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'''Cambus''' is a campus and public bus system serving the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.
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| '''Founded''' || 1972
|-
| '''Fleet size''' || 35 (32 Fixed Route buses & 3 Bionic Bus)
|-
| '''Number of<br>routes''' || 13
|-
| '''Ridership''' || Over 4,500,000 rides per year
|-
| '''Website''' || [https://transportation.uiowa.edu/cambus transportation.uiowa.edu/cambus]
|}
 
'''Cambus''' is a zero-fare campus and public bus system serving the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. It is one of three transit systems in the Iowa City area, the other two being [[Iowa City Transit]] and [[Coralville Transit]]. The service is operated by University of Iowa students.


==Routes==
==Routes==
[http://transportation.uiowa.edu/routes-schedules-maps Maps & Schedules]
Cambus currently has 12 routes in service. During Academic service (the Spring and Fall semesters), all routes run on weekdays with limited service on the weekends. During Summer and Interim service, a limited service runs with no weekend service. Following a recommendation from the Iowa City Area Transit Study (ICATS), Cambus began using route numbers in July 2021.<ref>https://transportation.uiowa.edu/articles/2021/06/cambus-introduces-route-numbers-route-naming-system</ref> The current routes are:


*'''31''' - Red Route (WCTC → Hardin Library → Hancher East → Mayflower Hall ('''31M''' variant only) → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Rienow Hall)
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
*'''32''' - Blue Route (WCTC → Slater Hall → Communications Center → Macbride Hall → Mayflower Hall ('''32M''' variant only) → Hancher West → VA Hospital)
!№
*'''33''' - South Campus Shuttle
!Name
*'''34''' - Research Park (VA Loop → MERF → East Lot → IREH)
!Route
*'''35''' - Interdorm (Mayflower Hall → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Rienow Hall → Macbride Hall → WCTC ('''35A''' variant only) → Pride/Cultural Centers ('''35B''' variant only))
!Notes
*'''36''' - Mayflower Shuttle (Mayflower Hall → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Macbride Hall → Burge Hall)
|- align="center"
*'''41''' - Hawk Lot Hospital (Hawkeye Lot ↔ WCTC)
|'''31'''
*'''42''' - Hawkeye-Pentacrest (Macbride Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Newton Road Ramp → VA Loop (to Hawkeye) → HRTC North → Hawkeye Lot 1 → Aspire → VA Loop (to downtown) → MERF)
|Red Route
*'''43''' - Hawkeye Interdorm (Macbride Hall → Mayflower Hall → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Rienow Hall → WCTC (to Hawkeye) → HRTC North → Hawkeye Lot 1 → Aspire → WCTC (to downtown) → Slater Hall)
|align="left"|WCTC → Hardin Library → Hancher East → Mayflower Hall ('''31M''' only) → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Rienow Hall
*'''51''' - Hospital-Finkbine/Arena (Finkbine Lot South → Arena Lot East → WCTC)
|align="left"|'''31M''' via Mayflower Hall
*'''52''' - Finkbine-Pentacrest (Macbride Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Newton Road Ramp → VA Loop (to lots) → WCTC ('''52N''' evening service variant only) → Finkbine Lot South → Arena Lot East → VA Loop (to downtown) → MERF)
|- align="center"
*'''53''' - VA Loop Shuttle (Finkbine Lot South → Arena Lot East → VA Loop)
|'''32'''
*'''54''' - Hancher-Newton Road
|Blue Route
 
