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_(1).jpg) South Bend Transpo bus in 2015 | |
| Headquarters | 1401 S. Lafayette Blvd |
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| Locale | South Bend, Indiana |
| Service area | South Bend & Mishawaka Metropolitan Area |
| Service type | Local bus, express bus, and paratransit |
| Routes | 20 |
| Hubs | South Street Station (South Bend) and Mishawaka Transfer Center (Mishawaka) |
| Fleet | 60 vehicles[1] |
| Daily ridership | 5,000 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 1,262,400 (2023)[3] |
| Fuel type | Biodiesel and Natural Gas |
| Chief executive | Amy Hill, General Manager & CEO[4] |
| Website | sbtranspo |
The South Bend Public Transportation Corporation (commonly known as Transpo) is a municipal bus system that serves the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, as well as the nearby suburbs of Notre 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.[5] Transpo receives funding from local, state and federal taxes.[6] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,262,400, or about 5,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
- ^ "2009 Indiana Public Transit Annual Report" (PDF). Indiana Department of Transportation. August 2010. pp. 139–140. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Transpo :: About :: Staff".
- ^ "TRANSPO History". sbtranspo.com. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Fewer riders but not fewer tax dollars: Can Transpo find more customers?". Archived from the original on 2021-06-10.