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Latest revision as of 06:22, 13 October 2025
Provider of mass transportation in Southern Minnesota
Hiawathaland Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Faribault, Northfield and Red Wing, Minnesota with nine routes serving the region in addition to countywide demand-response services in three counties. It is a service of Three Rivers Community Action. As of 2019, the system provided 283,931 rides over 55,108 annual vehicle revenue hours with 12 buses and 8 paratransit vehicles.[1]
Since the late 2010s, Hiawathaland Transit has expanded with greater dial-a-ride service hours, and the launch of the Faribault Northfield Connector.[2] In 2022, Hiawathaland Transit redesigned the routes serving Red Wing, with the new routes launching on January 2, 2023.[3] While the new routes served a greater area, headways for the routes were reduced from 45 minutes to one hour.[4]
Hiawathaland Transit operates nine deviated fixed-route bus routes. Two routes serve Faribault, three routes serves Northfield, three routes serve Red Wing, and one regional route connects Faribault and Northfield. Hours of operation for the fixed-route system are Monday through Friday from 6:00Â A.M. to 6:00Â P.M. for all routes except the Northfield Express Route.[5] This route operates from 3:00Â P.M. to 10:00Â P.M. Monday through Saturday when the local colleges are in session.[6] Regular fares are $1.25 for the local routes and $3.50 for the Connect Route.[7]
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The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[8]
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- ^ “Hiawathaland Transit Agency Profile” (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Philip Weyhe (July 4, 2017). “Hiawathaland Transit continues to expand”. Northfield News. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Greg Taylor (December 30, 2022). “Hiawathaland Transit Red Wing Routes”. Q Media Group. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ Melissa Thorud (January 4, 2023). “New bus routes effective this week”. Republican Eagle. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ “Main Page”. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ “Northfield Brochure” (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ “Connect Route” (PDF). Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ “The National Transit Database (NTD)”. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
