Mountain Line (Montana)

Mountain Line

Founded	1976^[1]
Headquarters	Missoula, MT
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	13
Annual ridership	849,051 (2009)^[2]
Fuel type	Biodiesel
Operator	Missoula Urban Transportation District
Website	mountainline.com

Mountain Line is a public transit system providing service to the community of Missoula, Montana and the University of Montana. The legal name of Mountain Line is the Missoula Urban Transportation District, which is governed by a board whose members are appointed by the City of Missoula and Missoula County.

Services

Mountain Line operates 13 fixed routes on weekdays, 11 of which also operate on Saturdays. There is no service on Sundays or most major holidays. 15-minute rapid transit service is available on the Bolt! Route while most other routes operate on 30- or 60-minute schedules. During the Saturdays in the summer, Mountain Line also operates a trolley to two farmers' markets and a craft market in downtown Missoula. Additionally, Mountain Line operates a trolley to "Out to Lunch," an outdoor concert series on Wednesdays during the summer. Paratransit service is provided for people with disabilities who are unable to ride fixed-route buses.

Route list

Bolt! 1 Downtown / University / Community Hospital
Bolt! 2 Target Plaza / Southgate Mall
Route 3 Northside
Route 4 East Broadway Park and Ride / East Missoula / Bonner
Route 5 Rattlesnake
Route 6 Higgins / Dornblaser / Opportunity Resources / Southgate Mall
Route 7 Downtown / Southgate Mall
Route 8 Adams Center / 5th / 6th / Southgate Mall
Route 9 Good Food Store / Target Range / Community Hospital
Route 11 N Reserve St / Expressway / Airport
Route 12 Downtown / University / Dornblaser / South Hills
Route 14 Broadway / Russell

Facilities

Head office

Address: 1221 Shakespeare Street, Missoula

Coordinates: 46°53′02″N 114°00′36″W / 46.88389°N 114.01000°W

Facilities: Head office, administration, bus storage and maintenance

Opened: 1980

Transfer center

Address: 200 West Pine Street, Missoula

Coordinates: 46°52′25.8″N 113°59′42.2″W / 46.873833°N 113.995056°W

Facilities: Transfer point, waiting area, restrooms

Opened: 2000

Park-and-ride lots

Lewis and Clark (Route 12): Coordinates: 46°50′43.12″N 113°59′50.00″W / 46.8453111°N 113.9972222°W / 46.8453111; -113.9972222
Dornblaser (Routes 1, 6, 12): Coordinates: 46°50′54.05″N 113°59′50.13″W / 46.8483472°N 113.9972583°W / 46.8483472; -113.9972583

References

External links

Missoula, Montana

Education

High schools	Big Sky Hellgate Sentinel Seeley-Swan Loyola Sacred Heart High School Valley Christian

Higher education	University of Montana UM-College of Technology

Museums	Fort Missoula Montana Museum of Art & Culture Missoula Art Museum

Geography

Mountains	Blue Mountain Mount Jumbo Mount Sentinel South Hills Lolo Peak Montana Snowbowl

Rivers	Bitterroot Blackfoot Clark Fork

History

Places	Glacial Lake Missoula Fort Missoula Missoula Cemetery

People	Christopher P. Higgins Frank Worden Judge Frank Woody Andrew B. Hammond

Media

Television	KPAX (8.1 CBS/MTN, 8.2 CW) KUFM (11.1 PBS, 11.2 Kids, 11.3 Create, 1.4 World, 11.5 TVMT) KECI (13.1 NBC) KTMF (23.1 ABC, 23.2 Fox) K32EU 32 (PBS)

Print	Missoula Independent Missoulian Montana Kaimin

Breweries

Services

Healthcare	St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center Community Medical Center

Transportation	Missoula International Airport Mountain Line (bus) Interstate 90 Highway 12 Highway 93

Sports

Teams	Montana Grizzlies Osprey (baseball) Maulers (hockey) Hellgate Rollergirls

Venues	Washington–Grizzly Stadium (football) Ogren Park at Allegiance Field (baseball) Glacier Ice Rink (hockey) Dornblaser Field (soccer) Dahlberg Arena (basketball) Missoula County Fairgrounds (horse racing)

University of Montana

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People from Missoula
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