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]
Services
There are 9 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.[4] The Route 15 bus connects the Christiana Mall Park & Ride to New Castle and downtown Wilmington.[5] The Route 33 bus connects the park and ride with the downtown areas of Wilmington and Newark.[6] The Route 37 bus provides rush hour weekday service to downtown Wilmington and the Amazon fulfillment center in Middletown.[7] The Route 44 bus connects the Christiana Mall Park & Ride to Delaware City.[8] The Route 51 bus connects the Christiana Mall Park & Ride to New Castle and downtown Wilmington.[9] The Route 54 bus connects the park and ride with Churchmans Crossing station, Bear, and the Walmart on Wilton Boulevard.[10] The Route 55 bus links the Christiana Mall Park & Ride with downtown Newark via Old Baltimore Pike.[11] The Route 64 bus connects the park and ride to Bear and Glasgow.[12] 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.[13][14] The Christiana Mall also has a bus stop near Target that serves Routes 5, 15, and 51.[4][5][9]