Service area Greater St. Louis Headquarters St. Louis Fleet 374 Stops 9,000 | Routes 75 Date founded 1 April 1963 Fuel type Diesel fuel | |
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Slogan Connecting People With Places Hubs 14 Transit Centers and 34 Park and Ride Lots Operator Metro aka Bi-State Development Agency Chief executive John Nations (October 2010 - Present) Motto Connecting People With Places Service types Transit bus, Express bus service | ||
MetroBus is the public bus service for the Greater St. Louis Region connected with the MetroLink light rail system. It is managed by the Bi-State Development Agency and uses a shared fare system with the MetroLink system.
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Service
Its service currently has 75 bus routes and service four counties in Missouri and Illinois, including the City of St. Louis. 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.
Fares
The base adult fare for riding MetroBus is $2. A reduced fare of $1 is available to for customers with disabilities, seniors (people 65 years and over) with a valid Metro reduced fare photo ID card, and children ages 5 to 12. The reduced fare card can be obtained from the Transit Center building located on DeBaliviere Avenue just across the street from the Forest Park Metrolink station. Children under 5 ride free; limit 3 per fare-paying rider. A Metro Multi-Use 2-Hour Transfer is $3 for adults and $1.50 for seniors, customers with disabilities, and children which can be used within two hours on either MetroBus or MetroLink. A 24-hour pass is $7.50.
Fleet
The bus fleet consists of 374 Gillig Phantom, Gillig Low Floor, and ex-OC Transpo New Flyer D60LF articulated buses. The Gillig buses vary in sizes which seats 43, 37 and 29 passengers. The fleet also used consist of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered Neoplan which seated 42 passengers. The average age of a MetroBus is seven years. Metro's MetroBus fleet is 100% Americans with Disabilities Act accessible.
Transit centers
MetroBus connects with 11 transit centers in Missouri and 3 transit centers in Illinois, with 6 of the 11 connecting with MetroLink.
Bus loops
Maintenance facilities
There are four maintenance facilities in the Greater St. Louis Area.