Gadsden Trolley System

{{Short description|Provider of mass transportation in Etowah County, Alabama}}

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| headquarters = 2000 W. Meighan Blvd

| locale = Gadsden, Alabama

| service_area = Etowah County, Alabama

| service_type = Bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 4

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| hubs = 4th St Transfer Station

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| fleet = 5 buses

| annual ridership= 63,912 (2022){{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2022/40049.pdf|title=Gadsden Trolley System 2022 Agency Profile|access-date=April 24, 2024}}

| website = [https://www.cityofgadsden.com/431/Trolley-Service Gadsden Trolley System]

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Gadsden Trolley System is the primary provider of mass transportation in Gadsden, Alabama, with four routes serving the region. It is a service of Gadsden Transit Services. As of 2019, the system provided 105,904 rides over 25,374 annual vehicle revenue hours with 5 buses and 8 paratransit vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/40049.pdf|title= Gadsden Trolley System Agency Profile|access-date=September 17, 2023}}

History

Public transit in Gadsden began with horsecars in 1887, with the Gadsden Land & Improvement Co. In 1899, streetcars began plying the streets, although these would be replaced by buses in 1933.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagorailfan.com/aatal1.html|title=Transit Systems in Alabama|access-date=September 17, 2023}} Beginning in January 2023, fares for seniors, those on Medicaid, and disabled veterans were lowered to $0.25.{{cite news|url=https://www.wbrc.com/video/2022/12/12/trolley-bus-system-changes-coming-gadsden/|title=Trolley, bus system changes coming to Gadsden|date=December 12, 2022|newspaper=WBRC6|access-date=September 17, 2023}}

Service

Gadsden Trolley System operates four hourly bus routes on a pulse system with three routes departing the Fourth Street Transfer Station on the hour.{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofgadsden.com/431/Trolley-Service|title=Trolley Service|access-date=September 17, 2023}} Regular fares are $1.00.{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofgadsden.com/DocumentCenter/View/4748/Transit-Fares---Jan-2023|title=Transit Fares|access-date=September 17, 2023}}

=Routes=

Trolley Route East (GSCC)
Trolley Route East (GRMC)
Trolley Route Central
Trolley Route West

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.{{cite web | title=The National Transit Database (NTD) | url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/transit-agency-profiles/city-gadsden | access-date=September 17, 2023}}

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References

External links

[https://www.cityofgadsden.com/431/Trolley-Service Gadsden Trolley System]

Category:Gadsden, Alabama

Category:Bus transportation in Alabama

Category:Transit agencies in Alabama