Home Skip to main content

Transportation Glossary
Term Description

Service Area

The square miles of the transit agency's operational area. ADA defines the service areas that must be served by complementary transit. For bus systems, the service area is defined as corridors with a width of three-fourths of a mile on either side of a fixed route. For rail systems, the service area consists of a circle three-fourths of a mile around each station, which may be extended to 1½ miles at end stations in outlying areas.

NDSU Dept 2880P.O. Box 6050Fargo, ND 58108-6050
(701)231-7767ndsu.ugpti@ndsu.edu