Greater Portland Metro Bus
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A METRO bus in August 2010 | |
| Slogan | Providing safe, frequent, efficient, reliable and affordable transportation throughout the Greater Portland Region. |
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| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters |
METRO Pulse-downtown Portland hub location, 21 Elm Street. METRO's business office is 114 Valley Street |
| Locale | Portland, Maine |
| Service area | Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth and the Maine Mall area of South Portland |
| Service type | bus service, |
| Routes | 8 |
| Chief executive | Greg Jordan (as of September 2013) |
| Website | MetroBus |
The Greater Portland Transit District (METRO) is a regional public transportation system in Southern Maine, serving the communities of Falmouth, Freeport, Portland, South Portland, Westbrook and Yarmouth. METRO was formed in 1966. Metro's Board of Directors includes representatives from the communities of Falmouth, Portland and Westbrook.
METRO is Maine's largest public transportation agency. The transit system's annual ridership is projected to exceed 1,750,000 in 2016.
In 2015, Portland Public Schools ended yellow school bus transportation for all of Portland's high school students and entered into an agreement with METRO to provided an unlimited access transit pass program. The program has generated 250,000 boardings for the agency while allowing Portland Public Schools greater flexibility with school bell times and repurposing staff and equipment resources to other priorities.
The METRO BREEZ Express Bus Service started in June 2016 which connects Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth and Freeport.
As of 2016, METRO operated a fleet of 18 Compressed Natural Gas buses and 14 diesel buses. METRO operates and maintains the only CNG fuel station in the state of Maine.
Route list
All routes leave from the METRO Pulse
Route 1 (Congress Street) - Portland Peninsula, Munjoy Hill, Portland Transportation Center
Route 2 (Forest Avenue) - Portland Peninsula, University of Southern Maine, Woodford's Corner, Riverton
Route 4 (Brighton Avenue/Main Street) - Portland Peninsula, University of Southern Maine, Westbrook, IDEXX
Route 5 (Outer Congress) - Portland Peninsula, Portland Transportation Center, Portland Jeport, Maine Mall
Route 7 (Falmouth) - Portland Peninsula, Falmouth
Route 8 (Portland Circulator) - Portland Peninsula, West End, Arts District, Commercial Street, Casco Bay Lines
Route 9 (Washington Street/Stevens Avenue) - Portland Peninsula, Allen's Corner, West Falmouth, University of New England, Casco Bay High School, Deering High School, Portland High School.
METRO BREEZ - Express bus service between Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth and Freeport.
Active Fleet Roster
| Manufacturer/Model | Order Year | Series (Qty.) |
Powertrain | Notes |
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| Gillig Phantom 40' | 1996 | 9604-9605, 9609,9616-9617, 9659,9665 (7) |
Detroit Diesel 50/ Allison B400R |
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| Gillig Phantom 40' | 1996 | 9624, 9645 (2) |
Detroit Diesel 50/ Allison B400R |
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| Orion VII 35'CNG | 2005 | 0530-0542 (13) |
John Deere 6081H/ Vioth D864.3E |
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| Gillig LF 35' | 2011 | 1101-1107 (7) |
Cummins ISL9/ Allison B400R |
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| Gillig LF 35' CNG | 2014 | 1401-1405 (5) |
Cummins Westport ISL-G/ Allison B400R |
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| Gillig LF 35' | TBD | TBD | Cummins ISL9/Allison B400R? |
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