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| Slogan | Get on. Be moved. |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Headquarters | 245 Freshwater Road, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Service area | St. John's and Mount Pearl |
| Service type | Public transit |
| Routes | 18 |
| Stops | 778 |
| Stations | 2 |
| Fleet | 53 |
| Annual ridership | 3.1 million[1] |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | St. John's Transportation Commission (City of St. John's) |
| General Manager | Judy Powell |
| Web site | www.metrobus.com |
Metrobus Transit is a public transport system owned by the City of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada. It operates a fleet of diesel buses. A total of 18 bus routes serve St. John's and Mount Pearl, carrying approximately 3.1 million passengers in 2009.
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History [link]
Metrobus Transit was established in 1958, and is operated by the St. John's Transportation Commission, a board consisting of six members from various areas of the region.
Metrobus Transit currently operates 18 routes. Routes travel around the cities of St. John's and Mount Pearl and service major destinations including the Avalon Mall, Village Shopping Centre, Memorial University Confederation Building, College of the North Atlantic, Marine Institute, Mile One Centre, and downtown St. John's.
In 2012, Metrobus Transit acquired nine new fully accessible Nova LFS Smart Buses and plan to purchase twenty-one additional buses by 2017. The Smart Bus technology on these buses can improve fuel economy by up to 18% and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. From the outside, the new buses look very similar to the other 23 low-floor buses already in its fleet, however, are fully accessible and include a wheelchair ramp and other related equipment.[2]
Fares [link]
| Category | Cash Fare | 30-Day Pass | 10 tickets |
| Adult | $2.25 | $70.00 | $20.00 |
| Child | $1.75 | $45.00 | $15.00 |
| Senior | $2.25 | $45.00 | $15.00 |
In addition Student Semester Passes are available for Memorial University, Marine Institute and College of the North Atlantic students. The fare is $245.00.[3] In 2006, Metrobus Transit upgraded its fare system to use a smart card system called the m-Card, which replaces tickets and monthly passes with a reloadable card and offers a points and rewards loyalty program.[4]
Bus fleet [link]
Metrobus Transit currently operates a fleet of 57 buses:
| Total | Builder | Model | Numbers |
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| 25 | MCI | TC40-102N Classic Bus | 8714 - 8722, 8923 - 8926, 9027 - 9030, 9131 - 9133, 9234 - 9238 |
| 5 | OBI | Orion 05.501 | 9339 - 9343 |
| 21 | Nova Bus | LFS-40102 | 9844 - 9846, 0147 - 0152, 0753 - 0756, 0857 - 0861, 0962 - 0965, 1066, 1201 - 1209 [5] |
Current routes [link]
- 1 The Village-Institutes
- 2 The Village-Pleasantville-Avalon Mall
- 3 The Village-Downtown-Stavanger Drive
- 5 Avalon Mall-Pleasantville
- 6 The Village-Downtown
- 9 Avalon Mall-MacDonald Drive (Summer Route)
- 10 Kelsey Drive-Avalon Mall-Downtown
- 11 Avalon Mall-Shea Heights
- 12 The Village-Avalon Mall
- 13 The Village-Institutes Express (Fall/Winter Route)
- 14 Airport Heights-MUN Centre
- 15 Avalon Mall-Forest Road
- 16 Kenmount Terrace-Avalon Mall-Institutes-Torbay Road (Fall/Winter Route)
- 17 Downtown-Institutes-Torbay Road (Fall/Winter Route)
- 18 The Village-Kilbride-Goulds
- 19 The Village-Crosbie Road-Avalon Mall
- 21 The Village-Mount Pearl
- 22 The Village-Donovan's Industrial Park-Mount Pearl
- 23 Avalon Mall-Stavanger Drive
- 25 The Village-Kilbride-Goulds
External links [link]
References [link]
- ^ Metrobus ridership dips despite best efforts CBC News July 14, 2010
- ^ Metrobus Transit takes delivery of nine new fully accessible low-floor buses February 24, 2012
- ^ Metrobus Transit Fares Metrobus Transit November 7, 2010
- ^ m-Card November 7, 2010
- ^ Metrobus unveils nine new fully accessible busses February 23, 2012
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