Metro Ride provides public
bus
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transportation for the
Wausau,
Wisconsin
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area.
Metro Ride operates 7 routes in the City of Wausau which run at 30-minute intervals. The service also provides several express routes to supplement the main routes when
school
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is in session.
Hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Buses do not operate on Saturdays or Sundays. The main transfer facility is located in the downtown area, one block from the Marathon County Courthouse. The Wausau Transit Center at 555 Jefferson Street was upgraded and expanded in 2005. This location also serves intercity buses.
*Metro Ride was formerly known as "Wausau Area Transit System (WATS)" The name now exists in the tagline "Provided by Wausau Area Transit System"
Route list
*A- Grand Ave/Health Center
*B- North 1st Ave/
Northcentral Technical College
Northcentral Technical College (NTC) is a public community college in Wausau, Wisconsin. It is a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System. The district of the college includes all of, or portions of, Marathon, Lincoln, Taylor, Price ...
*D- Bridge St/
West High School
*G- Sherman St
*H- North 6th St/Riverview
*I- Stewart Ave/Aspirus Hospital
*J- Thomas St
Service to Rothschild, Schofield and Weston ended in 2015, along with weekend service. At the same time, fares were raised.
Fares
In 2022, fares are $1.75 for adults, $1.50 for students, $0.85 for seniors, and free for children. Adult fares have been increased from $1.25 in 2015. Additional fare increases had taken place in 2008 and 2012.
Wausau Transit Center
The Wausau Transit Center is located at 555 Jefferson Street in downtown Wausau across from the Marathon County Courthouse. The facility replaced a 1976 transit center located on the adjacent lot to the west of the current center. The new facility was built in 2005 and has space for about 10 buses. All routes operate from the transit center, where intercity buses from Milwaukee, Janesville and Minneapolis also stop.
Ridership
Fixed Route Service Trends
1996-2016 data from 2018 Wausau Transit Development Plan.
2017-2020 data from National Transit database.
See also
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List of bus transit systems in the United States
The following is a list of presently-operating bus transit systems in the United States with regular service. The list excludes charter buses, private bus operators, paratransit systems, and trolleybus systems. Figures for daily ridership, number ...
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List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin The following is a list of presently operating intercity bus stops in Wisconsin with regular service. The list excludes charter buses, local transit buses, paratransit systems, and trolleybus systems. The following companies provide intercity bus se ...
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Stevens Point Transit
Central Transportation is the public transportation system in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by the city of Stevens Point.
Services
The transit system operates three services:
*Stevens Point City Bus: Four regular bus routes ...
References
External links
Official Website
{{Wisconsin public transit
Bus transportation in Wisconsin
Marathon County, Wisconsin