in service november 2012 parent arkansas state highway and transportation department founded 1980 university of arkansas transit 1989 razorback transit headquarters 155 razorback road fayetteville ar 72701 locale fayetteville arkansas service area washington county arkansas service type fixed route bus paratransit routes 18 11 standard 6 reduced 2 special destinations donald w. reynolds razorback stadium northwest arkansas mall dickson street residence halls educational buildings stations student union fleet 24 buses 6 cutaway vans annual ridership 1 989 087 2011 12 1 fuel type diesel fuel associate director adam waddell website transit operations university of arkansas the university of arkansas razorback transit system operates nine weekday routes five reduced routes and two football game weekend routes on the campus and vicinity of the university . 2 razorback transit provides both fixed route bus and paratransit service . all service is free . standard service includes eleven fixed routes serving the campus of the university of arkansas in addition to other destinations within fayetteville arkansas . contents 1 history 2 service 2.1 buses 2.2 union station 3 standard service 3.1 blue route 3.2 brown route 3.3 gray route 3.4 green route 3.5 maple hill express discontinued summer 2013 3.6 pomfret express discontinued summer 2013 3.7 purple route 3.8 red route 3.9 route 56 3.10 tan route 3.11 yellow route 4 reduced service 4.1 blue reduced 4.2 green reduced 4.3 red reduced 4.4 tan reduced 4.5 purple reduced 5 special routes 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit the bus system at the university of arkansas came from humble beginnings . in 1979 two decommissioned school buses were driven around campus picking up students or faculty that needed rides . there were no fixed routes until 1980 when the facilities management office acquired five more buses and established five fixed routes . this system was named the university of arkansas transit and almost fell victim to budget cuts in 1988 . the system asked for federal assistance and was reborn as razorback transit in 1989 . service edit service is provided monday through friday from 7 00 am to 6 00 pm on all class days during fall and spring semesters . reduced service is provided from 6 00 pm to 10 30 pm during these days . bus service is provided during from 7 00 am to 10 30 pm on saturday with no sunday service during the fall and spring semesters . no normal bus routes are run on home football game weekends all buses are used for gold and silver routes to from donald w. reynolds razorback stadium and all services are closed on official university holidays . reduced service is offered during the summer from 7 00 am to 6 00 pm . buses edit all buses in the razorback transit system are air conditioned and possess wheelchair lifts . razorback transit began replacing its fleet in 2010 when it purchased three 2010 40 feet 12 m orion international low floor buses with four low floor models ordered from the gillig corporation to be delivered in the following years . the new buses are usually used for the longer routes such as the red blue and tan routes . union station edit union station september 2012 almost all bus routes begin and end at union station which is located atop the stadium drive parking garage . this garage is attached to the arkansas union by a short walkway . union station contains an indoor area for users to wait for buses view maps of the bus system or access vending machines . elevators provide access to the four floors of parking underneath the station . access to union station is restricted by gates on garland avenue which restrict traffic from entering the heart of campus . only buses and officially authorized personnel are able to open the gates using a radio transmitter . standard service edit all razorback transit buses are equipped with live gps tracking equipment that is accessible to the public via http campusmap.uark.edu blue route edit the blue route prepares to stop at north creekside apartments blue route buses exit the union station northbound and continue on garland avenue past the northwest quad dormitories to stop at oak plaza . the route continues north to the deldonn apartments before stopping at the intersection of sycamore street and garland avenue . after this stop the route continues north briefly before turning right and stopping at the maria h apartments . 3 now turning south onto leverett avenue the route stops at ez mart north creekside apartments noble oaks apartments colonial arms apartments and the south creekside apartments . now at an intersection with maple street the route has its final stop . the route turns westward and returns to union station . brown route edit the brown bus serves bell engineering center near the end of its route . the route begins at union station and exits to the north . turning right onto maple street the bus stops at memorial hall and the graduate education building before serving the university baptist church ubc parking lot . the bus turns south onto west avenue to stop at the west avenue annex before heading east on lafayette street . the route s next stop is the central united methodist church parking lot before turning south onto college avenue . at the intersection of college avenue and dickson street the route stops again . it stops at the collier drug store fayetteville post office intersection the fayetteville historic square and the near the fayetteville public library . turning north onto west avenue the bus heads north to stop at the walton arts center the fayetteville depot the university avenue dickson street intersection and bell engineering center . the route continues along dickson street to stop at gibson hall brough commons before returning to union station . 