|align="left"|WCTC → Slater Hall → Communications Center → Macbride Hall → Mayflower Hall ('''32M''' only) → Hancher West → VA Hospital
==Fares==
|align="left"|'''32M''' via Mayflower Hall
All bus rides are fare-free.
|- align="center"
|'''34'''
|Research Park
|align="left"|VA Loop → MERF → East Lot → IREH
|align="left"|Signed as '''UI Research Park'''
|- align="center"
|'''35'''
|Interdorm
|align="left"|Mayflower Hall → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Rienow Hall → Macbride Hall → WCTC ('''35A''' only) → Pride/Cultural Centers ('''35B''' only)
|align="left"|
*'''35A''' via West Campus Transportation Center
*'''35B''' via Pride/Cultural Centers
|- align="center"
|'''36'''
|Mayflower Shuttle
|align="left"|Mayflower Hall → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Macbride Hall → Burge Hall)
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|'''41'''
|Hawk Lot-Hospital
|align="left"|Hawkeye Lot ↔ WCTC
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|'''42'''
|Hawkeye-Pentacrest
|align="left"|Macbride Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Newton Road Ramp → VA Loop (to Hawkeye) → HRTC North → Hawkeye Lot 1 → Aspire → VA Loop (to downtown) → MERF
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|'''43'''
|Hawkeye Interdorm
|align="left"|Macbride Hall → Mayflower Hall → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Rienow Hall → WCTC (to Hawkeye) → HRTC North → Hawkeye Lot 1 → Aspire → WCTC (to downtown) → Slater Hall
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|'''51'''
|Hospital-Finkbine/Arena
|align="left"|Finkbine Lot South → Arena Lot East → WCTC
|align="left"|Temporarily suspended due to construction at the IAIS railroad crossing on Finkbine Commuter Drive; service replaced by the temporary '''Finkbine-WCTC''' and '''Arena-WCTC''' routes.<ref>https://transportation.uiowa.edu/cambus-service-alert-routes-51-52-53-detour-due-road-work-finkbine-commuter-drive-railroad</ref>
|- align="center"
|'''52'''
|Finkbine-Pentacrest
|align="left"|Macbride Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Newton Road Ramp → VA Loop (to lots) → WCTC ('''52N''' only) → Finkbine Lot South → Arena Lot East → VA Loop (to downtown) → MERF
|align="left"|'''52N''' evening service via West Campus Transportation Center
|- align="center"
|'''53'''
|VA Loop Shuttle
|align="left"|Finkbine Lot South → Arena Lot East → VA Loop
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|'''54'''
|Hancher-Newton Road
|align="left"|VA Loop ↔ Hancher Lot East
|align="left"|
|}
<ref>http://transportation.uiowa.edu/routes-schedules-maps</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
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*'''Phone:''' (319) 335-5208
*'''Phone:''' (319) 335-5208


==Conventional Transit Roster==
==Fixed-Route Fleet Roster==
===Active===
===Active===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
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|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 14-16|14-16]]
|[[Cambus 14-16|14-16]]
|[[File: Cambus 15-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File: Cambus 14-a.jpg|128px]]
|2013
|2013
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 29'<br>(G27E102R2)]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 29'<br>(G27E102R2)]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL9]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL9]]
|
|[[Voith]]
|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 94-105|94-105]]
|[[Cambus 94-105|94-105]]
|[[File: Cambus 102-a.jpg|128px]]
|[[File: Cambus 103-a.jpg|128px]]
|2008
|2008
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G21D102N4)]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G21D102N4)]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISM|ISM]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISM|ISM]]
|
|[[Voith]]
|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 106-108|106-108]]
|[[Cambus 106-108|106-108]]
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|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL]]
|
|[[Voith]]
|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 109-116|109-116]]
|[[Cambus 109-116|109-116]]
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|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL9]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL9]]
|
|[[Voith]]
|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 117-118|117-118]]
|[[Cambus 117-118|117-118]]
|[[File: Cambus 117-b.jpg|128px]]
|[[File: Cambus 118-a.jpg|128px]]
|2013
|2013
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL9]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISL|ISL9]]
|
|[[Voith]]
|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 119|119]]
|[[Cambus 119|119]]
|[[File: Cambus 119-b.jpg|128px]]
|[[File: Cambus 119-a.jpg|128px]]
|2018
|2018
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]
|
|[[Voith]]
|
|align=left|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 120-122|120-122]]
|[[Cambus 120-122|120-122]]
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|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Gillig Low Floor|Low Floor 40'<br>(G27D102N4)]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins L9|L9]]
|[[Voith]]
|align=left|
|}
===On Order===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 class=sortable
!Fleet<br>Number(s)
!Thumbnail
!Build<br>Date
!Manufacturer
!Model
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|(12 buses)
|
|
|align=left|
|2020s
|TBD
|TBD
|Electric
|
|align="left"|First electric buses in Cambus fleet. Cambus is expected to modernize the maintenance facility with electric bus charging infrastructure by Fall 2025.
|}
|}


