Wind River Transportation Authority
| Headquarters | 2554 Airport Drive, Riverton |
|---|---|
| Locale | Riverton and Lander, Wyoming |
| Service area | Fremont County, Wyoming |
| Service type | Bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 2 |
| Fleet | 8 buses |
| Annual ridership | 60,026 (2019) |
| Website | WRTA |
Wind River Transportation Authority, or WRTA, is the primary provider of mass transportation in Fremont County, Wyoming with two routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 60,026 rides over 15,974 annual vehicle revenue hours with 8 buses and 6 paratransit vehicles.[1]
Public transit in the region began in 1989, when the Shoshone and Arapaho Nations Transit Authority began providing services in Fremont County and the Wind River Indian Reservation. This service became the WRTA in 1996 when the operations were transferred to the Fremont County Association of Governments.[2]
WRTA shut down service in April 2020 until January 12, 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[3] In summer 2021, there were two runs per day of the bus between Riverton, Lander and other destinations. This was increased to six runs per day in summer 2023 and up to eight runs a day on two routes for winter of 2023.[4][5]
Service
Wind River Transportation Authority operates two bus routes connecting Riverton, Hudson, Lander, Fort Washakie, Ethete, and Kinnear. Each route operates four times daily, either in a clockwise or counter-clockwise manner. Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 5:45 A.M. to 7:20 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Regular fares are $2.00.[6]
Fixed route ridership
The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "WRTA Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "WRTA". Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ Abby Maidl (January 12, 2021). "WRTA bus lines open after a historic closure of almost a year". Wyoming News Now. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "New WRTA Bus Schedule with new Stops Begins January 3, 2023". Wyo Today. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ Amanda Fehring (June 3, 2022). "WRTA summer fixed route schedule released". County 10. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "WRTA Fixed Routes". Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved September 16, 2023.
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