Hot Springs Intracity Transit

{{Short description|Provider of mass transportation in Garland County, Arkansas}}

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| headquarters = 100 Broadway Terrace

| locale = Hot Springs, Arkansas

| service_area = Garland County, Arkansas

| service_type = Bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 3

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| stations = Hot Springs station

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| fleet = 3 buses

| annual ridership= 101,806 (2022){{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2022/60105.pdf|title=Hot Springs Intracity Transit 2022 Agency Profile|access-date=April 24, 2024}}

| website = [https://www.cityhs.net/164/Intracity-Transit Intracity Transit]

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Intracity Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Hot Springs, Arkansas with three routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 168,627 rides over 15,572 annual vehicle revenue hours with 3 buses and 1 paratransit vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/60105.pdf|title= Hot Springs Intracity Transit Agency Profile|access-date=August 29, 2023}}

History

Public transit in Hot Springs began in 1874, with horsecars operated by the Hot Springs Railroad Co. By 1895, the horsecars were replaced with electric streetcars, which in turn were replaced with buses in 1938.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagorailfan.com/aatar2.html|title=Transit Systems in Arkansas|access-date=August 29, 2023}} In 2021, Intracity Transit bought buses unsuitable for transit use, requiring them to be sold before ever being put into service.{{cite news|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/jun/20/hot-springs-board-buys-buses-transit-department-ca/|title=Hot Springs board buys buses transit department can’t use|date=June 20, 2021|author=David Showers|newspaper=Arkansas Democrat Gazette|access-date=August 29, 2023}}

Service

Intracity Transit operates 3 regular weekday bus routes on a pulse system with all routes departing Hot Springs station at 10 past the hour. Routes run on hourly headways.{{cite web|url=https://www.cityhs.net/DocumentCenter/View/110/Transit-Brochure|title=Transit Brochure|access-date=August 29, 2023}}

Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:10 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. and on Saturdays from 10:10 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. There is no service on Sundays. Regular fares are $1.25.{{cite web|url=https://www.cityhs.net/164/Intracity-Transit|title=Intracity Transit|access-date=August 29, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cityhs.net/DocumentCenter/View/110/Transit-Brochure|title=Transit Brochure|access-date=August 29, 2023}}

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-hot-springs | access-date=August 29, 2023}}

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References

External links

[https://www.cityhs.net/164/Intracity-Transit Intracity Transit]

Category:Hot Springs, Arkansas

Category:Bus transportation in Arkansas

Category:Transit agencies in Arkansas