Springfield Mass Transit District

Headquarters	928 South Ninth Street
Locale	Springfield, Illinois
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	16 regular day routes 5 night routes 12 supplemental routes
Fleet	56 buses 17 paratransit vans
Operator	Self
Website	smtd.org 2008 Low Floor 35ft Gillig bus 0802 on Route 6 E. Cook/Ash/White Oaks Mall Low Floor Gillig 35ft Bus decorated with Christmas lights for Toys for Tots Christmas Bus decorated for Toys For Tots Low Floor Gillig 2011 series. 35 ft. On Route 1 N. Fifth before turning into Route 18 Lawrence/Knox Knolls First NEW 2013 CNG New Flyer. 1 of 7, all 35ft

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The Sangamon Mass Transit District (SMTD) is the mass transit district serving Springfield, Illinois, the state capital.

The Sangamon Mass Transit District operates 16 regular routes during the day, 5 routes at night, and 12 supplemental routes, most of which serve schools. On weekdays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., most routes run every half-hour, with buses leaving downtown at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. Some routes run only once an hour during part of the day. On weeknights and Saturdays between 6:45 and 10:45 p.m., buses leave downtown once an hour, at 45 minutes past the hour. The last buses of the night return to downtown at 11:45 p.m. Supplemental routes run only once per day. No service is offered on Sundays, nor on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. Buses run the Saturday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday/President's Day, and Veterans Day.

Daytime routes

Evening Routes

Supplemental routes

Regular bus fare is $1.25 for anyone age five or over. Up to two children under the age of four are permitted on the buses free of charge with an adult. More than two children under this age will cost an additional 60 cents. For senior citizens, disabled persons, or Medicare card holders, fare is 60 cents with proof of such status. Transfers between connecting buses are free and available upon request of the driver when fare is initially paid.

Bus passes are available at area businesses including all Walgreens stores in the city, public, private, and parochial schools, and the SMTD home office at 928 S. 9th Street.

Three different kinds of passes are available, and are color-coded for easy identification.

The routes are covered with 57 buses (31 fueled with natural gas) and 17 paratransit vans. As of Jan. 1, 2014, the buses are