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Fort Smith Transit

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Fort Smith Transit
Headquarters6821 Jenny Lind Rd.
LocaleFort Smith, Arkansas
Service areaSebastian County, Arkansas
Service typeBus service
Routes6
Annual ridership205,460 (2022)[1]
Websitehttp://www.fortsmithar.gov/index.php/departments/transit

Fort Smith Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Fix routes are operated Monday through Saturday on an hourly schedule with two timed-transfer points. One additional route operates Monday through Friday and has a timed-transfer point with one other route.

All routes except Rogers-Supercenter and Zero Street converge on the Downtown Transfer Station and depart at the top of the hour. The two Rogers routes and the Grand route converge at 20 minutes after the hour at the Grand & Rogers Transfer Point near the intersection of Kinkead Ave and N 58th St. The Zero Street route meets the Towson route at 15 minutes after the hour near the intersection of Jenny Lind Rd. and Zero St. Transfers are free at designated transfer points with a transfer issued from the driver.

Demand-response and paratransit service is also provided, but must be scheduled at least one day ahead of time.

Routes

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  • Rogers - Downtown (DT)
  • Rogers - Supercenter (SC)
  • Midland
  • Grand
  • Towson
  • Zero Street (No Saturday service)

Service Hours

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  • Fixed route: Monday through Saturday: 7:00AM–6:00PM (Last downtown transfer at 5:00PM)
  • Demand-response: Monday through Friday 5:30AM–7:00PM; Saturday 7:00AM–7:00PM

Fares

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  • Fixed route: $1.25
  • Demand-response: $2.50 ($3.00 outside of normal fixed route service hours)

Holidays

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Fixed route service is not provided on the following holidays. Demand-response service may be available if scheduled ahead of time.

  • New Years Day
  • MLK Day
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • July 4
  • Labor Day
  • Veteran's Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas

Fixed route ridership

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The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[2]

50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fort Smith Transit 2022 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved April 24, 2024.

http://www.fortsmithar.gov/index.php/departments/transit