List of transit routes in Madison, Wisconsin

The following is a list of bus routes operating in the Greater Madison area. The majority of the routes are operated by Madison Metro, with a couple minor suburban shuttles operating during peak commuter times.

Routes

In the table below, "Via(s)" refer to different patterns the same route may take. For example, "Route 6 via Hayes" means that the bus will travel on the Hayes loop before reaching the West Transfer Point or East Towne Mall - other Route 6 trips may travel "via MATC".

Regular routes
Route To/ From Via(s) Notes
1
 Capitol Square Old University Ave & Highland Ave Suspended due to COVID
2
 West Transfer Pt North Transfer Pt Fordem / Sherman
3
 West Transfer Pt East Transfer Pt Division / Winnebago Suspended due to COVID
4
 South Transfer Pt North Transfer Pt
5
 East Transfer Pt South Transfer Pt
6
 West Transfer Pt East Towne Mall Tokay / Mineral Point,

MATC / Hayes
10
 University Row Union Corners Johnson or Gorham /

Jenifer,

UW Hospital / Campus

 Weekdays only
13
 South Transfer Pt UW Campus
14
 Wexford Ridge Capitol Square Gammon/Westfield/

Colony

 Suspended due to COVID
15
 Junction Ridge East Transfer Pt Old Middleton/Sheboygan,

Greenway/High Point
16
 South Transfer Pt East Transfer Pt Broadway No stops in Monona
17
 North Transfer Pt East Transfer Pt Shopko
18
 West Transfer Pt South Transfer Pt Midvale/Hammersley
19
 Chalet Gardens Capitol Square Red Arrow/Mohawk Suspended due to COVID
20
 North Transfer Pt East Towne Mall Airport
21
 North Transfer Pt Lakeview
22
 North Transfer Pt Mendota
26
 East Towne Mall American Center City View
30
 East Transfer Pt East Towne Mall Nakoosa / Swanton
31
 East Transfer Pt Marsh Rd Dutch Mill
32
 East Transfer Pt Thompson Dr - Acewood Blvd
34
 East Transfer Pt MATC-Truax Suspended due to COVID
39
 East Transfer Pt World Dairy Dempsey Weekday peak and midday only
40
 South Transfer Pt Arbor Hills Grandview and Hatchery Hill /

Coho and Post
50
 West Transfer Pt Schroeder Rd - Raymond Rd
51
 West Transfer Pt Muir Field Rd
52
 West Transfer Pt Fitchburg Weekday only
67
 West Transfer Pt West Towne
70
 Capitol Square Middleton
73
 Middleton West Transfer Point weekdays only

Peak-only routes
Route To/ From Via(s) Notes
11
 Dutch Mill Park & Ride UW Campus - West Transfer Pt
12
 West Transfer Pt UW Campus - Dutch Mill Park & Ride
23
 Sun Prairie Capitol Square Limited Stops
25
 American Center Capitol Square Limited stops
27
 North Transfer Pt Capitol Square - UW Campus
28
 West Transfer Pt UW Campus - North Transfer Pt Suspended due to COVID
29
 Breese Terrace School Rd Suspended due to COVID
33
 East Transfer Pt Sprecher Rd - Thompson Dr
35
 East Transfer Pt Richmond Hill - Acewood Blvd Suspended due to COVID
37
 Pflaum Rd UW Campus - Sheboygan Ave Suspended due to COVID
38
 UW Campus - Sheboygan Ave Pflaum Rd/Buckeye Rd Capitol Square/John Nolen Suspended due to COVID
44
 UW Campus South Transfer Point
47
 Capitol Square Arbor Hills Suspended due to COVID
48
 South Transfer Point UW Campus Limited Stops
49
 South Transfer Pt Hatchery Hill - Lacy
55
 West Transfer Pt Verona - Epic Campus Verona Limited stops
56
 North Transfer Pt West Transfer Pt - McKee Rd Suspended due to COVID
57
 North Transfer Pt West Transfer Pt - McKee Rd Suspended due to COVID
58
 Capitol Square Greentree Suspended due to COVID
71
 Capitol Square Middleton Suspended due to COVID
72
 Capitol Square Middleton Limited stops
75
 Capitol Square Verona - Epic Campus Verona Limited stops

Weekend-only routes
  • 7 West Transfer Pt to East Transfer Pt Via Monroe (operating 7 days a week during COVID)
  • 8 Capitol Square to Spring Harbor (operating 7 days a week during COVID)
  • 59 West Transfer Pt to Fitchburg
  • 63 West Transfer Pt to Prairie Town Center via West Towne Mall, Odana & Watts Rds
  • 68 West Transfer Pt to Prairie Town Center via Old Sauk & Junction Rds
  • 78 West Transfer Pt to Middleton

UW–Madison Campus Buses

All routes in this section are fare free. Operating costs are paid by Associated Students of Madison, UW Transportation Services, and University Housing. When UW–Madison is out of session, route 80 and 84 service is reduced and routes 81 and 82 do not run.[1]

  • 80 Memorial Union - Eagle Heights (weekday, weekends, and late night)
  • 81 Park, Broom, Johnson/Gorham Loop(s) (evening and late night)
  • 82 Observatory, Breese Loop(s) (evening and late night)
  • 84 Eagle Heights Express (limited stops) weekdays only

Supplemental Schoolday Service

Monona Express

This service is run by the City of Monona. It only has two routes that run four times a day each that loop around Lake Monona in opposite directions.[2] It accepts transfers from the Madison Metro network, but not to it.