4 gray route edit the gray route returns to union station via garland avenue the gray route begins at union station and runs north along garland avenue to stop at oak plaza and further north the crafton place apartments . it continues along arkansas highway 112 before turning onto cassatt street to stop at the food science research center . the route now returns stopping at the abernathy center the biological and agricultural engineering research center before returning to ar 112 northbound . it briefly runs on drake street before stopping at the fair park apartments the biomass research center and the archeological survey center . now traveling south on highway 112 garland the gray route picks up the last half of the blue route starting at maria h. and continuing south on leverett ave. before reaching campus and terminating at union station . 5 green route edit the green bus exits union station to the south stopping first at brough commons before descending the hill . at pomfret hall the route stops again before winding along clinton street . the route makes two stops at lot 56 before turning onto razorback road heading north . the green route makes stops at john mcdonnell field and donald w. reynolds razorback stadium before returning to union station along maple street . 6 maple hill express discontinued summer 2013 edit the maple hill express is a short route with minimal stops created in 2010 . 7 the route begins at union station and runs north along garland avenue to stop at the garland avenue parking garage before turning left onto cleveland street . after turning around the bus serves reid hall maple hill and hotz hall before turning south onto garland avenue . its final stop is at the pat walker health center thus giving access to the northwest quad before returning to the station . pomfret express discontinued summer 2013 edit the pomfret express begins at union station and runs south to stop at brough commons before descending a steep hill . after passing the phi gamma delta house the pomfret express stops at pomfret honors quarters . the route then runs along stadium drive before turning onto meadow street and serving the hper complex . further east the route stops at the corner of meadow street and razorback road near the john mcdonnell field . the bus next turns north onto razorback road and passes razorback stadium turns right onto maple street and returns to union station . 8 pomfret hall is the farthest south of all residence halls at the bottom of the hill upon which the university of arkansas was built . this route provides relief to residents who do not want to climb the steep hill of approximately 100 feet 30 m . 9 as an express route the pomfret express runs continuously from 6 00 am to 7 00 pm . purple route edit many of razorback transit s routes utilize martin luther king jr boulevard arkansas highway 180 a main east west artery in fayetteville arkansas . the purple route exits the union station to the north and turns left onto maple street . it turns south onto razorback road to cross mlk boulevard . further south of this intersection the bus makes its first stop at the stadium apartments arkansas revenue office . the bus continues briefly south before stopping at baum stadium near the randal tyson track center . 10 it continues south before turning west to stop at the southern side of baum stadium and the tyson track center . the next stop is the spectrum apartments before the purple turns north onto futrall drive and begins to parallel interstate 49 us route 71 . after again crossing mlk boulevard the route turns right onto stone street . the bus stops next at the southern view apartments the red roof inn ramay junior high school and the intersection of old farmington road sang avenue . 11 the route continues east onto mlk boulevard towards campus entering campus on razorback road . continuing north the route stops at john mcdonnell field before returning to the station . red route edit the red bus route is the longest in the system taking one hour to complete each cycle . 12 the bus begins its route at union station and departs north along garland avenue . it first stops at oak plaza ez mart before stopping at the intersection of garland avenue and sycamore street . further north on garland avenue the red route stops at the crafton place apartments before stopping at fair park apartments and then briefly running on interstate 540 us 71 . 13 after exiting at exit 67 the route serves the washington regional medical center the washington county health department and collier drug store . further along its route the red bus stops at the intersection of millsap road and plainview avenue before turning left onto college avenue u.s. route 71b and makes a stop at uptown campus as it travels towards the northern edge of fayetteville . the route passes joyce boulevard and turns onto zion road the penultimate cross street before entering springdale . now facing east the red routes stops at toys r us chick fil a before turning onto frontage road . after stopping at the department of human services office the bus retraces its steps along college avenue to enter the northwest arkansas mall . after stopping at the mall for three minutes the bus continues along its route to the south to stop at the mall avenue walmart . 12 the red bus now turns onto shiloh drive to stop at target before turning south on gregg avenue . the bus next turns onto appleby road to stop at the appleby apartments . the next stops are at intersections with bob yonkin drive and country lane . prior to turning onto college avenue southbound the bus stops at aldi and the fiesta square shopping center . now running south the bus turns on to sunbridge drive heading west making stops at villa boulevard and