IndyGo
public transit operator in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
The Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation, branded as IndyGo, is a public transit agency and municipal corporation of the City of Indianapolis in the U.S. state of Indiana. It operates fixed-route buses, bus rapid transit, microtransit, and paratransit services.
IndyGo has managed and operated the city's public bus transit system since 1975. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 6,824,100, or about 22,900 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026.
History
Indianapolis had a streetcar system that was established in 1854 and operated by various private companies until it was consolidated under the Indianapolis Street Railway Company in 1899 and later Indianapolis Railways in 1932. The final streetcar ran on January 10, 1953, and was replaced by a system of trolleybuses that operated from 1946 to 1957. Streetcar operator Indianapolis Transit System transitioned to motor coaches that followed the same routes as used by the streetcars. The city of Indianapolis took over public transportation in 1975 and established the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation to administer bus services. The corporation originally operated buses under the name Metro Bus; the IndyGo name was adopted on November 11, 1996. Portions of the system were briefly privatized in the 1990s, but the move proved unpopular, and all operations were ultimately taken over by the city.
The public source identifies “IndyGo” as public transit operator in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around IndyGo, public and transit.
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