EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Sun Metro will restore regular service for nearly all fixed routes starting on Monday, March 3, the City of El Paso said.
Sun Metro has been dealing with the aftermath of an explosion and fire on Feb. 11 at its Operations Center that killed one person and injured seven others.
Only Routes 2 and 16, which serve the Upper Valley and Five Points areas, will remain deactivated.
The routes serviced by Amistad and the LIFT paratransit service are already offering regular service hours all week and will continue to do so. Brio lines will maintain an adjusted weekday schedule and regular weekend service.
“I want to thank our riders for their patience as we address challenges to restore regular weekday service for the vast majority of our fixed routes,” Sun Metro Director Anthony DeKeyzer said. “Starting March 3, riders will connect to their destinations more easily thanks to our Sun Metro team working diligently to ramp up services to get back to standard service levels.”
Sun Metro was forced to modify its service schedules after the Feb. 11 fire severely damaged its maintenance operations facility, the City said.
Route service hours were adjusted to allow Sun Metro to meet federal transit safety regulations requiring systematic inspections, preventive maintenance, and repairs needed to maintain buses in safe operating conditions, the City said.
Temporary maintenance operations have been set up at the Union Depot to service buses. The fire remains under investigation.
Route Changes Effective March 3, 2025
- All Fixed Routes will return to regular weekday service, except Routes 2 and 16, which remain deactivated.
- Amistad routes and LIFT Paratransit will continue providing their regular weekday and weekend service.
- Brio lines will continue operating regular service on the Saturday and Sunday.
- Brio lines will operate the following adjusted schedule Monday through Friday:
- Route 205 (Mesa BRIO): Service begins at 5 a.m. with a 20-minute frequency.
- Route 206 (Alameda BRIO): Service begins at 5 a.m. with a 25-minute frequency.
- Route 207 (Dyer BRIO): Service begins at 5 a.m. with a 25-minute frequency.
- Route 208 (Montana BRIO): Service begins at 5 a.m. with a 30-minute frequency.
Passengers are encouraged to plan ahead by checking for service updates by calling (915) 212-3333, visiting www.SunMetro.net, or following Sun Metro on Facebook & X (@SunMetroEP).
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