Sun Metro
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| Slogan | "Save money, Save energy, Save the planet |
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| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | 10151 Montana, El Paso |
| Locale | El Paso, Texas, US |
| Service area | El Paso County |
| Service type | bus, paratransit |
| Alliance | Project Amistad, County Route Transit |
| Routes | 59 |
| Stops | 2,873 |
| Hubs | 8 |
| Fleet | 159 |
| Annual ridership | 16,501,793 (2013) |
| Fuel type | Clean Natural Gas |
| Operator | City of El Paso |
| Website | sunmetro |
Sun Metro Mass Transit Department, simply known as Sun Metro, is the public transportation provider that serves El Paso, Texas. Consisting of buses and paratransit service, it is a department of the City of El Paso, and the agency also serves the rest of El Paso County and Sunland Park, New Mexico. The major hub is located at the Bert Williams Downtown Santa Fe Transfer Center in the surrounding block areas in Downtown El Paso.
Until 1987, Sun Metro was called Sun City Area Transit (SCAT).
The agency was headquartered at the historic Union Depot in downtown El Paso until 2014, when it opened a new 37.5-acre (15.2 ha) facility along Montana Avenue southeast of El Paso International Airport.
Sun Metro began operating its bus rapid transit system, named Brio, on October 27, 2014, serving the Mesa Street corridor (part of State Highway 20) between Downtown El Paso and the Westside Transfer Center in Northwest El Paso. The frequency of Brio buses range from 10 minutes during weekday rush hours to 15 minutes mid-day from Monday to Friday, and 20 minutes on Saturdays; buses do not run on Sundays or holidays. The line uses 22 purpose-built curbside stations with shelters, ticket vending machines for pre-boarding payment, and real-time arrival information. The 8.6-mile-long (13.8 km) route runs in mixed traffic, but does use transit signal priority. The Brio fleet consists of 60-foot-long (18 m) branded New Flyer Xcelsior articulated buses powered by compressed natural gas, able to carry 72 total passengers and feature on-board WiFi, interior bike racks, and passenger information monitors. The project cost $27.1 million to implement, using local funds and a Federal Transit Administration grant.
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