Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority

Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (AMA, English: Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority) is a government-owned corporation and public transport bus service based in the San Juan metropolitan area. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works and the Puerto Rico Integrated Transit Authority (ATI). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .

Background Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses was created as a public corporation on May 11, 1959. The operations would later be integrated into the Department of Transportation and Public Works in 1973 and the Integrated Transit Authority in 2014. It is the second oldest public transport authority in America, behind New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

AMA is one of three major public transportation systems serving the San Juan metropolitan area, along with Tren Urbano and the Cataño Ferry.

Service AMA provides bus transportation in the San Juan metropolitan area—which includes the municipalities of San Juan, Guaynabo, Bayamón, Trujillo Alto, Cataño, Toa Baja, Carolina, and Loíza—through a network of 32 fixed bus routes.

Most routes operate Monday through Friday from 5AM to 9PM; and Saturdays and holidays from 6:00AM to 8:00PM. Only routes E30, E40, and T3 offer Sunday service, along with Tren Urbano and the Cataño Ferry.

Most bus stops are identified with a "Parada" (English: stop) green sign.

Fares

The regular service fare is $0.75 per ride. The only bus routes with a different fare are Routes E20 and E30 with a $2.00 cost per ride. Reduced fares are available for students, seniors, and people with disabilities.

All buses require exact change in coins or the use of a contactless card or tap to pay mobile phone or watch.

Service Regular service Route E20/E30 (MU) Full Fare (ages 3 and up) $0.75 $2.00 Children 2 and under Free Free Student Discount Program $0.60 $1.00 Golden Program Free Free Half Fare Program $0.75 $1.00 Llame y Viaje (Paratransit) $1.50Unlimited passes TU/AMA 1-Day $5.00 7-Day $15.00 30-Day $50.00 90-Day $90.00

Routes ATI manages the operation of thirty-two bus routes in the San Juan metropolitan area; twenty-four operated by AMA and eight by First Transit. The design of the bus network includes four service categories to guide the customers and improve the coordination between buses, ferry, públicos, municipal buses, and Tren Urbano.Folleto Informativo Reestructuración ATI 2015

