Navajo Transit System facts for kids
| Parent | Navajo Nation |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Fort Defiance, AZ |
| Routes | 17 |
| Fleet | 45, including 35 transit buses |
| Daily ridership | 247,255 (2013) |
The Navajo Transit System (NTS) is a public bus service. It helps people travel around the Navajo Nation. This area covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The NTS currently runs 17 different bus routes. It serves 41 of the 110 Navajo Chapter communities.
The NTS is a part of the Navajo Nation Government. It is managed by their Division of Transportation. The NTS gets money from different places. These include the Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah Departments of Transportation. It also gets funding from the Federal Transit Administration. This helps keep the buses running.
Important Events for the NTS
The NTS has faced some challenges over the years. In 2017, some of its federal funding was paused. This happened because the system did not fully follow government rules.
In 2018, the NTS started an exciting new partnership. They teamed up with the Farmington Red Apple Transit system. This partnership lets riders switch between the two bus systems for free. You can do this in Kirtland, NM and Farmington, NM.
The NTS also had to stop service during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This pause started on March 18, 2020. Buses did not start running again until June 7, 2021. Even then, only a few routes began operating again. These were routes 3, 5, 9, and 14.
Bus Routes
The NTS operates many different routes. These routes connect communities across the Navajo Nation. Here are the routes they currently offer:
- Route 01: From Tuba City, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 02: From Whitecone, AZ to Steamboat, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 03: From Kayenta, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 04: From Crownpoint, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 05: From Gallup, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 06: From Crystal, NM to Gallup, NM
- Route 07a: From Newcomb, NM to Farmington, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 07b: From Newcomb, NM to Farmington, NM to Shiprock, NM
- Route 08: From Chinle, AZ to Ganado, AZ to Tsaile, AZ
- Route 09: From Dilkon, AZ to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 10: From Pinon, AZ to Chinle, AZ to Tsaile, AZ
- Route 11: From Birdspring, AZ to Flagstaff, AZ to Tuba City, AZ
- Route 13: From Fort Defiance, AZ to Crownpoint, NM and Gallup, NM
- Route 14: From Shiprock, NM to Fort Defiance, AZ
- Route 15: From Sanders, AZ to Window Rock, AZ
- Route 16: From Aneth, UT to Bluff, UT to Blanding, UT
- Route 18: This route provides local service in Shiprock, NM. It is called Shiprock Local Area Transit.
