Shreveport Area Transit System

Shreveport Area Transit System
Headquarters 1237 Murphy Street, Shreveport
Locale Caddo and Bossier Parishes
Service area Shreveport and Bossier City
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes 17
Hubs SporTran Transfer Hub
Fleet 50
Operator Shreveport Transit Management
Website http://www.sportran.org/
A SporTran bus in 2015

The Shreveport Area Transit System, commonly known as SporTran, is a public transportation bus system based in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. It runs bus routes in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana. All bus routes converge at the Downtown Terminal in Downtown Shreveport.

SporTran provides public transportation in the form of buses and lift vans. SporTran is one of the oldest public transportation systems in the south. SporTran has been in continual service for over 125 years with only one interruption due to the strike of 1957.

SporTran operates seven days a week on 17 bus routes from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., with shorter operations on the weekends. As of 2006, SporTran operates night service on five routes (mostly supplementing daytime service after end of service) between 8:00 p.m. and midnight Monday through Saturday with no service on Sundays.

SporTran has a fleet of over 50 buses equipped to handle all passengers, including those with disabilities. Their newest buses are equipped with the emission reduction systems and an experimental dual-fuel (Hybrid) bus was placed in service in 2005.

Facilities

Downtown Terminal

Address: 400 Crockett Street, Shreveport[1]
Coordinates: 32°30′42″N 93°44′52″W / 32.51167°N 93.74778°W / 32.51167; -93.74778
Facilities: All routes connect at this downtown bus terminal, which was opened in 1986

Bus Garage

Address: 1115 Jack Wells Boulevard, Shreveport
Coordinates: 32°32′06″N 93°45′24″W / 32.53500°N 93.75667°W / 32.53500; -93.75667
Facilities: Shreveport Transit Management office and bus maintenance

Routes

Regular routes [2]
No.NamePlaces served and notes
1Hearne LoopLoops south-central part of Shreveport
2MLKing CirculatorLoops MLK neighborhood area
3QueensboroWest and Southwest Shreveport including Regional Airport
4FairgroundsWest Shreveport, Louisiana State Fairgrounds including Independence Stadium and Fair Grounds Field
5LinwoodSouth Shreveport (west of #6), including LSU Medical Center / UniversityHealth
6Cedar GroveSouth Shreveport (east of #5, west of #7)
7Line Ave.South Shreveport (east of #6)
8HighlandSoutheast Shreveport (west of #9)
9BroadmoorSoutheast Shreveport (east of #8)
11Southern HillsSouthwest Shreveport
12M.L. King, Jr.North and Northwest Shreveport including Southern University
14BarksdaleBarksdale AFB and southern Bossier
15North BossierWillis-Knighton Bossier Health Center
16East BossierBossier Parish Community College
17Midday BossierSpecial route serving Bossier on weekdays from 9am–2pm (basically combining #s 15&16)
18Russell RoadNorthwest Shreveport including Southern University
19AllendaleArea near and northwest of Downtown Shreveport
20Pines RoadWest Shreveport
Night Service[3]
No.NamePlaces served and notes
N-101ShreveportEast Shreveport, V.A. Medical Center, LSU Shreveport
N-201Shreveport
N-301ShreveportLSU Medical Center / UniversityHealth, Regional Airport
N-401North ShreveportNorth Shreveport, Southern University
N-501East BossierBossier Parish Community College
N-601North BossierWillis-Knighton Bossier Health Center

References

  1. ↑ The SporTran Downtown Terminal
  2. ↑ SporTran Routes and Maps
  3. ↑ Night Service Schedules


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