiscontinued date
1Killeen Zephyr Road Killeen Modified along Veterans Memorial Blvd and renumbered Route 11 on November 1, 2005.
3Killeen Lake Road Killeen Merged with Route 2 in November 2008.
6Killeen / Florence Road Killeen Merged with Route 5 in November 2008.
7Killeen Scott & White Clinic / Mall Killeen Discontinued on November 1, 2005.
7Robinett Rd. / Texas A&M South/ Airport / Metroplex Hospital Killeen Discontinued on September 1, 2017.
8Killeen Downtown / Northwest Killeen Discontinued on November 1, 2005.
11Killeen Zephyr Road / Veterans Memorial Blvd Killeen Discontinued on May 1, 2006.
20Killeen Westcliff / Industrial Park (via Business 190) Killeen Discontinued on November 1, 2005.
21Veterans Memorial Blvd. / W.S. Young Dr. / Killeen Civic Center / KPD Killeen Discontinued on September 1, 2017.
30Killeen Ellison High School / Harker Heights Killeen Merged with Route 4 on May 1, 2006.
30H-E-B / Stan Schlueter Loop / Lions Club / Harker Heights Wal-Mart Killeen Discontinued September 1, 2017.
40Fort Hood / Darnall Hospital Killeen Discontinued on January 1, 2004.
60Copperas Cove Civic Center Copperas Cove Combined with Routes 70 and 75 into Route 65 in late 2005.
70Copperas Cove Civic Center Copperas Cove Combined with Routes 60 and 75 into Route 65 in late 2005.
75Copperas Cove HEB / WalMart Copperas Cove Combined with Routes 60 and 70 into Route 65 in late 2005.
200Nolanville Shuttle Nolanville Discontinued on January 1, 2004.
300The ConnectorDiscontinued on November 1, 2005.
520Scott & White Hospital / King's Daughters Clinic / Sam's Club Temple Discontinued in late 2016.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The HOP Urban Time Schedule". Hill Country Transit District. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  2. "The HOP Rural Service Fares". Hill Country Transit District. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "The HOP General Information". Hill Country Transit District. Retrieved March 16, 2014.