• North Transfer Point
• South Transfer Point
• East Transfer Point
• West Transfer Point
• Capitol Square
• Memorial Union
• East Towne Mall
• Dutch Mill Park and Ride

Madison Metro Transit operates a bus service throughout the city of Madison, Wisconsin, United States and most of its immediate suburbs, including the Town of Madison, the City of Middleton, Fitchburg, Maple Bluff, Shorewood Hills, Verona, and a small portion of McFarland.^[1] System-wide, fixed route ridership was 14,923,970 in 2011.^[2] Metro Transit also provides supplemental transit services to Madison middle and high schools. These routes are open to the general public, but have been designed to provide additional services during peak school times.^[3] Metro 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.^[4] Routes 81 and 82 also operate as the university's "SAFEride" overnight service as well.

Metro also connects with suburban mass transit services, such as the Monona Public Transportation, Portage Public Transit, and Sun Prairie Shared Taxi Shuttle.^[5]{{better source|date=January 2018}}

Route network

The route network focuses on hubs at the Capitol Square in downtown Madison and four major transfer points in outer parts of Madison. Core all day routes "pulse" at the transfer points every 30 to 60 minutes and are supplemented by an overlay of commuter service. Many routes serve downtown Madison and the University of Wisconsin Madison where transit use is high.^[6]

The most recent service update reflected in this article went into effect in August 2013. Significant changes include the restructuring of Routes 9 and 10, significant changes to Route 18, and the introduction of several new routes in east Madison - Routes 31, 33, and 35. Route 85 was consolidated into Route 80 in August 2012 as a resulting of a UW budget shortfall.^[7]

Routes

In the table below, "Via(s)" refer to different patterns the same route may take. For example, "Route 6 via Hayes" means that the bus will travel on the Hayes loop before reaching the West Transfer Point or East Towne Mall - other Route 6 trips may travel "via MATC".

Regular routes

Peak-only routes

Weekend-only routes

• 7 West Transfer Pt to East Transfer Pt Via Monroe/Tokay
• 8 Capitol Square to Spring Harbor
• 31 East Transfer Pt to Marsh Rd (operates AM/PM rush hour and evenings on weekdays also)
• 59 West Transfer Pt to Fitchburg
• 63 West Transfer Pt to Prairie Town Center via West Towne Mall, Odana & Watts Rds
• 68 West Transfer Pt to Prairie Town Center via Old Sauk & Junction Rds
• 78 West Transfer Pt to Middleton (Saturday only)

University of Wisconsin campus shuttles

All routes in this section are fare free.

• 80 Memorial Union / South Campus to Eagle Heights / West Campus (evening and late night)
• 81 Observatory Dr / Johnson St Loop(s) (evening and overnight) (SAFEride)
• 82 Breese Ter / W Washington Ave Loop (s) (evening and overnight) (SAFEride)
• 84 Eagle Heights Express (limited stops) (weekday PM rush hour only)

Supplemental Schoolday Service

• W, W1, W3, W5, W7 - West High School District
• E, E1, E3, E5 - East High School District
• M, M1, M3, M5, M7 - Memorial High School District
• L, L1, L3, L5, L7 - La Follette High School District

Bus fleet

• 800-875 New Flyer D40LF (Most have been retired, Main use for school service and extra buses)
• 876-999, 100-160 Gillig Advantage (several of the oldest in the fleet have been retired)
• 001-021 Gillig/GM/Allison (Gillig BRT Hybrid)^[8]

Service to suburban communities

• Town of Madison (routes 4, 11, 13, 16, 18, 40, 44, 47, 48, and 75)
• Fitchburg (routes 16, 18, 19, 40, 44, 47, 48, 49, 52, 56, 59, and 75)
• Maple Bluff (routes 2 and 28)
• Middleton (routes 70, 71, 72, 73, and 78)
• Shorewood Hills (routes 2, 10, 11, 12, 15, 28, 37, 38, 44, 56, 57, 70, 71, 72, and 74)
• Verona (routes 55 and 75)
• Blooming Grove (routes 3, 5, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 39)
• Monona is not served but can be reached with Routes 11, 12, 16, 31, 37, and 38. Service in Monona is provided by Monona Public Transportation, which links with the urban network at the East Transfer Point and some CBD stops.
• McFarland can be reached with Route 31
• Shuttle service to Sun Prairie via East Towne Mall (routes 6, 20, 25, 26, 30, and 36)

Gallery

References

External links

• Metro site
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071022093630/http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/mpo/Otheredoc_pdf/Public%20Transit.pdf Public Transit Data and Trends] from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20071022093810/http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/mpo/ Madison Area Metropolitan Planning Organization]