TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Some of these micropolitan areas are served by regional rural transit systems, covered further at the Rural Page for this section.

MICROPOLITAN AREAS/HISTORICALLY WITH TRANSIT


Aberdeen

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
1910-1915 - Aberdeen Street Railway
After 1915 - Aberdeen Railroad Co
Streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Hyde City Bus Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Aberdeen Ride Line
Serves Brown County
Edmunds County - regional rural system


Brookings

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
Private bus co. in 1952 - Brookings Bus Lines

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Brookings Area Transit Authority
Serves Brookings County


Huron

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
After 1888 - Huron City Railway Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
People's Transit System
Serves Beadle County


Pierre

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
After 1885 - Pierre City Railroad
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
River Cities Transit
Serves Hughes, Stanley Counties
Also serves Hyde, Jones, Lyman, Potter Counties (classified as rural counties)


Spearfish (Deadwood)

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
After 1891 - Deadwood Street Railway Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - Lead-Deadwood Transit Co.

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Spearfish Senior Transportation
Primarily city service
Outlying Lawrence County - regional rural system


Watertown

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
After 1891 - Watertown & Lake Kampeska Railway Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Private bus co. in 1952 - City Bus Line

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Watertown Area Transit
Serves Codington County
Additional metropolitan counties:
Hamlin County - no transit service


Yankton

CITY TRANSIT HISTORY
After 1889 - Yankton Street Railway Co.
Streetcars discontinued
Period of no transit service

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Yankton Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Yankton County - no transit service


NEWER MICROPOLITAN AREAS

Mitchell
Palace Transit
Serves Davison County
Additional metropolitan counties:
Hanson County - regional rural system

Vermillion
Vermillion Public Transit
Primarily city service
Outlying Clay County - rural system


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