Hampton Roads Transit
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| Founded | 1999 |
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| Headquarters | 3400 Victoria Blvd. Hampton, VA |
| Locale | Hampton Roads |
| Service area | Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Smithfield |
| Service type | bus service, light rail, ferry, carpool |
| Routes | 71 |
| Hubs | Downtown Norfolk Transit Center (DNTC), Hampton Transportation Center (HTC), Newport News Transportation Center (NNTC) |
| Stations | Rail: 11 Ferry: 3 (additional port at Harbor Park for baseball games) |
| Fleet | Bus: 300+ Rail: 9 Ferry: 3 |
| Daily ridership | 49,100 (2015) |
| Annual ridership | 15,624,100 (2015) |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric |
| Chief executive | William E. Harrell |
| Website | gohrt.com |
Hampton Roads Transit "(HRT)", incorporated on October 1, 1999, began through the voluntary merger of PENTRAN (Peninsula Transportation District Commission) on the Virginia Peninsula and TRT (Tidewater Regional Transit a.k.a. Tidewater Transit District Commission) in South Hampton Roads and currently serves over 22 million annual passengers within its 369-square-mile (960 km2) service area around Hampton Roads. The purpose of the HRT is to provide reliable and efficient transportation service and facilities to the Hampton Roads community.
Hampton Roads is located in southeastern Virginia. The Hampton Roads metropolitan area has a population of 1.6 million.
Its service area consists of the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg (Colonial Williamsburg) and the town of Smithfield. The entire service area population is 1.3 million. HRT also serves the area's major college campuses of Christopher Newport University, Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University, Thomas Nelson Community College, and Tidewater Community College.
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