CapMetro Bus | |
Parent: | Capital Metro |
Headquarters: | 2910 E. Fifth Street, Austin, Texas |
Locale: | Central Texas |
Stops: | 2,300 |
Hubs: | 17 Park and ride/Transit centers |
Stations: | 26 CapMetro Rapid station pairs |
Ridership: | |
Annual Ridership: | |
Fuel Type: | Diesel, Electric |
Operator: | Keolis |
Leader: | Dottie Watkins |
Leader Type: | President and CEO |
CapMetro Bus is the bus public transit service of the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) of Austin, Texas and serves Austin and the surrounding areas. MetroBus services include 82 standard routes and 15 high-frequency bus routes . It has several categories of routes: Local, Flyer and Limited, Feeder, Crosstown, Special services and UT Shuttles. CapMetro also operates an express bus service, MetroExpress, and a bus rapid transit service, CapMetro Rapid, in addition to the agency's commuter rail service, CapMetro Rail. In, the bus system had a ridership of, or about per weekday as of .
At the agency's inception, CapMetro originally operated a series of "paired" route service where two different routes that pass through downtown are served by the same buses, allowing riders to transfer between certain routes without leaving the bus. Since 2008, this practice has been eliminated and after a number of route pair reassignments, the agency merged the paired routes under single route numbers (for example, the 1 North Lamar and 13 South Congress were originally paired as they were the two busiest routes in the system, but they have since been merged as 1 North Lamar/South Congress).
Meanwhile, most local routes carried two digits before CapMetro assigned a third digit for routes that do not serve downtown in 2000 (for example, 25 Ohlen became 325). Flyer routes were renumbered altogether to match their local stop counterparts (for example, 65 Manchaca Flyer became 103), while express routes that operated during commute times only contained letters (for example, NEX Northeast Express was renamed 990 Manor/Elgin Express; but was originally 70 Northeast Express).
The majority of the current bus fleet consists of vehicles produced by two manufacturers, Gillig and New Flyer, with only relatively small generational design variations, most visibly in the use of flip-dot destination displays on older series versus LED displays on newer buses. A few smaller series of buses were acquired from other manufacturers, notably Optima (used preferentially on MetroRail shuttles) and MCI (used on express services). Older bus series produced by TMC and Blue Bird are no longer in service.
MetroBus Local routes are intended to connect specific neighborhoods of Austin to Downtown Austin, with frequent stops. Since June 2014, north–south service within downtown Austin for all routes is provided via Lavaca Street northbound and Guadalupe Street southbound, with all routes serving at least one stop along both streets.
Prior to relocating routes to the Guadalupe/Lavaca corridor, many routes formerly utilized Brazos Street northbound and Colorado Street southbound before various construction projects took place. Since June 2014, the remaining lines no longer use Congress Avenue between 11th Street and Barton Springs Road. East-west service within downtown Austin for all routes is provided via 5th Street eastbound and 4th and 6th Streets westbound, so as to provide a connection along the Lavaca/Guadalupe corridor.
