It’s that time of year again to report on service changes for Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART). For this round of service changes, effective Sunday, April 26, 2015, several routes will see scheduling and/or time point changes to help improve efficiency throughout the system. Routes 8, 9, 31, 36, and 53LX will see scheduling changes and Routes 24X and 25LX will see deletion of a time point.

Summary of Service Changes

Please see the graphic below for a quick summary:

Scheduling Changes

Now, let’s go into greater detail about the changes for each route:

Route 8

The following weekday northbound departures from the Marion Transit Center will change:

4:30AM departure changes to 4:45AM
5:00AM departure changes to 5:15AM
5:30AM departure changes to 5:40AM

Plus various running time changes throughout the day

The following weekday southbound departures from Westfield Brandon Mall will change:

5:00AM departure changes to 5:10AM
5:30AM departure changes to 5:40AM

Plus various running time changes throughout the day

On Saturdays; all trips will depart the Marion Transit Center at :20 after the hour instead of :30 past. Trips from Brandon will remain the same, but running times will change.

On Sundays; all trips will depart the Marion Transit Center at :20 after the hour instead of :15 past. Departures from Westfield Brandon will adjust from :30 past the hour to :40 past.

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Route 9

On Saturdays; departure times from the Marion Transit Center will change from :50 after the hour to :00 past. Trips leaving the University Area Transit Center will change from :15 past the hour to :10 past. Layovers at the Yukon Transfer Center will also be adjusted, along with running times.

On Sundays; departure times from the Marion Transit Center will change from :50 after the hour to :00 past. Trips leaving the University Area Transit Center will change from :05 past the hour to :10 past. Layovers at the Yukon Transfer Center will also be adjusted, along with running times.

Weekday schedules will remain unchanged

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Route 31

Route 31 will see the following changes in the northbound direction:

5:10AM departure remains as-is, but running times will be adjusted
6:15AM departure changes to 6:20AM
7:30AM departure remains as-is, but running times will be adjusted
8:45AM departure changes to 8:50AM
10:00AM departure changes to 10:05AM
11:15AM departure changes to 11:20AM
12:30PM departure changes to 12:35PM
1:45PM departure changes to 1:50PM
3:00PM departure changes to 3:05PM
4:20PM departure changes to 4:25PM
5:30PM departure changes to 5:40PM
6:15PM departure changes to 6:20PM
6:45PM departure changes to 7:05PM

The following changes will be made in the southbound direction:

All morning and midday departures from Westfield Brandon will remain the same, but running times will change. The following departures will see adjustments:

4:20PM departure changes to 4:25PM
5:35PM departure changes to 5:45PM
6:45PM departure changes to 6:55PM

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Route 36

HART Flex customers will need to pay close attention to these changes, as they will impact their transfers to and from Route 36.

Weekday northbound departures will change from :00 and :30 past the hour to :05 and :35 past. Please note that the two early departures from the West Tampa Transfer Center will change from 5:20AM and 5:50AM respectively to 5:25AM and 5:55AM respectively.

Most weekday southbound departures will change from :00 and :30 past the hour to :25 and :55 past. There are a few exceptions however, please pay close attention to the following:

4:30PM, 5:00PM, and 5:30PM departures remain as-is, but running times will change
6:00PM trip changes to 6:10PM
6:30PM trip changes to 6:35PM
7:00PM trip remains as-as, but running times will change
7:30PM and 8:00PM trips change to 7:25PM and 7:55PM respectively
8:25PM and 9:25PM trips will remain as-is, but running times will change

On Saturdays; southbound departures will change from :40 after the hour to :35 past. Northbound departures will remain the same.

On Sundays; southbound departures will change from :40 after the hour to :35 past. Northbound departures will remain the same.

Please note that running times will change on ALL trips.

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Route 53LX

In order to accommodate the new bus stop at St. Joseph’s Hospital South, all running times have changed.

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Time Point Changes

Routes 24X and 25LX

The timepoint at S. Dale Mabry Hwy and Pinewood St will be eliminated from schedules and maps. The southbound stop will continue to be served on inbound trips (morning) and the northbound stop will continue to be served on outbound trips (afternoon).

Travel Tips

Please plan your day accordingly, as arriving too late WILL result in you missing your bus.

You can always download the OneBusAway app to your smartphone and check when your bus is predicted to arrive. The app is available through the iTunes Store (for Apple devices) and the Google Play Store (for Android devices). Don’t have access to an Apple or Android smartphone? No problem! View instructions for other supported devices, desktop/laptop computer, and text messaging on the HART website.

Did you know that OneBusAway Tampa now supports touch tone telephone lookup? Just call 813-452-4622 and follow the easy-to-use instructions.

If you’re on a desktop or laptop PC, you can also track where your bus is located before you go! Just visit the third-party Laicos Bus Finder and input the addresses of where you’re coming from, and where you’re going to. The interface will then show in real-time where your bus is traveling (very helpful when a bus is on detour and your nearby stop might not be serviced). Smartphone apps are in the works from what I understand.

Need further info? Discover a discrepancy with the schedules? Please contact HART at 813-254-4278. Please keep in mind that all scheduling info posted here, I have pulled directly from the HART website. If you happen to see anything that I’ve posted incorrectly, please let me know.