Topeka Metro is the fixed-route and paratransit public transportation operator in the city of Topeka, Kansas. It carries passengers Monday through Saturday on 12 routes on weekdays and on Saturdays. Topeka Metro also runs a paratransit service during its service hours.

Officially the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority, it was founded in 1973.[1] It is governed by a board of seven directors that serve four-year terms.[2] In April 2015, Topeka Metro launched the state's first bikeshare system. Topeka Metro Bikes (TMB) the bikeshare program ended on July 30, 2020.[3]

Topeka Metro was named Transit of the Year 2018 by the Kansas Public Transit Association.[4] Topeka is a Bicycle-Friendly Community, and Topeka Metro is a bicycle-friendly business.

Routes

Topeka Metro Bus Routes and Detours[5]
No. Description Notes
1 Oakland Oakland Line & Schedule
2 North Kansas North Kansas Line & Schedule
3 East 6th East 6th Line & Schedule
4 California California Line & Schedule
5 Indiana Indiana Line & Schedule
6 West 6th West 6th Line & Schedule
7 Washburn Washburn Line & Schedule
10 West 10th West 10th Line & Schedule
12 Huntoon Huntoon Line & Schedule
17 West 17th West 17th Line & Schedule
21 West 21st West 21st Line & Schedule
29 West 29th West 29th Line & Schedule

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[6]

250,000
500,000
750,000
1,000,000
1,250,000
1,500,000
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

See also

References

  1. ^ "About METRO". Topeka Metro. December 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Metro Board". Topeka Metro. October 30, 2011.
  3. ^ Hrenchir, Tim (April 15, 2015). "State's first-ever bicycle sharing program kicks off in Topeka". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Topeka Metro Wins Awards at Kansas Public Transportation Association Annual Meeting". www.MassTransitMag.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Effective August 12th, 2018 Archived January 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Topeka Metro
  6. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved July 21, 2023.

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