Niner Transit
| Niner Transit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Area served | University City (Charlotte, NC) |
| Transit type | |
| Number of lines | 6 |
| Number of stations | 48 |
| Website | https://pats.charlotte.edu/transportation/niner-transit-bus-service |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | August 2017 |
| Operator(s) | Academy Bus Lines & UNC Charlotte Parking and Transportation Services |
| Number of vehicles | 20 |
The Niner Transit bus system is an area bus service serving the students, staff, faculty, and general public on and around the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's campus in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since it began operations in 2017, Academy Bus Lines and the University have split operations, with Academy operating traditional bus services and the University operating student-only shuttles and paratransit services.[1][2]
Currently, Niner Transit operates 4 bus routes and 2 shuttle bus routes on a regular basis. Of the 6 routes, 3 run on weekdays 6:00 am to 2:00 am, with an express route running from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and various shuttle and ParaTransit services. On weekends, the Green and Silver routes are the only routes that provide service, running from 9:00am to 2:00 am.[3]
Fleet
[edit]As of March 2025, Niner Transit's fleet consists of 12 transit buses, 5 shuttles, and 3 ParaTransit vans, with vehicles ranging in production years from 2011 to 2023. Despite utilizing vehicles as old as 2011, Niner Transit's operators, Academy Bus Lines and UNC Charlotte's PaTS, ensure that all vehicles are well-maintained and kept in excellent working condition.
| Fleet Number | Operator | Builder and model name |
Year Built | Length | Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2401 | Academy Bus Lines | New Flyer Industries XD-40 |
2018 | 40 ft (12 m) | 36 | Entered Service in March 2018. [6] |
| 2402 | ||||||
| 2403 | ||||||
| 2404 | ||||||
| 2405 | ||||||
| 2406 | ||||||
| 2407 | ||||||
| 2408 | ||||||
| 2409 | ||||||
| 2410 | ||||||
| 2411 | ||||||
| 2412 | ||||||
| S2 | UNC Charlotte PaTS | Starcraft Allstar Ford E-450 |
2011 | 22 ft (6.7 m) | 16 | Handicap Accessible |
| S3 | ||||||
| S4 | ||||||
| S5 | Starcraft Allstar XL Ford F-550 |
2013 | 28 ft (8.5 m) | 26 | Handicap Accessible | |
| S6 | ||||||
| NR1 | Starcraft ProMaster Ram 3500 |
2023 | 20 ft (6.1 m) | 8 | Designated ParaTransit vehicle | |
| NR2 | ||||||
| NR3 |
Former Fleet
[edit]| Fleet Number | Operator | Builder and model name |
Year Built | Exited Service | Length | Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2102 | Academy Bus Lines | Nova Bus LFS |
2006 | 2018 | 40 ft (12 m) | 35 | Entered service in Summer 2017 and were replaced by the New Flyer XD-40 buses. [7][8] |
| 2103 | |||||||
| 2111 | |||||||
| 2113 | |||||||
| 2114 | 2007 | ||||||
| 2131 | |||||||
| 2132 | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
| unknown | |||||||
| PARA1 | UNC Charlotte PaTS | VPG MV-1 |
2017 | 2023 | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 4 | Designated ParaTransit Vehicle. Replaced in 2023 by the Starcraft ProMaster 3500. |
| PARA2 |
Routes
[edit]Active Routes
[edit]Niner Transit offers 6 routes on a regular basis, 2 Gameday-only bus routes, and prearranged ParaTransit & Charter services.[9][10]
| Route | Hours | Stops |
|---|---|---|
| Green | Mon - Fri: 6 am - 2 am Sat - Sun: |
Light Rail West |
| Belk Hall | ||
| Student Union East | ||
| Auxiliary Services | ||
| Fretwell South | ||
| Cato Hall South | ||
| Robinson Hall South | ||
| Reece West | ||
| Cone Deck | ||
| Alumni Way East | ||
| South Village Deck | ||
| Gage Undergraduate Admissions | ||
| Robinson Hall North | ||
| Cato Hall North | ||
| Fretwell North | ||
| Student Health North | ||
| FM/PPS | ||
| North Deck | ||
| Silver | Mon - Fri: 6 am - 2 am Sat - Sun: |
CRI Deck |
| Duke Centennial Hall | ||
| EPIC South | ||
| Athletics Complex East | ||
| Student Union East | ||
| Auxiliary Services | ||
| Student Health North | ||
| Martin Hall | ||
| Lot 6 | ||
| Lot 5A | ||
| East Deck 2 | ||
| Fretwell North | ||
| Klein Hall | ||
| Student Union West | ||
| Athletics Complex West | ||
| EPIC North | ||
| Grigg Hall | ||
| BATT Cave | ||
| PORTAL | ||
| Red Express | Mon - Fri: 9 am - 3 pm |
Student Union East |
| Fretwell South | ||
| Fretwell North | ||
| Student Union West | ||
| Football Stadium/Gate 1 | ||
| Gold | Mon - Fri: 6 am - 2 am |
Light Rail East |
| Student Health East | ||
| Fretwell South | ||
| Cato Hall South | ||
| Robinson Hall South | ||
| Levine Hall | ||
| Hunt Hall | ||
| Alumni Way West | ||
| Reece East | ||
| Robinson Hall North | ||
| Cato Hall North | ||
| Fretwell North | ||
| Klein Hall | ||
| Student Union West | ||
| Student Union Deck | ||
| Greek Village
Shuttle |
Fall/Spring Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm |
Student Union West |
| Greek Village 1 | ||
