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A list of bus routes and bus fleet (current and retired) associated with [[Memphis Area Transit Authority]]. The routes cover [[Shelby County, Tennessee]]. |
A list of bus routes and bus fleet (current and retired) associated with [[Memphis Area Transit Authority]]. The routes cover [[Shelby County, Tennessee]]. |
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==Current routes (as of |
==Current routes (as of 11/31/2021)== |
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|The route serves the Binghampton portion of route 53. |
|The route serves the Binghampton portion of route 53. |
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|'''2''' |
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|'''Madison''' |
|'''Madison''' |
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|Madison/U of M <br>Madison/Mt. Moriah |
|Madison/U of M <br>Madison/Mt. Moriah |
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|The route continues on to the Airways Transit Center via Ketchum and Airways |
|The route continues on to the Airways Transit Center via Ketchum and Airways |
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|'''7''' |
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|'''Shelby & Holmes''' |
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*Downtown (mornings only) |
*Downtown (mornings only) |
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*To/From American Way Transit Center (All other times) |
*To/From American Way Transit Center (All other times) |
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|'''8''' |
|'''8''' |
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|'''Chelsea''' |
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|Chelsea/National <br> Chelsea/ |
|Chelsea/National <br> Chelsea/Highland |
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|Highland Branch serves the American Way Transit Center, replacing route 9. |
|Highland Branch serves the American Way Transit Center, replacing route 9. |
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|'''11''' |
|'''11''' |
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|'''Frayser |
|'''Frayser''' |
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|Serves the Amazon Facility on New Allen Rd. |
|Serves the Amazon Facility on New Allen Rd. |
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|'''12''' |
|'''12''' |
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|'''Mallory''' |
|'''Mallory''' |
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|No Sunday/ Holiday Service. Serves the Airways Transit Center, replacing |
|No Sunday/ Holiday Service. Serves the Airways Transit Center, replacing Route 4 Walker/Alcy. |
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|'''13''' |
|'''13''' |
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|'''Lauderdale''' |
|'''Lauderdale''' |
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|Lauderdale/Prospect |
|Lauderdale/Prospect |
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|serves the Majorie/Alice portion of |
|serves the Majorie/Alice portion of Route 4 Walker/Alcy |
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|'''Southeast Circulator''' |
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|Replaces routes 22 and 26. |
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|'''19''' |
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|'''Vollintine''' |
|'''Vollintine''' |
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|Vollintine/Summer <br> Vollintine/Wolfchase |
|Vollintine/Summer <br> Vollintine/Wolfchase |
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|No Sunday/Holiday Service. The Wolfchase branch replaces |
|No Sunday/Holiday Service. The Wolfchase branch replaces Route 44 |
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|''22'' |
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|'''Raines''' |
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|Interlines w/ #26 at American Way Transit Center. |
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|''26'' |
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|'''Hickory Hill''' |
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|Interlines with route 22 at American Way Transit Center |
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|'''28''' |
|'''28''' |
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|'''Airport''' |
|'''Airport''' |
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|Replaces routes 28,64 |
|Replaces routes 28, 64, 99, and 280. The route ends at Memphis Int'l Airport on Sundays |
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|'''30''' |
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|'''Brooks''' |
|'''Brooks''' |
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| Brooks/ |
| Brooks/Peebles<br> Brooks/Amer Way |
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|No Sunday service. Serves the Airways TC and American Way TC |
|No Sunday service. Serves the Airways TC and American Way TC. New routing partially replaces Route 26 |
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|'''32''' |
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|'''Firestone''' |
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|''32'' |
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|'''Hollywood''' |
|'''Hollywood''' |
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|Hollywood/Hawkins Mill <br> Hollywood/Poplar <br> Hollywood/Airways |
