Newark Transit Hub

The Newark Transit Hub is a bus terminal located in the city of Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. The transit hub serves DART First State buses, with service provided by seven local bus routes serving New Castle County. In addition to DART First State buses, the Newark Transit Hub also serves Cecil Transit buses providing service to Elkton, Maryland along with UNICITY buses that serve as a community circulator around Newark. The transit hub opened in 2008.

Newark Transit Hub
DART First State bus terminal
Newark Transit Hub
LocationEast Delaware Avenue
Newark, DE 19711
Coordinates39.6824813°N 75.7435°W / 39.6824813; -75.7435
Bus routes11
Bus operators DART First State
Cecil Transit
UNICITY
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJune 2008

Location and layout
Bus shelter at Newark Transit Hub

The Newark Transit Hub is located in the eastern part of the city of Newark in northern New Castle County, Delaware a short distance east the downtown area and the University of Delaware campus. The bus terminal is situated north of East Delaware Avenue, which carries eastbound Delaware Route 273, and south of East Main Street, which carries westbound Delaware Route 273. The Pomeroy and Newark Rail Trail passes north-south to the west of the transit hub.[1][2] The transit hub is located on the north side of East Delaware Avenue and consists of a bus shelter with benches and trash cans on the sidewalk adjacent to the roadways serving the buses. The Newark Transit Hub also has bicycle racks available. Two roads serve the bus terminal, with northbound Pomeroy Lane running along the west side and southbound Farmer Lane running along the east side.[2]

History

Prior to the construction of the Newark Transit Hub, DART First State buses serving Newark made several stops along the streets of downtown Newark, contributing to traffic congestion. As a result, the Newark Transit Hub was planned in order to consolidate the bus stops into a centralized location to allow for easier transfers and to reduce congestion along streets.[3] On March 24, 2008, construction began on the Newark Transit Hub.[4] Construction of the transit hub cost $1.2 million and was funded 80 percent by the federal government and 20 percent by the state government. DART First State buses began serving the Newark Transit Hub in June 2008, with the routing of several bus routes modified as a result of the bus terminal opening. A formal opening ceremony for the Newark Transit Hub was held on August 21, 2008, with Delaware Department of Transportation secretary Carolann Wicks, Newark Mayor Vance A. Funk III, State Seantor Liane Sorenson, State Representatives John Kowalko and Terry Schooley, and Newark City Council member Doug Tuttle in attendance.[3][4]

Services
DART First State bus 447 at the Newark Transit Hub on the Route 6 line

There are seven local bus routes operated by DART First State that connect the Newark Transit Hub to points in New Castle County.[1] The Route 6 bus connects the transit hub to the Wilmington train station in Wilmington via Delaware Route 2 (Kirkwood Highway).[5] The Route 16 bus provides express service from the Newark Transit Hub to downtown Wilmington via Interstate 95.[6] The Route 33 bus connects the transit hub with the Christiana Mall and downtown Wilmington.[7] The Route 34 bus links the Newark Transit Hub with the Christiana Mall, with limited service to downtown Wilmington.[8] The Route 46 bus connects the transit hub to Glasgow.[9] The Route 53 bus connects the Newark Transit Hub to the DMV in Delaware City.[10] The Route 55 bus links the transit hub with the Christiana Mall via Old Baltimore Pike, with limited service to downtown Wilmington.[11] Cecil Transit serves the Newark Transit Hub along the Route 4 bus, which runs along a loop route providing service to and from Elkton, Maryland.[12] The City of Newark and the University of Delaware operate the UNICITY community circulator bus, with all three routes (N1, N2, and N3) serving the Newark Transit Hub.[13]

References
  1. City of Newark and Newark Transit Hub (PDF) (Map). DART First State. December 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  2. Google (April 17, 2018). "overview of Newark Transit Hub" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  3. Goss, Scott (August 21, 2008). "New transit hub expected to reduce Newark traffic". Newark Post. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  4. "Newark Transit Hub Ceremony" (Press release). Delaware Department of Transportation. August 21, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  5. "Route 6 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  6. "Route 16 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  7. "Route 33 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  8. "Route 34 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  9. "Route 46 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  10. "Route 53 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  11. "Route 55 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  12. "Fixed Route Bus Route #4 Elkton Newark Connection". Cecil Transit. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  13. "Newark, Delaware Bus Service". UNICITY. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
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