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|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9|B5.9]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9|B5.9]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|align="left" |Ex-[[Keyline Transit]] [[Keyline Transit 2557|2557]]; bought in 2003.
|align="left"|
*Ex-[[Keyline Transit]] [[Keyline Transit 2557|2557]]; bought in 2003.
*''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 11|11]]
|[[Cambus 11|11]]
|
|[[File: Cambus 11-a.jpg|128px]]
|2006
|2006
|[[Optima Bus|Optima]]
|[[Optima Bus|Optima]]
Line 135: Line 224:
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|
|
|
|align="left"|''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 15-17|15-17]]
|[[Cambus 15-17|15-17]]
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|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|align="left" |Ex-[[Iowa City Transit]] [[Iowa City Transit 15-17|15-17]]; bought in 1987.
|align="left"|Ex-[[Iowa City Transit]] [[Iowa City Transit 15-17|15-17]]; bought in 1987.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 20-21|20-21]]
|[[Cambus 20-21|20-21]]
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|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|VH]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|VH]]
|align="left" |Ex-[[Manchester Transit Authority]] 474-475.
|align="left"|Ex-[[Manchester Transit Authority]] 474-475.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 50-61|50-61]]
|[[Cambus 50-61|50-61]]
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|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 71|6V71N]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison V Series|V730]]
|
|align="left"|
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 62-63|62-63]]
|[[Cambus 62-63|62-63]]
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|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|
|
|
|align="left"|''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 64-78|64-78]]
|[[Cambus 64-78|64-78]]
|
|[[File: Cambus 73-a.jpg|128px]]
|1989
|1989
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig]]
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*Sported Gillig logo plaques on their front ends, similar to [[Gillig Phantom School Bus|Gillig Phantom School Buses]].
*Sported Gillig logo plaques on their front ends, similar to [[Gillig Phantom School Bus|Gillig Phantom School Buses]].
*Last units retired in 2011.
*Last units retired in 2011.
*''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 79-81|79-81]]
|[[Cambus 79-81|79-81]]
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*Ex-[[Orange County Transportation Authority|OCTD]] 2000 series units; purchased from Transit Sales International.
*Ex-[[Orange County Transportation Authority|OCTD]] 2000 series units; purchased from Transit Sales International.
*Retired by 2002.
*Retired by 2002.
*''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 82-86|82-86]]
|[[Cambus 82-86|82-86]]
|
|[[File: Cambus 83-a.jpg|128px]]
|1997
|1997
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig]]
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|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins M11|M11]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins M11|M11]]
|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.3E|D864.3]]
|[[Voith]] [[Voith DIWA.3E|D864.3]]
|align=left|Last units retired in 2019.
|align=left|
*Last units retired in November 2019.
*''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 87-88|87-88]]
|[[Cambus 87-88|87-88]]
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|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 92|6V92TA]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison HT Series|HTB-748]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison HT Series|HTB-748]]
|align="left" |Ex-[[Capital Metro Transit]] [[Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1101-1180|1110 & 1114]]; purchased from Transit Sales International?
|align="left" |
*Ex-[[Capital Metro Transit]] [[Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1101-1180|1110 & 1114]]; possibly purchased from Transit Sales International.
*''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 89-93|89-93]]
|[[Cambus 89-93|89-93]]
|
|
|1989
|11/1989
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig]]
|[[Gillig Phantom|Phantom 35'<br>(3596TB6V92T)]]
|[[Gillig Phantom|Phantom 35'<br>(3596TB6V92T)]]
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*5 units went into service & 2 units were sold off upon arrival.
*5 units went into service & 2 units were sold off upon arrival.
*Retired by 2011.
*Retired by 2011.
*''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|}
|}


==Bionic Bus (Paratransit)==
==Bionic Bus (Paratransit) Roster==
===Active===
===Active===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
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!Notes
!Notes
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 12-13|12-13]]
|[[Cambus 17|17]]
|[[File:Cambus 17-c.jpg|128px]]
|2020
|[[Ram]]<hr>[[New England Wheels]]
|[[Ram ProMaster|ProMaster]]<hr>[[New England Wheels Frontrunner|Frontrunner]]<br>LFXLT
|
|
|
|2000
|align="left"|
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.502)]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|align=left|
*Ex-[[Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority]] [[Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority 2001-2013|2012, 2009]]
*Exx-[[Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority]] [[Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority 2001-2013|2012, 2009]]
*12 is retired.
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|17
|[[Cambus 18-19|18-19]]
|[[File: Cambus 17-b.jpg|128px]]
|[[File:Cambus 19-b.jpg|128px]]
|
|2022
|[[Ram]]<hr>[[New England Wheels]]
|[[Ram]]<hr>[[New England Wheels]]
|[[Ram ProMaster|ProMaster]]<hr>[[New England Wheels Frontrunner|Frontrunner]]<br>LFXLT
|[[Ram ProMaster|ProMaster]]<hr>[[New England Wheels Frontrunner|Frontrunner]]<br>LFXLT
|
|
|
|
|
|align="left"|
|}
|}