Some MetroBus routes are designated High-Frequency routes and operate with a headway of 15 minutes between buses weekdays, 20 minutes Saturdays. Routes :[1]
+ style="background: #CF378C; color:#FFFFFF; padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;" class="nowrap" | MetroBus Local High-Frequency routes | Rt. | Name | TerminalsInterlines | Created | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | North Lamar / South Congress | Tech Ridge Park and Ride via North Lamar Transit Center | E William Cannon at Bluff Springs via South Congress Transit Center | — |
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2 | Rosewood / Cesar Chavez | Shady Lane at 5th Street | Airport at Springdale | — |
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3 | Burnet / Manchaca | Southpark Meadows | Great Hills at Stonelake | — |
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4 | 7th Street | 5th at Campbell | 7th at Shady | — |
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5 | Woodrow / East 12th | Tannehill at Webberville | Northcross Mall | — |
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7 | Duval / Dove Springs | E William Cannon at Bluff Springs | Crestview station | — |
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10 | South First / Red River | Southpark Meadows | Rutherford Wal-Mart | — |
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18 | ML King | Exposition at Lake Austin | Hefflin at Springdale | — |
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20 | Manor / Riverside | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | LBJ High School | — |
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30 | Barton Creek / Bull Creek | Northcross Mall | Westgate Transit Center via Barton Creek Square Mall | — |
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+ style="background: #CF378C; color:#FFFFFF; padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em" class="nowrap" | Former Local High-Frequency routes | Rt. | Name | Created | Eliminated | Notes | Ref. |
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1L | North Lamar / South Congress | — |
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1M | Metric / South Congress | — |
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6 | East 12th | — |
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8 | Govalle | — |
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9 | Enfield / Travis Heights | — |
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11 | Cherrywood | — |
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11 | Stassney | — |
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12 | Manchaca | — |
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13 | South Congress | — |
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14 | Travis Heights | — |
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15 | Red River | — |
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16 | South Fifth / Westgate | — |
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17 | Cesar Chavez | — |
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19 | Bull Creek | — |
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21 | Exposition | — |
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22 | Chicon | — |
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23 | Wood Hollow | — |
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23 | Johnny Morris |
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24 | Walnut Creek | — |
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25 | Ohlen | — |
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26 | Riverside | — |
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27 | Dove Springs | — |
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28 | Ben White | — |
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29 | Barton Hills | — |
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31 | Oltorf | — |
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32 | Airport Boulevard | — |
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33 | William Cannon | — |
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34 | Great Hills |
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37 | Colony Park | — |
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38 | South Lamar | — |
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39 | Walnut Creek / Koenig | — |
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40 | Parkfield | — |
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42 | Quail Valley / Metric | — |
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43 | South Oaks | — |
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44 | Cedar Bend | — |
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45 | Copperfield | — |
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46 | Bergstrom | — |
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47 | ? | — |
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47 | East 26th Street | — |
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91 | East Lakeline | — |
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92 | West Lakeline | — |
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111 | Stassney |
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120 | St. Johns |
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151 | Allandale | — |
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161 | Delwood | — |
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201 | North Loop | — | — | — | |||
202 | 45th Street | — |
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202 | Battle Bend | — |
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203 | Buckingham Circulator | — |
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204 | Southwest Oaks Circulator | — |
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205 | East Lakeline | — |
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206 | West Lakeline | — |
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208 | East Austin Circulator | — |
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209 | Lohmans |
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238 | Westgate | — |
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240 | Rutland |
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242 | Metric |
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244 | Cedar Bend |
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245 | Copperfield |
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252 | Buckingham Slaughter | — |
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CapMetro's Limited and Flyer routes are limited stop services between two destinations. Limited routes tend to have fewer stops compared to their local counterparts, while Flyer routes serve nonstop between downtown or the UT campus and their neighborhoods of service. Limited and Flyer routes are designated by routes 100–199. Routes :
Rt. | Name | TerminalsInterlines | Created | Notes | Ref. | |
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103 | Manchaca Flyer | Slaughter at Manchaca | Deen Keeton at San Jacinto |
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105 | South 5th Flyer | UT/ West Mall | Westgate Mall |
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111 | South Mopac Flyer | Escarpment at South Bay | San Jacinto at Dean Keeton | — |
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135 | Dell Limited | E 7th at Pleasant Valley | Tech Ridge Park and Ride | — |
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142 | Metric Flyer | S Congress at Riverside | Amherst at Duval |
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152 | Round Rock Tech Ridge Limited | Tech Ridge Station | Baghdad at Brown | — | — | |
