A Maple Grove Transit bus
Founded1990[1]
LocaleMaple Grove, MN
Service typeCommuter bus, Dial-a-Ride[2]
Routes8
DestinationsMinneapolis
Fleet19 x 45-passenger[2]
9 x 66-passenger
1 x 25-passenger
5 x 15-passenger
Daily ridership2,500[2]
OperatorMetro Transit and Midwest Paratransit Solutions[3]
WebsiteMaple Grove Transit

Maple Grove Transit is a suburban public transit provider in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota serving the city of Maple Grove. The service currently operates 5 express routes from Maple Grove to Downtown Minneapolis in the morning and return from Minneapolis to Maple Grove in the afternoon. An additional express route runs between the municipality and the University of Minnesota. One feeder route with timed transfers also connects with the Downtown express routes. Local flex service is provided by the agency, as well.

Maple Grove Transit is one of several "opt-out" public transit operations in the Twin Cities region which run their own services rather than rely on the area's primary provider, Metro Transit. MGT began operations in June 1990.[1]

Maple Grove Transit Station

The Maple Grove Transit Station

The Maple Grove Transit Station serves as the primary hub for the Maple Grove Transit System. The station opened for service in December 2003 and contains a 926 stall parking structure, bike lockers and racks and an indoor waiting area with restrooms and a drinking fountain.[4] As of June 2022, the station serves Maple Grove Transit routes 781 and 789, as well as intercity bus services operated by Jefferson Lines.[5][6]

Route list

Maple Grove Transit Route 781 bus with new livery as of 2022.

Ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[7]

2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
15,000
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Alicia Miller (May 16, 2012), "Maple Grove Transit will celebrate providing its 10 millionth ride May 22", Press & News, Sun Newspapers
  2. ^ a b c About the Maple Grove Transit System
  3. ^ "Maple Grove Transit Contact information, transit administrator, emergency information line, 763-494-6005". Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Maple Grove Transit System" (PDF). Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Maple Grove Transit Express". Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bus to Minnesota". Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved July 6, 2023.

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