Hampton Roads Transit

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Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads or more commonly known as Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) was formed in October 1999 by the merging of PENTRAN (Peninsula Transportation) on the Virginia Peninsula and TRT (Tidewater Regional Transit Authority) in South Hampton Roads. Its service area consists of the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News and Williamsburg (Colonial Williamsburg) and the town of Smithfield.[1]

Facilities

Garage/Offices

Northside Facility

  • Address: 3400 Victoria Blvd., Hampton, VA 23661
  • Phone: 757-222-6100

Southside Bus Operations/Maintenance/Administration

  • Address: 509 E. 18th Street Norfolk, VA 23504

HRT Virginia Beach Operations Facility (Seasonal)

  • Address: 1400 Parks Avenue Virginia Beach, VA 23451

HRT Rail Operations

  • Address: 3404 Mangrove Avenue Norfolk, VA 23502

Bus Roster

Active

[2]

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Destination Sign Notes
101-114 2015-16 Freightliner
Hometown Trolley
XB-Series
Streetcar
Operated by MV Transportation
2000-2021 2006 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G29D102N4)
Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 TwinVision Amber LED
  • Possibly all retired.
2022-2039 2007 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G29D102N4)
Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 TwinVision Amber LED
2040-2046 2008 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 TwinVision Amber LED
2047-2052 2011 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5 TwinVision Amber LED
2101-2129 2015-16 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5 TwinVision Smart Series III Amber
2130 2017 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9
2131-2133 2018 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9 Voith D864.6 TwinVision Smart Series III Amber
2134-2139 2019 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9
2140-2152 2021 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9
2154-2168 2024 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9 2023 models.
2501-2519 2022 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9 Used and branded for 757 Express service
2520-2525 2023 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9
3000-3028 2007 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 TwinVision Amber LED
  • Most units retired.
3029-3035 2008 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 TwinVision Amber LED
  • Possibly all retired.
3101-3105 2018 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9 Voith D864.6 TwinVision Smart Series III Amber Used and branded for 757 Express service
3106-3107 2019 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9 Used and branded for 757 Express service
3108-3121 2024 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9
  • 2023 models.
  • Used and branded for 757 Express service
3501-3505 2022 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins L9 Used and branded for 757 Express service
4000-4009 2007 Gillig BRT HEV 29'
(G30E102N2)
Cummins ISB Allison EP40 hybrid system TwinVision Amber LED
  • These buses are used exclusively on Southside routes.
  • 4003 active.
4026-4036 2011 Gillig BRT HEV 29'
(G30E102N2)
Cummins ISB6.7 Allison H 40 EP hybrid system TwinVision Amber LED These buses are used exclusively on Southside routes.
4101-4113 2018 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G27E102N2)
Cummins L9 Voith D864.6 TwinVision Smart Series III Amber
4114-4123 2019 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G27E102N2)
Cummins L9
4124-4147 2021 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G27E102N2)
Cummins L9
4148-4151 2022 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G27E102N2)
Cummins L9
5000-5008 2012 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5 TwinVision Amber LED
  • First buses delivered with new logo
  • These buses run exclusively on Southside routes.
5009-5013 2013 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5 TwinVision Amber LED
5014-5015 2015 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5 TwinVision Amber LED These buses run exclusively on Peninsula routes.
5016-5018 2016 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins ISL9 Voith D864.5 TwinVision Smart Series III Amber
5019-5025 2018 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins L9 Voith D864.6 TwinVision Smart Series III Amber
5026-5036 2019 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins L9
5037 2021 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins L9
5038-5042 2022 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins L9
5043-5064 2024 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins L9
5101-5107 2014 Nova Bus LFS Cummins ISL9
  • Leased.[3]
  • Used on routes 44, 45, and 47.
5501-5506 2023 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4)
Cummins L9 Replaced last active 2002 Gilligs
6001-6006 2020 Proterra Catalyst BE40 Were to be used primarily on the route 20

