List of MATA Bus Routes
A list of bus routes and bus fleet (current and retired) associated with Memphis Area Transit Authority. The routes cover Shelby County, Tennessee and West Memphis, Arkansas.
Current routes
Primary Service (Serving Downtown Memphis)
All of these routes operate from 5AM-12AM (M-F),5:30Am-11PM Sat, 7AM -7PM Sunday/Holidays. 15-120 min.intervals (or longer), depending on the route schedule.
| Route number | Route name | Branch(es) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Madison | Madison/Airways
Madison/Cooper |
Ends at Young and Parkway after 7pm Monday-Saturday, Sundays and Holidays |
| 4 | Walker | Walker/Alcy
Walker/Castalia Walker/Airways |
The Alcy (to Ketchum/Alcy) and Castalia (to Ketchum/Pendleton) branches operate separately until 7pm Monday through Saturdays. After 7pm Monday-Saturdays and all day Sunday/Holidays, service operates to Airport Transit Center via Vance, Mississippi, Trigg, Lauderdale, Malory, Norris, Alcy, and Airways |
| 5 | Central | Central/ U of M | Weekday Only |
| 7 | Air Park | Weekdays only:
| |
| 8 | Chelsea | Chelsea/Douglass | |
| 11 | Frayser/Raleigh | Frayser/Plaza | After 7pm Monday-Friday and Sundays/Holidays, the route operates portions of route 18, then returns to Frayser Plaza before returning to Downtown; no service to Frayser and Austin Peay during this time. |
| 12 | Florida | Florida/ Holmes | No Sunday/ Holiday Service |
| 13 | Lauderdale | Lauerdale/Prospect | No Sunday/Holiday Service |
| 19 | Vollintine | Vollintine/Macon | No Sunday/Holiday Service |
| 34 | Walnut Grove | Wal Grove/Bapt Hosp | No Sunday/Holiday Service |
| 36 | Hacks Cross | No Sunday/Holiday Service | |
| 39 | South Third | So.Third/Hodge
So.Third/Western Park So.Third/Shelby |
After 7pm Monday-Saturday and all day Sunday/Holidays, both branches merge and operate counterclockwise via Mitchell, Weaver, South Third, Shelby Drive, and Hodge before returning to Downtown Memphis. |
| 40 | Wolfchase | Wolfchase/Berryhill
Wolfchase/Brunswick |
Ends at New Brunswick/Stage after 7pm Monday-Saturday and All day Sunday/Holidays |
| 46 | Whitehaven | Weekday service only | |
| 50 | Poplar | Poplar/ Germantown | |
| 52 | Jackson | Jackson/Raleigh | |
| 53 | Summer | Summer/Shelby Oaks Summer/Binghampton |
Binghampton branch continues service after 7pm Monday-Saturday and all day Sunday/Holidays |
| 56 | Lamar | Lamar/ Amer Way | |
| 57 | Park | Park/St. Francis | |
| 280 | Airways Limited Service | Express service | |
| 340 | Walnut Grove/Limited Service | Limited route supplementing Route 34 extended service to Germantown Pkwy | |
| 400 | Wolfchase Limited Service | Express service operates during peak hours via I-40, 1 AM/1 PM trip |
Crosstown and Feeder Routes
These routes operate from 5AM-1230AM(M-F) 530A-1130P(Sat) 7A-7P (Sun) 30-60 Minute headways or longer depending on route schedule.
