Kalamazoo Metro
A Metro bus at the Kalamazoo Transportation Center | |
| Parent | Central County Transportation Authority |
|---|---|
| Commenced operation | 1967 |
| Service area | Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
| Service type | |
| Stations | Kalamazoo Transportation Center |
| Daily ridership | 6,300 (weekdays, Q1 2025) |
| Annual ridership | 1,819,500 (2024) |
| Website | kmetro |
Metro (also known as KMetro) is the operator of public transit services in the Kalamazoo metropolitan area of Michigan. Metro operates fixed-route bus service on 21 routes, serving the city of Kalamazoo, its immediate suburbs, and Western Michigan University. It also provides demand-response service in all of Kalamazoo County, with additional paratransit and microtransit services in the region served by its fixed-route buses.
Metro operates a fleet of 94 vehicles, providing fixed-route services in a 109-square-mile (280 km2) region. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 1,819,500, or about 6,300 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025.
Metro began service in 1967 as Kalamazoo Metro Transit, taking over the operations of private operator Kalamazoo City Lines. Metro Transit was operated by the City of Kalamazoo from 1967 to 2016, when the Central County Transportation Authority took over operations. Metro's rural services are funded by the Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority, a separate but closely related agency. The current "Metro" branding was introduced in 2018.