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Original Operator Thumbnail Build
Date
Retired Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Destination sign Notes
87 Citizens Rapid Transit 1953 2005 Mack C-37-DT
201-239 PENTRAN 1991 2009 Flxible Metro 40096-6L Detroit Diesel 6L71TA Allison V731
501-534 PENTRAN 1995 2011 Gillig Phantom S50T40102 Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R
600-649 PENTRAN 1976 ? Flxible 53096-8-1 Detroit Diesel 8V71 Allison VS-3
  • Some were sold to Blacksburg Transit in 1983.
  • #621 was preserved at Commonwealth Coach & Trolley in Roanoke, VA.
    • Was lost in a fire on October 31, 2017.
701-720 TRT 1989 2009 Flxible Metro 40102-6T Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • These buses were refurbished after the merger of TRT and PenTran. The work was performed by the 18th St. (TRT) garage.
721-740 TRT 1990 2009 Flxible Metro 40102-6T Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • These buses were refurbished after the merger of TRT and PenTran. The work was performed by the 18th St. (TRT) garage.
741-762 TRT 1990 2009 Flxible Metro 40102-6T Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
  • These buses were refurbished after the merger of TRT and PenTran. The work was performed by the 18th St. (TRT) garage.
801-815 PENTRAN 1985 ? GMC RTS T80204 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
901-929 PENTRAN 1989 2009 TMC RTS-06 T80-606 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
901-933 TRT 1992 2011 OBI 05.501 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-748
  • #933 featured the Detroit Diesel Series 50 engine and ZF 4HP-500 transmission.
  • These buses were refurbished after the merger of TRT and PenTran. The work was performed by 18th St. (TRT) garage.
934-949 TRT 1995 2011 OBI 05.501 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison B400R
  • Some of these buses were sent to Atlanta to help provide service for the 1996 Olympic Games.
  • These buses were refurbished after the merger of TRT and PenTran. The work was performed by the 18th St. (TRT) garage.
2007 2015 Ford/StarTrans
  • Unknown fleet numbers
  • Operated by MV Transportation
1201-1227 PENTRAN/TRT 1999 2023 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G18B102N4)
Cummins ISC Voith D864.3
  • 1201-1222 Ex-PENTRAN
  • 1223-1227 Ex-TRT
  • #1223 is preserved by Commonwealth Coach and Trolley
1230-1238 2000 2018 Gillig Phantom 40'
(C18D102N4)
Cummins ISC Voith D864.3E
  • 1232 caught fire in June 2011
  • Last units retired in December 2018
1240-1263 HRT 2001 2021-2022 Gillig Phantom 35'
(C18B102N4)
Cummins ISC Voith D864.3E TwinVision Amber LED
  • 1256 caught fire in August 2009
1301-1304 HRT 2000 2019-20 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G18E102R2)
Cummins ISC Voith D864.3E
1400-1409 HRT 2002 2019? Chance Coach Opus LFB-29 Cummins ISB Allison B300R TwinVision Amber LED
  • 2001 models
1410, 1415-1416 HRT 2006 2018 Optima Opus LFB-29 Cummins ISB Allison B300R TwinVision Amber LED
1500-1515 HRT 2002 2023 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G18B102N4)
Cummins ISC Voith D864.3E 1500-1506, 1508-1513, 1515:
TwinVision Amber LED

1507:
TwinVision Smart Series III Amber

  • 1514 retired due to fire
  • 1507 was retrofitted with a TwinVision Smart Series III Amber sign in 2017
1516 HRT 2003 2020 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G18B102N4)
Cummins ISC Voith D864.3E TwinVision Amber LED
1600-1614 HRT 2002 2021 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G18E102R2)
Cummins ISC Voith D864.3E TwinVision Amber LED
1700-1715 HRT 2003 Gillig Phantom 35'
(C18B102N4)
Cummins ISC Voith D864.3E TwinVision Amber LED
  • These buses ran exclusively on Southside routes
1800-1810 HRT 2004 2018-2020 Gillig Phantom 40'
(C29D102N4)
Cummins ISL Voith D864.3E TwinVision Amber LED
  • 1800 was painted in MAX Express colors
  • These buses ran exclusively on Southside routes. They originally ran on Peninsula (100-series) routes
1900-1909 HRT 2004 2018-2021 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G29D102N4)
Cummins ISL Voith D864.3E TwinVision Amber LED
  • These buses ran exclusively on Peninsula routes
4010-4023 HRT 2008 2018-2022 Gillig BRT HEV 29'
(G30E102N2)
Cummins ISB Allison EP40 hybrid system TwinVision Amber LED
  • These buses were used exclusively on Southside routes
  • Some buses were designated for Route 17 only
4024-4025 HRT 2009 2021-2022 Gillig BRT HEV 29'
(G30E102N2)
Cummins ISB Allison EP40 hybrid system TwinVision Amber LED These buses were used exclusively on Southside routes.

Light rail fleet

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Notes
401-409 2009 Siemens S70

Services

NET (Norfolk Electric Transit)

The NET is operated by only one route (17). The NET is currently run by Gillig BRT Hybrids.

VB Wave

The Wave consists of three routes that run through the main areas of Virginia Beach. Routes 30 and 32 are operated by Gillig BRT Hybrids while Route 31 is mainly operated using two 1600-series Gillig Low Floors.

  • 30 Atlantic Ave (May 1-October 2 8am-2am, About every 15 minutes) which serves all the stops along the Atlantic Avenue boardwalk, This includes the Old Coast Guard Station Museum, the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier, plus the north beaches HRT transfer.
  • 31 Museum Express (Daily, Memorial Day-Labor Day 8am-2am, About every 15 minutes) Serves the Virginia Aquarium, Ocean Breeze Waterpark, Owl Creek Municipal Tennis Center, Holiday Trav-L-Park Campground, and KOA Campground.
  • 32 Shoppers Express (Daily, Memorial Day-Labor Day 10am-9pm, About every hour) Serves the Shops at Hilltop, and ends at Lynnhaven Mall.

MAX (Metro Area Express)

The MAX is the express service of HRT (one express route (121) is not branded as a MAX route).

  • 918 - Silverleaf Park & Ride to Joint Staff Forces College
  • 919 - Silverleaf Park & Ride to Lafayette River Annex
  • 922 - Greenbrier Mall to Lafayette River Annex
  • 960 - Downtown Norfolk to Virginia Beach Oceanfront
  • 961 - Downtown Newport News - Downtown Hampton to Downtown Norfolk
  • 965 - Patrick Henry Mall - Peninsula Town Center to Naval Station Norfolk
  • 967 - Downtown Newport News to Greenbrier Mall

The Tide

Light Rail launched in 2011

Handi-Ride

HRT's paratransit service operated by 2007 Startrans Fords.

Paddlewheel Ferry

HRT's Paddlewheel Ferry is a system of two 150-passenger paddle-wheel ferry boats. The Ferry travels between North Landing and High Street in Portsmouth and downtown Norfolk at The Waterside and Harbor Park.

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