Shreveport Area Transit System
# Shreveport Area Transit System

The Shreveport Area Transit System, commonly known as SporTran, is a public transportation bus system based in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. It runs bus routes in Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana. All bus routes converge at the Intermodal Facility near Downtown Shreveport.

SporTran provides public transportation in the form of buses and lift vans. SporTran is one of the oldest public transportation systems in the south. SporTran has been in continual service for over 125 years with only one interruption due to the strike of 1957.

SporTran operates seven days a week on 17 bus routes from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., with shorter operations on the weekends. As of 2006, SporTran operates night service on five routes (mostly supplementing daytime service after end of service) between 8:00 p.m. and midnight Monday through Saturday with no service on Sundays.

SporTran has a fleet of over 50 buses equipped to handle all passengers, including those with disabilities. Their newest buses are equipped with the emission reduction systems and an experimental dual-fuel (Hybrid) bus was placed in service in 2005.

No fares are charged within city limits since 2020, but will apply if outside.

## Facilities

### Downtown Terminal

    Address: 1237 Murphy St, Shreveport LA 71104
    Coordinates: 32°30′42″N 93°44′52″W﻿ / ﻿32.51167°N 93.74778°W﻿ / 32.51167; -93.74778
    Facilities: All routes connect at this downtown bus terminal, which was opened in 1986

### Bus Garage

    Address: 1115 Jack Wells Boulevard, Shreveport
    Facilities: Shreveport Transit Management office and bus maintenance

## Routes

Regular routes :

| No. | Name | Places served and notes |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Hearne Loop | Loops south-central part of Shreveport |
| 2 | MLKing Circulator | Loops MLK neighborhood area |
| 3 | Queensboro | West and Southwest Shreveport including Regional Airport |
| 4 | Fairgrounds | West Shreveport, Louisiana State Fairgrounds including Independence Stadium and Fair Grounds Field |
| 5 | Linwood | South Shreveport (west of #6), including LSU Medical Center / UniversityHealth |
| 6 | Cedar Grove | South Shreveport (east of #5, west of #7) |
| 7 | Line Ave. | South Shreveport (east of #6) |
| 8 | Highland | Southeast Shreveport (west of #9) |
| 9 | Broadmoor | Southeast Shreveport (east of #8) |
| 11 | Southern Hills | Southwest Shreveport |
| 12 | M.L. King, Jr. | North and Northwest Shreveport including Southern University |
| 14 | Barksdale | Barksdale AFB and southern Bossier |
| 15 | North Bossier | Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center |
| 16 | East Bossier | Bossier Parish Community College |
| 17 | Midday Bossier | Special route serving Bossier on weekdays from 9am–2pm (basically combining #s 15&16) |
| 18 | Russell Road | Northwest Shreveport including Southern University |
| 19 | Allendale | Area near and northwest of Downtown Shreveport |
| 20 | Pines Road | West Shreveport |
| Night Service |||
| No. | Name | Places served and notes |
| N-101 | Shreveport | East Shreveport, V.A. Medical Center, LSU Shreveport |
| N-201 | Shreveport | |
| N-301 | Shreveport | LSU Medical Center / UniversityHealth, Regional Airport |
| N-401 | North Shreveport | North Shreveport, Southern University |
| N-501 | East Bossier | Bossier Parish Community College |
| N-601 | North Bossier | Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center |
