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County Adjusts Several Ride On Bus Schedules Beginning Jan. 29

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 29, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will adjust 44 Ride On bus route schedules to “improve efficiency,”  according to a press release.

Ride On planners monitor ridership data and on-time performance to identify routes that would be more efficient with schedule updates. Following this data, 44 routes will have scheduled changes, including routes 4, 5, 9, 10, 15, 16, 20, 26, 27, 34, 37, 38, 43, 45, 46, 48, 55, 59, 61, 63, 79, 83, 90, and 100.

MCDOT Director Chris Conklin said, “Being dependable is our priority. We are continually making data driven changes to improve consistency and reduce travel times.”

Thirty-one routes will run more frequently, while four routes will run less frequently.

The new schedules are available here. Bus riders can also download the free Ride On Real Time app on their mobile device for trip planning information.

All County buses have a fare of $1 to ride which is reduced from the $2 pre-pandemic fare.

Updates by individual route:

  • Route 1: Increased trips on weekdays and Sundays. Significant span changes on Sundays.
  • Route 2: Increased trips on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
  • Route 5: Increased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes on Saturdays and Sundays.
  • Route 8: Increased trips on weekdays.
  • Route 9: Schedule time was adjusted seven days a week.
  • Route 10: Trip time changes were made on weekdays.
  • Route 11: Increased trips on weekdays.
  • Route 12: Increased trips on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
  • Route 14: Increased trips on weekdays and Saturdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 15: Increased trips on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
  • Route 17: Increased trips on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
    Route 18: Increased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes were made on Saturdays, and running time was adjusted on Sundays.
  • Route 22: Increased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 25: Increased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 26: Metro Station name change on the route – White Flint to North Bethesda.
  • Route 29: Increased trips on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Modest span changes seven days a week.
  • Route 30: Trip time changes were made on weekdays.
  • Route 31: Increased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 33: Increased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 34: Increased trips on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
  • Route 36: Increased trips on weekdays.
  • Route 37: Trip time changes were made on weekdays.
  • Route 38: Trip time changes were made on weekdays, and Metro station name change on the route – White Flint to North Bethesda.
  • Route 39: Increased trips on weekdays.
  • Route 42: Metro Station name change on the route – White Flint to North Bethesda.
  • Route 43: Trip time changes were made seven days a week.
  • Route 44: Trip time changes were made on weekdays.
  • Route 45: Decreased trips on weekdays.
  • Route 46: Decreased trips on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Metro Station name change on route – White Flint to North Bethesda.
  • Route 47: Increased trips on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
  • Route 48: Trip time changes were made on weekdays. Increased trips on Saturdays and Sundays
  • Route 51: Increased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays. Now extended to terminate at Georgia Ave ICC Park and Ride.
  • Route 57: Increased trips on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Modest span changes seven days a week.
  • Route 63: Increased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 66: Trip time changes were made on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 67: Trip time changes were made on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 70: Increased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 75: Decreased trips on weekdays. Modest span changes on weekdays.
  • Route 76: Increased trips on weekdays. Trip time changes were made on Saturdays.
  • Route 81: Metro Station name change on the route – White Flint to North Bethesda.
  • Route 83: Increased trips on weekdays and Saturdays. Modest span changes on weekdays and Saturdays.
  • Route 96: Decreased trips on weekdays.
  • Route 98: Increased trips on weekdays and Saturdays. Modest span changes on weekdays and Saturdays.
  • Route 100: Increased trips on weekdays.
  • Route 101: Increased trips on weekdays. Metro Station name change on route – White Flint to North Bethesda.
  • Route L8: Increased trips on Saturdays and Sundays. Modest span changes on Sundays.
  • Route T2: Increased trips on Saturdays and Sundays. Modest span changes on Saturdays and Sundays.

 

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