Metro McAllen

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Metro McAllen
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ParentCity of McAllen
Founded1997
Headquarters1500 W. Highway 83
Locale McAllen, Texas
Service area Hidalgo County, Texas
Service type Bus service, paratransit, Micro Transit
AllianceCity of McAllen
Routes8 Local Bus Routes and Micro Transit as well as Paratransit services.
HubsMcAllen Central Station
LoungeMcAllen Central Station
FleetGILLIG Buses
Website https://www.mcallen.net/metro/default.aspx

Metro McAllen (form. McAllen Express Transit) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Hidalgo County, Texas. The agency was established in 1997 in response to massive population growth. In 2001, the McAllen Central Station was opened in Downtown McAllen, which provides a transit hub for all local lines, as well as connects to a variety of domestic and international bus lines. The City of McAllen created the Transit Department that same year to help manage the recently created McAllen Central Station. In January 2005, the Transit Department took over operations of the McAllen Express Transit (MET). In February 2011, MET officially changed to Metro McAllen. [1] The transit agency has grown to 8 routes currently and operates from Monday through Sunday. In fiscal year 2019, 637,360 people used these lines. [2]

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Routes

Metro McAllen operates 8 routes for the City of McAllen. Operational hours are Monday through Saturday from 6:00 AM until 9:00 PM and Sundays from 6:00 AM until 6:00 PM. Individual route times operate at different intervals within operating hours. [3]

Metro McAllen also operates Micro Transit named Micro McAllen and Paratransit service for the City of McAllen

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References

  1. "Metro McAllen". www.mcallen.net. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  2. "Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization". 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Metro Trip Planner". www.mcallen.net. Retrieved 2020-01-06.

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