List of MATA Bus Routes

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A Nova Bus LFS displaying "43 Elvis Presley", which was replaced in 2013 by "42 Crosstown"

A list of bus routes and bus fleet (current and retired) associated with Memphis Area Transit Authority. The routes cover Shelby County, Tennessee.

Current routes (as of 03/31/2021)[]

Route number Route name Branch(es) Notes
1 Union The route serves the Binghampton portion of route 53.
2 Madison Madison/U of M
Madison/Mt. Moriah 		The Mt. Moriah branch runs Monday-Saturday, replacing route 21. The U of M branch replaces route 35 on Southern.
4 Walker Walker/Castalia The route continues on to the Airways Transit Center via Ketchum and Airways
6 Northaven Weekday Peak Hours Only. Serves the Frayser and Northaven neighborhoods.
7 Shelby/Holmes Weekdays only:
  • Downtown (mornings only)
  • To/From American Way Transit Center (All other times)
8 Chelsea Chelsea/National
Chelsea/ Highland 		Highland Branch serves the American Way Transit Center, replacing route 9.
11 Frayser/Raleigh Serves the Amazon Facility on New Allen Rd.
12 Mallory No Sunday/ Holiday Service. Serves the Airways Transit Center, replacing route 4 Walker/Alcy.
13 Lauderdale Lauderdale/Prospect serves the Majorie/Alice portion of route 4 Walker/Alcy
19 Vollintine Vollintine/Summer
Vollintine/Wolfchase 		No Sunday/Holiday Service. The Wolfchase branch replaces route 44
22 Raines Interlines w/ #26 at American Way Transit Center.
26 Hickory Hill Interlines with route 22 at American Way Transit Center
28 Airport Replaces routes 28,64.99,and 280. The route ends at Memphis Int'l Airport on Sundays
30 Brooks Brooks/ Peebles
Brooks/Amer Way 		No Sunday service. Serves the Airways TC and American Way TC
31 Firestone 3 AM trips/ 3 PM trips Monday-Friday
32 Hollywood Hollywood/Hawkins Mill
Hollywood/Poplar
Hollywood/Airways 		Serves the Airways Transit Center. Hawkins Mill branch replaces route 18.
34 Central/Walnut Grove No Sunday/Holiday Service. Replaces route 5 on Central Ave. Serves Baptist Hospital
36 Lamar Lamar/Hacks Cross 36A branch serves Kimball Ave, replacing route 56. 36B branch serves Knight Arnold
37 Perkins Perkins/Raleigh
Perkins/Amer Way 		No Sunday Service. Serves American Way Transit Center
38 Boxtown No Sunday Service
39 South Third South Third/Horn Lake
South Third/ Weaver 		The Horn Lake branch replaces the southern portion of route 12.
40 Stage All trips end at Berryhill
42 Crosstown Crosstown/E.Presley
Crosstown/ Watkins
50 Poplar Poplar/ Germantown
52 Jackson Jackson/Raleigh
53 Summer Summer/Shelby Oaks
57 Park Park/St. Francis New routing replaces route 17 on McLemore and route 35 on South Parkway between Bellevue and Lamar
69 Winchester Winchester/Mitchell
Winchester/ Amer Way 		No Sunday/ Holiday service. New routing extends through the Boxtown and Westwood neighborhoods
82 Germantown Germantown/Exeter
Germantown/Wolfchase 		Weekdays Peak Hours Only. Servves Wolfchase Galleria

Transit hubs[]

William Hudson Downtown Terminal[]

Address: 444 North Main Street
Coordinates:
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35°09′23.5″N 90°02′52″W / 35.156528°N 90.04778°W / 35.156528; -90.04778
Facilities: Serves as the chief hub of the system and main transfer point for all downtown routes

Central Station[]

Main article: Central Station (Memphis)
Address: 545 South Main Street
Facilities: Serves as a southern transfer point for routes 12, Riverfront Loop Trolley, and the Main Street Trolley as well as the connection point for Amtrak in Memphis

American Way Transit Center[]

Address: 3921 American Way
Coordinates:
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35°04′33.7″N 89°55′58.7″W / 35.076028°N 89.932972°W / 35.076028; -89.932972
Facilities: Serves as a suburban transfer location for routes: 7,8,22,26,30,36,and 69

Airways Transit Center[]

Address: 3033 Airways Blvd
Facilities: Serves a southern transfer point for routes: 4,12,28,30,32 as well as Greyhound and Megabus

MATAplus[]

MATAplus is a shared ride paratransit service designed to meet the transportation needs of persons with disabilities in the Memphis service area. The service covers the same area as the MATA bus system and operate during the same days and hours as the fixed-route bus system in the same area. The service area extends three-fourths (3/4) of a mile beyond the fixed-routes, which means that anywhere beyond the area mentioned can not qualify for MATAplus services. Two types of services are offered through MATAplus: Advance/Demand Response, which allows riders to book reservations in advance, and a subscription service that allows riders to use the service to take them to their destination and back.

