Marion Transit System

Provider of mass transportation in Grant County, Indiana

Marion Transit SystemHeadquarters| 520 E. 6th St.

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Locale| Marion, Indiana
Service area| Grant County, Indiana
Service type| Bus service, paratransit
Routes| 5
Stations| Bus Terminal, 202 S. Adams St.
Annual ridership| 257,760 (2019)
Website| Marion Transit System

Marion Transit System (MTS) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Marion, Indiana with five routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 257,760 rides over 14,708 annual vehicle revenue hours with 5 buses and 1 paratransit vehicle.[1]

Public transit in Marion began with horsecars in 1889, with the Marion Street Railway Co. In 1893, the horsecars were replaced with streetcars, which in turn were replaced by buses in 1947.[2] In 2021, a mural was painted on a building across from the bus terminal, depicting an interurban that formerly provided transit service in the city.[3] From 2020 through 2022, bus schedules were limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later staffing shortages.[4]

## Service[edit]

Marion Transit System operates five weekday bus routes on a pulse system with all routes serving the downtown bus terminal on the hour.[5] Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Buses are fare-free.[6]

### Routes[edit]

* Central Marion / Ivy Tech
* General Motors / Northeast
* IWU / North Marion
* Southeast / West Point
* West Marion / VA Hospital

## Fixed route ridership[edit]

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

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## See also[edit]

* List of bus transit systems in the United States
* Kokomo City-Line Trolley

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Marion Transit System Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 5, 2023.
2. ^ "Transit Systems in Indiana". Retrieved September 5, 2023.
3. ^ Jaylan Miller (November 2, 2021). "Mural creates community". Chronicle-Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
4. ^ Carl Gingerich (January 7, 2022). "Staffing woes create change to Marion bus schedules". Chronicle-Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
5. ^ "Route Maps". Retrieved September 5, 2023.
6. ^ "MTS Brochure" (PDF). Retrieved September 5, 2023.
7. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved September 5, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Marion Transit System

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Public transit in Indiana

Statewide|

* Amtrak
* Capitol Limited
* Cardinal
* Lake Shore Limited
* Wolverine
* Barons Bus Lines
* Burlington Trailways
* Flixbus
* Greyhound Lines
* Miller Transportation

North|

* Cass Area Transit
* ChicaGo Dash
* East Chicago Transit
* Gary Public Transportation Corporation
* Broadway Metro Express
* Fort Wayne Citilink
* Interurban Trolley
* Michigan City Transit
* South Bend Transpo
* South Shore Line
* West Lake Corridor
* V-Line

Central|

* Access Johnson County
* Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority
* City of Anderson Transit System
* Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation
* IndyGo
* Red Line
* Purple Line
* Kokomo City-Line Trolley
* Marion Transit System
* Muncie Indiana Transit System
* Roseview Transit

South|

* Bloomington Transit
* ColumBUS
* Metropolitan Evansville Transit System
* Southern Indiana Transit System
* Terre Haute Transit
* Transit Authority of River City
* Warrick Area Transit System
* Washington Transit System

Former|

* Hammond Transit
* Northwest Indiana Regional Bus Authority
* Valpo Local

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