Fredericksburg Regional Transit or FRED is a bustransit system that operates in and around Fredericksburg, VA. It provides year-round bus service to Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg, with commuter shuttles to the Fredericksburg station for connections to Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express. Most service operates Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm. It also provides service late nights and on weekends when the University of Mary Washington is in session. The administrative offices and main passenger transfer facility are located at 1400 Emancipation Highway in Fredericksburg, and is commonly known as "FRED Central."[1]
History
FRED was founded in 1996 and has continued to grow as a public transit system. In 1998 the system expanded to Spotsylvania County and in 2001 it began serving Stafford County, with service to Caroline County starting in 2002. In 2007, FRED began offering feeder service to connect to the Virginia Railway Express system.[1]
Routes
Route
Information
C1/C2
Caroline
D1
South Stafford
D2
South Stafford
D3
North Stafford
D4
North Stafford
D5
South Stafford
D6
North Stafford
E1
Eagle Express
E2
Eagle Express
E2LN
Eagle Express
Late Night
F1
Fredericksburg
F2
Fredericksburg
F3
Fredericksburg
F4
Fredericksburg
F5
Fredericksburg
S1
Spotsylvania County
S5
Spotsylvania County
S4
Spotsylvania County
VF1
Fredericksburg VRE Shuttle
VS1
Spotsylvania County VRE Shuttle
Fares
FRED's fares are $1.25 for riders using cash. Students of the University of Mary Washington and Germanna Community College, children under 3, and employees of MediCorp Health System, Star Radio Group, and The Free Lance-Star ride for free. Senior citizens and disabled patrons only pay half fare, or $0.60. VRE Shuttles have a fare of $1.75. FRED offers adult monthly passes for $50 which are valid on regular service routes.[2]