  • Morning Route - runs counterclockwise, from 6AM to 9AM
  • Afternoon Route - runs clockwise, from 3PM to 7PM

Former Routes
Route To/ From Via(s) Notes
1 (first use)
 Downtown Get-Around Discontinued on June 4, 2000; replaced by revised Route 4. Number reused by January 2006.
7 (first use)
 Prairie Towne Center East Towne Mall Merged into Route 6 in August 2002. Number reused on August 27, 2006, restructuring.
9 (first use)
 ? ? Merged or renumbered by November 17, 1999. Number reused by January 2006.[3]
9
 East Transfer Pt UW Hospital weekdays only; merged into Route 10 on August 25, 2013.
11 (first use)
 Atwood-Division UW Hospital Discontinued by January 2006 as western portion was redundant with Route 28, central portion was redundant with Route 9, and eastern portion was redundant with Route 3.
16 (first use)
 East Transfer Point North Transfer Point Discontinued by January 2006 as portion of route on Stoughton Road south of Washington Avenue was discontinued, section west of Washington Avenue became part of revised Route 20, and section on International Lane became part of Route 24 (later it became part of Route 20).
17 (first use)
 ? ? Merged or renumbered by November 17, 1999. Number reused by January 2006.[3]
20 (first use)
 ? ? Merged or renumbered by November 17, 1999. Number reused in 2002 when Route 2 was split.[3]
24
 North Transfer Point Airport-Cherokee Park weekdays only; discontinued on October 5, 2008; service on International Lane merged into Route 20, but the rest was eliminated without replacement, though Route 21 covers most of this area.
25 (first use)
 East Towne Mall American Center Discontinued on June 4, 2000. Number reused on similar route by January 2006.
30 (first use)
 ? ? Merged or renumbered by November 17, 1999. Number reused in 2002 when Route 3 was split.[3]
31 (first use)
 East Transfer Point Pflaum Road Combined with Route 42 and Route 43 to form Route 16 as part of the August 27, 2006 restructuring. Service on Dempsey Road discontinued off peak; Route 39 covers during peak hours; service on Monona Drive from Pflaum Road to Buckeye Road was completely discontinued.
39 (first use)
 East Transfer Point Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Combined with Route 14 on June 4, 2000. Resplit by January 2006.
41
 South Transfer Point Lake Point Drive Portion on Waunona Avenue replaced by revisions to Route 12 and rest replaced by new Route 11 as part of the August 27, 2006 restructuring.
42
 South Transfer Point Southdale-Moorland Combined with Route 31 and Route 43 as part of the August 27, 2006 restructuring.
43
 South Transfer Point Lake Point Drive combined with Route 31 and Route 42 to form Route 16 as part of the August 27, 2006 restructuring.
52 (first use)
 West Transfer Point Fitchburg Discontinued on June 10, 2001. Portion replaced by southwest extension of Route 19 and other sections already covered by Routes 50 and 56. No service on Verona ROad south of Williamsburg Road or McKee Road from there to Fish Hatchery Road. New Route 52 was created in August 2007 serving most of this route, but does not serve Verona Road or McKee Road.
53
 West Transfer Pt UW Hospital Dutch Mill Park & Ride Limited stops; discontinued in August 2007; redundant with Routes 6 and 11.
59 (first use)
 West Transfer Point Fitchburg Discontinued on June 10, 2001. Portions replaced by southwest extension of Route 19 and rerouting of Route 65 and another section already covered by Route 18.
60
 Capitol Square Middleton Business Park Replaced by new Routes 72 and 73 as part of the August 27, 2006 restructuring.
61
 Capitol Square Middleton-West Transfer Point Replaced by new Routes 70 and 71 as part of the August 27, 2006 restructuring.
62
 West Transfer Point Middleton Business Park-Greenway Station Replaced by new Route 74 (this section now part of Route 71) as part of the August 27, 2006 restructuring.
65
 West Transfer Point Capitol Square Replaced by new Route 11 and revised Route 14 as part of the August 27, 2006 restructuring.
74
 Middleton Transfer Pt Middleton Business Park- Capitol Square Limited stops; merged into Routes 71 and 72 on August 24, 2014.
  • 85 UW South Campus Circulator (weekday only)- Discontinued Monday, August 27, 2012, and merged into Route 80 due to budget crisis.
  • 89 Parking Ramp Shuttle- Operated from January 2, 2007, to June 15, 2007.

Pre-1998 Routes

After the 1998 restructuring, L and LN were the only letter routes; in August 2002, L was numbered 80 and LN was numbered 81/82. These were the routes before the 1998 restructuring:[4]

  • A East Towne / West Towne
  • B Lansing/Meadowood
  • C Lakeview/Burr Oaks
  • D Jamestown Limited
  • E Monona/Allied
  • F Shorewood/Capitol Concourse (discontinued by 1997)
  • G Mendota/Hillfarms
  • H Arbor Hills
  • I Acewood/Old Sauk
  • J Buckeye/Parkwood
  • JX Greentree Limited
  • K Middleton
  • L UW Campus
  • LN Lakeshore Dorms/Langdon-Johnson/Regent-Breese/Bedford-Broom
  • M Moorland
  • N Nickelodeon (discontinued by 1997)
  • P Walnut Grove Limited
  • Q Glendale
  • R North Thompson Drive
  • S Sherman Limited
  • U Johnson/Gorham Shuttle
  • W East Washington Limited

References
  1. "UW Service Calendar". Metro Transit. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  2. "Monona Express". City of Monona.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/19981206211852/http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/metro/pages/routes.htm. Archived from the original on 1998-12-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/19970208013227/http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/metro/routes.html. Archived from the original on 1997-02-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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