171 | Oak Hill Flyer | Silver Mine at SH 71 | Red River at E 32nd |
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Rt. | Name | Created | Eliminated | Notes | Ref. |
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41L | Wells Branch Limited | — | — | — | |
52 | Round Rock Tech Ridge |
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61 | Dove Springs Flyer | — |
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62 | Metric Flyer | — |
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63 | Oak Hill Flyer | — |
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64 | South Central Flyer | — |
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65 | Manchaca Flyer | — |
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66 | North Central Flyer | — |
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67 | Cameron Road Flyer | — |
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68 | MLK Flyer | — |
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74 | North Burnet Flyer | — |
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101 | North Lamar Limited |
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110 | South Central Flyer |
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122 | Four Points Limited | — |
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127 | Dove Springs Flyer |
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137 | Colony Park Flyer | — | — |
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150 | Round Rock Howard Station Limited | — |
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174 | North Burnet Limited | — | — |
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495 | Dell | — |
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CapMetro's Feeder routes are local services between a neighborhood and a major transfer point for connecting service. Feeder routes are designated by routes 200–299. Routes :
Rt. | Name | Terminals | Created | Notes | Ref. | |
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201 | Southpark Meadows | Akins High School | E William Cannon at Bluff Springs | — |
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214 | Northwest Feeder | Thunderbird at Dawn | Lakeline Station |
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228 | VA Clinic | Metropolis at Veteran's Center | ACC Riverside |
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233 | Decker/Daffan Lane | Manor at Ed Bluestein | Loyola at Wentworth | — |
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237 | Northeast Feeder | Manor at Ed Bluestein | Community First! Village | — | — | — |
243 | Wells Branch | Howard station | Tech Ridge Park and Ride | — |
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271 | Del Valle Flex | ACC Riverside | Rass Road | — | — | |
+ style="background: #CF378C; color:#FFFFFF; padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;" class="nowrap" | Former Feeder High-Frequency routes | Rt. | Name | Created | Eliminated | Notes | Ref. |
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39A CF | Cedar Feeder | — | — | — | |||
41 LVF | Lago Vista Feeder | — |
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102 LVF | Lago Vista Feeder | — |
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275 | North Lamar Feeder |
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217 | Montopolis Feeder | — |
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CapMetro's Crosstown routes are local services between two neighborhoods of Austin, for which the route does not pass through Downtown Austin or the University of Texas. Some Crosstown routes are designated High-Frequency routes and operate with a headway of 15 minutes between buses weekdays, 20 minutes Saturdays. Crosstown routes are designated by routes 300–399.
+ style="background: #CF378C; color:#FFFFFF; padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;" class="nowrap" | MetroBus Crosstown High-Frequency routes | Rt. | Name | TerminalsInterlines | Created | Notes | Ref. |
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300 | Springdale/Oltorf | Crestview Station | Westgate Transit Center |
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310 | Parker/Wickersham | ACC Riverside | South Congress Transit Center |
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311 | Stassney | ACC Riverside | Westgate Transit Center |
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315 | Ben White | South Congress Transit Center | ACC Pinnacle |
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318 | Westgate/Slaughter | Thaxton at Panadero | Westgate Transit Center |
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322 | Chicon/Cherrywood | RBJ Center | Hancock Shopping Center |
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323 | Anderson | Northcross Mall via North Lamar Transit Center | Rutherford Wal-Mart |
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324 | Georgian / Ohlen | Northcross at Foster | Highland Station |
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325 | Metric / Rundberg | Tech Ridge Park and Ride | Rutherford Wal-Mart |
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333 | William Cannon | ACC Pinnacle | Onion Creek at Pleasant Valley / Thaxton at Panadero |
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335 | 35th / 38th Street | Exposition at Westover | Mueller |
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337 | Koenig/Colony Park | Balcones at Burnet | Colony Loop at Decker |
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339 | Tuscany | Rutherford Wal-Mart | Tannehill at Webberville |
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345 | 45th Street | Burnet at North Loop | Hancock Shopping Center |
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350 | Airport Boulevard | North Lamar Transit Center | ACC Riverside |
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383 | Research | North Lamar Transit Center | Lakeline station | — | — | — | |
392 | Braker | Kramer Station | Tech Ridge Park and Ride | — |
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+ style="background: #CF378C; color:#FFFFFF; padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em" class="nowrap" | Former High-Frequency Crosstown routes | Rt. | Name | Created | Eliminated | Notes | Ref. |
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320 | St. Johns |
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328 | Ben White |
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331 | Oltorf |
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338 | Lamar / 45th |
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339 | Walnut Creek / Koenig |
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391 | Parmer | — | — |
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CapMetro operates several services in the suburb Round Rock. Round Rock is not a CapMetro member city and therefore doesn't pay the 1% sales tax to CapMetro. Instead, Round Rock contracts CapMetro to provide certain mass transit services for the city. Round Rock services are designated as 50-99 and 152. CapMetro also operates MetroExpress route 980 North MoPac Express and Flyer service 152 Round Rock Tech Ridge Limited between downtown Austin and Round Rock. Routes :
Rt. | Name | Terminals | Created | Notes | Ref. | |
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50 | Round Rock Howard Station | Hesters Crossing / Kouri | ACC Round Rock |
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51 | Round Rock Circulator | Louis Henna at I-35 | Park Valley at Oakwood | — | — | |
CapMetro's special service routes are routes that do not fit in any other category. Special service routes are designated as routes 400–499.
