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Provider of mass transportation in Faribault and Martin counties, Minnesota

Prairie Lakes Transit
Locale	Blue Earth and Fairmont, Minnesota
Service area	Faribault and Martin counties, Minnesota
Service type	Bus service, paratransit
Routes	3
Annual ridership	58,148 (2019)
Website	Prairie Lakes Transit

Prairie Lakes Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Blue Earth and Fairmont, Minnesota with three routes serving the region in addition to countywide demand-response service. As of 2019, the system provided 58,148 rides over 28,717 annual vehicle revenue hours with 3 buses and 6 paratransit vehicles.

History

Prairie Lakes Transit was formed at the beginning of 2016, when the individual transit services of Martin and Faribault counties were consolidated allowing for improved service in the region. Originally, Fairlakes Transportation operated the service, but since October 1, 2016, the service has been directly operated by the Faribault and Martin County Transit Board. In 2022, the agency received funding for an electric bus to join the fleet and serve Fairmont.

Service

Prairie Lakes Transit operates three weekday bus routes with two routes serving Fairmont and one route serving Blue Earth. Hours of operation for the fixed-route system are Monday through Friday from 6:10 A.M. to 5:35 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays for the fixed-route services. Regular fares are $2.00.

Routes

Red Route (Fairmont)
Green Route (Fairmont)
Blue Route (Blue Earth)

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.

5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

References

"Prairie Lakes Transit Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved October 4, 2023.
"Board now in charge of bus system". Faribault County Register. October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
"Six new electric buses coming to Greater Minnesota transit agencies". KEYC News Now. August 23, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
"Route Maps". Retrieved October 4, 2023.
"Hours of Service". Retrieved October 4, 2023.
"Rates". Retrieved October 4, 2023.
"The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved October 4, 2023.

External links

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