StarTran
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StarTran is the public transit bus system in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Its fleet consists of 60 full-sized buses and 9 HandiVans.
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[edit] Environmental[1]
StarTran is one of few transit systems utilizing ethanol-powered buses. All but two buses in the StarTran fleet operate on an environmentally-friendly mixture of 92% blended diesel and 8% ethanol, a program which began in February 2005. The two remaining buses in the fleet operate on biodiesel fuel (75% diesel/25% soybean oil), and have since January 1994.
[edit] Statistics[2]
StarTran's 2005-2006 annual operating budget was $8,585,826, 65.75% of which was funded through the city, 16.64% from user fees, 16.06% federally, and 1.55% through the state of Nebraska. The total ridership for StarTran in the 2005-2006 year was 1,826,289 riders. StarTran's nearly 70 full-size coaches and handi-vans traveled 1,740,148 miles in the 2005-2006 year.
Ridership in 2004-2005 was 1,648,744, 97% of which were riders on fixed routes. 1,715,530 collective revenue miles were traveled by the fleet in the same year, 82.02% of which were on fixed routes.
[edit] Operation
Mid America Coach, Inc. is a supplier of StarTran public transportation vehicles.[citation needed]
Hours - The StarTran program operates weekdays from 5:15 a.m.-7:10 p.m. and Saturdays from 5:55 a.m.-7:10 p.m. There is no service on Sundays.
