DART First State

DART First State
(Delaware Transit Corporation)
A DART First State bus at Christiana Mall Park & Ride
ParentDelaware Department of Transportation
Founded1994
Headquarters900 Public Safety Boulevard
Dover, Delaware
119 Lower Beech Street
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
LocaleDelaware
Service areaDelaware
Service typeLocal and intercity bus service
Routes54 bus
3 on-demand zones
Stops2,295 (April 2024)[1]
Fleet246 bus
286 paratransit[2]
Daily ridership32,900 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[3]
Annual ridership8,034,800 (2023)[4]
Chief executiveJohn Sisson
Websitedartfirststate.com

The Delaware Transit Corporation, operating as DART First State, is the only public transportation system that operates throughout the U.S. state of Delaware. DART First State provides local and inter-county bus service throughout the state and also funds commuter rail service along SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line serving the northern part of the state. The agency also operates statewide paratransit service for people with disabilities. DART First State is a subsidiary of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT).

Although most of its bus routes run in and around Wilmington and Newark in New Castle County, DART operates bus route networks in the Dover area of Kent County; seven year-round bus routes serving Georgetown and Sussex County; and additional seasonal routes connecting Rehoboth Beach, other beach towns in Sussex County, and Ocean City, Maryland. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 8,034,800, or about 32,900 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

DART was awarded the prestigious Public Transportation System Outstanding Achievement Award by the American Public Transportation Association in 2003.[5]

  1. ^ "Transit Schedule Data (GTFS)". DART First State. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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