| Route number | Route name | Branch(es) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Northaven | Weekday Peak Hours Only | |||
| 9 | Highland | Highland/St. Elmo Highland/Amer Way | No Sundays/Holidays | ||
| 17 | McLemore | McLemore/ Swift McLemore/ Amer Way | No Sunday service | ||
| 18 | Hawkins Mill | After 7pm Monday-Friday and Sunday/Holidays, service is provided by Route 11 | |||
| 21 | Mt. Moriah | no Sunday/ Holidays | |||
| 22 | Raines | Interlines w/ #26 M-F until 7pm and all day on Saturday at American Way Transit Center. No Sun/ Holiday Service | |||
| 26 | Hickory Hill | Operates via American Way on Sunday/Holidays only. | |||
| 28 | Holmes | No Sunday/ Holiday service | |||
| 30 | Brooks | Weekday: Brooks/ Peebles Brooks/Amer Way
Saturday: Brooks/E. Presley Brooks/Oak Court |
On Weekdays only, this route operates between American Way Transit Center and Peebles/Old Horn Lake Road On Saturdays only, this route operates between Brooks/Elvis Presley and Oak Court/Southern Avenue. | ||
| 31 | Firestone | 3 AM trips/ 3 PM trips Monday-Friday | |||
| 32 | East Parkway | East Pkwy/Frayser Blvd East Pkwy/Airways | Federal Express service operates during 5a-8a and 7p-11p(Monday-Friday only) Service ends at Airways Transit Center Saturdays only Service to Airways/Broad Oaks during peak hours (Monday-Friday only) | ||
| 35 | South Parkway | South Pkwy/ Southgate South Pkwy/Summer | Weekday service only | ||
| 37 | Perkins | Perkins/Raleigh Perkins/Amer Way | Weekday service only, Saturday service on Route 30 | ||
| 38 | Westwood/Boxtown | Weekdays only | |||
| 42 | Crosstown | Crosstown/E.Presley Crosstown/ Watkins | |||
| 44 | Goodlett/Ikea Way | Interlined with Route 45 at Stage@Germantown Pkwy. No Service on Sundays/Holidays | |||
| 45 | Appling Farms | Interlines w/#44 at Stage Rd.@Germantown Pkwy. No service on Sunday/Holidays | |||
| 64 | Airport Shuttle | ||||
| 69 | Winchester | Winchester/Mitchell Winchester/ Amer Way | No Sunday/ Holiday service | ||
| 82 | Germantown | Germantown/Exeter Germantown/Wolfchase | Weekdays only | ||
| 99 | Nonconnah | Weekdays only |
Eliminated bus routes
- 10 Watkins
- 15 President's Island
- 20 Bellevue
- 22 Poplar Limited
- 31 Crosstown
- 33 Highland
- 41 Collierville
- 43 Elvis Presley
- 58 Fox Meadows Express
- 61 McLemore-Southern-Germantown
- 62 Frayser-Germantown-Winchester
- 75 Broadway-Ingram
- 77 West Memphis
- 78 West Memphis Express
- 80 Cordova Limited
- 81 Shelby Drive
- 87 Millington/Raleigh
- 88 Ridgeway/Winchester
- 89 Walker Homes-Westwood
- 90 Neely-Southland Mall
- 93 Hickory Hill/Winchester
Transit hubs
William Hudson Downtown Terminal
- Address: 444 North Main Street
- Coordinates: 35°09′23.5″N 90°02′52″W / 35.156528°N 90.04778°W
- Facilities: Serves as the chief hub of the system and main transfer point for all downtown routes
Central Station
- Address: 545 South Main Street
- Facilities: Serves as a southern transfer point for routes 12, 13, 39, Riverfront Loop Trolley, and the Main Street Trolley as well as the connection point for Amtrak in Memphis
American Way Transit Center
- Address: 3921 American Way
- Coordinates: 35°04′33.7″N 89°55′58.7″W / 35.076028°N 89.932972°W
- Facilities: Serves as a suburban transfer location for routes 7,9, 17,21,22,26, 30, 36, 37, 56, and 69
Airways Transit Center
- Address: 3033 Airways Blvd
- Facilities: Serves a southern transfer point for routes 2, 4 (night/Sundays), 28, 30, 32, 64, 99,280 as well as Greyhound and Megabus
MATAplus
MATAplus is a shared ride paratransit service designed to meet the transportation needs of persons with disabilities in the Memphis service area. The service covers the same area as the MATA bus system and operate during the same days and hours as the fixed-route bus system in the same area. The service area extends three-fourths (3/4) of a mile beyond the fixed-routes, which means that anywhere beyond the area mentioned can not qualify for MATAplus services. Two types of services are offered through MATAplus: Advance/Demand Response, which allows riders to book reservations in advance, and a subscription service that allows riders to use the service to take them to their destination and back.
