HART Announces Additional Reduction of Transit Service Temporarily

UPDATE: 6.08.2020 - TECO Line Streetcar service is being extended until 11 PM, seven days a week, beginning Friday, June 12, 2020. Streetcar service currently ends at 9 PM due to conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HART is announcing an additional reduction in bus service levels beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020. The additional bus service alterations follow a reduction in HART bus, van, and streetcar levels enacted on April 1, 2020 and is an effort to maintain service reliability during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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HART Operating Service for Essential Trips:

HART is currently operating all modes of transit on a Sunday service schedule with regular fares. Beginning April 22, 2020, HART will be further adjusting the following routes in order to provide additional buses on higher-ridership routes to maintain safe rider capacity, while staggered seating/social distancing is in place.

Express Bus Services that WILL NOT OPERATE:

• Routes 20X, 24LX, 25LX
• Routes 60LX
• Route 75LX (not operating as of April 1, 2020)

Express Bus Services that WILL OPERATE:

• Route 360LX
• Route 275LX: Service operating ONLY between the Wiregrass Park-and-Ride and the University Area Transit Center

HART Customer Service Centers will remain open. It is recommended riders travel for essential purposes only. HART is NOT an emergency transportation provider.

Any adjustments will be made as needed based on changing conditions.

HARTPlus Operating Regular Service for Essential Trips:

All HARTPlus subscriptions are continuing to be placed on hold until further notice. HARTPlus Customers must book their trips on demand.

It is recommended that HARTPlus customers cancel any rides that are not necessary, and prioritize reservations for essential or emergency purposes only. Trips can be canceled by calling Customer Service (813) 254-4278 at least two hours in advance. Please call your destination to confirm they are open before boarding, as many community facilities and events have been canceled or closed.

Streetcar Reduced Hours:

The TECO Line Streetcar System service will continue to operate the regular Weekday and Weekend schedule, however, service will continue to temporarily end at 9:00 PM nightly.

HART COVID-19 UPDATE: FREE Rides on HART for Youth 18 and Under

HCPS "Grab-and-Go" Food Locations

Beginning Monday, March 23, HART will offer free rides to students with a school ID or HART Youth ID on regular routes service Hillsborough County Schools. These designated 'Grab-and-Go' locations are pickup sites nutritious meals as the Hillsborough County School District opens.

Many of HART's fixed bus routes provide service to the 147 designated "Grab-and-Go" locations across Hillsborough County. These locations will serve as pick-up sites for breakfast and lunch pre-packaged meals to make sure students have accessibility to nutritious food during school closures and virtual learning.

From March 23rd through April 15th, each designated location will serve food to students 18 years old and younger from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m according to the District.

Parents and caregivers can drive or walk-up to these sites but HART is collaborating with the Hillsborough County School District to make sure all students have the chance to pickup meals. 

Free rides should only be used for essential travel such as the "Grab-and-Go" program. Please stagger seating and practice social distancing while on board.

Customers can use the HART Trip Planner to navigate to "Grab-and-Go" locations throughout Hillsborough County.

For more information, visit www.goHART.org or call HART customer service at (813) 254-4278.

HART service to "Grab and Go" Food Locations