METRO Transit
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METRO Transit is the public transit authority of the COPTA (Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority) trust, the largest transit agency in the state of Oklahoma. METRO Transit has over 25 interconnecting routes covering the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area, including numerous weekday Express routes to Downtown Oklahoma City and the downtown Trolley network.
The word "METRO" is capitalized to avoid confusion with Metro Transit in Minnesota, though Houston's transit system is also called "METRO".
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[edit] METROLink
An unusual aspect of METRO is the METROLink program, which is a combination of owl service and paratransit service. Since regularly scheduled routes operate only until about 8pm local time, and not at all Sundays, METROLink provides nominally fixed route service from 7 pm until 12 midnight Monday through Saturday, and Sunday from 7 am until 7 pm. The four routes may however, deviate by as much as three-quarters of a mile from the fixed route if the customer notifies METRO by 4 pm the day before (or by 12 noon Saturday for Monday service). An additional fee will be charged in that instance, but customers using the fixed stops will be charged the normal fare.
[edit] Fares
[edit] Oklahoma City Local Fare
Regular: $1.25
Special Patron: $0.60
[edit] Express Service
Express routes serve Edmond and Norman on Monday through Friday only.
Regular: $2.25
Special Patron: $1.10
[edit] Passes
30-Day Unlimited Passes (not valid on Express Routes)
Regular: $40.00
Special Patron: $20.00
30-Day Express Pass
Regular: $50.00
Special Patron: $25.00
[edit] Trivia
- One unique route is Route 23 which runs its services on NW 23rd, mainly from MacArthur to Kelly.
[edit] Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport
- METRO Route 11 serves the Oklahoma City Airport.
