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The fleet was ordered in February 2021<ref name="MCGillig21">[https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2021/January-25,-2021/0125_2021_26.aspx Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee Business Item 2021-26 Procurement of 26 Biodiesel Forty-Foot Transit Buses, Contract 19P122]</ref>, delivered in late September 2021, and briefly entered service in late October 2021, operating on the Red and A Lines. They re-entered service in early February 2022 on the A Line, and are not operating on the Red Line because neither the buses nor the Red Line stations have Go-To card readers.  
The fleet was ordered in February 2021<ref name="MCGillig21">[https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Transportation-Committee/2021/January-25,-2021/0125_2021_26.aspx Metropolitan Council Transportation Committee Business Item 2021-26 Procurement of 26 Biodiesel Forty-Foot Transit Buses, Contract 19P122]</ref>, delivered in late September 2021, and briefly entered service in late October 2021, operating on the Red and A Lines. They re-entered service in early February 2022 on the A Line, and are not operating on the Red Line because neither the buses nor the Red Line stations have Go-To card readers.  


As of January 2022, service on the Red Line is provided by seven buses from the [[Metro Transit (Minnesota) 1750-1787|1750 series]], which are wrapped in the METRO livery.  
As of January 2022, service on the Red Line is provided primarily by seven buses from the [[Metro Transit (Minnesota) 1750-1787|1750 series]], which are wrapped in the METRO livery.  


The buses were speced with a modified kneeler that allows the bus to raise to a 14-foot platform level for level boarding on Red Line platforms.  
The buses were speced with a modified kneeler that allows the bus to raise to a 14-foot platform level for level boarding on Red Line platforms.  
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*Entered service on the A Line on October 28, 2021
*Entered service on the A Line on October 28, 2021
*Pulled from service on October 29, 2021
*Pulled from service on October 29, 2021. It returned to service on the A Line on July 6, 2022.
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Revision as of 16:52, 9 July 2022

Metro Transit (Minnesota) 8020-8025 has Wi-Fi access.
Metro Transit (Minnesota) 8020-8025 is wheelchair accessible.

Metro Transit (Minnesota) 8020-8025 are 2021 Gillig BRTPlus 40' (G27D102N4) buses. These buses are identical to the 8000 series, 8012, and 8013 series with the only differences being the addition of USB chargers mounted behind forward-facing seats, as well as different seat fabric and Stop Request button design.

Engine Transmission Seating Destination sign
Cummins ISL9 ZF 6AP1400B 34 American Seating Vision Luminator Horizon White

History

Metro Transit assumed operations of the METRO Red Line, a rapid bus line running from Mall of America to Apple Valley Transit Station on Cedar Avenue, from the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority in December 2020. During the transition, the original fleet of Novas that operated on the route were retired as all except one of the units exceeded the 500,000-mile federally-mandated useful lifespan (the remaining unit was transferred to First Transit and operated until August 2021).

The fleet was ordered in February 2021[1], delivered in late September 2021, and briefly entered service in late October 2021, operating on the Red and A Lines. They re-entered service in early February 2022 on the A Line, and are not operating on the Red Line because neither the buses nor the Red Line stations have Go-To card readers.

As of January 2022, service on the Red Line is provided primarily by seven buses from the 1750 series, which are wrapped in the METRO livery.

The buses were speced with a modified kneeler that allows the bus to raise to a 14-foot platform level for level boarding on Red Line platforms.

8021 and 8022 were spotted at the Gillig plant in September 2019.

Details

Fleet
Number
Thumbnail Build
Date
VIN License Plate Garage Status/Disposal Notes
8020 2021 15GGD2715M3196690 None South Active
  • Entered service on the A Line on October 28, 2021
  • Pulled from service on October 29, 2021. It returned to service on the A Line on July 6, 2022.
8021 2021 15GGD2717M3196691 None South Active
  • Entered service on the A Line on February 9, 2022
8022 2021 15GGD2719M3196692 None South Active
  • Entered service on the Red Line on October 29, 2021. It was then pulled from service.
  • It returned to service on February 1, 2022 on the A Line
8023 2021 15GGD2710M3196693 None South Active
  • Entered service on the A Line on October 28, 2021
  • Pulled from service on October 29, 2021. It returned to service on the A Line on February 19, 2022.
8024 2021 15GGD2712M3196694 None South Active
  • Entered service on the A Line on October 28, 2021
  • Pulled from service on October 29, 2021. It returned to service on the A Line in early March 2022.
  • Last in service on the A Line on March 13, 2022.
8025 2021 15GGD2714M3196695 None South Active
  • Entered service on the A Line on October 29, 2021
  • Pulled from service on October 29, 2021. It returned to service on the A Line on June 4, 2022.

References