The Jackson Transit System (known as JTRAN) operates fixed-route and an ADA paratransit demand response service throughout the City of

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at t ...

, United States. The base fare is $1.50, $1 for students with school ID; $0.75 for kids 6–14; and $0.50 for seniors at least 60, disabled or Medicare. There is a 3-children limit to kids below 6 who ride for free when accompanied by a fare-paying rider.

History

From October 1, 2015, until December 31, 2018, the services were operated under a contractual arrangement by

National Express Transit National Express Group is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Birmingham, England. It operates bus, coach, train and tram services in the United Kingdom, Ireland (National Express operates Eurolines in conjunction ...

. Beginning January 1, 2019, the operator has been

Transdev Transdev, formerly Veolia Transdev, is a French-based international private-sector company which operates public transport. It has operations in 17 countries and territories as of November 2020. History The group was formed by the merger of ...

. The service is managed by the city's Transit Services Division in the Office of City Planning, Department of Planning and Development.

Services

JTRAN operates Monday-Friday from 05:45 to approximately 19:45. Route 1 buses come by bus stops every 30 minutes. All other buses come by bus stops once every 60 minutes. Saturday service is available from 06:45 to 19:15 with buses coming by bus stops every 60 minutes. There is no service on Sundays or major holidays at this time. All routes, except Route 12 depart from

Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...

, located at 300 West Capitol Street and generally depart at 15 or 45 past the hour: *1: North State Street *2: West Capitol Street & Clinton Boulevard *4B: Belhaven *4R: Robinson Road *5: Bailey Avenue & Medical Mall *6/3: Virden Addition/ Lake Hico *7: Terry Road *7: Raymond Road *8: MLK & Presidential Hills and MLK & Medgar Evers Boulevard *9: MetroCenter Mall & Walmart *12: Save-A-Lot &

Tougaloo College Tougaloo College is a private historically black college in the Tougaloo area of Jackson, Mississippi. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It was originally established in 1869 by New Yor ...

(does not serve Union Station)

Fleet

As at July 2016, the fleet comprised 40 buses.

Depot

JTRAN operated out of a depot on University Boulevard. When National Express took over in October 2015, it moved to a new depot on Highway 80.JATRAN Facility Has New Life, But at What Cost
''Jackson Free Press'' December 31, 2013

References

External links

Official website

JATRAN System Map
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