Madison County Transit

Madison County Transit
An MCT bus in downtown St. Louis
Founded1980[1]
Headquarters1 Transit Way
Pontoon Beach, Illinois, 62040, U.S.
Service areaMadison County, Illinois
St. Clair County, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Service typeBus
Paratransit
Bike trails
AllianceSt. Clair County Transit District
Metro Transit
Routes26 bus routes
12 bike trails
Hubs5 transit centers
18 park and ride lots
Fleet88 Diesel buses
26 Paratransit vans[2]
Daily ridership5,800 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[3]
Annual ridership1,586,800 (2023)[4]
Chief executiveSJ Morrison[5]
Websitemct.org

Madison County Transit, or MCT for short, is a bus and bike trail transportation system that serves the citizens of Madison County, which is located in Illinois approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of St. Louis. It was created in 1980 by the Madison County Board to improve transportation in Madison County,[1] and is a completely separate transit system from the St. Louis Metro Transit system which includes MetroLink, which doesn't operate into Madison County, though the buses connect with many MetroBus routes and even serve MetroLink stations in East St. Louis, Belleville and Downtown St. Louis.

In 2023, the system had an annual ridership of 1,586,800, or about 5,800 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ a b "Madison County Transit At A Glance". MCT. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Madison County Transit About Us was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Madison County Transit Board". MCT. Retrieved 2023-05-08.