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Wisconsin intercity bus service
In
Manhattan , New York City
The Badger Bus is an
intercity bus service operating mainly in
Wisconsin
[1]
[2] by Badger Coaches, Inc. It also offers
charters and tours,
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5]
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 .
[2]
Fleet
As of 2015, Badger Bus has 140 vehicles with a combined capacity of 7,000 people.
[6] : 37
The Badger Bus fleet consists of several buses:
See also
References
^
"Locations" . BadgerBus.
Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
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a
b
"Long distance intercity bus service" . Wisconsin Department of Transportation .
Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023 .
^
"Tours" . BadgerBus.
Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
^
"Our History" . BadgerBus.
Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
^ Viviani, Nick (March 3, 2023).
"Madison schools, Badger Buses part ways" . NBC 15 .
Madison, Wisconsin .
Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023 .
^ Silber, Hannah (May 18, 2015).
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 (MS).
Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2023 .
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