Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority
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The Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority (AMA) provides local and regional bus service in the San Juan metropolitan area.
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| Founded | May 11, 1959 |
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| Headquarters | 37 Ave José De Diego, San Juan, PR 00927 |
| Service area | San Juan metropolitan area |
| Service type | Public transport |
| Alliance | Tren Urbano and Cataño Ferry |
| Routes | 30 |
| Hubs | 10 |
| Fleet | 149 buses 54 paratransit |
| Daily ridership | 35,000 |
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| Website | ati.pr |
The Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority —Spanish: Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses de Puerto Rico (AMA)— is a government-owned corporation and public transport bus service based in the San Juan metropolitan area. It is adscribed to the Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Integrated Transit Authority (ATI).
Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses was created as a public corporation on May 11, 1959. The operations would later be integrated into the Department of Transportation and Public Works in 1973 and the Integrated Transit Authority in 2014. It is the second oldest public transport authority in America, behind New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The AMA is one of three major public transportation systems serving the San Juan metropolitan area, along with Tren Urbano and the Cataño Ferry. All system ridership combined is estimated at 80,000 people on work days.
The AMA provides bus transportation to residents and visitors of the San Juan metropolitan area—which includes the municipalities of San Juan, Guaynabo, Bayamón, Trujillo Alto, Cataño, Toa Baja, Carolina, and Loíza—through a network of 30 fixed bus routes.
Most routes work Monday through Friday from 5:00AM to 9:00PM; and Saturdays and holidays from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. T3 and E40 express route are the only two bus routes working on Sundays, along with Tren Urbano and the Cataño Ferry.
All bus stops are marked with a green sign with the Spanish word PARADA. You should hail a bus at these locations by waving to the driver as the bus approaches.
All bus routes have a $0.75 fare, except the E20 which has a $2.00 fare. Reduced fares are available for students, senior citizens, and people with disabilities.
All buses require exact change in coins or the use of the fare card available at Tren Urbano stations.
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