| Greek Village 8 | ||
| Greek Village 4 | ||
| Klein Hall | ||
| Shopping Shuttle | Fall/Spring Wed - Fri: 4:45 pm - 9 pm |
Levine Hall |
| Hunt Hall | ||
| Light Rail East | ||
| Martin Hall | ||
| Patel Brothers | ||
| Target | ||
| Harris Teeter | ||
| Football North | GAMEDAY ONLY | Football Stadium/Gate 1 |
| Student Union East | ||
| North Deck | ||
| Light Rail West | ||
| Football South | GAMEDAY ONLY | Football Stadium/Gate 1 |
| West Deck South | ||
| South Village Deck | ||
| Gage Undergraduate Admissions | ||
| Cato Hall North | ||
| Student Union West | ||
| Niner Paratransit | Mon - Fri: 7 am - 12 am |
Prearranged Service (54 stops) |
Former Routes
[edit]Throughout the years, Niner Transit has offered various different shuttle and bus services. Several routes have been altered to shift changes in demand, while other routes have been created to temporarily assist in the mass transportation of students. [11][12][13]
| Route | Last Operated | Hours | Stops | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue (Temporary) |
2020 | Mon - Fri: 10 am - 5 pm Sat - Sun: |
Arcadia | Introduced as temporary routes to assist students living on campus with access to the Student Union |
| Aspen 1 (Monument Hill Rd.) | ||||
| Aspen 2 (Epic Run) | ||||
| Student Union East | ||||
| Orange (Temporary) |
2020 | Mon - Fri: 10 am - 5 pm Sat - Sun: |
University Crossings | |
| Haven 49/University Walk | ||||
| University Village 1 (Mine Shaft Ln.) | ||||
| University Village 2 (University Village Blvd.) | ||||
| The Mill | ||||
| Student Union West | ||||
| Pink - A (Temporary) |
2020 | Mon - Fri: 10 am - 5 pm Sat - Sun: |
49 North/Millenium One | |
| The Edge | ||||
| Student Union West | ||||
| Pink - B (Temporary) |
2020 | Mon - Fri: 10 am - 5 pm Sat - Sun: |
The Union | |
| Boulevard 98 | ||||
| The Edge | ||||
| Student Union West | ||||
| Gold | 2019 | Mon - Fri: 6 am - 2 am |
Light Rail East | Route was modified & several stops were removed or replaced |
| Police/FM | ||||
| Hickory Hall | ||||
| Fretwell South | ||||
| Cato Hall South | ||||
| Robinson Hall West (South) | ||||
| Levine Hall | ||||
| South Village (Hunt Hall) | ||||
| Alumni Center West | ||||
| Foundation Building | ||||
| Cone Deck | ||||
| Reece East | ||||
| Robinson Hall East (North) | ||||
| East Deck | ||||
| Fretwell North | ||||
| PaTS | ||||
| Student Union West | ||||
| Belk Hall | ||||
| Copper | 2020 | Mon - Fri: 7 am - 9:15 pm |
Light Rail West | Introduced to maintain access to the Foundation Building with the removal from the Gold Route |
| West Deck South | ||||
| Alumni Center South | ||||
| Foundation building 1 | ||||
| Foundation building 2 | ||||
| Alumni Center North | ||||
| Levine East | ||||
| Reece West | ||||
| West Deck North | ||||
| Student Union East | ||||
| Purple (temporary) |
2022 | Mon - Fri: 11 am - 10 pm Sat - Sun: |
Various off-campus hotels and residence halls | Introduced to provide connect HRL students living in off-campus locations to main campus [14][15] |
| Amtrak/Airport Holiday Shuttle | January 2023 | Mon - Sun: 8 am 11 am 2 pm 5 pm |
Levine Hall | Offered only during Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break [16] |
| Hunt Hall | ||||
| Light Rail East | ||||
| Martin Hall | ||||
| Charlotte Douglas Airport | ||||
| Charlotte Amtrak Station |
References
[edit]- ^ https://pats.charlotte.edu/transportation/niner-transit-bus-service/
- ^ https://www.ninertimes.com/arts_and_culture/a-guide-to-unc-charlottes-on-campus-transportation-options/article_f3329964-1012-11ef-b5b9-879e98b5d526.html
- ^ https://www.ninertimes.com/news/gold-bus-line-returns-to-unc-charlotte/article_96c7a408-8f0d-11ed-a6f5-5370a49be349.html
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/share/15Hi5nGBo4/
- ^ https://pats.charlotte.edu/transportation/charter-bus/
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AFBsfhD5g/
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18bckQtQzi/
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AFBsfhD5g/
- ^ https://pats.charlotte.edu/transportation/niner-transit-bus-service/
- ^ https://pats.charlotte.edu/parking/parking-maps#football
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20221002012312/https://pats.charlotte.edu/news/temporary-niner-transit-routes-service-campus-apartments
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20191121150020/https://pats.uncc.edu/transportation/niner-transit-bus-service
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20190225202233/https://pats.uncc.edu/transportation/niner-transit-bus-service
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20221005183335/https://pats.charlotte.edu/news/fall-2022-transit-and-parking-updates
- ^ https://www.ninertimes.com/news/student-shares-experience-living-in-unc-charlotte-expanded-housing/article_4dc8df62-79d5-11ed-985a-ff3cd975981b.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20221118130642/https://pats.charlotte.edu/airport-shuttle