Mass transit system in Austin, Texas, and surrounding areas
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Overview
Area served
Austin
Travis County
Parts of Williamson County
Locale
Central Texas
Transit type
Bus
local
express
BRT
Hybrid rail
Vanpool
Rideshare
Bike share
Paratransit
Number of lines
49 Metro bus
12 Special bus
8 Express bus
19 UT shuttle bus
1 hybrid rail
Number of stations
2,300 Bus stops
17 park and ride/transit centers
26 CapMetro Rapid station pairs
10 hybrid rail stations
Daily ridership
81,500 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1]
Annual ridership
25,229,400 (2023)[2]
Chief executive
Dottie Watkins
Headquarters
2910 East Fifth Street Austin, Texas
Website
capmetro.org
Operation
Began operation
July 1, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-07-01)
Operator(s)
Keolis (bus and UT shuttle)
MTM Transit (Metro Access and Pickup by Metro)
CARTS (Manor Pickup, Manor/Elgin Express and select feeder routes)
Herzog Transit Services (CapMetro Rail)
Number of vehicles
368 Buses
23 E-buses
55 MetroRapid buses
10 Diesel electric trains
257 Vanpool vehicles
213 Paratransit vehicles
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, officially stylized as CapMetro, is a public transportation provider located in Austin, Texas. It operates bus, paratransit services and a hybrid rail system known as CapMetro Rail in Austin and several suburbs in Travis and Williamson counties. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 25,229,400, or about 81,500 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Voters approved the creation of CapMetro in January 1985, agreeing to fund the organization with a one percent sales tax. Operations began in July 1985 and CapMetro took over City of Austin bus services in 1986. In 2010, the CapMetro Rail Red Line, the agency's first rail service, began operations.
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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