STAR Transit

This article is about the public transit agency in Texas. For the agency of the same name in Virginia, see STAR Transit (Virginia).
STAR Transit
A STARNow shuttle at UNT Dallas Station
A STARNow shuttle at UNT Dallas Station
Overview
LocaleKaufman County, Rockwall County, parts of Dallas County, Texas
Transit typeBus, On-Demand, Paratransit
Number of lines3 (bus)
Annual ridership135,000+[1]
Chief executiveJerry Dittman
Headquarters500 Industrial Blvd.
Terrell, Texas
Websitestartransit.org
Operation
Began operation1988
Number of vehicles55[1]

STAR Transit is a transit agency in Texas serving the cities of Mesquite, Balch Springs, Seagoville, Hutchins, and DeSoto, plus the entirety of Rockwall County and Kaufman County. From its inception in 1988, it was previously known as Kaufman Area Rural Transit (KART) and operated only as a rural transit district before adopting its current name in 2011.

STAR Transit primarily connects non-DART member cities to the light rail system in Dallas with fixed bus routes and on-demand service. The agency also provides general and Medicaid transportation in its entire service area (plus neighboring Ellis and Navarro counties) and operates one of DART's GoLink service areas.

  1. ^ a b "About STAR Transit – STAR Transit". www.startransit.org. Retrieved 5 April 2023.