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Go West Statistics
FY-2017 Ridership to Date 42,057
Since 2/22/99 24.6 million
Estimate for FY16 1.5 million
Change from FY15 to FY16 -15%
Change over 5 year Trend -19%
ALL-TIME weekly record 71,156 (Oct 24 - 30, 2011)
ALL-TIME daily record 15,885 (Oct 29, 2011)
Weekly ridership 1999-2000 19,876
Weekly "in session" ridership FY -2015 54,490
Total Ridership FY-2016 1,550,624
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WELCOME to WIU and Macomb!

All Routes Running "In Session" Routes

This includes:

"In Session" Routes:  Routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19

We have unleashed the 2016-17 routes.

WIU Campus Routes:

Purple 1:    Circles Campus Clockwise.

Gold 2:    Circles Campus Counterclockwise.

Blue 3:    Gets you to and from the off campus housing to the west.

Brown 5:  Gets Campus to Jackson Street and Shopping in the evenings and nights.

Maroon 6:   Gets you around Campus after 6:00 PM.

Black 7:  Late night access to Downtown Macomb when you should not be driving!

10/40 City/Campus Routes:

11 City Purple:   Does what Purple 1 does, 
     ---but also runs to the City Center  (--/40 bus)

13 Silver West:   Does what Blue 3 does (backwards)
     ---but also goes to the City Center  (10/40 bus)

14 North:  (10/-- bus) City Center and North including River Run and the North Quad.

15 East:   (10/40 bus) City Center and East to the Business sector.

16 Northwest City Gold:  Does what Gold 2 does, 
     ---but also goes to the City Center  (10/40 bus)

25/55 City Routes:

12 South :  (25/-- bus)  City Center and South including the Square and the High School.

17 Northeast: (25/55 bus) City Center and Northeast to the Business sector.

18 Southeast: (25/55 bus) City Center and Southeast including Jefferson House and the Hospital.

19 Southwest: (--/55 bus) City Center and Southwest including Bridgeway, DMV, and the Square.

 

Fare Information

All routes are fare-free. Go West is now the only unlimited access bus system in the state of Illinois!

Lost and Found:

Office Hours are 9 AM to 4 PM Monday - Friday, at 701 East Pierce.  Please call with a description of your lost item and what route it might have been lost.  (309) 575-3333

Contact Info

Go West Transit

701 E Pierce
Email: GoWest@wiu.edu
Phone: (309) 575-3333
Fax: (309) 575-3014