VIA Metropolitan Transit

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VIA Metropolitan Transit serves the city of San Antonio, Texas as well as its surrounding municipalities.

History

VIA Metropolitan Transit began operations in 1978 after voters approved a half-cent sales tax to fund the service. It is the successor to the San Antonio Transit System.

Routes

As of 19 August 2024, VIA separates services as Frequent and Standard, with color coded routes indicating base frequency.

Prior to 19 August 2024, VIA operated 5 different types of routes; Metro, Frequent, Skip, Express, and Primo:

  • Metro (Purple) routes serve specific residential areas and usually run every 30-60 minutes.
  • Frequent (Red) routes are similar to Metro routes, but run every 15 minutes through most of the day.
  • Skip (Green) routes serve frequently-traveled roads but have fewer stops to reduce travel times.
  • Express (Orange) routes run along major highways in San Antonio and are designed for quick travel between Downtown San Antonio and specific residential area, and transit centers.
  • Primo routes are Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines that serve the heaviest traveled corridors using articulated buses and 40 foot buses. VIA plans to expand Primo service to other corridors in future decades.

Routes are numbered as follows:

  • 1-99: Local routes serving Downtown San Antonio; routes are numbered clockwise starting from Blanco Street (Line 2)
  • 100-199: Primo Bus Rapid Transit services
  • 200-299: Late Night "Lineup" Routes serving Downtown San Antonio (departs from Downtown San Antonio at 10:30pm, 11:30pm and 12:30am)
  • 300-499: (Not Used; 400-series previously used for circulator buses in Downtown San Antonio)
  • 500-699: Feeder Routes connecting residential neighborhoods and transit centers; do not serve Downtown San Antonio

Route Tables Under Development

Routes Serving Downtown San Antonio

2 Blanco Frequent

3 San Pedro Skip

4 San Pedro Frequent

5 McCullough

7 US 281 Stone Oak/Brooks Express

8 North St Mary's

9 Broadway Frequent

14 Perrin Beitel Skip

17 IH-35 Express

20 New Braunfels Frequent

21 Kirby/Commerce

22 Hays

24 East Houston

25 East Commerce Frequent

26 M.L. King

28 Porter Frequent

30 Rigby

32 Steves

34 South St Mary's Frequent

36 South Presa

42 Roosevelt

43 South Flores

44 Pleasanton

46 Commercial

51 Nogalitos

62 Kirk

64 US 90 Express

66 Ceralvo

67 Laredo

68 Guadalupe Frequent

75 West Commerce Frequent

76 West Commerce Skip

77 Martin

79 Ruiz

82 Culebra Frequent

88 Bandera Frequent

89 Poplar

90 Woodlawn

93 IH-10 Crossroads/Roadrunner Express

95 Fredericksburg Road Frequent

96 Vance Jackson Frequent

97 West Avenue

PRIMO Bus Rapid Transit

100 PRIMO Fredericksburg

102 PRIMO Military

103 PRIMO Zarzamora

Late Night Lineup Routes

202 Blanco Route 2
204 San Pedro Routes 4 & 5
209 Broadway/Nacog. Routes 9 & 10
214 Austin Hwy/Rand. Routes 14 & 17
222 Hays/ E. Houston Routes 22 & 24
225 E. Commerce/ML King Routes 25 & 26
230 Rigsby/Porter Routes 28 & 30
232 Steves Ave/S. St. Marys Routes 32 & 34
242 Roosevelt/S. Presa Routes 36 & 42
243 S. Flores/Pleasanton Routes 43 & 44
246 Commercial St. Routes 46 & 48
251 Nogalitos St. Routes 51 & 62
268 Guadalupe St./Ceralvo Routes 66 & 68
275 Commerce/Laredo Routes 67 & 75
276 Commerce/KLAC Transit Ctr. Routes 64 & 76
277 Martin/Ruiz Routes 77 & 79
282 Culebra Routes 82
288 Bandera/Evers Rd Route 88
289 Poplar/Woodlawn Routes 89 & 90
296 Vance Jackson/West Ave. Routes 96 & 97

