transportation corporation headquarters 1401 s. lafayette 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 mishawaka transfer center in mishawaka fleet 60 vehicles 1 annual ridership 2 514 213 11.26 % 1 fuel type biodiesel chief executive david cangany general manager website 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 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 . 2 contents 1 overview 2 fares 3 active bus fleet 3.1 retired fleet 4 route list 5 connections to other transit systems 6 references 7 external links overview edit transpo is a hub and spoke system with routes radiating from the center towards the outward corners of the metropolitan area . it is made up of 20 fixed bus routes . it also operates an on demand paratransit 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 45 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 . fares edit 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 base fare 1.00 reduced fare 0.50 transfers free good for 90 minutes 2 ride pass 2.00 2 week pass 18.00 adult 31 day pass 35.00 student 31 day pass 30.00 access fare 2.00 access two ride card 4.00 access ten ride card 20.00 university of notre dame saint mary s college students faculty and staff can ride for free provided they show a valid id . as of january 2012 ivy tech students can ride with a student id and validation sticker sticker is available for 20 from ivy teach . holy cross students pay regular fare . active bus fleet edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . january 2010 transpo s current fleet roster 2005 present buses 1999 gillig phantom 8 9954 9964 2002 gillig low floor 201 210 2003 gillig low floor 301 310 2004 gillig low floor 401 421 optima trolley replica buses trolleys 11 14 all buses are 35 feet long and 102 inches wide except the phantoms and optimas retired fleet edit gmc 1971 1987 1991 neoplan transliner 4401 4410 . 1984 1999 flxible metro 4411 4449 9150 9153 . 1987 2002 2003 2004 1991 2005 gillig phantom 9959 9960 & 9962 route list edit 1 madison mishawaka 3a portage elwood wal mart 3b portage woodlawn meijer 4 lincoln way west airport 5 north michigan roseland 6 south michigan erskine village 7 notre dame university park mall 8 miami irish hills 9 northside mishawaka 10 western avenue belleville 11 southside mishawaka 12 rum village 13 corby town & country 14 sample mayflower 15a university park mall mishawaka via main 15b university park mall mishawaka via grape 16 blackthorn express service from downtown south bend to blackthorn industrial park rush hours only 17 sweep express loop linking notre dame and saint mary s college . connections to other transit systems edit 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 twin branch park . the route links mishawaka to downtown elkhart . 9 references edit a b 2009 indiana public transit annual report pdf . indiana department of transportation . august 2010 . pp. 139 140 . retrieved 2011 06 06 . transpo history . sbtranspo.com . retrieved 2011 06 06 . routes & times . sbtranspo.com . retrieved 2011 06 06 . fares . sbtranspo.com . retrieved 2011 06 06 . locations states indiana . greyhound.com . retrieved 2011 06 06 . south bend airport . coachusa.com . retrieved 2011 06 06 . transportation centers . sbtranspo.com . retrieved 2011 06 06 . dial a ride transportation system . city of niles michigan . retrieved 2011 06 06 . the interurban trolley bittersweet mishawaka route pdf . interurbantrolley.com . 16 august 2010 . retrieved 2011 06 06 . external links edit official website v t e public transportation in northern indiana passenger rail amtrak wolverine cardinal lake shore limited capitol limited commuter rail south shore line urban bus systems east chicago transit fort wayne citilink gary public transportation corporation interurban trolley michigan city transit south bend transpo v line intercity bus express bus chicago dash greyhound coach usa defunct services valpo local hammond transit system easygo chicago retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title south bend transpo & oldid 733157366 categories bus transportation in indianasouth bend mishawaka metropolitan areatransportation in south bend indianahidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2014all articles needing additional referencesarticles to be expanded from january 2010all articles to be expandedarticles using small 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