VIA Prímo | |
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Overview | |
Locale | San Antonio |
Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
Number of lines | 3[1][2][3][4] |
Number of stations | 11 (Route 100)[5] |
Daily ridership | 10,629 (November 2023)[6] |
Website | viainfo.net/primo_service |
Operation | |
Began operation | December 17, 2012 |
Operator(s) | VIA Metropolitan Transit |
Number of vehicles | 16 compressed natural gas buses[7] |
Headway | Route 100: 15 minutes Route 102: 15 minutes |
Technical | |
System length | Approx. 33.5 miles (50 km) [2][9] |
VIA Primo (stylized as prímo) is a bus rapid transit service operated by VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, Texas, United States. As of January 2019[update], it comprises three lines. Route 100 runs along the Fredericksburg Road corridor, from the Medical Center Transit Center, in the vicinity of the South Texas Medical Center, to Downtown San Antonio. Route 102 serves Military Drive between Kel-Lac Transit Center and Brooks Transit Center. Route 103 travels on Fredericksburg Road and Zarzamora Street from Crossroads Park & Ride to the Madla Transit Center.
From October 2016 to September 2017, Primo accounted for about 5% of total VIA ridership. Route 100 was the second-busiest line in the VIA system, with a ridership of 1,784,796 during that timespan.[10] In May 2019, Primo had an average weekday ridership of 9,280, or about 8.7% of the overall VIA bus average. Route 100 had a slightly higher average than Route 103 (4,833 vs. 4,447).[11] Average weekday Primo ridership in November 2023 was 10,629 across the three routes, or about 13.2% of the overall fixed-route ridership of 80,560 during the same month.[6]
Primo launched on December 17, 2012, as Route 100. An extension to Leon Valley opened in November 2013, complementing the UTSA extension that had operated since Primo's launch. The original route was split in January 2017, with the extensions from the Medical Center Transit Center to UTSA and Leon Valley being re-designated as Route 101 and the core Fredericksburg Road corridor service retaining the Route 100 number. On January 7, 2019, Route 103 began service; on the same date, Route 101 was renumbered as Route 501 and removed from the Primo system.[3] Route 102 opened on August 26, 2019.[4]
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