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SAN ANTONIO INTERCITY SERVICE INFORMATION:
Full Service
is open to the general public and open any day that Texas State University – San Marcos is open
for classes or final exams. Monday
through Friday service was opened to the general public in the fall of 2005;
service was expanded to San Antonio in the
fall of 2006 with several connections between Austin
and San Antonio
each day. A Regular Service
Schedule
will run during the Summer I and II semesters; a Regular Service Schedule will run during the summer Mini Session;
and a Minimum Service Schedule
will run on selected non-class days Monday through Friday. If you have questions, please view the
detailed information that follows for each time period, or call our Info line
at 512.245.2585. We look forward to
serving you.
Study
Day or Dead Day (May 1, 2007):
San Antonio
intercity routes service will run routes All Routes.
Spring
Finals (May 2 - 8, 2007):
San Antonio
route service will run a Regular
Service Schedule, (all 4 service routes), during then entire Final Exam
period through May 8th.
Summer Mini Session (May 14 – June 1,
2007):
San Antonio
intercity route service will run a Regular
Service Schedule, (all 4 service routes).
No service will run on May 28th.
Summer I & II
service (June 4 – August 9, 2007):
San Antonio
intercity route service will run a Regular
Service Schedule during Summer I & II.
No service will run on July 4. Minimum
Service Schedule, (Routes 1 and 4 only), will run on August 10, 13-17,
and 20-21.
Fall Semester (August 22 –
December 11, 2007):
There will be no changes or deletions to the Full Service fall schedule from the Spring 2007 schedule posted
below, (The only exception is a
possible change in the stop location and time for New Braunfels). We are studying the possibility of adding one more route to our Full Service schedule for the San
Antonio intercity route service between San Antonio and San Marcos; this will
not impact the times or days of service for existing routes. Any additional service times will be posted
by early June, 2007 and will take effect on August 22nd.
There will be no service on September 3; November 21-23;
and December 24-26. We will run a Minimum
Service Schedule, (Routes 1 and 4 only), on December 12-14, 17-21, 27 and
28.
SERVICE SCHEDULE:
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Route #
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Stop:
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1
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2
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3
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4
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LBJ Student
Center
(Depart to San Antonio )
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N/A
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7:40
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12:20 PM
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5:10
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Strahan
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N/A
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7:43
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12:23
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5:14
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San Marcos Park and Ride
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5:55 AM
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7:48
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N/A
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N/A
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New Braunfels
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6:20
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8:08
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12:45
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5:35
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Randolph Park and Ride **- Connect to/from VIA
(Northbound
to San Marcos)
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6:45
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8:35
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1:15
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6:05
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New Braunfels
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7:15
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9:00
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1:40
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6:30
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San Marcos Park and Ride
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N/A
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N/A
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*
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*
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LBJ Student
Center
(Arrive from San Antonio )
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7:45
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9:25
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2:05
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6:55
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Schedule Key:
N/A = No Service Available
* = Call Stop (You
must request this stop be made to the driver when you board the bus)
** = Bus Stop location (Buses pick
up passengers across from the Randolph
park-and-ride next to the
Saigon Gardens restaurant street side on Randolph Blvd.)
Note: AM times appear in regular type; PM times appear in BOLD
Read
schedule from top to bottom: For example: if you want to take the first
available bus from New Braunfels to San Marcos in the morning, pick the stop
where you wish to board the bus, (7:15AM in the middle of the first time
column), and read down to 7:45AM at the LBJ Student Center. If you wanted to take the first bus from San Marcos to New Braunfels,
start at the top of the column at 5:55AM at the San
Marcos Park and
Ride and read down to the first listing for New Braunfels at 6:20AM
Level of Service
Information for 2007
Complete San
Antonio Service Schedule for the 2007 calendar year, (requires Acrobat Reader,
to open link)
Schedule
Level of Service Summary:
Full Service
Schedule – All
Routes
Minimum Service
Schedule – 1
and 4
Bus Stop Locations:
San Marcos:
LBJ Student Center – (Campus pick-up/drop-off
point designed primarily for student passengers)
Strahan Coliseum – On Aquarena Springs Rd east of Sessom Dr. and University Dr.
