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Sun Metro does not receive grants that prohibit buses from operating after midnight, according to an emailed statement from Claudia Garcia, the city public transportation agency’s assistant director.
The transit system receives federal and state funding for buses, operations and infrastructure improvements, Garcia said.
Operating hours are determined based on ridership trends, available staffing, financial resources and community input.
As of May 2026, most Sun Metro routes end service before 10 p.m., according to digital route flyers.
New schedules under Sun Metro Rising, a planned overhaul of the system effective June 2026, include later evening service on some routes. The Dyer Street corridor, for example, would operate through 10:43 p.m.
Sun Metro has previously extended operating hours for special events, running through midnight May 2-3 during BTS concerts in El Paso.
A claim regarding Sun Metro’s hours circulated online following BTS coverage in a KFOX-TV Facebook video.
This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
- Sun Metro Emailed statement
- Sun Metro 2025 Bus route schedule
- Sun Metro 2026 Bus route schedule
- City of El Paso FY 2026 Budget, Page 368
- City of El Paso June 2024 Sun Metro Rising Final Report
- KFOX Anchor Robert Holguin video (2:02
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