|Hollywood/Hawkins Mill <br> Hollywood/Poplar (Discontinued Nov 2021)<br> Hollywood/Airways |
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|Serves the Airways Transit Center. Hawkins Mill branch replaces |
|Serves the Airways Transit Center. Hawkins Mill branch replaces Route 18. |
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|'''34''' |
|'''34''' |
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|'''Central |
|'''Central & Walnut Grove''' |
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|No Sunday/Holiday Service. Replaces route 5 on Central Ave. Serves Baptist Hospital |
|No Sunday/Holiday Service. Replaces route 5 on Central Ave. Serves Baptist Hospital |
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|'''36''' |
|'''36''' |
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|'''Lamar''' |
|'''Lamar''' |
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|Lamar/Hacks Cross |
|Lamar/Hacks Cross |
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|36A branch serves Kimball Ave, replacing route 56. 36B branch serves Knight Arnold |
|36A branch serves Kimball Ave, replacing route 56. 36B branch serves Knight Arnold |
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|'''37''' |
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|'''Perkins''' |
|'''Perkins''' |
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|Perkins/Raleigh <br> Perkins/Amer Way |
|Perkins/Raleigh <br> Perkins/Amer Way |
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|No Sunday Service. Serves American Way Transit Center |
|No Sunday Service. Serves American Way Transit Center |
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|'''Boxtown''' |
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|'''South Third''' |
|'''South Third''' |
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|South Third/Horn Lake <br> South Third/ Weaver |
|South Third/Horn Lake <br> South Third/ Weaver |
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|The Horn Lake branch replaces the southern portion of route 12. |
|The Horn Lake branch replaces the southern portion of route 12. |
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|'''40''' |
|'''40''' |
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|All trips end at Berryhill |
|All trips end at Berryhill |
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|''42'' |
|'''42''' |
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|'''Crosstown''' |
|'''Crosstown''' |
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|Crosstown/E.Presley <br> Crosstown/ |
|Crosstown/E.Presley <br> Crosstown/Watkins |
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|'''50''' |
|'''50''' |
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|'''Poplar''' |
|'''Poplar''' |
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|Poplar/Germantown |
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|'''52''' |
|'''52''' |
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|'''Jackson''' |
|'''Jackson''' |
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|Jackson/Raleigh |
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|'''53''' |
|'''53''' |
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|'''Summer''' |
|'''Summer''' |
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|Summer/Shelby Oaks |
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|'''57''' |
|'''57''' |
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|'''Park''' |
|'''Park''' |
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|Park/St. Francis |
|Park/St. Francis |
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|New routing replaces Route 17 on McLemore and Route 35 on South Parkway between Bellevue and Lamar |
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|'''Winchester''' |
|'''Winchester''' |
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|Winchester/Mitchell<br> Winchester/ |
|Winchester/Mitchell<br> Winchester/Amer Way |
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|No Sunday/ Holiday service. New routing extends through the Boxtown and Westwood neighborhoods |
|No Sunday/ Holiday service. New routing extends through the Boxtown and Westwood neighborhoods |
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Six terminations in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-02|title=MATA riders fight to keep company from cutting bus routes across Memphis|url=https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/mata-riders-fight-keep-company-cutting-bus-routes/GKC2TWNTCFDXHHP7YX3A3RTS3M/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=FOX13 News Memphis|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=MATA considering route cuts to four communities this fall|url=https://dailymemphian.com/article/24271/mata-considering-bus-route-cuts|access-date=2021-11-22|website=Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News {{!}} Daily Memphian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Summary of the Fall 2021 Service Redesign|url=https://www.matatransit.com/assets/2/6/Summary_of_the_Fall_2021_Service_Redesign.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123034546/https://www.matatransit.com/assets/2/6/Summary_of_the_Fall_2021_Service_Redesign.pdf|archive-date=22 November 2021|access-date=22 November 2021|website=matatransit.com}}</ref> |
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==Fleet== |
==Fleet== |
Revision as of 03:55, 23 November 2021
A list of bus routes and bus fleet (current and retired) associated with Memphis Area Transit Authority. The routes cover Shelby County, Tennessee.