Route Terminals Major streets traveled NotesEXPRESS ROUTESLimited number of stops and route mostly on exclusive lanes or expressways.E10(ME)http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=E10 E10 mapSagrado CorazónTU station↔Old San JuanCovadonga TerminalLuis Muñoz Rivera Expressway (PR-1), Calle del TrenWeekday service only until 8:00pm 15-minute peak period service frequency Branded as Metrobús ExpresoE20(MU)http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=E20 E20 mapBayamónTU station↔CampanillaPark-and-rideRío Hondo Expressway (PR-5), José de Diego Expressway (PR-22)Weekday service only until 7:00pm 15-minute peak period service frequency Branded as Metro UrbanoE30(MU)http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=E30 E30 mapCupeyTU station↔CaguasBus terminalLuis A Ferré Expressway (PR-52)Daily service until 7:00pm Branded as Metro UrbanoE40http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=E40 E40 mapPiñeroTU station↔LMM International Airport (SJU)Jesús T. Piñero Hwy (PR-17), The Mall of San JuanDaily service until 8:00pm Bus stops at the airport located on the upper level TU CONEXIÓN shuttleTRUNK ROUTESPrimary routes connecting Tren Urbano stations and transit terminals with headways between 10 and 25 minutes in peak periods.T2http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T2 T2 mapSagrado CorazónTU station↔BayamónTU stationFD Roosevelt Ave, PR-2Formerly known as Metrobús IIT3(M3)http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T3 T3 map↔Old San JuanCovadonga TerminalJuan Ponce de León AveDaily service until 11:00pm 10-minute peak period service frequency Branded as MetrobúsT4http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T4 T4 mapPiñeroTU station↔CatañoFerry TerminalJuan Ponce de León Ave, Luis Muñoz Rivera Ave, Chardón Ave, Calaf St, FD Roosevelt Ave, PR-165, PR-24T5http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T5 T5 mapOld San JuanCovadonga Terminal↔IturreguiBus TerminalJuan Ponce de León Ave, José de Diego Ave, Loíza St, Isla Verde Ave, LMM International Airport (SJU), Marginal Los AngelesT7http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T7 T7 mapCupeyTU station↔CarolinaBus Terminal65 de Infanteria Ave (PR-3)T9http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T9 T9 map↔Old San JuanCovadonga TerminalBarbosa Ave, Borinquen Ave, Manuel Fernández Juncos AveT21http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T21 T21 mapPlaza Las Américas↔Juan Ponce de León Ave, José de Diego Ave, Ashford Ave, Magdalena StT41http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T41 T41 mapPiñeroTU station↔IturreguiBus TerminalMayagüez St, Barbosa Ave, 65 de Infantería Ave, Simón Madera St, Ramal 8, Campo Rico AveCIRCULATION ROUTESShort length routes around Tren Urbano stations or transit terminals operating at headways between 20 and 30 minutes in peak periods.1http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=C1 C1 mapSagrado CorazónTU station↔65 de Infanteria AveJuan Ponce de León Ave, Luis Muñoz Rivera Ave, Gándara Ave, Barbosa AveWeekday service only until 8:00pmC22http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=C22 C22 map↔Plaza Las AméricasChardón St, Hostos Ave, Arterial B AveWeekday service only until 8:00pm TU CONEXIÓN shuttleC35http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=C35 C35 map↻Puerto Rico Convention CenterManuel Fernández Juncos Ave, Cerra St, Hoare St, Juan Ponce de León AveWeekday service only until 8:00pm TU CONEXIÓN shuttleC36http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=C36 C36 map↻Lloréns TorresBorinquen Ave, Eduardo Conde Ave, Degetau St, Marginal Baldorioty de Castro, Isla Verde Ave, Loíza St, Tapia St, Juan Ponce de León AveWeekday service only until 8:00pm TU CONEXIÓN shuttle43http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=C43 C43 mapIturreguiBus Terminal↻Plaza EscorialPontezuela Ave, Galicia Ave, Campo Rico Ave, PR-190, Monserrate Ave, Fidalgo Díaz Ave, Jesús M. Fragoso Ave, PR-3, El Comandante Ave44http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=C44 C44 mapCarolinaBus Terminal↻Campo Rico AvenueDr. Sánchez Castaño Ave, Eloy Hernández St, Inocencio Cruz St, Calderón Ave, Monserrate Ave, Roberto Clemente Ave, 419 St, Campo Rico Ave, Fidalgo Díaz AveDISTRIBUTION ROUTESConnection routes between Tren Urbano or transit terminals to sub-urban or rural areas with frequencies between 30 and 90 minutes in peak periods.6http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T6 D6 mapCarolinaBus Terminal↔IturreguiBus TerminalCampo Rico Ave, Sánchez Osorio Ave, Jesús M. Fragoso Ave8http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=T8 D8 mapPiñeroTU station↔Martínez NadalTU stationJesús T. Piñero Ave15http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=D15 D15 mapCupeyTU station↔Sagrado CorazónTU stationQuisqueya St, Barbosa Ave, Trujillo Alto Expressway (PR-181), José de Diego St17http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=17 D17 map↔PiñeroTU stationCentro Médico Station, San Patricio Ave, Jesús T. Piñero Ave, Andalucía Ave, FD Roosevelt Ave, Domenech Ave18http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=D18 D18 map↔Alturas de CupeyParaná St, Winston Churchill Ave, Las Cumbres Ave19http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=19 D19 mapMartínez NadalTU station↔Centro MédicoTU stationSan Patricio Ave, FD Roosevelt Ave, De Diego Ave, Américo Miranda Ave26http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=D26 D26 map and informationPiñeroTU station↔Trujillo Alto PlazaGándara Ave, José de Diego St, Trujillo Alto Expressway, Park Gardens Ave, Frontera Ave, PR-846, Ave A, Venus Ave, PR-19927http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=D27 D27 mapMartínez NadalTU station↔GuaynaboFrancisco Paz Granela Ave, Lomas Verdes Ave, Camino Alejandrino, Esmeralda Ave, Carazo St, PR-88631http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=31 D31 mapCupeyTU station↔Emiliano Pol AveParaná Ave, Lomas Verdes Ave, Las Cumbres Ave, Emiliano Pol Ave37http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=D37 D37 mapBayamónTU station↔CatañoFerry TerminalPR-167, Sabana Seca Ave, CDT Toa Baja, Dr. Diego Álvarez Chanca St, Boulevard Levittown, PR-165, Las Nereidas Ave45http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=D45 D45 mapSagrado CorazónTU station↔LoízaSagrado Corazón St, Tapia St, Isla Verde Ave, PR-18753http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=D53 D53 mapOld San JuanCovadonga Terminal↔LMM International Airport (SJU)Ashford Ave, Magdalena St, McLeary St, Isla Verde Ave55CarolinaBus Terminal↔Loíza65 de Infanteria Ave (PR-3), The Outlet 66 Mall, PR-18891http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=D91 D91 mapBayamónTU station↔Santa JuanitaBobby Capó Ave, Main Ave, PR-174, UPR Bayamón, Laurel Ave, Santa Juanita Ave, Hostos Ave, Minillas Ave92http://trenurbanoapp.com/app/map?route=D92 D92 map↔Magnolia GardensPR-174, Lomas Verdes Ave, Santa Juanita Ave, Magnolia Ave

