Hibbing Area Transit was the primary provider of
mass transportation
Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whic ...
in
Hibbing, Minnesota
Hibbing is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,214 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city was built on mining the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range an ...
, with one route serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 53,890 rides over 9,382 annual vehicle revenue hours with 1 bus and 2 paratransit vehicles.
On August 1, 2024, the City of Hibbing officially discontinued Hibbing Area Transit. All transit operations in the city were absorbed by
Arrowhead Transit
Arrowhead Transit is a public transportation system serving ten counties in northeastern Minnesota. Established in 1974, the system is operated by the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA), a nonprofit community action agency. Services i ...
, which expanded its regional service to include Hibbing. The transition introduced extended service hours and additional regional route connections.
Service
Hibbing Area Transit operated one bus route around Hibbing that ran with deviated fixed-route service, making only three regular stops. Hours of operation were Monday through Thursday from 9:00 A.M. to 7:30 P.M., Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M., and weekends from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Demand-response services had extended hours. Regular fares were $2.00.
Fixed route ridership
The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.
See also
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List of bus transit systems in the United States
The following is a list of presently-operating bus transit systems in the United States with regular service. The list excludes charter buses, private bus operators, paratransit systems, and trolleybus systems. Figures for daily ridership, numbe ...
References
External links
Hibbing Area Transit(archived)
Hibbing, Minnesota
Bus transportation in Minnesota
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