May 08, 2017
Service Changes Begin Sunday, May 28, 2017
ALBANY, NY (May 8, 2017) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) is rolling out a new set of service changes that will go into effect on Sunday, May 28, 2017.
CDTA has identified routes that need to be modified to provide more efficient service. Most of the changes are minor with service frequencies increased or decreased based on demand. Adjustments have been made on route segments or during particular segments of the day to make the system more attractive to customers.
Service and Frequency Adjustments:
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Route# 6 Second/Whitehall – service frequency on weekdays between 9:00 am - 2:00 pm will be reduced to 25 minutes; between 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm frequency will be reduced 35 minutes; between 10:30 pm - 12:30 am frequency will be reduced to 40 minutes.
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Route# 7 Glenmont – service frequency on weekdays between 10:30 pm-12:30 am will be reduced to 40 minutes.
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Route# 87 Beman Park – the route will be extended to Ferry Street to include a larger portion of downtown Troy.
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Route# 125 Clinton/Sand Creek – on weekdays, the 9:45 pm westbound trip and the 10:30 pm eastbound trip will be eliminated.
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Route# 182 Troy/Cohoes/Latham/Albany – service frequency on weekdays between 9:30 am - 2:00 pm will be reduced to 45 minutes.
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Route# 355 Schenectady/Colonie – will no longer operate to Mohawk Harbor and Rivers Casino.
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Route# 452 Skidmore College – service frequency on weekdays and Saturday between 7:00 am - 9:00 am will be reduced to 35 minutes.
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Route #763 Albany/Schenectady – will be routed to include Mohawk Harbor and Rivers Casino.
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Route #905 Albany/Schenectady – service frequency on weekdays between 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm will be adjusted to provide improved transfer connections.
Timing Adjustments: minor time adjustments will be made on the following routes to improve connections and reliability. Please check schedules to verify arrival and departure times.
Route# 7 Glenmont, Route# 190 Fuller/Wolf, Route# 286 RPI, Route# 351 Van Vranken, Route# 520 Nassau Express, Route# 531 Woodlawn, Route# 734 Hackett and Route# 737 Corporate Woods.