Minot City Transit, is the
public transit
Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of wh ...
agency operated in
Minot, North Dakota
Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2 ...
, It operates fixed-route bus routes in the city.
Minot began running public transportation sometime in the 1970s with buses branded as "City Bus". The original fleet consisted of a number of 1977 AM General Metropolitan buses that had a Blue, White, and Green branding.
A 1977 built Minot City Transit bus, constructed by the American Motors General Metropolitan and modeled after a Canadian bus, was donated to the Midwest Bus Museum in 2021.
Transit service
Standard fixed-route transit service is provided on six routes, with three routes departing half-hourly from the central stop at
Minot City Auditorium. Hours of operation are from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Buses operate on a flag-down system, meaning that bus will stop at any street corner when waved down by a rider. There is currently no Saturday or Sunday service. The only holidays that service is provided are
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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,
Good Friday
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,
Columbus Day
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, and
President's Day
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. There is be no bus service on any other federal holiday.
* North - The North Route serves Central, Northwest, and Northeast portions of
North Hill north of the airport and the north leg of
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...
.
* Northwest - The Northwest Route serves Northwest portions of North Hill and the Northwest Quadrant of the city.
* North Central - The North Central Route serves Central portions North Hill, east portions in The Valley, and
Downtown
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* West - The West Route serves Central and West portions of The Valley and Downtown
* East - The East Route serves East Minot and Downtown
* South - The South Route serves Central and Southwest portions of
South Hill and the south leg of
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...
* South East - The South East Route serves Southeast portions of South Hill
* South West - The South West Route serves Southwest portions of
South Hill and the Trinity Hospital area
Ridership
The ridership and service statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response.
See also
*
Minot station
Minot station is a train station in Minot, North Dakota served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station is located at the site of the former Great Northern Railway station, adjacent to the Minot Public Library, and close t ...
*
Bis-Man Transit
*
Cities Area Transit
References
External links
Minot City Transit pageTransit Booklet 11518 UpdatedGeneral Information and RoutesMinot City Transit Route Changes
{{North Dakota public transit
Bus transportation in North Dakota
Minot, North Dakota