Hazleton Public Transit
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| company_slogan = Making Life Easier{{cite web|title=Hazleton Public Transit|url=http://ridehpt.com/|publisher=Hazleton Public Transit|accessdate=25 September 2013}}
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| service_area = Hazleton, Pennsylvania
| service_type = Bus
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| routes = 14
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| stations = Church Street Station
126 Mine Street
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| operator = Easton Coach[http://eastoncoach.com/easton-coach-company-awarded-contract-to-operate-hazleton-pa-fixed-route-and-paratransit-services/ Easton Coach Company Awarded Contract to Operate Hazleton, PA Fixed Route and Paratransit Services]
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Hazleton Public Transit (HPT) is a provider of public transportation and demand response service for persons with disabilities for the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania and its surrounding area.
Routes
All services originate at Church Street Station, an intermodal center located at 126 Mine Street in Downtown Hazleton. Services operate on a Monday through Friday schedule, however, a modified Saturday schedule, and a modified Sunday schedule operate into key travel locations on those days.
Route are as follows:{{cite web|title=Bus services at Hazleton Public Transit|url=http://ridehpt.com/Hazleton-bus-services.htm#maps|publisher=Hazleton Public Transit|accessdate=25 September 2013}}
- 5: Humboldt Industrial Park
- 10: Hazleton Heights
- 20/30: McAdoo/Kelayres/Beaver Meadows/Weatherly
- 40: Freeland
- 50: Northeast Diamond
- 60: Northwest Diamond
- 70: West Hazleton
- 80: Hazle Marketplace
- 90: Penn State
- 95: Summer Loop
- 100: Sunday Loop
- 110: Saturday Loop
- Wilkes-Barre Shuttle
Bus Fleet
HPT operates with a mix of smaller cutaway style vans and conventional transit style buses to transport passengers.
Presently, HPT operates using Gillig buses including the Low Floor and Phantom models, and Ford E-450 cutaway vans for conventional bus service.
Connections with other agencies
HPT connects with the Luzerne County Transportation Authority at the Wyoming Valley Mall{{cite web|title=LCTA Route 17 - Steamtown-Dupont|url=http://www.lctabus.com/schedules/17wvmsteamtowndupont.html|publisher=Luzerne County Transportation Authority|accessdate=25 September 2013}}{{cite web|title=LCTA Route 18 - Shoppers Delight|url=http://www.lctabus.com/schedules/18shoppersdelight.html|publisher=Luzerne County Transportation Authority|accessdate=25 September 2013}} and Mohegan Sun Casino;{{cite web|title=LCTA Route 1 - Miner Mills-Hudson|url=http://www.lctabus.com/schedules/1minersmillshudson.html|publisher=Luzerne County Transportation Authority|accessdate=25 September 2013}} Schuylkill Transportation System at McAdoo;{{cite web|title=STS Route 45 - McAdoo|url=http://www.go-sts.com/pdf/STS_Sched_Route_45.pdf|publisher=Schuylkill Transportation System|accessdate=25 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927163929/http://www.go-sts.com/pdf/STS_Sched_Route_45.pdf|archivedate=27 September 2013}} and Fullington Trailways in Hazleton at the Church Street Station.{{cite web|title=Daily Bus Departures|publisher=Fullington Tours|url=http://www.fullingtontours.com/pages/daily_bus_departures|accessdate=October 21, 2017}}
Proposed merger with Luzerne County Transportation Authority
PennDOT has proposed merging HPT operations with the Luzerne County Transportation Authority, creating a unified agency for Luzerne County. PennDOT makes recommendations that the merger would result in significant savings to both agencies with the merger, due to ending redundancies with upper management positions, an allegation that members of the Hazleton City Council dispute. PennDOT also assures that passengers would see no changes to services, possibly improvements with better coordination with one team creating schedules.{{cite web|title=City wants to meet with county, PennDOT on bus merger|url=http://m.standardspeaker.com/news/city-wants-to-meet-with-county-penndot-on-bus-merger-1.1302235|publisher=Standard-Speaker|accessdate=25 September 2013}}{{cite web|title=City could nix bus merger|url=http://m.standardspeaker.com/news/city-could-nix-bus-merger-1.1294763|publisher=Standard-Speaker|accessdate=25 September 2013}}{{cite web|title=PA: Hazleton Administrators Oppose Transit Merger|url=http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11131073/hazleton-administrators-oppose-transit-merger?page=2|publisher=Mass Transit|accessdate=25 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927225938/http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11131073/hazleton-administrators-oppose-transit-merger?page=2|archivedate=27 September 2013}}