Sun Metro Mass Transit System
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Sun Metro Mass Transit Department, simply known as Sun Metro, is the public transportation provider that serves El Paso, Texas
. Consisting of buses and paratransit
service, it is a department of the City of El Paso, and the agency also serves the rest of El Paso County and Sunland Park, New Mexico
. The major hub is located at the Bert Williams Downtown Santa Fe Transfer Center in the surrounding block areas in Downtown El Paso.
Until 1987, Sun Metro was called Sun City Area Transit (SCAT).
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
. Consisting of buses and paratransit
Paratransit
Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
service, it is a department of the City of El Paso, and the agency also serves the rest of El Paso County and Sunland Park, New Mexico
Sunland Park, New Mexico
Sunland Park is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 14,106 at the 2010 census. Though it lies directly across from El Paso, Texas, being in Doña Ana County makes it instead a part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area, some 30 miles to the north.The...
. The major hub is located at the Bert Williams Downtown Santa Fe Transfer Center in the surrounding block areas in Downtown El Paso.
Until 1987, Sun Metro was called Sun City Area Transit (SCAT).
Facilities
- Bert Williams Downtown Santa Fe Transfer Center, 601 Santa Fe St.
- Al Jefferson Westside Transfer Center, 7535 Remcon Cir.
- Eastside Terminal, 1165 Sunmount Dr.
- Five Points Terminal, 2830 Montana Ave.
- Headquarters, 700-A San Francisco Ave.
- LIFT Facility, 5081 Fred Wilson Ave.
- Northgate Terminal, 9348 Dyer St.
- Union Plaza Transit Terminal, 400 W. San Antonio Ave.
- Mission Valley Transfer Center, 9065 Alameda Ave.
- Glory Road Transfer Center, 100 E. Glory Road
Route list
- 1 Downtown/Eastside Express
- 3 Downtown/Ysleta Express
- 4 Downtown/Union Plaza Circulator
- 7 Northeast/Lower Valley
- 9 Downtown/Golden Horseshoe Circulator
- 10 Sunset Heights/UTEP
- 11 Mesita via Kern Place
- 12 Doniphan Circulator
- 13 Coronado Hills Circulator
- 14 Westwind
- 15 Mesa
- 16 Upper Valley Circulator
- 17 Three Hills NW EPCC/Outlet Shoppes
- 18 Westside Express
- 19 Resler Circulator
- 21 Chelmont via Raynolds
- 22 Chelmont via Chelsea
- 23 Paisano via Fox Plaza
- 24 Delta via Second Ward
- 25 University Medical Center
- 30 Ft. Bliss via Pleasanton
- 32 Logan Heights via Piedras
- 33 Government Hill via Bassett Place
- 34 Medical Center via Cliff
- 35 Northgate via Dyer
- 36 Beaumont via Highland
- 40 North Hills via Rushing
- 41 Northgate via Piedras
- 42 Northeast Connector
- 43 Shearman Park via Dyer
- 44 Sean Haggerty via McCombs
- 45 Transmountain EPCC Circulator
- 46 Northeast Circulator/Rushing
- 50 Montana
- 51 Eastside Terminal/Edgemere
- 52 Eastside Terminal/Pebble Hills
- 53 Eastside Terminal/Montwood
- 55 Eastside Terminal
- 57 Beaumont Hospital via Airport
- 58 Montana/Turner
- 59 Eastside Connector
- 60 Zaragoza Bridge Circulator
- 61 Ysleta via Alameda
- 62 Pasodale via Lakeside
- 63 Loma Terrace via Zaragoza
- 65 Hacienda via Carolina
- 66 Lancaster via North Loop
- 67 Yarborough/Lee Trevino
- 69 George Dieter
- 70 University Express
- 71 Eastside Terminal/Trawood
- 72 Eastside Terminal/Vista del Sol
- 73 Eastside Terminal/Pellicano
- 74 Eastside Terminal/Rojas
- 101 SMART (Downtown/Oregon)
- 103 SMART (Downtown/Alameda)