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|1987
|1987
|[[Goshen Coach|Goshen]]
|[[Goshen Coach|Goshen]]
|?
|
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|
|
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|1987
|1987
|[[Blue Bird]]
|[[Blue Bird]]
|?
|
|[[Chevrolet]]
|[[Chevrolet]]
|
|
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|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|[[General Motors Corporation|GMC]]
|
|
|align=left|1993 models.
|align=left|
*1993 models.
*''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 8-9|8-9]]
|[[Cambus 8-9|8-9]]
|
|[[File:Cambus 8-a.jpg|128px]]
|1998
|1998
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
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|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9|B5.9]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins B5.9|B5.9]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|
|align=left|''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|- align="center"
|[[Cambus 12-13|12-13]]
|[[File: Cambus 13-a.jpg|128px]]
|2000
|[[Orion Bus Industries|OBI]]
|[[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion II'|Orion II<br>(02.502)]]
|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISB|ISB]]
|[[Allison]] [[Allison AT Series|AT-545]]
|align=left|
*Ex-[[Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority]]/[[Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority]] [[Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority 2001-2013#2012|2012]], [[Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority 2001-2013#2009|2009]]
*''View the series page for detailed disposition info.''
|}
|}


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[[Category:Iowa transit agencies]]
[[Category:Iowa transit agencies]]
[[Category:College and university systems]]

Latest revision as of 13:20, 21 November 2023

Founded 1972
Fleet size 35 (32 Fixed Route buses & 3 Bionic Bus)
Number of
routes		 13
Ridership Over 4,500,000 rides per year
Website transportation.uiowa.edu/cambus

Cambus is a zero-fare campus and public bus system serving the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. It is one of three transit systems in the Iowa City area, the other two being Iowa City Transit and Coralville Transit. The service is operated by University of Iowa students.

Routes

Cambus currently has 12 routes in service. During Academic service (the Spring and Fall semesters), all routes run on weekdays with limited service on the weekends. During Summer and Interim service, a limited service runs with no weekend service. Following a recommendation from the Iowa City Area Transit Study (ICATS), Cambus began using route numbers in July 2021.[1] The current routes are:

№ Name Route Notes
31 Red Route WCTC → Hardin Library → Hancher East → Mayflower Hall (31M only) → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Rienow Hall 31M via Mayflower Hall
32 Blue Route WCTC → Slater Hall → Communications Center → Macbride Hall → Mayflower Hall (32M only) → Hancher West → VA Hospital 32M via Mayflower Hall
34 Research Park VA Loop → MERF → East Lot → IREH Signed as UI Research Park
35 Interdorm Mayflower Hall → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Rienow Hall → Macbride Hall → WCTC (35A only) → Pride/Cultural Centers (35B only)
  • 35A via West Campus Transportation Center
  • 35B via Pride/Cultural Centers
36 Mayflower Shuttle Mayflower Hall → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Macbride Hall → Burge Hall)
41 Hawk Lot-Hospital Hawkeye Lot ↔ WCTC
42 Hawkeye-Pentacrest Macbride Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Newton Road Ramp → VA Loop (to Hawkeye) → HRTC North → Hawkeye Lot 1 → Aspire → VA Loop (to downtown) → MERF
43 Hawkeye Interdorm Macbride Hall → Mayflower Hall → Currier Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Rienow Hall → WCTC (to Hawkeye) → HRTC North → Hawkeye Lot 1 → Aspire → WCTC (to downtown) → Slater Hall
51 Hospital-Finkbine/Arena Finkbine Lot South → Arena Lot East → WCTC Temporarily suspended due to construction at the IAIS railroad crossing on Finkbine Commuter Drive; service replaced by the temporary Finkbine-WCTC and Arena-WCTC routes.[2]
52 Finkbine-Pentacrest Macbride Hall → Schaeffer Hall → Newton Road Ramp → VA Loop (to lots) → WCTC (52N only) → Finkbine Lot South → Arena Lot East → VA Loop (to downtown) → MERF 52N evening service via West Campus Transportation Center
53 VA Loop Shuttle Finkbine Lot South → Arena Lot East → VA Loop
54 Hancher-Newton Road VA Loop ↔ Hancher Lot East