Current Fleet
Active
| Numbers | Builder | Model | Delivered | Notes
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401-420 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2010 | 40 ft version |
| 421-460 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2011 | 40 ft version |
| 3001-3022 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2011 | 29 ft version; no exit doors. Mostly used on MATAPlus service. |
| 4001-4015 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2012 | 40 ft version; Hybrid/Electric |
| 5001-5005 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2012 | 35 ft version; Hybrid/Electric |
| 4016-4025 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2013 | 40 ft version; Hybrid/Electric |
| 4026-4040 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2014 | 40 ft version; Hybrid/Electric |
| 21701-21715 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2017 | 40 ft version; first fleet to use 5 numbers, corresponding to the year it entered service (2[0]17xx) |
| 21801-21818 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2018 | 40 ft version; plain white scheme and frameless windows. New all white livery with green MATA logo. |
Retired
| Numbers | Builder | Model | Delivered | Withdrawn | Notes
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-MATA (Memphis Transit Authority of the City of Memphis) | |||||
| 800-840[1] | GMC | TDH-5301 | 1961 | 1979 | 6 units left after MATA took over operations; Air conditioned fleet; 800 was a demo.[2] 800, 802, 805-807, 809-810, 812-813, 817-819, 822, 824, 826-827, 830-832, 834, 837-838, 840 were sold to Southern California Rapid Transit District in 1976.[3] |
| 841-850 | GMC | TDH-5301 | 1962 | 1986 | Originally numbered 42-51; Air conditioned fleet. |
| 700-715 | Flxible | "New Look" | 1962 (700 only), 1964 | 1977 | Built in Alabama; All were sold to Southern California Rapid Transit District in 1977; Air conditioned fleet. Bus 700 was a demo.[4] |
| 851-878 | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1963 | 1987 | Air conditioned fleet |
| 879-914 | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1964 | 1988 | Air conditioned fleet |
| 915-989[5] | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1965 | 1990 | Air conditioned fleet |
| 101-114 | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1966 | 1992 | Air conditioned fleet |
| 401-412 | GMC | TDH-4519 | 1966 | 1991 | Air conditioned fleet, 35 ft buses; several units were repainted as the "Hustle Bus" |
| 115-124 | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1967 | 1992 | Air conditioned fleet |
| 125-144 | GMC | T6H-5305A | 1968 | 1993 | Air conditioned fleet |
| 413-439 | GMC | T6H-4521A | 1968 | 1993 | Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses |
| 440-499 | GMC | T6H-4521A | 1968 | 1993 | Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses |
| Post-MATA (1975 to present) | |||||
| 200-243 | AM General | 9640-8 | 1978 | 1994 | 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed |
| 244-251 | AM General | 9640-8 | 1978 | 1994 | 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed |
| 301-329 | GMC | RTS-II | 1980 | 2000 | Refurbished in 1986 to add new vertically opening windows and new air conditioning units. |
| 501-509 | MAN | SG-310 | 1983 | 2003 | 60 ft Artictulateds |
| 601-682 | GMC | RTS-04 | 1985 | 2005 | |
| 683-694 | GMC | RTS-04 | 1986 | 2006 | |
| 510-519 | MAN | SG-310 | 1987 | 2000 | |
| 701-724 | TMC | RTS-06 | 1988 | 2008 | |
| 50-54 | Chance Motorcoach | VS-29 | 2003 | 2010 | Replica trolleybuses |
| 725-740 | Nova Bus | RTS-08 | 1994 | 2011 | |
| 55-56 | Chance Motorcoach | VS-29 | 1991 | 2011 | |
| 57-59 | Chance Motorcoach | VS-29 | 1992 | 2011 | |
| 800-838 | Nova Bus | LFS-40102 | 1998 | 2013 | |
| 839-888 | Nova Bus | LFS-40102 | 2000 | 2014 | |
| 889-939 | Nova Bus | LFS-40102 | 2002 | 2016 | |
| 501-507 | Neoplan USA | AN460 | 2004 | 2017 | |
The MATA Trolley network consists of three lines, which are serviced by classic streetcars and operate seven days a week including holidays. There are stations at 24 locations (in and out bound stations are counted as a single location) and 35 of the stations are sheltered and ADA accessible.[6]
As of April 25 2018, the trolley service has been restored on the Main Street Trolley after two streetcars caught fire. The vehicles are being replaced. Riverfront Loop and Madison Avenue Trolley are being operated on a temporary basis by MATA buses until streetcars can refurbished and tested.[7]
| Line | Opened | Stations | Length | Termini | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| █ | Main Street Line | 1993 | 13 | 2.0 mi (3.2 km)[citation needed] | Butler Avenue - North End Terminal |
| █ | Riverfront Loop | 1997 | 19 | 4.1 mi (6.6 km)[citation needed] | none |
| █ | Madison Avenue Line | 2004 | 6 | 2.2 mi (3.5 km)[citation needed] | Third Street - Cleveland Station |
References
- ^ Retired MATA 821 being used as a shuttle in Washington, D.C. in 1978
- ^ GMC TDH-5301 List from OMOT
- ^ from NE Buses
- ^ Flxible New Look list from OMOT
- ^ MATA 968 in Downtown Memphis in June 1978
- ^ "MATA - Memphis Area Transit Authority - Trolleys". Memphis Area Transit Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "MATA Trolleys off the tracks for expensive safety overhaul". WREG-TV. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.