Shreveport Area Transit System
Introduction A SporTran bus in 2015The '''Shreveport Area Transit System''', commonly known as '''SporTran''', is a public transportation bus system based in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. It runs bus routes in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana. All bus routes converge at the Intermodal Facility near Downtown Shreveport.SporTran provides public transportation in the form of buses and lift vans. SporTran is one of the oldest public transportation systems in the south. SporTran has been in continual service for over 125 years with only one interruption due to the strike of 1957.SporTran operates seven days a week on 17 bus routes from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., with shorter operations on the weekends. As of 2006, SporTran operates night service on five routes (mostly supplementing daytime service after end of service) between 8:00 p.m. and midnight Monday through Saturday with no service on Sundays.SporTran has a fleet of over 50 buses equipped to handle all passengers, including those with disabilities. Their newest buses are equipped with the emission reduction systems and an experimental dual-fuel (Hybrid) bus was placed in service in 2005.No fares are charged within city limits since 2020, but will apply if outside.
Facilities ===Downtown Terminal===:Address: 1237 Murphy St, Shreveport LA 71104:Coordinates: :Facilities: All routes connect at this downtown bus terminal, which was opened in 1986===Bus Garage===:Address: 1115 Jack Wells Boulevard, Shreveport ::Facilities: ''Shreveport Transit Management'' office and bus maintenance
Routes  Regular routes  No. Name  Places served and notes '''1'''  Hearne Loop  Loops south-central part of Shreveport  '''2'''  MLKing Circulator  Loops MLK neighborhood area '''3'''  Queensboro  West and Southwest Shreveport including Regional Airport '''4'''  Fairgrounds  West Shreveport, Louisiana State Fairgrounds including Independence Stadium and Fair Grounds Field '''5'''  Linwood  South Shreveport (west of #6), including LSU Medical Center / UniversityHealth '''6'''  Cedar Grove  South Shreveport (east of #5, west of #7) '''7'''  Line Ave.  South Shreveport (east of #6) '''8'''  Highland  Southeast Shreveport (west of #9) '''9'''  Broadmoor  Southeast Shreveport (east of #8) '''11'''  Southern Hills  Southwest Shreveport '''12'''  M.L. King, Jr.  North and Northwest Shreveport including Southern University '''14'''  Barksdale  Barksdale AFB and southern Bossier '''15'''  North Bossier  Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center '''16'''  East Bossier  Bossier Parish Community College '''17'''  Midday Bossier  Special route serving Bossier on weekdays from 9am–2pm (basically combining #s 15&16) '''18'''  Russell Road  Northwest Shreveport including Southern University '''19'''  Allendale  Area near and northwest of Downtown Shreveport '''20'''  Pines Road  West Shreveport Night Service  No. Name  Places served and notes '''N-101'''  Shreveport  East Shreveport, V.A. Medical Center, LSU Shreveport '''N-201'''  Shreveport  '''N-301'''  Shreveport  LSU Medical Center / UniversityHealth, Regional Airport  '''N-401'''  North Shreveport  North Shreveport, Southern University '''N-501'''  East Bossier  Bossier Parish Community College '''N-601'''  North Bossier  Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center
References
External links *  Official website*  New (as of Nov., 2014) Syncromatics®-based GPS-driven mobile/desktop live per-stop arrival times and live maps, with trip planning coming soon