city transit bus route 3 stops near carroll avenue nictd station headquarters 1801 kentucky street locale michigan city indiana united states service area urban area service type bus service paratransit routes 4 fleet 9 vehicles 1 annual ridership 170 367 6.13 % 1 fuel type diesel 1 operator city of michigan city chief executive cranston harris director 1 website city hall michigan city transit is a municipal bus service in michigan city indiana . it was known as michigan city municipal coach until 2007 . the service was created in 1955 when michigan city assumed control of bus routes operated by michigan city transit lines a private bus system . 2 michigan city transit lines in turn was a successor of michigan city s streetcar system . 3 contents 1 current system summary 2 route list 3 transit connections 3.1 rail transit 3.2 inter city bus transit 4 references 5 external links current system summary edit michigan city transit operates four fixed bus routes and a dial a ride service for seniors and people with disabilities . the system runs at 6 30 am 6 30 pm on weekdays and 8 30 am 6 30 pm on saturdays . 4 between 2007 and october 1 2010 the system ran between 5 30 am 9 00 pm on weekdays and 6 30 am 9 00 pm on saturdays thanks to a federal service grant but the service hours were cut once that grant ran out . 5 all fixed routes originate and terminate at the michigan city public library with an hourly headway . each route runs in a largely counterclockwise loop that only runs in one direction except for the few parts where two sides of the loop converge on the same street creating an illusion of bi directional service . 6 michigan city transit fares are 1.00 for adult riders and 0.50 for youth elderly and the disabled . the system also offers monthly passes that cost 20.00 and 10.00 respectively . 1 route list edit 1 sheridan beach lake hills marquette mall 2 medical center normandy village marquette mall 3 karwick rd michigan blvd marquette mall 4 southgate westwind transit connections edit rail transit edit michigan city transit does not offer direct connections to either south shore line or amtrak s wolverine route though the routes pass fairly close to their stations . the system schedules are not aligned so passengers may wait as much as forty minutes in order to transfer . routes 1 2 and 4 pass near 11th street south shore line station at 11th franklin street intersection . route 3 passes near carroll avenue station at carroll avenue holiday street intersection . northbound route 1 buses pass near the city s amtrak station . inter city bus transit edit michigan city transit routes 1 2 and 4 stop near clarion hotel 5820 franklin st where riders can transfer to coach usa s tri state united limo service . passengers can take eastbound buses to south bend and notre dame and westbound buses to portage highland crestwood and o hare and midway airports . the service runs seven days a week with westbound buses running once an hour in both directions and eastbound buses running once every two hours in both directions . references edit a b c d e 2009 indiana public transit annual report pdf . in.gov . pp. 107 108 . retrieved 15 december 2014 . 1 dead link icloud . web.me.com . retrieved 15 december 2014 . 2 archived may 23 2009 at the wayback machine . transit hours cut in michigan city as federal funds run out indiana economic digest indiana . indianaeconomicdigest.net . retrieved 15 december 2014 . 3 dead link external links edit michigan city transit official webpage unofficial google map 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 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