Terre Haute Transit

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Terre Haute Transit Utility
Terre Haute Transit logo.png
Headquarters901 S. 14th Street
LocaleTerre Haute, IN
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes8
Fleet11[1]
Annual ridership299,949 (2009)[2]
Fuel typediesel, hybrid electric, gasoline[2]
Websitetransit-department

Terre Haute Transit Utility or Terre Haute City Bus provides public transportation in the city of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

Services[]

N 9th/12 Pts Route passing Union Hospital

Transportation is provided Monday through Saturday on 6 day and 3 evening fixed route lines along with two campus routes. One through the Indiana State University campus and another connecting to the Ivy Tech Main Campus.[3]

THTU Bus Routes-ALL.jpg

The city began operating bus service in 1964.[4]

Bus routes[]

Day[]

Evening[]

Campus[]

Paratransit[]

Wheels to the World provides service to ADA qualified passengers during regular operating hours.[3]

Fares and Passes[]

Fares[]

14 Ride Pass

Regular: $1.75 - Children 5 & under ride free when accompanied by an adult.
Reduced: $.75 - for Senior Citizens/Disabled/Medicare Card Holders (ID Required) from 9:15am – 3:15pm & 7:00pm – 11:00pm

Passes[]

14-Ride Pass: $18.00 is available from the driver or at the Transit Office.
31-Day Pass: $40.00 - Unlimited rides for 31 days from the activation date. Available at the Transit Office at the new Multi-Modal Parking Garage.

Campus Agreements[]

Indiana State University students, faculty and staff are able to ride the bus for free by showing their university ID.[5] This is a result of a contract with the university where it pays the transit utility $110,000 per semester, which is matched with federal transit funds.[6]
Ivy Tech students and staff have the choice to ride the Terre Haute City Bus as well as the CampusTransit Shuttle Bus at no charge by showing a valid Ivy Tech ID.[7]

Fleet[]

Terre Haute transit uses a number of "Paratransit" vehicles manufactured by StarTrans. Fleet numbers range from 30-42 and a StarTrans Replica Trolley. Their fleet also includes two Azure Citibuses, hybrid type vehicles, that were entered service in May 2010.

References[]

  1. ^ National Transit Database: Profile for Terre Haute Transit Utility
  2. ^ a b Howard Greninger (4 February 2010). "Numbers up and down for buses". The Tribune-Star. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b Terre Haute Transit Utility
  4. ^ "City Assumes Bus Operation". Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute. 1964-09-22. p. 11 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
  5. ^ http://www.indstate.edu/sga/BusInitiative.htm
  6. ^ http://tribstar.com/news/x295330145/Numbers-up-and-down-for-buses[bare URL]
  7. ^ http://www.ivytech.edu/terrehaute/stories/campustransit.html

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