General Info

Capital Metro Transportation was established in 1985, when voters in Austin, Texas, and the surrounding area approved the creation of the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Voters approved of a service plan that expanded the existing Austin city bus service and called for the development of a light rail transportation system to serve the area. Ten capital-area jurisdictions voted to participate. These included Austin, Cedar Park, Highland Lake Estates, Lago Vista, Leander, Pflugerville, Rollingwood, San Leanne, West Lake Hills and the Anderson Mill area of Williamson County. The company contracts with an independent contractor, StarTran, for the provision of operations personnel, such as bus operators and mechanics. Its rail freight service moves more than 13,000 freight cars annually, reducing 18-wheeler traffic on Capital Area streets and highways by nearly 53,000 trucks. It serves more than 130,000 daily riders from approximately 4,000 stops throughout central Texas. Capital Metro Transportation is headquartered in Austin.