Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation route 140 'Southshore'


	140 Southshore
Communities Served		Southgate, Wyandotte, Ecorse, Lincoln Park, Allen Park, Melvindale, Dearborn
Route Type		Crosstown Route
Days of Operation		Monday-Friday
Vehicles Used		Gillig BRT 40' (HEV), New Flyer Industries XD60
Vehicles at Peak		3 (interlined with route 250)
Terminal		Wayne
Average Daily Weekday Ridership (2018)		248

140 Southshore is a bus route operated by the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Route Details

The current routing of route 140. This map also shows current routings of routes 125, 160 and 830.

This route services Fort Street between the Southgate Meijer store and Eureka Road, Eureka Road between Fort Street and Biddle Avenue, Biddle Avenue between Eureka Road and the Ecorse River, West Jefferson Avenue between the Ecorse River and Southfield Road, Southfield Road between West Jefferson Avenue and Allen Road, Allen Road between Southfield Road and Outer Drive, Outer Drive between Laurence Street and Fairlane Drive, Fairlane Drive between Outer Drive and Oakwood Boulevard, Oakwood Boulevard between Fairlane Drive and Michigan Avenue and Michigan Avenue between Oakwood Boulevard and the John D. Dingell Transit Center. Most trips are interlined with route 250 at the John D. Dingell Transit Center.

History

September 4, 2007 - Route introduced, replacing a large portion of route 185 along with parts of route 250.
December 12, 2011 - Due to systemwide service cuts, weekend service is eliminated.
April 6, 2015 - After SMART is permitted into the John D. Dingell Transit Center, route 250 replaces route 140 between the Transit Center and Fairlane Town Center. At the same time, direct service to the Henry Ford Museum is eliminated.
March 23, 2020 - Routing in Dearborn is changed to use Oakwood Boulevard between Beech Street and Michigan Avenue rather than Monroe Street. Half of this new routing had already been in use as a detour routing since 2017 due to the closure of parts of Monroe for building construction, and was also proposed as part of the SMART Path Plan.
April 12, 2021 - Proposed as part of the SMART Path Plan, route 140 is extended to the Southgate Meijer store, replacing route 160 along Eureka Road and providing new service along Fort Street

Headways

Last updated: April 12, 2021

	Frequency	Buses Used	First bus	Last bus
Weekday Peak	60	3	5:57am	9:57pm
Weekday Midday	60
Weekday Evening	60
Saturday	Route does not operate.
Sunday	Route does not operate.

Previous maps

2015
2021

Destination Signs

140 SOUTHSHORE ~ 140 TO SOUTHGATE MEIJER
140 SOUTHSHORE ~ 140 TO DEARBORN ~ 140 TRANSIT CTR
140 SOUTHSHORE ~ 140 TO SOUTHGATE MEIJER (first line)/VIA STUDENTS GATE (second line)
140 SOUTHSHORE ~ 140 TO DTC (first line)/VIA STUDENTS GATE (second line)