Station Review #164: Newark Transit Hub (DART)

Newark Transit Hub is an important station serving many DART bus routes in Newark, DE. The station is located between Delaware Avenue and Main Street. 

Services


These buses go to Newark Transit Hub: 

DART


  • 6 - Kirkwood Highway: This bus goes from Wilmington Transit Center to Newark Transit Hub via Kirkwood Highway. This is one of the most used buses in the DART system. The 6 runs every 20 minutes or so for most of the day. 
  • 10 - Wilmington-University Plaza-Newark: This bus goes from Wilmington to Newark Train Station via Christiana and many other places. This is by far the slowest of the Newark-Wilmington buses. The 10 runs every 30 minutes to hour or so. 
  • 33 - Christiana Mall-Newark: Wilmington Transit Center to Newark Transit Hub via Christiana Mall. This is the fastest of the Wilmington-Newark routes. Ir goes on the highway from Wilmington to Cheistiana Mall, moving to Chestnut Hill Road after. This bus runs about once every 30 minutes or so. 
  • 46 - Newark-Glasgow-Middletown: This bus runs from Newark Transit Hub south along College Avenue/Summit Bridge Road to Middletown. Trips run hourly to half hourly on weekdays, hourly to bi-hourly on Saturdays. 
  • 53 - Delaware City DMV-Newark Transit Hub: This bus runs alonh Wrangle Hill Road to Wrangle Hill Park and Ride. There are 8 southbound trips a day and 7 northbound trips. All trips are timed incredibly inconsistently. This bus is weekdays only. 
  • DART Connect: This is a microtransit system you can take around almost the entirety of Newark, DE. Vans come approximately once every 15 minutes or so, depending on other circumstances. I believe this is weekdays only. 

Other


  • Cecil Transit 4-Elkton/Newark Connection: This is a bus that links Newark Transit Hub, Newark train station, and People's Plaza in Glasgow with multiple points in Elkton. This bus comes once every 90 minutes, weekdays only. 
  • University of Delaware Weekend North-South Express shuttle: University of Delaware operates multiple shuttles around Newark, DE. Only this shuttle actually runs to the transit center however. One bus comes about once every thirty minutes. I'm not certain you can take this if you're not a UDel student. 

Tour

Basically the entire station
 
Newark Transit Hub is a small transit center, having two lanes for buses to stop in and pick passengers up. 

A good view of the transit center without any buses

The transit center has a lot of basic amenities: benches, a shelter, a countdown clock, etc. 

Benches and trashbins

One of the benches inside of the shelter

Average DART transit hub countdown clock
 
These are pretty useful and nice to have, I wish more transit agencies had these 


Points of Interest Near Newark Transit Hub

 
The Newark Transit Hub is pretty close to downtown Newark, DE. Newark has the University of Delaware as well as many stores, restaurants, and other amenities nearby. There's also a plaza immediately next door that has a records store and Goodwill, as well as the Newark and Pomeroy Rail Trail. There are also some apartments nearby. 

Statistics


Name: Newark Transit Hub
Agency: DART
Line(s): 6, 10, 33, 46, 53, DART Connect, Cecil Transit 4, UDel North-South Express Shuttle
Locality: Downtown
Municipality: Newark
County: New Castle
State: Delaware
Ridership: N/A

Amenity Checklist


Accessible: ✓
Bike racks: ✓
Bathrooms for employees: ✓
Bus Departure/Arrival Info (signs that update/screens): ✓
Clean Station: ✓
Easy to get around: ✓
Existence is justifiable: ✓
Indoor Shelters: ×
Maps: ✓
Multiple entrances/exits: ✓
Near places people are: ✓
Parking (if applicable): ✓
Safe to use: ✓
Seating: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Station In Good Condition: ✓
Something related to fares: ✓
Ticket Offices: ×
TOD: ✓
Updated or Useful Signage: ✓

Final Verdict: 9/10. This is a decent transit center in a large walkable university town. 

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