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.
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 A Maple Grove Transit bus | |
| Founded | 1990[1] |
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| Locale | Maple Grove, MN |
| Service type | Commuter bus, Dial-a-Ride[2] |
| Routes | 8 |
| Destinations | Minneapolis |
| Fleet | 19 x 45-passenger[2] 9 x 66-passenger 1 x 25-passenger 5 x 15-passenger |
| Daily ridership | 2,500[2] |
| Operator | Metro Transit and Midwest Paratransit Solutions[3] |
| Website | Maple Grove Transit |
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
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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
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- 780 Shepherd of the Grove Church Park & Ride to Downtown Minneapolis
- 781 Maple Grove Transit Center to Downtown Minneapolis
- 782 Zachary Lane Park & Ride to Downtown Minneapolis
- 783 Crosswinds Church Park & Ride to Downtown Minneapolis
- 785 Parkway Station to Downtown Minneapolis
- 787 Maple Grove Flex Route
- 788 Bass Lake Center to Crosswinds Church Park & Ride
- 789 Maple Grove Transit Center to University of Minnesota
Ridership
editThe ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Alicia Miller (May 16, 2012), "Maple Grove Transit will celebrate providing its 10 millionth ride May 22", Press & News, Sun Newspapers
- ^ a b c About the Maple Grove Transit System
- ^ "Maple Grove Transit Contact information, transit administrator, emergency information line, 763-494-6005". Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Maple Grove Transit System" (PDF). Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Maple Grove Transit Express". Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Bus to Minnesota". Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved July 6, 2023.
External links
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