| Slogan | Key to My City |
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| Headquarters | 901 East Northside Blvd |
| Locale | South Bend, IN |
| Service area | South Bend & Mishawaka Metropolitan Area |
| Service type | Local bus, express bus, and paratransit |
| Routes | 20 |
| Hubs | South Station in South Bend |
| Fleet | 73 vehicles [1] |
| Annual ridership | 2,514,213 (-11.26%)[1] |
| Fuel type | Biodiesel |
| Chief executive | Chris Kubaszak, Controller [1] |
| Web site | Transpo |
South Bend Public Transportation Corporation (operating as TRANSPO), is a municipal bus system that serves the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, as well as the nearby suburbs of Norte Dame and Roseland, in the very north of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the most recent incarnation of the South Bend Railway Company, a street railway company that was founded on May 25, 1885.[2]
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TRANSPO is a hub-and-spoke system, with routes radiating from the center towards the outward corners of the metropolitan family. It is made up of seventeen fixed bus routes, two express shuttles and a downtown loop that uses vintage-trolley-style buses. It also operates an on-demand para-transit service. In Mishawaka, it serves as a de facto school bus service. South Street Station serves as a system hub, linking together most of the routes.
The system runs Monday-Saturday, operating 5:00 AM – 10:00 PM on weekdays and 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM on Saturdays. It does not operate during Sundays and major holidays.[3] All non-trolley-style buses are equipped with bike racks. As of 2006, all buses run on bio-diesel fuel.
The fares were increased several times during the system's history. The most recent increase was on April 5, 2010. The fares are now the following:[4]
University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College students, faculty and staff can ride for free provided they show a valid ID. Holy Cross students pay student fare.
Transpo's Current Fleet Roster: 2004–Present Buses
Route 4 stops at the South Bend Regional Airport. The airport doubles as a regional transit hub. Greyhound[5] and Coach USA[6] buses stop here, and the airport terminal building incorporates the eponymous South Shore Line station. The South Shore Line links South Bend to the city of Chicago, making stops at cities, villages and other miscellaneous municipalities throughout Northern Indiana. Route 2 stops at the city's Amtrak station.[7] Route 5 connects to Niles DART Route 2 at Auten Rd/933 stop Monday-Friday.[8] Route 9 links up with the Interurban Trolley system's Bittersweet/Mishawaka Route at Martin's Supermarket stop. The route links Mishawaka to Downtown Elkhart.[9]
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