▁which ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁new ▁transfer ▁center ▁for ▁their ▁network ▁of ▁public ▁bus es . ▁They ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁facil it ating ▁inter modal ▁connections ▁between ▁G LT C ▁bus es ▁and ▁the ▁inter city ▁bus ▁and ▁rail ▁services ▁which ▁operate ▁from ▁that ▁location . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁G LT C ▁launched ▁The ▁Ho pper , ▁a ▁free ▁dow nt own ▁circul ator ▁bus . ▁It ▁was ▁fund ed ▁with ▁a ▁$ 4 7 9 , 3 4 8 ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Sm art ▁Sc ale ▁program . ▁ ▁Inter city ▁trans it ▁ ▁Inter city ▁passenger ▁rail ▁and ▁bus ▁services ▁are ▁based ▁out ▁of ▁K em per ▁Street ▁Station , ▁a ▁historic , ▁three - story ▁train ▁station ▁recently ▁restored ▁and ▁converted ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Lyn ch burg ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁inter modal ▁hub ▁for ▁the ▁community . ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 8 2 5 ▁K em per ▁Street . ▁ ▁Bus ▁ ▁Grey h ound ▁L ines ▁located ▁their ▁bus ▁terminal ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁floor ▁of ▁K em per ▁Street ▁Station ▁following ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁rest oration . ▁Grey h ound ▁offers ▁transport ▁to ▁other ▁cities ▁throughout ▁Virginia , ▁the ▁US , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Rail ▁ ▁Am tra k ' s ▁long ▁distance ▁C res cent ▁and