Night Owl buses are overnight services.
Rt. | Name | Terminals | Created | Notes | Ref. | |
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481 | Night Owl North Lamar | 6th at Congress | N Lamar at W Rundberg | — |
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483 | Night Owl Riverside | 6th at Congress | Oltorf at Burton | — |
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484 | Night Owl South Lamar | 6th at Congress | Victory at Ben White | — |
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485 | Night Owl Cameron | 6th at Congress | Rutherford Wal-Mart | — |
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486 | Night Owl South Congress | 6th at Congress | Pleasant Valley at E William Cannon | — |
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Rt. | Name | Created | Eliminated | Notes | Ref. |
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482 | Night Owl East | — | — |
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Routes :
Rt. | Name | Terminals | Created | Notes | Ref. | |
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465 | MLK/University of Texas | San Jacinto at E 23rd | MLK Jr. station | — |
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466 | Kramer/Domain | Pickle Research Campus | ACC Northridge via Kramer station | — |
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490 | HEB Shuttle | E Riverside at Pleasant Valley | RBJ Center / E Cesar Chavez at Trinity |
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491 | Allandale | N Lamar at W 38th | Rockwood at Ashdale | — |
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492 | Delwood | Hancock Center | Rutherford Wal-Mart | — |
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493 | Eastview | Airport & Oak Springs | Downtown Austin | — |
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Rt. | Name | Created | Eliminated | Notes | Ref. |
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90 | HEB Shuttle |
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91 | ACC Shuttle |
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93 | Lakeline Shuttle | — |
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94 | Day Labor Shuttle | — |
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207 | Lakeline Shuttle | — |
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210 | Hobby Shuttle |
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401 | Sunset/3M Shuttle | — | — | — | — |
402 | Sunset/3M Shuttle | — | — | — | — |
420 | Convention Shuttle North | — | — | — | — |
421 | Convention Shuttle South | — | — | — | — |
422 | Convention Shuttle Town Lake | — | — | — | — |
424 | Sunrise/3M/Travis Square Shuttle | — | — | — | — |
425 | Sunrise/3M/Travis Square Shuttle | — | — | — | — |
430 | Pease Elem & Kealing | — | — | — | — |
431 | Campbell Elem & Kealing | — | — | — | — |
432 | TX Academy & Kealing | — | — | — | — |
434 | Barbara Jordan | — | — | — | — |
435 | Texas Academy | — | — | — | — |
440 | Tech Ridge Circulator | — | — | — | — |
445 | New Life Shuttle |
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451 | Downtown/Saltillo Shuttle | — |
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455 | Leander Shuttle | — |
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460 | Downtown – Congress | — | — | — | — |
461 | Downtown – Guadalupe | — | — | — | — |
462 | Downtown – Riverside | — | — | — | — |
464 | Capitol MetroRail Connector | — |
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470 | Tour the Town | — | — | — | — |
470 | Manor Flex | — |
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499 | Day Labor | — | — | — | — |
CapMetro's Express services are limited stop services that run between Downtown Austin and the far suburbs. Express routes are designated as routes 900–999, and are served exclusively by buses in the red "MetroExpress" livery (though on occasions they may be served by buses in the regular CapMetro livery as well).