Current routes (as of 11/31/2021)
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Route name | Branch(es) | Notes |
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1 | Union | The route serves the Binghampton portion of route 53. | |
2 | Madison | Madison/U of M Madison/Mt. Moriah |
The Mt. Moriah branch runs Monday-Saturday, replacing route 21. The U of M branch replaces route 35 on Southern. |
4 | Walker | Walker/Castalia | The route continues on to the Airways Transit Center via Ketchum and Airways |
7 | Shelby & Holmes | Weekdays only:
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8 | Chelsea | Chelsea/National Chelsea/Highland |
Highland Branch serves the American Way Transit Center, replacing route 9. |
11 | Frayser | Serves the Amazon Facility on New Allen Rd. | |
12 | Mallory | No Sunday/ Holiday Service. Serves the Airways Transit Center, replacing Route 4 Walker/Alcy. | |
13 | Lauderdale | Lauderdale/Prospect | serves the Majorie/Alice portion of Route 4 Walker/Alcy |
16 | Southeast Circulator | Replaces routes 22 and 26. | |
19 | Vollintine | Vollintine/Summer Vollintine/Wolfchase |
No Sunday/Holiday Service. The Wolfchase branch replaces Route 44 |
28 | Airport | Replaces routes 28, 64, 99, and 280. The route ends at Memphis Int'l Airport on Sundays | |
30 | Brooks | Brooks/Peebles Brooks/Amer Way |
No Sunday service. Serves the Airways TC and American Way TC. New routing partially replaces Route 26 |
32 | Hollywood | Hollywood/Hawkins Mill Hollywood/Poplar (Discontinued Nov 2021) Hollywood/Airways |
Serves the Airways Transit Center. Hawkins Mill branch replaces Route 18. |
34 | Central & Walnut Grove | No Sunday/Holiday Service. Replaces route 5 on Central Ave. Serves Baptist Hospital | |
36 | Lamar | Lamar/Hacks Cross | 36A branch serves Kimball Ave, replacing route 56. 36B branch serves Knight Arnold |
37 | Perkins | Perkins/Raleigh Perkins/Amer Way |
No Sunday Service. Serves American Way Transit Center |
39 | South Third | South Third/Horn Lake South Third/ Weaver |
The Horn Lake branch replaces the southern portion of route 12. |
40 | Stage | All trips end at Berryhill | |
42 | Crosstown | Crosstown/E.Presley Crosstown/Watkins |
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50 | Poplar | Poplar/Germantown | |
52 | Jackson | Jackson/Raleigh | |
53 | Summer | Summer/Shelby Oaks | |
57 | Park | Park/St. Francis | New routing replaces Route 17 on McLemore and Route 35 on South Parkway between Bellevue and Lamar |
69 | Winchester | Winchester/Mitchell Winchester/Amer Way |
No Sunday/ Holiday service. New routing extends through the Boxtown and Westwood neighborhoods |
Former routes
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6 | Northaven | -2021 | Ready! service | ||
9 | |||||
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22 | Raines | -2021 | Route 16 Southeast Circulator | ||
26 | Hickory Hill | -2021 | Route 16 Southeast Circulator
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31 | Firestone | -2021 | Groove On-Demand service | ||
35 | |||||
38 | Boxtown | -2021 | Ready! service | ||
43 | Elvis Presley | ||||
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56 | |||||
82 | Germantown | Germantown/Exeter
Germantown/Wolfchase |
-2021 | Ready! service | |
99 | |||||
280 |
Six terminations in November 2021.[1][2][3]
Fleet
Active
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401-420 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2010 | 40 ft version |
421-460 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2011 | 40 ft version |
3001-3022 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2011 | 29 ft version; no exit doors. Mostly used on MATAPlus service. |
4001-4015 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2012 | 40 ft version; Hybrid/Electric |
5001-5005 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2012 | 35 ft version; Hybrid/Electric |