San Marcos Park and Ride
– Southbound access road of IH35 between Aquarena Springs Rd. and Hopkins Dr.
New Braunfels:
Lake Dunlap Boat Ramp – Parking lot under the IH35
overpass at the Guadalupe
River near the
intersection of IH35 and Seguin Ave.
San Antonio:
Randolph Park and Ride – This stop is located at
the intersection of Randolph
Blvd and IH35 just north of the 410 bypass. The  bus does not stop inside
the park-and-ride; it stops along Randolph Street next to the Saigon Garden restaurant.
For
specific route information on connecting VIA routes in San Antonio, call their customer
information center at 210.362.2020 or visit their web site.
AMENITIES:
Bike Racks on Bobcat
Tram Buses:
All intercity buses are equipped with bicycle racks
allowing you to travel to the bus stop or to your final destination using
your bike. Each bus will transport up
to three bicycles, these racks are available on a first come, first served
basis. Racks are extremely easy to
use; bicycles can be loaded on the bus in as little as 15 seconds. Ask your driver before you deploy
the rack or walk in front of the bus to remove your bike. If this is your first time using a bicycle
rack, give us a call at 245.2585 for additional information or to set up a
demonstration... Enjoy!
WiFi:
All Intercity buses have wireless access to the
internet. If your portable computer is
WiFi capable, you can cruise to class or work while catching up on emails or
surf the net. It’s free and
easy.
Tickets: Purchase tickets at any of our
authorized distribution locations.
Tickets are sold in a punch-card of ten one-way trips. Cards cost $32.50 for student, faculty and
staff of Texas State, and $40.00 for the general
public. Current cards are marked
“Austin Commuter
Bus Pass”,
but are valid for all intercity service between Austin
and San Antonio. Drivers do not sell tickets and are not
able to receive cash for paid fares.
Purchase locations:
 Service
Centers (Beginning August 21st)
San Marcos: 641 East Hopkins Street
200 West Hopkins Street
New Braunfels: 651 South
Walnut
On Campus: LBJ student center information desk,
(next to book store)
Cost: Inexpensive travel that rivals
the cost of gas alone in your personal car!
Travel between San Marcos and San Antonio or San Marcos
and Austin
for a full-fare, (one circular punch on your punch card that
removes a “paw print”). Travel
between Austin and Kyle; Kyle and San Marcos; San Marcos and New Braunfels;
or New Braunfels and San Antonio for half-fare, (one crescent punch;
two crescent punches are made to “void” each paw-print).
WHY DID Bobcat Tram OPEN INTERCITY
ROUTES TO THE PUBLIC?
Air Quality: This new route serves the San Antonio region. San
Marcos, which is within the Austin-Round Rock
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), has the potential to be designated in
nonattainment of the Federal 8-hour ozone air quality standard by the US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due
to unhealthy air
quality levels that occur primarily during the summer months. In an effort
to avoid nonattainment designation, Bobcat Tram and Texas State
is participating in a regional Early
Action Compact with other local governments in the Austin-Round Rock MSA
in an effort to reduce pollutants that contribute to ground level ozone. By
replacing old diesel engines with new clean diesel engines in early 2007 the
Intercity Connector service stands to reduce ozone pollutants by almost 50
pounds per day! San
Antonio has also entered into an early action compact with the
EPA; Bobcat Tram and Texas State will work to document and report emission
reductions for the San Antonio
area for their report to the EPA and the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality.
Texas State University - San
Marcos is also
one of 33 State "Government Partners" who have pledged a commitment
to improve air quality in the state of Texas.
Charter partners are committed to promoting commute
solutions that include vanpools, carpools, public transit, telecommuting
and flexible work schedules. This new service is the first step in the
fulfillment of that pledge.
Still have questions? Information
line: 512.245.2585
Website: www.txstate.edu/tram
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