DART First State

Delaware Area Regional Transit, or DART First State, is the primary provider of bus service within the state of Delaware. Operating under the Delaware Transit Corporation and DelDOT

DART First State’s Gillig Electrics Enter Service
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DART First State’s Gillig Electrics Enter Service

Wilmington, DE – DART First State has placed its fleet of Gillig Low Floor Plus electric buses in service. In September 2021, DART First State has received four Gillig Low Floor Plus electric buses numbered 717-720. Due to various issues such as the buses being incompatible with the current infrastructure, these buses initially did not…

DART and SEPTA Service to Tri-State Mall Discontinued
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DART and SEPTA Service to Tri-State Mall Discontinued

Claymont, DE – Starting today, December 1st, 2021, SEPTA Route 113 and DART First State routes 13 and 61 will no longer serve Tri-State Mall. A land developer has purchased the land that was once Tri-State Mall and intends to tear down the former mall in order to build warehouses. In turn, buses have been…

DART First State Goes 45 Feet into The Future
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DART First State Goes 45 Feet into The Future

After about three years of extensive testing, DART First State of Delaware places new 45 foot coaches into service on routes 301 and 305. These coaches are 2012 MCI D4500CT’s and they are replacing older coaches built-in 1999 by Motor Coach Industries. DART’s new state-of-the-art coaches made their debut runs today, April 2nd, 2012, on…