RIPTA winter service routes

RIPTA bus. (WLNE)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority announced their winter service changes starting Saturday, January 13, 2024.

Services change three times a year in response to passenger usage and weather.

RIPTA encourages passengers to check new schedules regularly for how service changes may affect them.

The following routes will be affected by the winter service changes:

R-Line Broad/North Main

  • Daily service has been rescheduled for better on-time performance

Route 17 (Dyer, Pocasset)

  • The 7:24 am Outbound trip will be discontinued

Route 23 (Arctic/Crompton/Centre of NE)

  • Daily service frequency will increase from every 90 minutes to every 75 to 80 minutes

Route 27 (Broadway/Manton)

  • Daily trip times have been adjusted for better connectivity
  • Saturday service will operate every 40 minutes instead of every 38 minutes
  • Sunday service will operate every 48 minutes instead of every 50 minutes

Route 28 (Broadway/Hartford)

  • Daily trip times have been adjusted for better connectivity
  • Saturday service will operate every 40 minutes instead of every 38 minutes
  • Sunday service will operate every 48 minutes instead of every 50 minutes

Route 31 (Cranston St)

  • Daily service has been rescheduled for better on-time performance
  • Sunday service will now operate every 20-22 minutes

Route 40 (Butler/Elmgrove)

  • The 7:04 am Inbound trip will be discontinued

Route 55 (Admiral/Providence College)

  • Daily trip times have been adjusted for better connectivity
  • Saturday service will operate every 32 minutes instead of every 30 minutes
  • Sunday service will operate every 40 minutes instead of every 45 minutes

Route 56 (Chalkstone Ave)

  • Daily service has been rescheduled for better on-time performance
  • Sunday service will now operate every 20-22 minutes

Route 57 (Smith St)

  • Daily trip times have been adjusted for better connectivity
  • Saturday service will operate every 32 minutes instead of every 30 minutes
  • Sunday service will operate every 40 minutes instead of every 45 minutes

Route 60 (Providence/Newport)

  • Saturday and Sunday service has been rescheduled for better on-time performance

 

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