Sun Metro is introducing a new express route to connect students and passengers with El Paso Community College campuses and several Transfer Centers throughout the city.
The new service Route 80 EPCC Express starts on Aug. 24. It kicks-off with the re-activation of Route 70 University Express, which travels to the University of Texas at El Paso, to help connect students and passengers from around the community with local colleges.
Route 80 EPCC Express will provide express service from: El Paso Community College (EPCC) Trans Mountain campus; Northgate Transfer Center, 9347 Dyer; Eastside Transfer Center, 1165 Sunmount; EPCC Valle Verde campus; and Mission Valley Transfer Center, 9065 Alameda.
Route 70 University Express travels from the Eastside Transfer Center, 1165 Sunmount, to the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and El Paso Community College (EPCC) Rio Grande campus.
Both routes will operate from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters. Route 70 will offer service every 30 minutes during peak hours (6-10 a.m. and 3-6 p.m.) and every hour during non-peak hours. Route 80 will offer service every hour during peak hours (6-10 a.m. and 2-6 p.m.) and every 2 hours during non-peak hours.
With a valid student ID, UTEP and EPCC students can take advantage of Sun Metro’s reduced student fare ($1 per one-way trip). Students looking to save even more money and be environmental conscious can purchase a weekly pass ($7) or a monthly pass ($30) that is good for an unlimited number of bus trips during the life of the pass.
Monthly passes may be purchased at the Eastside Transfer Center, Five Points Transfer Center, Downtown Transfer Center, any of the city’s public libraries or by mail. Weekly passes may be purchased on any Sun Metro fixed-route bus traveling within the city limits. Pre-paid passes can be used on any fixed-route bus, except County Route 83.
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