RoadRUNNER Transit
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Routes
All bus routes operate Monday-Saturday. There is no Sunday service.- 10 Desert Orange (Downtown to Bataan Memorial) Schedule
- 20 Sun Yellow (Downtown to Mesilla Valley Mall via El Paseo/Don Roser) Schedule
- 30 Aggie Crimson (Downtown to Mesilla Valley Mall via Espina/Telshor) Schedule
- 40 Pecan Brown (Downtown to New Mexico State University/Mesilla) Schedule
- 50 Rio Grande Blue (Downtown to New Mexico State University/Hogaland) Schedule
- 60 Sky Blue (Downtown to Mesilla Valley Mall via Solana/Walnut) Schedule
- 70 Chile Green (Downtown to Mesilla Valley Mall via Madrid/Evelyn) Schedule
- 80 Cactus Green (Downtown to Picacho) Schedule
- 90 Roadrunner Red (Mesilla Valley Mall to Venus) Schedule
Fares
Fare category | Standard Fare | Daily Pass | Weekly Pass | 31-Day Pass | 30-Ride Card |
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Adult (age 15-19) | US$1.00 | US$2.25 | US$8.00 | US$30.00 | US$30.00 |
Youth (age 6-18) | US$0.50 | US$1.25 | US$4.00 | US$15.00 | US$15.00 |
Youth (age 6-18) | US$0.50 | US$1.25 | US$4.00 | US$15.00 | US$15.00 |
Students | US$0.50 | US$1.25 | US$4.00 | US$15.00 | US$15.00 |
Medicare holders | US$0.50 | US$1.25 | US$4.00 | US$15.00 | US$15.00 |
Children 5 and under* | Free | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Limit of 3
Current fleet
Quantity | Year | Model | Length | Comments | |
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3 | 2000 | Nova Bus Nova Bus Nova Bus is a Canadian bus manufacturer in North America, owned by Volvo Buses, and headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada.- History :The factory was originally a General Motors plant for building city transit buses intended for the Canadian market... RTS Rapid Transit Series The Rapid Transit Series bus is a long-running series of transit buses originally manufactured by General Motors and is currently produced by Millennium Transit Services as the RTS Legend. Millennium had produced the buses from 2006 until it shut down production in 2009, only to be bought back... |
35 feet | ||
8 | 2004 | Gillig Gillig Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:... Advantage Low Floor |
35 feet | First low floor buses. | |
4 | 2008 | Gillig Gillig Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:... Advantage Low Floor |
35 feet | Replaced older non-ADA compliant buses.http://www.las-cruces.org/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=1808 |
In addition, RoadRUNNER Transit added two new low-floor minibuses in 2011. These buses are used on both fixed route and paratransit service.
Retired fleet
Quantity | Year | Retired | Model | Length | Comments | |
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3 | 1986 | 2008 | Orion Orion Bus Industries Orion International, previously Orion Bus Industries and Ontario Bus Industries in Canada and Bus Industries of America in the United States, is a bus manufacturer based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and established by the Government of Ontario in 1975... I |
30 feet | Replacement: Gillig Advantage Low Floor (2008) | |
2 | 1989 | 2008 | TMC Transportation Manufacturing Corporation Transportation Manufacturing Corporation was a bus manufacturer based in Roswell, New Mexico.The company was formed in 1974 by Greyhound Bus Lines to manufacture Motor Coach Industries vehicles... RTS Rapid Transit Series The Rapid Transit Series bus is a long-running series of transit buses originally manufactured by General Motors and is currently produced by Millennium Transit Services as the RTS Legend. Millennium had produced the buses from 2006 until it shut down production in 2009, only to be bought back... |
35 feet | Replacement: Gillig Advantage Low Floor (2008) |
Future plans
RoadRUNNER Transit unveiled their 2010-2015 Transit Strategic Plan on August 20, 2009. Some ongoing improvements include but are not limited to increased frequency and number of routes and the addition of more bus shelters. Short-term plans include improvements to ADA facilities, addition of Braille to bus stop posts, extended Saturday service, and the addition of hybrid electric busHybrid electric bus
A hybrid electric bus combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system. These type of buses normally use a diesel-electric powertrain and are also known as hybrid diesel-electric buses....
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