Christiana Mall Park & Ride

The Christiana Mall Park & Ride is a park and ride lot and bus terminal located at the Christiana Mall in the unincorporated community of Christiana between Wilmington and Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. The park and ride serves DART First State buses, with service provided by 11 local bus routes serving New Castle County and two inter-county bus routes that provide service to Dover and seasonal service to Lewes and Rehoboth Beach.

Christiana Mall Park & Ride
DART First State bus terminal
Bus shelter at Christiana Mall Park & Ride
Location	Christiana Mall Newark, DE 19702
Coordinates	39.680°N 75.6558°W / 39.680; -75.6558
Bus routes	13
Bus operators	DART First State
Construction
Disabled access	Yes

Location and layout

The Christiana Mall Park & Ride is located at the Christiana Mall, a shopping mall located southeast of the interchange between Interstate 95 and Delaware Route 1/Delaware Route 7 in the unincorporated community of Christiana, situated between Wilmington and Newark in northern New Castle County, Delaware.[1][2] The park and ride is located in the parking lot of the mall on the west side near Nordstrom. The Christiana Mall Park & Ride consists of a bus shelter with benches, bus schedules, and trash cans adjacent to the roadway. A sidewalk connects the park and ride to the mall entrance near Nordstrom.[2] The parking spaces for the park and ride are located in the mall's parking lot, with yellow paint used to delineate the park and ride area.[3]

History

The Christiana Mall Park & Ride was originally located along the mall's ring road to the north of the mall where Cabela's is currently located.[2][3] On July 21, 2013, the park and ride was relocated to its current location to the west of Nordstrom.[3] There are plans to replace the park and ride at the mall with the New Castle County Transit Center, which will include improved transit infrastructure along with pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Construction of the transit center is planned to begin in early 2022 and be completed in early 2024.[4]

Services

DART First State bus 422 at the Christiana Mall Park & Ride on the Route 33 line

There are 11 local bus routes that connect the Christiana Mall Park & Ride to points in New Castle County.[1] The Route 5 bus connects the park and ride to Delaware Park Racetrack, Stanton, Newport, and downtown Wilmington.[5] The Route 15 bus connects the Christiana Mall Park & Ride to New Castle and downtown Wilmington.[6] The Route 33 bus connects the park and ride with the downtown areas of Wilmington and Newark.[7] The Route 34 bus links the Christiana Mall Park & Ride with downtown Newark.[8] The Route 40 bus connects the park and ride to downtown Wilmington, Bear and Glasgow.[9] The Route 44 bus connects the Christiana Mall Park & Ride to the DMV in Delaware City.[10] The Route 45 bus connects the Christiana Mall Park & Ride with downtown Wilmington, Boyds Corner, and Odessa.[11] The Route 47X bus provides rush hour weekday service to downtown Wilmington and the Amazon fulfillment center in Middletown.[12] The Route 51 bus connects the Christiana Mall Park & Ride to New Castle and downtown Wilmington.[13] The Route 54 bus connects the park and ride with Churchmans Crossing station, Bear, and the Walmart on Wilton Boulevard, with limited service to downtown Wilmington.[14] The Route 55 bus links the Christiana Mall Park & Ride with downtown Newark via Old Baltimore Pike, with limited service to downtown Wilmington.[15] There are also two inter-county bus routes that stop at Christiana Mall Park & Ride along their routes between Wilmington and points in southern Delaware.[1] The Route 301 bus provides service from the Christiana Mall to Dover while the Route 305 "Beach Connection" bus provides seasonal weekend and holiday service in the summer months to Lewes and Rehoboth Beach.[16][17] The Christiana Mall also has a bus stop near Target that serves Routes 5, 15, and 51.[5][6][13]

The Christiana Mall Park & Ride is served by the Race Express bus that provides bus service to the NASCAR races at Dover International Speedway. The bus, which only operates for the Sunday NASCAR Cup Series race, offers 800 seats on a first-come, first-served basis.[18]

References

1. Christiana Area and the Christiana Mall (PDF) (Map). DART First State. May 21, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
2. Google (December 27, 2017). "overview of Christiana Mall Park & Ride" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
3. "Relocation of Christiana Mall Park & Ride Effective Sunday July 21, 2013" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
4. "DelDOT Projects Portal - New Castle County Transit Center". Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
5. "Route 5 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
6. "Route 15 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
7. "Route 33 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
8. "Route 34 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
9. "Route 40 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
10. "Route 44 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
11. "Route 45 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
12. "Route 47 and 47X bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
13. "Route 51 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
14. "Route 54 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
15. "Route 55 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
16. "Route 301 bus schedule" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
17. "DART Beach Bus - DART To The Beach" (PDF). DART First State. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
18. "Traffic, parking info for Dover race weekend". Cape Gazette. May 12, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Christiana Mall Park & Ride at Wikimedia Commons