Transit hubs Bo. Campanilla Terminal: E20, municipal buses Carolina Terminal: T6, T7, 44, municipal buses Cataño Terminal: T4, 37, municipal buses, públicos Hato Rey Transfer Center: TU Roosevelt, T2, T4, 1 Iturregui Terminal: T5, T6, T41, 43, municipal buses Río Piedras (Capetillo) Transfer Center: T7, T9, T41, 1, 15, 26, municipal buses, públicos TU Bayamón Bus Terminal: E20, T2, 37, 91, 92, municipal buses, públicos, Inter American University Bayamón trolley TU Centro Médico Transfer Center: 17, 19 TU Cupey Bus Terminal: E30, T7, T9, 15, 17, 18, 31, Inter American University Metro trolley TU Martínez Nadal Bus Terminal: T8, 19, 27, municipal buses TU Piñero Bus Terminal: E40, T4, T8, T41, 26 TU Sagrado Corazón Bus Terminal: E10, T2, T3, T9, T21, 1, 15, 22, 35, 36, 45, municipal buses, públicos, Dolphy-Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Viejo San Juan (Covadonga) Terminal: E10, T3, T5, T9, T21, 53, municipal buses, públicos

Active bus fleet

AMA has a total of around 100 buses in its active fleet, with the oldest active fleet model being Orion V built in 2004–2005 and 2007, and the newest being the NovaBus Smart LFS built in 2013. In addition, AMA also operates a large fleet of Orion VII NG built in 2010 and a subfleet of New Flyer DE35LF built in 2005 and 2007.

First Transit, which operates seven routes under contract, works with a fleet of Gillig Low Floors built in 2009, and NABI 42-BRT and 60-BRT for Metro Urbano (E20 route) built in 2012. The 60-BRT will be AMA's first low-floor articulated bus. This will mark only the second-time articulated buses have been used on the island; in 1984 AMA receive their first fleet of articulated buses, the MAN SG-310.

In 2015, AMA introduced the first suburban bus fleet with 33 Ford Super Duty Glaval buses.

TYPE YEAR LENGTH Gillig Low Floor 2009 40' Orion VII Next Generation 2010 40 NABI 42-BRT 2012 42' NABI 60-BRT 2012 60' Ford Super Duty Glaval Suburban Bus 2012 25' NovaBus Smart LFS 2013–2014, 2019–2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 40'

Inactive bus fleet

TYPE YEAR LENGTH Flxible Twincoach Old Look 1946 35' GMC Old Look 1953–1954 40' Mack Trucks Old Look 1955 40' Mack Trucks New Look 1960 40' GMC New Look 1962–1963 35' GMC New Look 1966–1968 35' Flxible New Look 1970,1972 35' GMC New Look 1976 35' GMC RTS II 1980,1983 35' MAN SG-310 1984 60' Grumman 870 ADB 1987 40' Flxible Metro 1988 40' Flxible Metro 1990 30' Flxible Metro 1991 35' TMC Methanol Powered RTS 1992 40' Flxible Metro 1995 40' Nova Bus RTS 1997–2000 40' Nova Bus LFS 1999 40' Nova Bus RTS 2002 30' Orion V 2004–2005, 2007 35' New Flyer DE35LF 2005, 2007 35'

See also Tren Urbano Cataño Ferry Transportation in Puerto Rico

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