Rt. | Name | TerminalsInterlines | Created | Notes | Ref. | |
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935 | Tech Ridge Express | E Riverside at I-35 | Tech Ridge Park and Ride |
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980 | North Mopac Express | Dean Keeton at Speedway | Century Park at Ida Ridge | — |
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982 | Pavilion Express | W 4th at Guadalupe | Pavilion Park and Ride | — |
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985 | Leander/Lakeline Direct | San Jacinto at Dean Keeton | Leander Station via Lakeline Station | — |
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990 | Manor/Elgin Express | W 2nd at Guadalupe | Elgin Depot |
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Rt. | Name | Created | Eliminated | Notes | Ref. |
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69 IRS | IRS/VA Express | — |
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70 NEX | Northeast Express | — |
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71 LX | Leander Express | — |
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79 PX | Pflugerville Express | — |
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ENW | East-Northwest Express | — |
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103 NEX | Northeast Express | — |
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211 | Capitol Express (South) |
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212 | Capitol Express (North) |
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970 | Lantana Express | — |
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981 | Oak Knoll Express | — | January 14, 2024 | — | — |
983 | North US 183 Express | — |
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984 | Northwest Direct via IH35 | — | — |
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985 | Leander/Downtown Express | — |
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986 | Leander Direct via IH35 | — | — |
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987 | Leander/Northwest Express | — | January 14, 2024 | — | — |
See main article: CapMetro Rapid. In January 2014, CapMetro launched a bus rapid transit service branded "MetroRapid," utilizing articulated buses operating in shared lanes with automobile traffic. Service on the first route, MetroRapid North Lamar/South Congress (801), began on January 26, 2014.[5] It replaced existing bus Routes 1L and 1M, as well as the 101 Express, which traveled along the same corridor.
A second route, MetroRapid Burnet/South Lamar (803), serves a total of 24 stations between The Domain and Westgate.[6] Both the 801 and 803 drew citizen protest until premium fares were discontinued in 2017 and the 801 had also reduced frequency of the then operating 1L/1M.
The University of Texas Shuttle system, operated by CapMetro, is one of the largest university transit systems in the United States. It comprises 10 routes and carries over 5.2 million passengers a year. UT students, faculty, and staff may ride the shuttles at no charge with a valid UT photo ID. Without a UT photo ID, normal MetroBus rates apply.[7] [8]
CapMetro took over university shuttle operations in 1989. Formerly, service had been provided by private bus companies. Immediate changes included upgraded buses with air conditioning, but also lengthening headway on some routes.[9]
In 1983, the University of Texas received six bids to manage the shuttle system. CapMetro entered into the picture in 1988, when the university contracted out to them. CapMetro, in turn, then subcontracted out to Laidlaw International, Inc., who had, up to that point, operated orange and white school buses[10] for the university on a contractual basis. Rather than use Laidlaw's existing bus fleet, however, CapMetro used their own. In so doing, CapMetro brought air conditioning and wheelchair accessibility to the shuttle service for the first time.[11] The transition, however, was not without controversy. Among the other contested issues was the fact that these new shuttles didn't have a stereo system[12] [13]
In 1991, CapMetro canceled its contract with Laidlaw and contracted out with DAVE Transportation, instead[14] [15]
Amidst allegations of union busting, in 1999, CapMetro canceled its then current contract and instead contracted out with ATC/Vancom, instead[16] [17] Six years later, in 2005, CapMetro, citing concerns over the comparatively low wages ATC/Vancom paid, negotiated a contract with First Transit to operate the UT shuttle buses.[18]
The UT Shuttle system includes a number of routes during the University of Texas semester. They do not operate on Saturdays, except during finals. Since September 2014, numbered routes have been used exclusively at bus stops, though signage on buses may use either numbered or lettered signage.
