Transportation

Transportation

SHARP Lines Rural Public Transportation, is a rural public transportation program for residents of Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, rural Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young counties.

Who is eligible?
How Do I Apply?
What do I do after I’ve scheduled a ride?​

Other Important Information

SHARP Lines’ public transportation service area includes Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Rural Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young Counties. Destinations include shopping centers, beauty/barber shops, social service agencies, and medical clinics.

SHARP Lines’ non-emergency medical transportation service area includes Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Rural Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young Counties.

Most vans/buses in the fleet are equipped with wheelchair lifts for individuals with disabilities.

Location

Currently serving Archer, Baylor, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, rural Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young counties.

Address: 118 N 1st Street, Crowell, TX 79227

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Who is Eligible?

All residents of the service area are eligible for private pay transportation. 

Type of Trip

Fee

Same county

$2.00 one way

Adjacent county

$10.00 one way

Across two or more counties

$17.00 one way

Out of service area

$35.00 one way

Same day trips

$3.00 added to base fare

Additional trips

$2.00 per stop

 

If you would like to schedule a non-emergency medical transportation trip through Medicaid, contact the number on the back of your Medicaid card to check if you are eligible. To learn more about the Texas Health and Human Services Medical Transportation program, please follow this link.

How do I apply?

If you would like to schedule a public transportation ride, call the SHARP Lines Dispatch center at (940) 684-1572. Reservations must be made 48 hours before you need to travel and can be made up to a week in advance. If your trip involves more than one stop, you will need to schedule all stops during the call. You will receive an automated call with your pick-up time after 5 p.m. the day before your scheduled ride. On the day of your scheduled ride you will receive a phone call notification stating that your driver is in route for pickup.

If you would like to schedule a non-emergency medical trip through Medicaid, please call the number on the back of your Medicaid card.

What do I do after I’ve scheduled a ride?

Be ready to meet the SHARP Lines driver at the agreed pick up location. The driver will wait for 15 minutes after arrival at the client’s location. Once you board the vehicle, pay the driver the exact fare (if required) and enjoy your ride.

When are you ready to be picked up for your return trip, please call the SHARP Lines Dispatch Center at (940) 684-1572. You will be picked up within one hour. Please note that the driver will not look for you outside of the agreed upon pick up location

Transportation Rules

  • We provide curb to curb service. Passenger must be able to get to agency vehicle by themselves, or can be accompanied by an attendant.
  • Passengers should sit promptly after boarding the agency vehicle.
  • Passengers must wear seatbelts, and remain seated until the bus has come to a complete stop.
  • All children under the age of eight (8) must ride in a child safety seat. Safety seats must be provided by the client.
  • Adult passengers must properly supervise all children and ensure they remain quiet, buckled in, and seated.
  • All luggage, packages, and parcels must be kept safely beside the passenger to avoid tripping hazards.
  • Limit of no more than three sacks or small bags.
  • Passengers must be very careful when boarding the bus to avoid tripping, slipping or falling, especially watching for steps, curbs, and street gutters.
  • No radios, music boxes, boom boxes, or other distractions are allowed.
  • No smoking or the use of any tobacco products is allowed.
  • Shoes and shirt must be worn. No swim suits allowed.
  • No open containers are allowed – Only spill proof containers are allowed on the bus – Styrofoam “to go” cups, even with lids, are not considered spill proof.
  • No trash, gum, or discarded foodstuffs or containers are to be left on the bus.
  • No food or drink is allowed.
  • No Illegal Drugs or Alcohol allowed on Agency Vehicles.
  • No person shall damage, write upon, or soil any interiors of the SHARP Lines vehicles.
  • No pets or animals are allowed on the vehicle other than a service animal accompanying a person with a disability, or an animal in a cage or approved standard pet carrier.
  • No person shall possess any explosives or carry any corrosive acid or flammable liquid, gasoline or a gasoline container or any type of hazardous material while on the vehicle. (Respirators and portable oxygen supplies are permitted to be carried on and used on board by a person needing them for health reasons).
  • All portable oxygen supplies/bottles must be secured. You may secure them by using the seat beats, or by using bungee cords, or stanchions.
  • Bungee cords or stanchions must be provided by the passenger.
  • No person shall possess firearms, with the exception of law enforcement officers.
  • No laundry is allowed on board except in an enclosed bag.
  • No person shall interfere with the driver’s operation of the vehicle.
  • No person shall use profane or abusive language toward the driver or other patrons, or act in a hostile or threatening manner on board.
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