4016-4025 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2013 | 40 ft version; Hybrid/Electric |
4026-4040 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2014 | 40 ft version; Hybrid/Electric |
21701-21715 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2017 | 40 ft version; first fleet to use 5 numbers, corresponding to the year it entered service (2[0]17xx) |
21801-21818 | Gillig Corporation | Advantage Low Floor | 2018 | 40 ft version; plain white scheme and frameless windows. New all white livery with green MATA logo. |
Retired
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Pre-MATA (Memphis Transit Authority of the City of Memphis) | |||||
800-840[4] | GMC | TDH-5301 | 1961 | 1979 | 6 units left after MATA took over operations; Air conditioned fleet; 800 was a demo.[5] 800, 802, 805-807, 809-810, 812-813, 817-819, 822, 824, 826-827, 830-832, 834, 837-838, 840 were sold to Southern California Rapid Transit District in 1976.[6] |
841-850 | GMC | TDH-5301 | 1962 | 1986 | Originally numbered 42-51; Air conditioned fleet. |
700-715 | Flxible | "New Look" | 1962 (700 only), 1964 | 1977 | Built in Alabama; All were sold to Southern California Rapid Transit District in 1977; Air conditioned fleet. Bus 700 was a demo.[7] |
851-878 | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1963 | 1987 | Air conditioned fleet |
879-914 | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1964 | 1988 | Air conditioned fleet |
915-989[8] | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1965 | 1990 | Air conditioned fleet |
101-114 | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1966 | 1992 | Air conditioned fleet |
401-412 | GMC | TDH-4519 | 1966 | 1991 | Air conditioned fleet, 35 ft buses; several units were repainted as the "Hustle Bus" |
115-124 | GMC | TDH-5303 | 1967 | 1992 | Air conditioned fleet |
125-144 | GMC | T6H-5305A | 1968 | 1993 | Air conditioned fleet |
413-439 | GMC | T6H-4521A | 1968 | 1993 | Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses |
440-499 | GMC | T6H-4521A | 1968 | 1993 | Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses |
Post-MATA (1975 to present) | |||||
200-243 | AM General | 9640-8 | 1978 | 1994 | 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed |
244-251 | AM General | 9640-8 | 1978 | 1994 | 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed |
301-329 | GMC | RTS-II | 1980 | 2000 | Refurbished in 1986 to add new vertically opening windows and new air conditioning units. |
501-509 | MAN | SG-310 | 1983 | 2003 | 60 ft Artictulateds |
601-682 | GMC | RTS-04 | 1985 | 2005 | |
683-694 | GMC | RTS-04 | 1986 | 2006 | |
510-519 | MAN | SG-310 | 1987 | 2000 | |
701-724 | TMC | RTS-06 | 1988 | 2008 | |
50-54 | Chance Motorcoach | VS-29 | 2003 | 2010 | Replica trolleybuses |
725-740 | Nova Bus | RTS-08 | 1994 | 2011 | |
55-56 | Chance Motorcoach | VS-29 | 1991 | 2011 | |
57-59 | Chance Motorcoach | VS-29 | 1992 | 2011 | |
800-838 | Nova Bus | LFS-40102 | 1998 | 2013 | |
839-888 | Nova Bus | LFS-40102 | 2000 | 2014 | |
889-939 | Nova Bus | LFS-40102 | 2002 | 2016 | |
501-507 | Neoplan USA | AN460 | 2004 | 2017 |
See also
References
- ^ "MATA riders fight to keep company from cutting bus routes across Memphis". FOX13 News Memphis. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "MATA considering route cuts to four communities this fall". Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Summary of the Fall 2021 Service Redesign" (PDF). matatransit.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
{{cite web}}
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timestamp mismatch; 23 November 2021 suggested (help) - ^ Retired MATA 821 being used as a shuttle in Washington, D.C. in 1978
- ^ GMC TDH-5301 List from OMOT
- ^ from NE Buses
- ^ Flxible New Look list from OMOT
- ^ MATA 968 in Downtown Memphis in June 1978