Hampton Roads Transit

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Hampton Roads Transit

HRT bus on the Atlantic Avenue Route 33 as seen in May 2009.
Founded	1999
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	29,700 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Annual ridership	7,263,900 (2023)[2]
Fuel type	Diesel, Diesel-electric
Chief executive	William E. Harrell[3]
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. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 7,263,900, or about 29,700 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

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, Virginia Peninsula Community College, and Tidewater Community College.

Effective January 1, 2012, the City of Suffolk, Virginia chose to withdraw from the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads and since, HRT no longer provides transit services within Suffolk. However, a couple HRT routes do connect with the Suffolk Transit service, which is provided by Virginia Regional Transit.^[4]{{