Votran: Difference between revisions

| image_caption = Votran Transfer Plaza in Daytona Beach With Multiple Buses Parked

| company_slogan = We Drive aA Great Bargain ; Votran Drives A Great Bargain

| hubs = [[DeLand, Florida|DeLand]]<nowiki>, Downtown Daytona Beach (Beach Street.) Daytona Beach Beachside</nowiki>

| fleet = 55114 buses,Fixed 4Route trolleys, 44 paratransit vansBuses

| ridership = 9,233 (2007)<ref name=2007data>{{cite web | title= 2007 National Transit Database | url=http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2007/agency_profiles/4032.pdf | work= | publisher=[[Federal Transit Administration]] | date=2008-08-25 | accessdateaccess-date=2009-04-08}}</ref>

| operator = Volusia[[First Transit]] Management, Inc.<small>(management)</small>

| leader_type = General manager

| leader = Steve Sherrer

'''Votran''', officially the '''Volusia County Public Transit System''' is the public transportation agencysystem ofin [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. The agencysystem was established in 1975.<ref name="votranfirst">{{cite web |title=County Council to replace Votran management firm |publisher=Votran |url=http://www.votran.org/news-info/news-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicEvent&calendar_entry_id=26232# |date=February 6, 2020 |access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref> Votran provides fixed bus routesand paratransit service throughout the entire county.

* ''Transfer Plaza'', corner of N. Palmetto Avenue and M M Bethune Blvd., Daytona Beach. Buses meet and depart every half-hour; M-SaMonday–Saturday, 7a-7p7 am – 7 pm.

* ''Intermodal Transfer Facility (ITF)'', 301 Earl Street and North Atlantic Ave. (FL Highway A1A), Daytona Beach. Buses meet and depart on every hour for evening and Sunday service; M-SaMonday–Saturday, 7p-11p7–11 pm; SuSunday 7 am – 6 7a-6ppm.

* East (two hubs in [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]]). The East side routes generally service the Daytona Beach, Port Orange, and Ormond Beach areas, With a connector (Route 60) to the DeLand area to connect with Routes 20, 24, and 2431 on the Westside.

* Southeast (hub in [[New Smyrna Beach, Florida|New Smyrna Beach]]). There are TwoThree Southeast Routes and Two Flex Service routes serving the New Smyrna Beachside and Mainland areas. Route 40 goes northbound to Port Orange via US1 and Nova Road to connect with the Eastside Routes near Dunlawton Square. Route 41 travels southbound serving Edgewater and Oak Hill. Route 44 serves State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach.

* West (hub in [[Orange City, Florida|Orange City]]). These routes include the 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32, and 33, and service the [[DeBary, Florida|DeBary]], [[Deltona, Florida|Deltona]], [[DeLand, Florida|DeLand]] and Orange City areas, with five out of the eight routes focused mainly on Deltona, though two of the three routes (route 21 & route 22) follow similar paths for most of their assigned trips (e.g. the 21 will stop at certain bus stops, with the 22 stopping at the same bus stop the following hour in the opposite direction). Route 24 connects DeLand to [[Pierson, Florida|Pierson]] and [[Seville, Florida|Seville]] in northwestern Volusia County. Routes 31-3331–33 were added for service to the DeBary SunRail Station starting May 1, 2014. Route 31 serves North DeLand to the DeBary SunRail Station (half -hourly, stops at all stops along the way), Route 32 starts in Deltona to the DeBary SunRail Station via Orange City (hourly, stops at all stops along the way), Route 33 isbegan as a Limited Stop, or Express bus from Deltona to the DeBary SunRail station via Orange City (hourly, limited stops). In 2019, the route was modified to allow for more stops, but the "Express" designation remains unchanged on the website.

For the 20-series routes, service hours on the West Side are from roughly 5:30&nbsp;a.m. -– 7:30&nbsp;p.m. Service runs hourly on the 20 & 23, bihourly on the 21/22, and threethrice times a daydaily on the 24. The 30-series routes run during rush hour only, but start earlier and end later, because they are oriented towards people taking SunRail to work in Orlando.

The East Side division is the only one that provides Sunday and night service for its routes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.votran.org/senightsun.htm |title=Southeast Volusia night and Sunday bus service schedule |access-date=November 25, 2013 |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031082530/http://www.votran.org/senightsun.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Bus= TrackingRoute Table ===

==Current Fleet==

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