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Metrobus Transit 
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
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.
Fares
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.[2] 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.[3]
Bus fleet
Metrobus Transit currently operates a fleet of 57 buses:
Total Builder Model Numbers 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 Current routes
- 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
References
- ^ Metrobus ridership dips despite best efforts CBC News July 14, 2010
- ^ Metrobus Transit Fares Metrobus Transit November 7, 2010
- ^ m-Card November 7, 2010
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