Gateway Express
Communities Served
Taylor, Melvindale, Detroit
Route Type
Commuter Route
Days of Operation
Monday-Friday (rush hours)
Vehicles Used
Gillig Low Floor
Vehicles at Peak
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Terminal
Wayne
Average Daily Weekday Ridership (2018)
N/A
The Gateway Express was a bus route jointly operated by the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation and the Detroit Department of Transportation (as route 97 ) in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Route Details The route began at the first park & ride lot at the Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor and ran east on Eureka Road to Interstate 75 and took it north to the Outer Drive exit, where it pulled into the second park & ride lot at the Faith Christian Church in Melvindale. It then travelled west on Outer Drive and turned north on Allen Road into the last park & ride lot. From there, it operated via Allen Road, Oakwood Boulevard, Interstate 94 and newly-added high-occupancy lanes along Michigan Avenue into downtown Detroit.
History The joint service was set up on February 25, 2008 and ran during the Gateway Project, a major reconstruction project that involved connecting the Ambassador Bridge to Interstates 75 and 96. Service ended in 2009.
Vehicles
Diesel Low Floor
3019-3020 , 3601-3659 , 3701-3780 , 3801-3840 , 3901-3938
Diesel LF Articulated
4001-4023
Electric Low Floor
4024-4027
Hybrid Low Floor
3006-3008 , 3009-3018
Former
2101-2140 , 3001-3002 , 3003-3005 , 6001-6039 , 9001-9033 , 9201-9223 , 9224-9225 , 9301-9367 , 9368-9369 , 9370-9393 , 9401-9423 , 9501-9532 , 9901-9920 , 22301-22348, 22416-22460 , 22349-22415 , 23301-23357 , 23358-23387 , 95300-95384
Support Fleet
Various numbers
Routes
F A S T 261 , 461 & 462 , 562 & 563
Main Corridor Routes
125 , 200 , 210 , 450 , 460 , 510 , 560 , 610
Community Routes
160 , 415 , 420 , 430 , 494 , 495 , 525 , 550 , 615 , 796
Crosstown Routes
140 , 250 , 275 , 280 , 305 , 375 , 405 , 492 , 710 , 730 , 740 , 759 , 760 , 780 , 790
Commuter Routes
255 , 530 , 620 , 635
Park & Ride Routes
805 , 830 , 851
Special Event Routes
Woodward Dream Cruise
Former Regular Routes
100 , 110 , 115 , 130 , 135 , 145 , 150 , 165 , 180 , 185 , 190 , 201 , 202 , 240 , 245 , 260 , 265 , 275 , 280 , 285 , 295 , 297 , 305 (original) , 315 , 330 , 385 , 400 , 410 , 435 , 440 , 445 , 455 , 465 , 470 , 475 , 482 , 485 , 486 , 488 , 492 (original) , 498 , 515 , 520 , 525 (original) , 540 , 559 , 561 , 565 , 567 , 580 , 598 & 599 , 625 , 630 , 720 , 750 , 753 , 754 , 755 , 757 , 758 , Gateway Express , Pistons Express , NFL Draft
Former School Routes
112 , 196 , 203 , 209 , 566
Former Park & Ride Routes
810 & 820 , 832 , 835 , 849 , 865 , 875
1994-95 Detroit Routes
25 , 37
Facilities
Passenger
Downtown Detroit , Fairlane Town Center Hub , Great Lakes Crossing Transportation Center , John D. Dingell Transit Center , Macomb Mall Hub , OCC Orchard Ridge Campus Hub , Oakland Mall Hub , Phoenix Center Hub , Royal Oak Transit Center , Rosa Parks Transit Center , Jason Hargrove Transit Center , Somerset Collection South Hub , Southland Center Hub , Troy Transit Center , Park & ride locations
Non-Passenger
Macomb Terminal , Oakland Terminal , Wayne Terminal
Bus Stops
1-9999 , 10000-19999 , 20000-20999 , 21000-21999 , 22000-22999 , 23000-23999
Timelines
History
1989-1998 , 1999-2008 , 2009-2018 , 2019-present
Detroit Area Transit Agencies
