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MetroBus
File:St Louis Metro Logo.png
Founded1949
HeadquartersSt. Louis
Service areaGreater St. Louis
Service typeTransit bus and Express bus service
Routes75
Stops9000+
Hubs14 Transit Centers and 34 Park and Ride Lots
Fleet433
Fuel typeDiesel
OperatorBi-State Development Agency
Chief Operating OfficerRay Friem
WebsiteMetro Website

MetroBus is the public bus service for the Greater St. Louis Region connected with the MetroLink light rail system. It is managed by the Bi-State Development Agency and uses a shared fare system with the MetroLink rail.

Service

Its service currently has 75 bus routes and service four counties in Missouri and Illinois, including the City of St. Louis. MetroBus service operates daily and averages about 110,000 daily boardings, which is more than the St. Louis MetroLink. The capacity of the system can accommodate 25,000 additional passengers during peak hours and the daily capacity of the system could most likely accommodate 115,000 additional boardings in all hours.

Fares

The Base adult fare for riding MetroBus is $2.00. A reduced fare of $1.00 is available to for customers with disabilites, seniors (people 65 years and over), and children ages 5 to 12. Children 4 and under ride free. A MetroBus Multi-Use Transfer is $2.75 for adults and $1.35 for seniors, customers with disabilities, and children.

Bus routes

Missouri

Missouri Bus Routes
No. Name Notes
1 Gold
2 Red
4 Natural Bridge
8 Bates Morganford
10 Gravois Lindell
11 Chippewa
13 Union
14 Botanical Garden
16 City Limits
17 Oakville
18 Taylor
21 Watson Road
27 North County Shuttle
30 Soulard
32 M.L. King -Chouteau
33 Dorsett-Lackland
34 Earth City
35 Rock Road
36 Spanish Lake
40 Broadway
41 Lee
42 Sarah
44 Hazelwood
45 Ferguson-Florissant
47 North Hanley
48 North Lindbergh
49 South Lindbergh
56 Kirkwood-Webster
57 Maplewood-Wildwood
58 Clayton Ballas
59 Dogtown
61 Chambers
64 Lucas Hunt
66 Clayton Airport
70 Grand
73 Carondelet
74 Florissant
75 Lilac-Hanley
80 Park-Shaw
90 Hampton
91 Olive
94 Page
95 Kingshighway
97 Delmar
98 Chesterfield Hanley
99 Downtown Circulator The buses used for this route say "99 Downtown Trolley" and are painted to look like trolleys.
40X I-55 Express
58X Twin Oaks Express
174X Halls Ferry Express
210 Fenton-Gravois Bluffs
36X Bissell Hills Express
258 Clayton-Chesterfield
410X Eureka Express
Green Line

Illinois

Illinois Bus Routes
No. Name Notes
1 Main St - State St
2 Cahokia
4 19th & Central - ML King
6 Rosemont - Fairmont City
8 Alta Sita
9 Washington Park
12 O'Fallon Fairview Heights
13 Caseyville-Marybelle
14 Memorial Hospital Westfield Plaza
15 Belleville Shiloh Scott
16 St. Clair Square
17 Carlyle Plaza 17th Street
21 Main & East Base Shuttles
501X Display Graphics Express
502X Waterloo Columbia
512X Metrolink Station Shuttle
517X Lebanon Mascoutah Express

Fleet

Bus passing under the under the St. Louis Science Center walkway

The bus fleet consists of 433 Gillig Phantom, and Gillig Low Floor buses. The Gillig buses vary in sizes which seats 43, 37 and 29 passengers. The fleet also consist of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered Neoplan which seats 42 passengers. The average age of a MetroBus is seven years. Metro's MetroBus fleet is 100% ADA accessible.

Facilities

Transit Centers

MetroBus connects with 11 transit centers in Missouri and 3 transit centers in Illinois, with 4 of the 10 connecting with MetroLink.

Maintenance Facilities

There are four maintenance facilities in the Greater St. Louis Area.

See Also

References


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