[3]

Facilities

Cambus Office/West Campus Transportation Center (WCTC)

  • Address: 840 Evashevski Dr., Iowa City, IA 52242
  • Fax: (319) 335-6647
  • Phone: (319) 335-8633

Cambus Maintenance Facility

  • Address: 517 S. Madison St., Iowa City, IA 52240
  • Fax: (319) 335-5292
  • Phone: (319) 335-5208

Fixed-Route Fleet Roster

Active

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
14-16 Cambus 14-a.jpg 2013 Gillig Low Floor 29'
(G27E102R2) 		Cummins ISL9 Voith
94-105 Cambus 103-a.jpg 2008 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G21D102N4) 		Cummins ISM Voith
106-108 Cambus 108-a.jpg 2009 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL Voith
109-116 Cambus 116-a.jpg 2011 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL9 Voith
117-118 Cambus 118-a.jpg 2013 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins ISL9 Voith
119 Cambus 119-a.jpg 2018 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins L9 Voith
120-122 Cambus 122-a.jpg 2019 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G27D102N4) 		Cummins L9 Voith

On Order

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
(12 buses) 2020s TBD TBD Electric First electric buses in Cambus fleet. Cambus is expected to modernize the maintenance facility with electric bus charging infrastructure by Fall 2025.

Retired

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
10 1997 OBI Orion II
(02.501) 		Cummins B5.9 Allison AT-545
11 Cambus 11-a.jpg 2006 Optima Opus 29' Cummins ISB View the series page for detailed disposition info.
15-17 1977 Flxible 45096-6-1 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730 Ex-Iowa City Transit 15-17; bought in 1987.
20-21 1963 GMC TDH-5304 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison VH Ex-Manchester Transit Authority 474-475.
50-61 1977 Flxible 45096-6-0 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
62-63 1982 Neoplan USA AN435A Detroit Diesel 6V92TA View the series page for detailed disposition info.
64-78 Cambus 73-a.jpg 1989 Gillig Phantom 40'
(40102TBL10) 		Cummins L10 Voith D863.2
  • Sported Gillig logo plaques on their front ends, similar to Gillig Phantom School Buses.
  • Last units retired in 2011.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
79-81 1978 Grumman Flxible 870
(53102-8-1) 		Detroit Diesel 8V71TAE Allison V730
  • Ex-OCTD 2000 series units; purchased from Transit Sales International.
  • Retired by 2002.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
82-86 Cambus 83-a.jpg 1997 Gillig Phantom 40'
(40102TBM11) 		Cummins M11 Voith D864.3
  • Last units retired in November 2019.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
87-88 1986 Gillig Phantom 40'
(40102TB6V92) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748
89-93 11/1989 Gillig Phantom 35'
(3596TB6V92T) 		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748

Bionic Bus (Paratransit) Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
17 Cambus 17-c.jpg 2020 Ram
New England Wheels 		ProMaster
Frontrunner
LFXLT
18-19 Cambus 19-b.jpg 2022 Ram
New England Wheels 		ProMaster
Frontrunner
LFXLT

Retired

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
M1-M2 1987 Goshen Ford M1 retired in 2002. Year of retirement for M2 is unknown.
4 1987 Blue Bird Chevrolet Retired in 2002.
6-7 1992 Champion CTS FE GMC
  • 1993 models.
  • View the series page for detailed disposition info.
8-9 Cambus 8-a.jpg 1998 OBI Orion II
(02.501) 		Cummins B5.9 Allison AT-545 View the series page for detailed disposition info.
12-13 Cambus 13-a.jpg 2000 OBI Orion II
(02.502) 		Cummins ISB Allison AT-545

External Links

References

Cambus roster info

  1. ↑ https://transportation.uiowa.edu/articles/2021/06/cambus-introduces-route-numbers-route-naming-system
  2. ↑ https://transportation.uiowa.edu/cambus-service-alert-routes-51-52-53-detour-due-road-work-finkbine-commuter-drive-railroad
  3. ↑ http://transportation.uiowa.edu/routes-schedules-maps
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