STAR Transit (Virginia)

This article is about the public transit agency in Virginia. For agency of the same name in Texas, see STAR Transit.

STAR Transit is a transit agency serving the two counties on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Accomack and Northampton. STAR Transit provides local fixed route bus and paratransit services.

STAR Transit
Overview
Owner	Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission
Locale	Eastern Shore of Virginia (Accomack and Northampton counties)
Transit type	Bus, On-Demand, Paratransit
Number of lines	7
Headquarters	21250 Cooperative Way Tasley, Virginia, 23441
Website	mystartransit.org
Operation
Operator(s)	Virginia Regional Transit

STAR Transit is operated by the Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission and overseen by a board of directors composed of appointees from each county's board of supervisors.^[1] STAR Transit's daily operations are managed by Virginia Regional Transit.

The fare for all fixed-route services is $0.50. Children under the age of 4 ride for free.

All STAR Transit buses carry bicycle racks, although cyclists are asked to seek permission from drivers before racking their bike.^[2]

STAR Transit does not operate on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas.

Routes

Fixed route

• STAR Transit operates seven routes.

Route[3]	Terminals	Major Stops
Red Line	Cape Charles → Onley	Cheriton Eastville Nassawaddox Exmore Belle Haven Eastern Shore Community College (Melfa) Accomack County Airport (Melfa)
Purple Line	Onley → Cape Charles	Accomack County Airport (Melfa) Eastern Shore Community College (Melfa) Keller Painter Belle Haven Exmore Nassawaddox Eastville Cheriton
Blue Line	Onley → Oak Hall	Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Onancock Accomac Parksley Bloxom Nelsonia Hallwood Wattsville
Gold Line	Onley → Oak Hall	Wattsville Hallwood Nelsonia Bloxom Parksley Accomac Onancock Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
Yellow Line	Cape Charles (loop)	Cheriton Cherrystone Townsend Kiptopeke State Park Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel toll plaza
Silver Line	Oak Hall (loop)	New Church Wattsville Chincoteague Wallops Flight Facility (main gate) Horntown
Route 13 Express	Cape Charles → Onley (north) Onley → Cape Charles (south)	Exmore

On-demand services

STAR Transit operates on-demand, paratransit services for Accomack County. The service, which costs $1.00, is available between 7:30am to 5:00pm from Monday to Friday. To schedule a pick-up, passengers must call the agency more than 24 hours in advance, during its weekday scheduling hours (10:00am to 3:00pm).

ADA services

STAR Transit will deviate from a fixed route as far as 0.75 miles to pick up ADA passengers, although they must call the day before to schedule a pick-up with the operator. All of STAR Transit vehicles are ADA accessible, with lifts for wheelchairs.

See also

• Transportation in Hampton Roads
• Transportation in Virginia
• Shore Transit (transit provider for the Eastern Shore of Maryland)