Metro Ride
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Metro Ride provides public bus transportation for the Wausau, Wisconsin area.
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Parent | City of Wausau |
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Headquarters | 420 Plumer Street[1] |
Locale | Wausau, Wisconsin |
Service type | Bus service, Paratransit |
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Stations | Metro Ride Transit Center 555 Jefferson Street |
Fleet | 22 Gillig transit coaches |
Annual ridership | 337,884 (2022) |
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Metro Ride operates 7 routes in the City of Wausau which run at 30-minute intervals. The service also provides several express routes to supplement the main routes when school is in session.
Hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Buses do not operate on Saturdays or Sundays. The main transfer facility is located in the downtown area, one block from the Marathon County Courthouse. The Wausau Transit Center at 555 Jefferson Street was upgraded and expanded in 2005.[2] This location also serves intercity buses.
- Metro Ride was formerly known as "Wausau Area Transit System (WATS)" The name now exists in the tagline "Provided by Wausau Area Transit System"