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Pasco County Public Transportation

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Pasco County Public Transportation
GOPASCO bus #18 traveling down Grand Boulevard in Holiday, Florida.
Headquarters8620 Galen Wilson Boulevard
LocalePort Richey, Florida
Service areaPasco County
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes12
DestinationsPort Richey, New Port Richey, Zephyrhills, Dade City, Land O' Lakes
HubsPort Richey, New Port Richey, Zephyrhills, Dade City
Fuel typeDiesel
OperatorPasco County Board of County Commissioners
WebsiteGOPASCO

Pasco County Public Transportation (or GOPASCO) provides public transportation in Pasco County, Florida. The agency operates both fixed bus and paratransit services.

Routes

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GOPASCO operates eleven fixed bus routes throughout Pasco County: three in East Pasco, six in West Pasco, and one weekday, cross-county service. [1]

Pasco County Transportation bus stop sign located on Florida State Road 54.


  • West County Routes:
    • 14 Universal Plaza-Pasco–Hernando State College
    • 16 Moon Lake - Pasco-Hernando State College
    • 18 New Port Richey-Tarpon Springs
    • 19 Bayonet Point-Tarpon Springs
    • 20 Shady Hills
    • 21 Scheer Commerce Center-Gulf View Square
    • 23 Gulf View Sq. Mall-Universal Plaza
    • 25 Chelsea Place -Gulf View Sq. Mall
  • East County Routes:
    • 30 Trilby-Zephyrhills
    • 31 Pasco–Hernando State College-Dade City-Clinton-Dade City
    • 54 Universal Plaza, Medical Center of Trinity, Tampa Premium Outlets, Shops at Wiregrass, -Pasco–Hernando State College, The Grove - Zephyrhills City Hall

Connections to Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority

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Two GOPASCO bus routes, 18 and 19, provide connectivity with PSTA bus routes 19 and 66 respectively.

Connections to Hillsborough Area Regional Transit

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GOPASCO bus route 54 connects with HART's commuter express line 275LX

GOPASCO bus route 41 connects with HART's 20X

Connections to Hernando County's TheBus

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GOPASCO bus Route 20 connects with TheBus's Blue Route, providing an additional connection to Hernando County; GOPASCO bus route 21 connects with TheBus's (Hernando County, Florida) Purple Route Both Routes run on weekdays and Saturdays.

Fleet

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  • 25 foot Blue Bird (1997/1998/2002): 4/4/4
  • 32 Foot Blue Bird (2002): 4
  • 30 Foot Blue Bird (2003/7): 3/5
  • 35 Foot Blue Bird (2006): 3

Expansion of Service

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On March 5, 2012, a new weekday, cross-county route was added running along State Road 54. This service connects the east and west bus systems.[2]

On October 5, 2020, a new weekday and Saturday route was added serving the Shady Hills area. Known as Route 20 Shady Hills

References

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  1. ^ "GOPASCO Bus Routes". Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ Jones, Andy (7 March 2012). "Pasco gets first cross-county bus service". Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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