Washington Transit System

{{Short description|Provider of mass transportation in Daviess County, Indiana}}

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| headquarters = 2200 Memorial Avenue

| locale = Washington, Indiana

| service_area = Daviess County, Indiana

| service_type = Bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 1

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| stops = 23

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| fleet = 1 bus

| annual ridership= 18,426 (2019)

| website = [https://www.washingtonin.us/department/index.php?structureid=67 Washington Transit System]

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Washington Transit System (WTS) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Washington, Indiana, with one bus route serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 18,426 rides over 2,450 annual vehicle revenue hours with 1 bus.{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/5R02-50302.pdf|title=Washington Transit System Agency Profile|access-date=September 5, 2023}}

History

Public transit in Washington began with streetcars in 1896, with the Washington Street Railway Co. Streetcar service was replaced with buses in 1935.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagorailfan.com/aatin2.html|title=Transit Systems in Indiana|access-date=September 5, 2023}} In 2019, bus stop signage was added through a grant from the Glick Foundation and Purdue Extension.{{cite news|url=https://www.washtimesherald.com/news/local_news/marking-the-stops/article_3da85724-7d36-5816-972a-1b2e74d2592c.html|title=Marking the stops|date=February 13, 2019|author=Lindsay Owens|newspaper=Washington Times Herald|access-date=September 5, 2023}}

Service

Washington Transit System operates one weekday deviated fixed-route in a loop around the city.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonin.us/egov/documents/1661368930_76444.pdf|title=Route Map|access-date=September 5, 2023}} Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. The service is fare-free.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonin.us/department/index.php?structureid=67|title=WTS|access-date=September 5, 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-washington-0 | access-date=September 5, 2023}}

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References

External links

[https://www.washingtonin.us/department/index.php?structureid=67 Washington Transit System]

Category:Washington, Indiana

Category:Bus transportation in Indiana

Category:Transit agencies in Indiana