Metro Transit (Madison)
Public transit operator in Madison, Wisconsin and vicinity / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Metro Transit, formerly Madison Metro, operates bus services throughout the City of Madison, Wisconsin, United States and several of its suburbs, including Middleton, Fitchburg, Maple Bluff, Shorewood Hills, Sun Prairie, and Verona.[1] System-wide, fixed route ridership was 13,385,628 in 2018.[2] Metro Transit also provides supplemental transit services to Madison's high schools. These routes have been designed to provide additional services during peak school times.[3] Metro Transit also serves the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, Eagle Heights University apartments, and some off-campus residential areas, via routes 80, 81, 82, and 84. These routes are free of charge for UW students and faculty.[4]
Parent | City of Madison |
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Headquarters | 1245 E. Washington Ave. |
Locale | Madison, Wisconsin and its suburbs |
Service type | Bus service, paratransit (contracted) |
Destinations | Fitchburg, Maple Bluff, Middleton, Monona (future), Shorewood Hills, Verona, McFarland, Sun Prairie |
Annual ridership | 9,514,620 (2023) |
Fuel type | Low sulfur diesel, Hybrid diesel-electric, and battery electric buses |
Operator | City of Madison |
General Manager | Justin Stuehrenberg |
Website | cityofmadison.com/metro |
Metro also connects with suburban mass transit services, such as the Monona Lift/Monona Express.[5][6]