Routes :[19]
Route | Name | Terminals | Created | Notes | Ref. | ||
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640 | FA | Forty Acres | E 23rd at San Jacinto | Guadalupe at W 23rd | — |
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641 | EC | East Campus | E 23rd at San Jacinto | UFCU Disch-Falk Field | — |
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642 | WC | West Campus | San Jacinto at E 23rd | San Gabriel at W 25th | — |
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656 | IF | Intramural Fields | E 26th at San Jacinto | Guadalupe at W 51st | — |
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661 | FW | Far West | Dean Keeton at Speedway | Village Center | — |
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663 | LA | Lake Austin | Whitis at W 21st | Kermit at Jasper | — |
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670 | CP | Crossing Place | E 23rd at San Jacinto | 1300 Crossing Place | — | — | — |
671 | NR | North Riverside | E 23rd at San Jacinto | Wickersham at Elmont | — |
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672 | LS | Lakeshore | E 23rd at San Jacinto | Lakeshore at E Riverside | — | — | — |
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48 | — | Red River/UT | — | — |
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49 | — | Parker Lane/UT | — | — |
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50 | — | West Campus/UT | — | — |
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51 | — | Cameron Road/UT | — | — |
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52 | — | Royal Crest/UT | — |
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52 | — | Pickle Research Campus/UT | — | — |
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53 | — | Enfield Road/UT | — | — |
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54 | — | Forty Acres/UT | — | — |
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54 | — | Campus Loop/UT | — | — |
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55 | — | Far West/UT | — | — |
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56 | — | Intramural Fields/UT | — | — |
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57 | — | Lake Austin/UT | — | — |
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58 | — | North Riverside/UT | — | — |
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59 | — | Wickersham Lane/UT | — | — |
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60 | — | East Campus/UT | — |
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80 | — | Red River/Cameron Road/UT | — | — |
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81 | — | Intramural Fields/Far West/UT | — | — |
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82 | — | Burton Drive/Parker Lane/UT | — | — |
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83 | — | Forty Acres/East Campus/UT | — |
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84 | — | Burton Drive/UT | — | — |
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85 | — | Wickersham Lane/North Riverside/UT | — | — |
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651 | CR | Cameron Road | — | — |
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652 | PR | Pickle Research Campus | — | — |
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653 | RR | Red River | — |
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662 | ER | Enfield Road | — | — |
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673 | PL | Parker Lane | — | — |
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674 | BD | Burton Drive | — | — |
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675 | WL | Wickersham Lane | — | — |
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676 | PB | Parker/Burton | — | — | — | — |
682 | BD/PL | Burton + Parker | — | — |
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683 | ER/LA | Enfield Road + Lake Austin | — | — | — | — |
684 | CR/RR | Cameron Road + Red River | — | — |
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685 | WL/CP | Wickersham Lane + Crossing Place | — | — | — | — |
— | CL | Campus Loop | — | — |
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680 | NR/LS | North Riverside/Lakeshore | — | — |
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681 | IF/FW | Intramural Fields/Far West | — | — |
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CapMetro's Dillo service was a circulator service in downtown Austin. In May 2000, the Dillo service went through a major restructuring. It was shut down in 2009 after over 30 years of operation due to low ridership.[20] The service used forest-green trolley buses with an armadillo painted on the side. It was free until shortly before to its closure when CapMetro began charging a 50¢ fare.[21]
Rt. | Name | Created | Eliminated | Notes | Ref. |
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85 | Convention Center/UT 'Dillo (Red Line) | — | — | — | |
86 | Congress/Capitol 'Dillo (Blue Line) | — | — | — | |
87 | ACC/Lavaca 'Dillo (Green Line) | — | — | — | |
88 | Old Pecan Street 'Dillo | — |
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89 | 'Dillo Dash | — | — | ||
450 | Orange 'Dillo | — | — | — | — |
451 | Silver 'Dillo | — |
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455 | Red 'Dillo | — | — |
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456 | Gold 'Dillo | — | — | — | — |
461 | Yellow 'Dillo | — | — |
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462 | Blue 'Dillo | — | — |
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463 | Starlight 'Dillo | — | — | — | — |
464 | Moonlight 'Dillo | — | — |
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The MetroAirport service (sometimes called MetroAirport Flyer) was created when Austin–Bergstrom International Airport opened in May 1999. It was primarily served by buses carrying the "MetroAirport" livery, though may on occasion have been served by buses in the regular livery. The service was eliminated on June 3, 2018, and replaced by the extension of 20.
CapMetro had, since September 19, 2002,[22] [23] operated "E-Bus" routes, to ferry students between student residential areas to the 6th Street area. These buses ran only evenings and late nights on weekends and did not run in summer.[24] The E in "E-Bus" stands for "eating and entertainment" and funding was initially provided by companies advertising on the bus.[25] On April 1, 2010, the Daily Texan reported that, in an attempt to curb passenger unruliness, CapMetro had required students swipe their student IDs before boarding and that UT would start paying for some of the services.[26] These routes were suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were permanently discontinued on January 14, 2024.[27]
Rt. | Name | Terminals | Created | Notes | Ref. | |
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410 | E-Bus/West Campus | Nueces at W 27th | Colorado at W 6th | — | — | — |
411 | E-Bus/Riverside | Crossing Place | Colorado at W 6th | — | — | — |
412 | E-Bus/Main Campus | Guadalupe at W 21st | Colorado at W 6th | — | ||