About:Riverside Transit Agency/service change/8-27-2017

Riverside Transit Agency 8-27-2017

On August 27, 2017, the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) made changes to several routes to improve service, on-time performance and connections, as well as unveiled RapidLink Gold Line service between UC Riverside and Corona.

Routes 1, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30, 33, 40, 42, 49, 204, 206, 208, 210 and 217

These routes experienced minor changes to weekday schedules to improve reliability and connections with other routes.

Routes 1, 13, 20, 23, 27, 29, 42, 49, 74 and 216

These routes experienced minor changes to weekend schedules to improve reliability and connections with other routes.

Route 14

Due to expected construction delays at the intersection of Barton Road and Interstate 215, Route 14 travels on new portions of Mt. Vernon Avenue and Barton Road in Grand Terrace and Loma Linda. Schedules are not a ected.

Looking ahead to the next service change:

RTA’s next service change will occur on Sunday, January 14, 2018.

RapidLink Gold Line | VISIT THE RAPIDLINK PAGE

This new route provides weekday express service between UC Riverside and Corona with buses arriving every 15 minutes during peak commuting hours. RapidLink travel times are up to 30 percent faster than Route 1, which travels along the same corridor. The general cost to ride is $1.50, the same as other RTA local bus routes, and all RTA passes are accepted as well as U-Pass, Go-Pass and City Pass. RapidLink comes with its own unique brand of buses and stops, and serves 14 locations along Magnolia and University avenues. Morning service starts at 5:30 a.m. with the last bus departing UCR and Corona Transit Center at 8:30 a.m. Afternoon service starts at 2:30 p.m. with the last bus departing UCR and Corona Transit Center at 5:30 p.m. Take advantage of free rides during the new route’s rst week of service!