Showing posts with label bus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bus. Show all posts

Friday, March 30, 2012

Light Rail and Bus Service Changes

Effective Sunday, April 1, 2012, Sacramento Regional Transit District will implement the following service changes:

(Weekday/Weekend Schedule Changes)
Additional operating time will be added to light rail trips traveling inbound to the Sacramento Valley Station and outbound to Sunrise/Folsom. These changes will improve on-time performance.

(Weekday/Weekend Schedule Changes)
The Blue Line schedule will be adjusted to accommodate schedule changes to the Gold Line and in preparation for the future Green Line light rail extension.

(Weekday Schedule Changes)
The "H" trip symbol will be removed from the timetables. All trips will operate on state holidays.

(Weekday Schedule Changes)
The "H" trip symbol will be removed from the timetables. All trips will operate on state holidays.

(Weekday Schedule Changes)
The "H" trip symbol will be removed from the timetables. All trips will operate on state holidays.

(Weekday Schedule Changes)
The 5:58 p.m. trip departing Florin Towne Centre will be discontinued. This change will improve on-time performance.

(Weekday/Weekend Schedule Changes)
All trips on Route 56 will be adjusted to accommodate schedule changes to light rail (Blue Line), and improve bus and light rail connections at the Meadowview light rail station.

(Weekday/Weekend Schedule Changes)
All trips on Route 67 will be adjusted to accommodate schedule changes to light rail (Gold Line), and improve bus and light rail connections at the 29th Street light rail station.

(Weekday/Weekend Schedule Changes)
All trips on Route 68 will be adjusted to accommodate schedule changes to light rail (Gold Line), and improve bus and light rail connections at the 29th Street light rail station.

(Weekday Route and Schedule Changes)
The trip departing Branch Center Road and Kiefer Boulevard at 2:59 p.m. will be extended to serve the Mather Field/Mills light rail station at 3:20 p.m. Due to low ridership, the 7:13 a.m. trip departing Lincoln Village Drive and Routier Road will be discontinued.

(Weekday/Weekend Schedule Changes)
All trips on Route 81 will be adjusted to accommodate schedule changes to light rail (Blue Line and Gold Line), and improve bus and light rail connections at the Florin and University/65th Street light rail stations.

(Weekday/Weekend Schedule Changes)
All trips on Route 82 will be adjusted to accommodate schedule changes to light rail (Gold Line), and improve bus and light rail connections at the University/65th Street light rail station.

(Weekday Schedule Changes)
Due to low ridership, the 5:20 a.m., 5:50 a.m. and 7 a.m. trips departing Howe Avenue and Arden Way will be discontinued. The 6:15 a.m. trip departing the University/65th Street light rail station will be adjusted to depart 15 minutes earlier at 6 a.m. to provide more consistent service to the Marconi/Arcade light rail station.

The 6:42 a.m. trip departing the Marconi/Arcade light rail station will leave two minutes later to improve bus connections at the station.

(Weekday Schedule Changes)
The "H" trip symbol will be removed from the timetables. All trips will operate on state holidays.

(Weekday Schedule Changes)
The "H" trip symbol will be removed from the timetables. All trips will operate on state holidays.

(Weekday Schedule Changes)
Due to low ridership, one of the two 2:23 p.m. trips departing N Street and Rodeo Drive will be discontinued.

Route 247: 21st Street - Florin Rd.
(Discontinued)
Due to low ridership, Route 247 will be discontinued.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

A Free Ride Helps the Hungry

The Sacramento Regional Transit District invites you to take a free ride on the RT Holiday Bus.  Hand-painted by RT employees and their families, this colorful 40-foot holiday bus will travel different routes throughout the Sacramento region until Sunday, January 2, 2011.  (For routes and dates, visit www.sacrt.com/holidaybus.stm.  For specific trip information, please call 916-321-2877.)


An RT bus "before" decorations...


...An RT bus "after" holiday decorations


Passengers will have the opportunity to deposit cash or check donations in the farebox and/or place a non-perishable food item in the special collection box on board. 

All donations will directly benefit River City Food Bank, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency food and housing assistance to over 40,000 clients in Sacramento County each year.  The River City Food Bank recently suffered major fire damage with over 8,000 pounds of food destroyed.  For more information about their organization, please call 916-446-2627 or visit www.rivercityfoodbank.org.