Hazleton Public Transit
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| Service area | Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
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| Service type | Bus |
| Routes | 14 |
| Stations | Church Street Station 126 Mine Street |
| Operator | Easton Coach[1] |
| Website | www.ridehpt.com |
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
[edit]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:[2]
- 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
[edit]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
[edit]HPT connects with the Luzerne County Transportation Authority at the Wyoming Valley Mall[3][4] and Mohegan Sun Casino;[5] Schuylkill Transportation System at McAdoo;[6] and Fullington Trailways in Hazleton at the Church Street Station.[7]
Proposed merger with Luzerne County Transportation Authority
[edit]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.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Easton Coach Company Awarded Contract to Operate Hazleton, PA Fixed Route and Paratransit Services
- ^ "Bus services at Hazleton Public Transit". Hazleton Public Transit. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "LCTA Route 17 - Steamtown-Dupont". Luzerne County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "LCTA Route 18 - Shoppers Delight". Luzerne County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "LCTA Route 1 - Miner Mills-Hudson". Luzerne County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "STS Route 45 - McAdoo" (PDF). Schuylkill Transportation System. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "Daily Bus Departures". Fullington Tours. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "City wants to meet with county, PennDOT on bus merger". Standard-Speaker. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "City could nix bus merger". Standard-Speaker. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "PA: Hazleton Administrators Oppose Transit Merger". Mass Transit. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.