VIA Metropolitan Transit
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Formerly | San Antonio Transit System |
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Parent | City of San Antonio and Bexar County |
Founded | 1977 |
Headquarters | 123 N. Medina St. San Antonio, Texas United States |
Service area | Greater San Antonio |
Routes | Total: 95 Express: 4 Frequent: 15 Lineup: 20 Metro: 49 Primo: 3 Skip: 4 |
Stops | 5984 |
Hubs | Park & Ride: 10 Transit Center: 9 |
Fleet | Bus: 511 Paratransit: 138 |
Daily ridership | 85,600 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1] |
Annual ridership | 25,132,300 (2023)[2] |
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Chief executive | Jeffrey C. Arndt |
Board Chair | Fernando Reyes |
Website | viainfo |
VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority (referred to as VIA Metro or simply VIA) is the mass transit agency serving San Antonio, Texas, United States, and its surrounding municipalities. It began operation in 1978 as a successor to the San Antonio Transit System. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 25,132,300, or about 85,600 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
In addition to the city of San Antonio, VIA serves many other Bexar County municipalities, including Alamo Heights, Balcones Heights, Castle Hills, Converse, Kirby, Leon Valley, Olmos Park, Shavano Park, and Terrell Hills. While VIA does not directly serve some Bexar County municipalities such as Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Live Oak, Selma, Schertz, Universal City and Windcrest, many of them are within driving proximity of outlying park-and-ride facilities.