MetroBus is the public

bus service Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications ...

for Greater St. Louis connected with the MetroLink light rail system. It is managed by the

Bi-State Development Agency Metro Transit is an enterprise of Bi-State Development, an interstate compact formed by Missouri and Illinois in 1949. Its operating budget in 2016 was $280 million, which is funded by sales taxes from the City of St. Louis and St. Louis Coun ...

and uses a shared fare system with the MetroLink system. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .

Service

Its service currently has 75 bus routes and service four counties in

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and

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rock ...

, including the

City of St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which ...

. MetroBus service operates daily and averages about 110,000 daily boardings, which is more than the 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.

Bus routes

Missouri

Illinois

Facilities

Transit centers

MetroBus connects with 11 transit centers in Missouri and 3 transit centers in Illinois, with 6 of the 11 connecting with MetroLink. * Shaw Transit Center * Clayton Transit Center * Central West End Transit Center * North Broadway Transit Center * Gravois Hampton Transit Center * Civic Center Transit Center * Brentwood Transit Center * Ballas Transit Center * Riverview Hall Transit Center * North Hanley Transit Center * Shrewsbury Transit Center * North County Transit Center

Bus loops

* Catalan Loop * Rock Hill Loop

Maintenance facilities

There are four maintenance facilities in the Greater St. Louis Area. * Metro Main Shop * Brentwood Garage * DeBaliviere Garage * Illinois Garage

References

External links

Metro Website
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St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...