Metro Transit (Madison)
Metro Transit, formerly Madison Metro, operates bus services throughout the City of Madison, Wisconsin, United States and most of its immediate suburbs, including the City of Middleton, Fitchburg, Maple Bluff, Shorewood Hills, Sun Prairie, Verona, a small portion of McFarland as well as future service slated to serve Monona. System-wide, fixed route ridership was 13,385,628 in 2018. 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. 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. The "80 routes" are free of charge.
Parent | City of Madison |
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Headquarters | 1245 E. Washington Ave. |
Locale | Madison, Wisconsin |
Service area | 72 square miles |
Service type | Bus service, Paratransit (contracted) |
Destinations | Fitchburg, Maple Bluff, Middleton, Monona (future), Shorewood Hills, Verona, McFarland, Sun Prairie |
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Annual ridership | 8,379,362 (2022) |
Fuel type | Low Sulfur diesel, Hybrid diesel-electric, and some battery-operated electric buses (active 2020) |
Operator | City of Madison |
General Manager | Justin Stuehrenberg |
Website | MyMetrobus.com |
Metro also connects with suburban mass transit services, such as the Monona Lift/Monona Express.