Metro Area Express

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Metro Area Express
Troost Avenue Max Line in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri
Overview
Status	Operating
Locale	Kansas City Metro Area
Stations	87 Currently
Service
Type	Express bus service
System	Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
Services	3 Routes 4 Planned
Rolling stock	28 Gillig Low Floor buses
Daily ridership	2,155 (2020)
History
Opened	July 2005
Technical
Line length	32-mile (51 km)

The Metro Area Express (MAX) is an express bus service with bus rapid transit characteristics run by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

Its first line, on Main Street, was first operated on July 24, 2005; the second line, on Troost Avenue, opened on January 1, 2011; and the third line, on Prospect Avenue, opened on December 9, 2019.

MAX operates traditional bus service and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).

MAX features dedicated lanes and special traffic signalization.