Service Today & Tomorrow

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The schedule for Route 5 on the weekend in the printed brochure is not correct. The schedule online is correct.


Fare Information

Fares are collected on Routes 6, 7, 8 & 9 only. All other routes are fare-free.

  • Regular Fare: 50¢ one-way, free transfers.
  • Exempt from fare: WIU students with student ID, Macomb School District students on trips to and from school, and senior citizens 60 and older.
  • WIU students need not show ID on Routes 1-5.
  • Punch cards available in 15-ride ($5.00) and 30-ride ($10.00) cards.

Go West Statistics

  • Total riders FY09: 251,493
  • Since 2/22/99: 11.1 million
  • Estimate for FY09: 1.62 million
  • Change from FY08: down 4%
  • ALL-TIME weekly record: 60,761 (Jan 22-28, 2008)
  • ALL-TIME daily record: 12,367 (Jan 17, 2007)
  • Weekly ridership 1999-2000: 19,876
  • Weekly ridership 2007-2008: 52,391