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WHAT WE’VE ACHIEVED



ExperienceCapital Metro was established in 1985
Employees More than 1500 (includes transportation service contractors)
Operating Budget $182 million (FY 2009, October 1 – September 30)
Fleet More than 500 total vehicles:
402 buses for local, UT and express routes
3 diesel/electric hybrid buses
14 ‘Dillo trolleys
107 MetroAccess vehicles
158 RideShare vans
14 GREENride Toyota Priuses
Bus Stops More than 3,000
Routes 60 Metro routes
8 Express routes
2 ‘Dillo routes
19 UT Shuttle routes
55 AISD Magnet routes
Route MilesApproximately 16 million
Freight Rail Miles Approximately 163 miles
Daily One-Way Trips On average 140,000
Population Served Nearly 738,000
Service Area Approximately 500 square miles
Communities 10 (includes Austin, Manor, San Leanna, Jonestown, Lago Vista, Leander, Point Venture, Volente Beach, plus portions of Travis County Precinct 2 and Williamson County’s Anderson Mill)
Ridership (FY 2008) Total: 35,384,356
Fixed-Route Service: 28,534,615
UT Shuttles: 5,534,884
Wheelchair boardings: 108,711
MetroAccess: 706,646
RideShare: 346,882


line seperatorCapital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
2910 East 5th Street | Austin, Texas 78702 | (512) 389-7400
Specific Route Information | (512) 474-1200