Terre Haute Transit

Transportation provider in Terre Haute, Indiana

Terre Haute Transit Utility

Headquarters| 901 S. 14th Street
Locale| Terre Haute, IN
Service type| bus service, paratransit
Routes| 8
Fleet| 11[1]
Annual ridership| 299,949 (2009)[2]
Fuel type| diesel, hybrid electric, gasoline[2]
Website| transit-department

Terre Haute Transit Utility or Terre Haute City Bus provides public transportation in the city of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.

## Services

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N 9th/12 Pts Route passing Union Hospital

Transportation is provided Monday through Saturday on 6 day and 3 evening fixed route lines along with two campus routes. One through the Indiana State University campus and another connecting to the Ivy Tech Main Campus.[3]

The city began operating bus service in 1964.[4]

### Bus routes

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#### Day

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* East Wabash/East Locust
* Honey Creek Mall
* North 19th/12 Points
* Plaza North
* South 7th
* Southeast/Southside

#### Evening

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* Northeast
* Honey Creek Mall
* South 7th

#### Campus

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* ISU Campus Route
* Ivy Tech CampusTransit

### Paratransit

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Wheels to the World provides service to ADA qualified passengers during regular operating hours.[3]

## Fares and Passes

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The municipal buses can be used free of charge from January 2, 2025.[5]

### Fares

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14 Ride Pass

Regular: $1.75 - Children 5 & under ride free when accompanied by an adult.
Reduced: $.75 - for Senior Citizens/Disabled/Medicare Card Holders (ID Required) from 9:15am – 3:15pm & 7:00pm – 11:00pm

### Passes

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14-Ride Pass: $18.00 is available from the driver or at the Transit Office.
31-Day Pass: $40.00 - Unlimited rides for 31 days from the activation date. Available at the Transit Office at the new Multi-Modal Parking Garage.

### Campus Agreements

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Indiana State University students, faculty and staff are able to ride the bus for free by showing their university ID.[6] This is a result of a contract with the university where it pays the transit utility $110,000 per semester, which is matched with federal transit funds.[7]
Ivy Tech students and staff have the choice to ride the Terre Haute City Bus as well as the CampusTransit Shuttle Bus at no charge by showing a valid Ivy Tech ID.[8]

## Fleet

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Terre Haute transit uses a number of "Paratransit" vehicles manufactured by StarTrans. Fleet numbers range from 30-42 and a StarTrans Replica Trolley. Their fleet also includes two Azure Citibuses, hybrid type vehicles, that were entered service in May 2010.

## Transfer Center

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The bus transfer center, located at 8th and Cherry streets, serves as the primary transfer point for Terre Haute Transit buses. The facility is located on the ground level of a parking garage constructed in 2008.[9] The facility is also served by Greyhound Lines buses.[10]

## 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.[11]

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## See also

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* List of bus transit systems in the United States
* Bloomington Transit
* Terre Haute station

## References

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1. ^ National Transit Database: Profile for Terre Haute Transit Utility
2. ^ a b Howard Greninger (4 February 2010). "Numbers up and down for buses". The Tribune-Star. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
3. ^ a b Terre Haute Transit Utility
4. ^ "City Assumes Bus Operation". Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute. 1964-09-22. p. 11 - via NewspaperARCHIVE.
5. ^ Ethan Sandweiss (2024-12-02). "Terre Haute buses will be free in 2025". Indiana Public Media. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
6. ^ "Student Government Association". 27 April 2015.
7. ^ "Numbers up and down for buses | Local News | tribstar.com".
8. ^ http://www.ivytech.edu/terrehaute/stories/campustransit.html [dead link‍]
9. ^ Arthur Foulkes (May 17, 2008). "New downtown parking garage ready to open". Tribune Star. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
10. ^ Sue Loughlin (February 17, 2016). "Greyhound-Miller closes office, but maintains stops". Tribune Star. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
11. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved September 7, 2023.

## External links

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* Terre Haute Transit
* Terre Haute Economic Development Corp
* West Central Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Planning

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City of Terre Haute

Government|

* Vigo County Courthouse
* FCC Terre Haute
* FCI Terre Haute
* USP Terre Haute

Landmarks|

* Public art
* Attractions
* National Register of Historic Places
* LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
* Sage-Robinson-Nagel House (Historical Museum of the Wabash Valley)
* CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
* Swope Art Museum

Transportation|

* Terre Haute Regional Airport
* Terre Haute station (closed)
* Terre Haute Transit

Education|

* Vigo County School Corporation
* Woodrow Wilson MS
* North HS
* South HS
* Indiana State University
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* Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology
* Schools in the metro area

Notable people|

* Mayors

Culture|

* Terre Haute Rex

See also
Metropolitan Area

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Public transit in Indiana

Statewide|

* Amtrak
* Capitol Limited
* Cardinal
* Lake Shore Limited
* Wolverine
* Barons Bus Lines
* Burlington Trailways
* Flixbus
* Greyhound Lines
* Miller Transportation

North|

* Cass Area Transit
* ChicaGo Dash
* East Chicago Transit
* Gary Public Transportation Corporation
* Broadway Metro Express
* Fort Wayne Citilink
* Interurban Trolley
* Michigan City Transit
* South Bend Transpo
* South Shore Line
* West Lake Corridor
* V-Line

Central|

* Access Johnson County
* Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority
* City of Anderson Transit System
* Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation
* IndyGo
* Red Line
* Purple Line
* Kokomo City-Line Trolley
* Marion Transit System
* Muncie Indiana Transit System
* Roseview Transit

South|

* Bloomington Transit
* ColumBUS
* Metropolitan Evansville Transit System
* Southern Indiana Transit System
* Terre Haute Transit
* Transit Authority of River City
* Warrick Area Transit System
* Washington Transit System

Former|

* Hammond Transit
* Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority
* Valpo Local

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