Feeder Routes

501 UTSA / Leon Valley

502 Thousand Oaks

503 Huebner Crosstown

505 Basse

509 Hildebrand

515 Southcross

522 24th St. / Babcock

524 General McMullen Frequent

534 Wurzbach Frequent

552 Loop 410 / W.W. White Skip

602 North Star / Medical Center

603 Medical Center / UTSA

604 Medical Center / University Heights

607 Medical Center / Ingram

609 Ingram / Mainland / Medical Center

610 Ingram / Northwest Crossing

611 Valley-Hi / Kel-Lac

612 Kel-Lac / Westlakes

613 Heritage NW / Kel-Lac

614 Hidden Cove / Kel-Lac

615 Kel-Lac / Heritage Park

616 Sky Harbor / Kel-Lac

617 Kel-Lac / Rainbow Hills

618 Ingram / Westlakes

619 Kel-Lac / Indian Creek

620 Northwest Vista College / Ingram

632 Randolph / Ventura

647 North Star /Harry Wurzbach

648 North Star /Stone Oak

651 Deco District /Castle Hills

Fares

Local: $1.30

Express: $2.60

Transfers: Free

Day Pass: $2.75

VIAtrans (Paratransit) Service: $2.00

31-Day Pass: $38

7-Day Pass: $12

Semester Pass (for K-12 and College Students): $38

Transit Bus Roster

Active

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
118-125 2022 Gillig Low Floor EV 40'
(G28D102N4)
  • Replaced the propane trolleys downtown.
  • Currently being tested on routes 2/34 and 14/44
376-405 2010 New Flyer DE40LFR Cummins ISL Allison EP40
hybrid system
  • Used on express routes only.
  • First order of diesel-electric hybrid buses.
  • Feature cushioned seats and reading lamps.
  • Recently repainted into the new red livery.
  • 3 active
406-420 2016 New Flyer XN40 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R
421-691 2016-2017 Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas Cummins Westport ISL G Voith D864.6
  • Part of a 5 year agreement for up to 500 buses to replace the aging diesel fleet.
692-735 2018 Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
736-757 2020 Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
758-785 2022 Gillig Low Floor 40' CNG
(G31D102N4)
Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
  • First Gillig buses for VIA
  • First buses in the fleet to include USB charging ports underneath the seats
  • Order of 28 out of 113 buses
801-806 2020 Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
  • LFX styling.
  • Feature cushioned seats and reading lamps.
807-820 2023 Gillig Low Floor 40' CNG
(G31D102N4)
Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
  • Option order of 14 buses
850 2000 NABI 40-LFW
(040.05)
Cummins ISL Allison B400R
  • Only remaining active NABI in fleet.
  • Used to issue new tap ID cards for future fare payment.
947-950 2010 NABI 40-LFW CNG Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R
  • First order of CNG buses.
951-966 2012 NABI 60-BRT CNG Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B500R
  • First order of articulated buses.
  • Used exclusively for the Primo (Route 100) service.
967-969 2013 NABI 60-BRT CNG Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B500R
  • Purchased for fleet expansion when service was added to the city of Leon Valley.
970-987 2018 Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
  • LFX styling.
  • Primarily used on routes 102 and 103.
988-989 2020 Nova Bus LFS Natural Gas Cummins Westport L9N Voith D864.6
  • LFX styling.
  • Primarily used on routes 102 and 103.

On Order

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
77-95 1982-1983 Chance VS-24 Trolley replicas used in "Alamo Street Car" service.
96-100 1999 Optima AH-28 Propane Cummins Westport B LPG Plus Allison B300R
101-114 (2nd) 2005 Optima AH-28 Propane Cummins Westport B LPG Plus Allison B300R
111-120 1980 Chance RT-50
115-117 2012 Proterra EcoRide BE35
  • First electric buses in the fleet.
  • Only used on downtown circulator routes.
  • All retired and auctioned off in 2021.
123-129 1984 Chance RT-50
130-137 1985 Chance RT-50
138-177 1986 Chance RT-52
200-320 1977-1978 GMC RTS-01
(TH-8201)
Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730
  • Bus 267 (VIN: 094) and bus 294 (VIN: 119) were bought from a private owner in late 2021 and early 2022 respectively, and are currently being restored by the South Texas Bus Preservationists at the Texas Transportation Museum in San Antonio, TX.
200-260 (2nd) 2003 NFI D40LF Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR ZF 5HP592C
261-324 2005 New Flyer D40LF Cummins ISL ZF 5HP592C
325-338 2006 New Flyer D40LF Cummins ISL ZF 5HP592C
339-375 2008 New Flyer D40LF Cummins ISL ZF 5HP592C
321-443 1981 GMC RTS-04
(T7W-204)
Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
444-528 1984 GMC RTS-04
(T7W-204)
Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730 506 was purchased by a private owner for an RV conversion project. It was not completed and was listed on Craigslist in South San Antonio, TX on 10/3/2019.[1]
529 1988 TMC RTS-06
(T70-606)
Detroit Diesel 6V71 Allison V731
530-632 1988 TMC RTS-06
(T70-206)
Detroit Diesel 6V71 Allison V731 1 unit (VIN: 1TUNDT2A2JR825715) was purchased by American Bus Coach Inc. and became a party limo bus numbered 105. It was spotted near Annandale, VA on 2/12/2018.[2]
633-662 1992 TMC RTS-06
(T80-206)
Detroit Diesel 6L71TA Allison V731
663-729 (1st)
947 (1st)
2000 Champion Solo Powered by propane fuel.
730-809 (2nd) 8/1999[3] NABI 40-LFW
(040.05)
Cummins ISL Allison B400R
  • First buses built in North America equipped with the Cummins ISL engine.
  • Some units were rebuilt using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
  • Some units were repainted into the new VIA wave livery.
810-889 2000 NABI 40-LFW
(040.05)
Cummins ISL Allison B400R
  • Some units were repainted into the new VIA wave livery.
  • 850 is the only bus still active for special duty.
890-946 2001 NABI 40-LFW
(040.05)
Cummins ISL Allison B400R Some units were repainted into the new VIA wave livery.
9901 1978 GMC RTS-01
(TH-8201)
Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730
  • Original fleet number is 317
  • Listed for auction on PublicSurplus in October 2021.
1982 MCI MC-9

VIAtrans pararansit

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
V-263 2006 Chevrolet C4500 cutaway VIN - 1GBE4V1GX6F413105
V-359 2013 Chevrolet G4500 cutaway VIN - 1GB6G5BB7D1130539

References