Warrick Area Transit System
{{Short description|Provider of mass transportation in Warrick County, Indiana}}
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| parent = Ride Solution
| founded = August 2010
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| locale = Boonville, Chandler, and Newburgh, Indiana
| service_area = Warrick County, Indiana
| service_type = Bus service
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| routes = 3
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| fleet = 4 buses
| annual ridership= 21,058 (2019)
| website = [https://ridesolution.org/wats/ WATS]
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Warrick Area Transit System (WATS) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Warrick County, Indiana with three routes serving Boonville, Chandler, and Newburgh. It is a service of Ride Solution, which also provides demand-response transit throughout southwestern Indiana. As of 2019, the system provided 21,058 rides over 12,311 annual vehicle revenue hours with 4 buses.{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/5R02-50276.pdf|title= Ride Solution Agency Profile|access-date=September 6, 2023}}
History
WATS began service in August 2010 to provide affordable bus service in the county. Ride Solution had provided demand-response service to the elderly and people with disabilities since 2000, but there was a need for improved transit to serve the general public.{{cite news|url=https://www.14news.com/story/12848531/bus-services-extends-into-warrick-co/|title=Bus services extends into Warrick Co.|date=July 21, 2010|author=Becky Graham|newspaper=14 News|access-date=September 6, 2023}} Service began August 9 to Newburgh, with the routes to Chandler and Boonville added later.{{cite news|url=https://www.14news.com/story/12926719/warrick-co-transit-system-beginning-in-a-few-days/|title=Warrick Co Transit System beginning in a few days|date=August 4, 2010|newspaper=14 News|access-date=September 6, 2023}}
Service
WATS operates three weekday bus routes connecting Metropolitan Evansville Transit System riders to destinations in Warrick County. Buses operate deviated fixed-routes to Boonville, Chandler, and Newburgh. Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 5:45 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Regular fares are $1.00.{{cite web|url=https://ridesolution.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WATS-Route-5-28-2022.pdf|title=WATS Routes|access-date=September 6, 2023}}
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Fixed route ridership
The ridership statistics shown here are of WATS fixed route services only and do not include demand response services provided by Ride Solution.{{cite web | title=The National Transit Database (NTD) | url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/transit-agency-profiles/southern-indiana-development-commission | access-date=September 6, 2023}}
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://ridesolution.org/wats/ WATS]
{{Indiana public transit}}