Current Fleet[]

Active[]

Numbers Builder Model Delivered
Notes
401-420 Gillig Corporation Advantage Low Floor 2010 40 ft version
421-460 Gillig Corporation Advantage Low Floor 2011 40 ft version
3001-3022 Gillig Corporation Advantage Low Floor 2011 29 ft version; no exit doors. Mostly used on MATAPlus service.
4001-4015 Gillig Corporation Advantage Low Floor 2012 40 ft version; Hybrid/Electric
5001-5005 Gillig Corporation Advantage Low Floor 2012 35 ft version; Hybrid/Electric
4016-4025 Gillig Corporation Advantage Low Floor 2013 40 ft version; Hybrid/Electric
4026-4040 Gillig Corporation Advantage Low Floor 2014 40 ft version; Hybrid/Electric
21701-21715 Gillig Corporation Advantage Low Floor 2017 40 ft version; first fleet to use 5 numbers, corresponding to the year it entered service (2[0]17xx)
21801-21818 Gillig Corporation Advantage Low Floor 2018 40 ft version; plain white scheme and frameless windows. New all white livery with green MATA logo.

Retired[]

Numbers Builder Model Delivered Withdrawn
Notes
Pre-MATA (Memphis Transit Authority of the City of Memphis)
800-840[1] GMC TDH-5301 1961 1979 6 units left after MATA took over operations; Air conditioned fleet; 800 was a demo.[2] 800, 802, 805-807, 809-810, 812-813, 817-819, 822, 824, 826-827, 830-832, 834, 837-838, 840 were sold to Southern California Rapid Transit District in 1976.[3]
841-850 GMC TDH-5301 1962 1986 Originally numbered 42-51; Air conditioned fleet.
700-715 Flxible "New Look" 1962 (700 only), 1964 1977 Built in Alabama; All were sold to Southern California Rapid Transit District in 1977; Air conditioned fleet. Bus 700 was a demo.[4]
851-878 GMC TDH-5303 1963 1987 Air conditioned fleet
879-914 GMC TDH-5303 1964 1988 Air conditioned fleet
915-989[5] GMC TDH-5303 1965 1990 Air conditioned fleet
101-114 GMC TDH-5303 1966 1992 Air conditioned fleet
401-412 GMC TDH-4519 1966 1991 Air conditioned fleet, 35 ft buses; several units were repainted as the "Hustle Bus"
115-124 GMC TDH-5303 1967 1992 Air conditioned fleet
125-144 GMC T6H-5305A 1968 1993 Air conditioned fleet
413-439 GMC T6H-4521A 1968 1993 Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses
440-499 GMC T6H-4521A 1968 1993 Air conditioned fleet; 35 ft buses
Post-MATA (1975 to present)
200-243 AM General 9640-8 1978 1994 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed
244-251 AM General 9640-8 1978 1994 96in buses. Refurbished in 1984 to include air conditioning units and had rear windows removed
301-329 GMC RTS-II 1980 2000 Refurbished in 1986 to add new vertically opening windows and new air conditioning units.
501-509 MAN SG-310 1983 2003 60 ft Artictulateds
601-682 GMC RTS-04 1985 2005
683-694 GMC RTS-04 1986 2006
510-519 MAN SG-310 1987 2000
701-724 TMC RTS-06 1988 2008
50-54 Chance Motorcoach VS-29 2003 2010 Replica trolleybuses
725-740 Nova Bus RTS-08 1994 2011
55-56 Chance Motorcoach VS-29 1991 2011
57-59 Chance Motorcoach VS-29 1992 2011
800-838 Nova Bus LFS-40102 1998 2013
839-888 Nova Bus LFS-40102 2000 2014
889-939 Nova Bus LFS-40102 2002 2016
501-507 Neoplan USA AN460 2004 2017

MATA Trolley[]

The MATA Trolley network consists of three lines, which are serviced by classic streetcars and operate seven days a week including holidays. There are stations at 24 locations (in and out bound stations are counted as a single location) and 35 of the stations are sheltered and ADA accessible.[6]

As of April 25 2018, the trolley service has been restored on the Main Street Trolley after two streetcars caught fire. The vehicles are being replaced. Riverfront Loop and Madison Avenue Trolley are being operated on a temporary basis by MATA buses until streetcars can refurbished and tested.[7]

Line Opened Stations Length Termini
█ Main Street Line 1993 13 2.0 mi (3.2 km)[citation needed] Butler Avenue - North End Terminal
█ Riverfront Loop 1997 19 4.1 mi (6.6 km)[citation needed] none
█ Madison Avenue Line 2004 6 2.2 mi (3.5 km)[citation needed] Third Street - Cleveland Station

References[]

  1. ^ Retired MATA 821 being used as a shuttle in Washington, D.C. in 1978
  2. ^ GMC TDH-5301 List from OMOT
  3. ^ from NE Buses
  4. ^ Flxible New Look list from OMOT
  5. ^ MATA 968 in Downtown Memphis in June 1978
  6. ^ "MATA - Memphis Area Transit Authority - Trolleys". Memphis Area Transit Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  7. ^ "MATA Trolleys off the tracks for expensive safety overhaul". WREG-TV. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

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