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| nowrap="nowrap" | 800-840<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/transit103/12447215945/in/pool-gm_new_look/ Retired MATA 821 being used as a shuttle in Washington, D.C. in 1978]</ref> || [[GMC (automobile)#Buses|GMC]] || [[GM New Look|TDH-5301]] || 1961 || 1979 || 6 units left after MATA took over operations; Air conditioned fleet; 800 was a demo.<ref>[http://www.omot.org/roster/GMList/tdh5301.html GMC TDH-5301 List from OMOT]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/nebuses/rosters/lacmta2.html from NE Buses]</ref> |
| nowrap="nowrap" | 800-840<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/transit103/12447215945/in/pool-gm_new_look/ Retired MATA 821 being used as a shuttle in Washington, D.C. in 1978]</ref> || [[GMC (automobile)#Buses|GMC]] || [[GM New Look|TDH-5301]] || 1961 || 1979 || 6 units left after MATA took over operations; Air conditioned fleet; 800 was a demo.<ref>[http://www.omot.org/roster/GMList/tdh5301.html GMC TDH-5301 List from OMOT]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/nebuses/rosters/lacmta2.html from NE Buses]</ref> |
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| 700-715 || [[The Flxible Company|Flxible]] || [[Flxible New Look bus|"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.<ref>[http://www.omot.org/roster/flxlist/f2d.html Flxible New Look list from OMOT]</ref> |
| 700-715 || [[The Flxible Company|Flxible]] || [[Flxible New Look bus|"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.<ref>[http://www.omot.org/roster/flxlist/f2d.html Flxible New Look list from OMOT]</ref> |
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| 851-878 || GMC || [[GM New Look bus|TDH-5303]] || 1963 || 1987 || Air conditioned fleet |
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| 879-914 || GMC || TDH-5303 || 1964 || 1988 || Air conditioned fleet |
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| 915-989<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/51992558@N00/7788151336/ MATA 968 in Downtown Memphis in June 1978]</ref> || GMC || TDH-5303 || 1965 || 1990 || Air conditioned fleet |
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| 401-412 || GMC || TDH-4519 || 1966 || 1991 || Air conditioned fleet, 35 ft buses; several units were repainted as the "Hustle Bus" |
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| 125-144 || GMC || [[GM New Look bus|T6H-5305A]]|| 1968 || 1993 || Air conditioned fleet; 40 ft buses |
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| 413-439 || GMC || [[GM New Look bus|T6H-4521A]]|| 1968 || 1993 || Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses |
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| 440-499 || GMC || [[GM New Look bus|T6H-4521A]]|| 1968 || 1993 || Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses |
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| 200-243 || [[AM General]] || nowrap="nowrap" | 9640-8 || 1978 || 1994 || 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed |
| 200-243 || [[AM General]] || nowrap="nowrap" | 9640-8 || 1978 || 1994 || 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed |
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| 301-329 || [[GMC (automobile)#Buses|GMC]] || [[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-II]] || 1980 || 2000 || Refurbished in 1986 to add new vertically opening windows and new air conditioning units. |
| 301-329 || [[GMC (automobile)#Buses|GMC]] || [[Rapid Transit Series|RTS-II]] || 1980 || 2000 || Refurbished in 1986 to add new vertically opening windows and new air conditioning units. |
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| 501-509 || [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] || SG-310 || 1983 || 2003 || 60 ft |
| 501-509 || [[MAN Truck & Bus|MAN]] || SG-310 || 1983 || 2003 || 60 ft articulated buses |
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Revision as of 04:16, 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)
Route
number |
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
Route
number |
Route name | Branch(es) | Years of
operation |
Replaced by | Notes |
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6 | Northaven | -2021 | Ready! service | ||
9 | |||||
17 | |||||
18 | |||||
21 | |||||
22 | Raines | -2021 | Route 16 Southeast Circulator | ||
26 | Hickory Hill | -2021 | Route 16 Southeast Circulator
and Route 30 Brooks |
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31 | Firestone | -2021 | Groove On-Demand service | ||
35 | |||||
38 | Boxtown | -2021 | Ready! service | ||
43 | Elvis Presley | ||||
44 | |||||
56 | |||||
82 | Germantown | Germantown/Exeter
Germantown/Wolfchase |
-2021 | Ready! service | |
99 | |||||
280 |
Six terminations in November 2021.[1][2][3]
Fleet
Active
Numbers | Builder | Model | Delivered | Notes
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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
Numbers | Builder | Model | Delivered | Withdrawn | Notes
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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; 40 ft buses |
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 articulated buses |
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 | 60 ft articulated buses |
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.
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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