Tucson Transit Management LLC, doing business as Sun Tran, is the public transit system serving the city of Tucson, Arizona. In 2023, the system had 17,361,800 rides, or about 60,400 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023. 100% of the fleet utilizes clean-burning fuels, such as compressed natural gas (CNG), biodiesel, and hybrid technologies. In addition to more than 40 bus routes, the system also includes the Sun Link modern streetcar line.
A now-retired Gillig bus on route 1
Sun Tran bus
Ronstadt Transit Center
A Tucson Sun Link streetcar on Congress Street at Fifth Avenue in September 2014
Sun Link, also known as the Tucson Streetcar, is a single-line streetcar system in Tucson, Arizona, United States, that began service in July 2014. The system's 3.9-mile (6.3 km) route connects the Arizona Health Sciences Center, the University of Arizona campus, the Main Gate and 4th Avenue shopping and entertainment districts, downtown Tucson, the Tucson Convention Center, and the Mercado District under development west of Interstate 10. The streetcar project's overall cost of $196 million was met through a combination of local funding sources and federal grants. The streetcar shares a common payment system with the Sun Tran regional bus service. In 2023, the line had a ridership of 1,724,900, or about 5,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Sun Link
Sun Link streetcar stop
A Tucson Sun Link streetcar at the 3rd and University station.
Sun Link streetcar