Badger Bus
{{Short description|Wisconsin intercity bus service}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
File:Badger Coaches Midtown jeh.jpg, New York City]]
The Badger Bus is an intercity bus service operating mainly in Wisconsin{{cite web |url=https://www.badgerbus.com/tickets/locations/ |title=Locations |publisher=BadgerBus |accessdate=July 30, 2017 |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730232045/https://www.badgerbus.com/tickets/locations/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Long distance intercity bus service |url=https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/pub-transit/bus-service.aspx |website=Wisconsin Department of Transportation |access-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317224014/https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/pub-transit/bus-service.aspx |url-status=live }} by Badger Coaches, Inc. It also offers charters and tours,{{cite web |url=https://www.badgerbus.com/tours |title=Tours |publisher=BadgerBus |accessdate=July 30, 2017 |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730225459/https://www.badgerbus.com/tours |url-status=live }} and operates school buses under contract.
History
Founded in 1920 by Herman E. Meier to provide service between Madison and Monroe, Wisconsin, the company expanded after it was granted permission in 1946 to provide service between Madison and Milwaukee.{{cite web |url=https://www.badgerbus.com/about/history/ |title=Our History |publisher=BadgerBus |accessdate=July 30, 2017 |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730231229/https://www.badgerbus.com/about/history/ |url-status=live }} The company may have also been known as Badger Tour and Travel.
In 2023, Badger Bus lost a contract with the Madison Metropolitan School District to transport its students in school buses.{{cite news |last1=Viviani |first1=Nick |title=Madison schools, Badger Buses part ways |url=https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/03/madison-schools-badger-buses-part-ways/ |access-date=March 17, 2023 |work=NBC 15 |date=March 3, 2023 |language=en |location=Madison, Wisconsin |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317224013/https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/03/madison-schools-badger-buses-part-ways/ |url-status=live }}
Routes
Badger Bus mainly provides intercity service from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Madison, Wisconsin. Badger Bus also provides weekend service from Madison to Minneapolis, Whitewater, and Eau Claire.
Fleet
As of 2015, Badger Bus has 140 vehicles with a combined capacity of 7,000 people.{{cite thesis |last=Silber |first=Hannah |date=May 18, 2015 |type=MS |url=https://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/72886 |title=A NO-NOTICE EVACUATION PLAN FOR THE UW-MADISON CAMPUS: Developing a Plan to Evacuate a University Campus using Microscopic Simulation and Traffic Demand Modeling |access-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=December 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205162530/https://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/72886 |url-status=live }}{{rp|37}}
The Badger Bus fleet consists of several buses:
See also
- List of intercity bus stops in Minnesota
- List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin
References
External links
- [http://www.badgerbus.com Badger Coaches home page]
Category:Bus transportation in Minnesota
Category:Bus transportation in Wisconsin
Category:Intercity bus companies of the United States
Category:Transport companies established in 1920
Category:Bus companies of the United States