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| Founded | 1975 |
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| Headquarters | 1108 Campbell Avenue SE, Roanoke, Virginia |
| Service area | Roanoke, Salem, Vinton and portions of Roanoke County. |
| Service type | bus service |
| Routes | 20 |
| Hubs | Third Street Station |
| Daily ridership | Around 3,600 per day (FY2023) |
| Operator | First Transit |
| Website | http://www.valleymetro.com |
Valley Metro, the operational name for the Greater Roanoke Transit Company, is a local government-owned urban-suburban bus line based in Roanoke, Virginia with First Transit providing the general and assistant general managers.[1] The staff is employed by Southwest Virginia Transit Management Company, a First Transit subsidiary. Valley Metro serves the independent cities of Roanoke and Salem, the town of Vinton, and limited unincorporated portions of Roanoke County.[2] Valley Metro has a fleet of 42 buses and 7 paratransit vehicles, and many lines originate and/or terminate at Campbell Court, a central bus station in downtown Roanoke which is also served by Greyhound.[1] In FY 2023 the system got around 3,600 boardings per day according to the DRPT.[3]
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- ^ a b "About Us". Valley Metro. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Schedules". Valley Metro. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Transit". virginia-drpt.opendata.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.