METRO Light Rail Prepares Riders for Service Changes

Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Tony Arranaga in Featured, News

METRO light rail is alerting riders to service changes which take effect on Monday, July 26th. According to the an email from METRO, the reason for the cuts are due to an “unfortunate result of the slow economy and substantial decrease in sales tax collections that support public services like transit.” Besides the numerous schedule changes to bus service (here), trains will operate at 12 minute intervals during peak times of 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Trains will run at 20 minute intervals during other parts of the weekday. The weekend schedule will stay the same, with the last trains heading back to the yard at 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.

In addition to the weekday reduction in service:

Light rail and bus will also consider five additional holidays – Christmas Eve, day after Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day and Veterans Day – as transit holidays whereby trains and buses run on their Sunday schedules.  Trains run every 20 minutes on Sundays/holidays. –METRO Light Rail

Currently, the peak interval is ten minutes. An extra two minutes may not seem like much, until you’re actually out waiting on the platforms. During the summer months in Phoenix, it’s a good idea to dress appropriately for the extreme temperatures, especially when using public transportation. Be sure to check out my tip for surviving the heat during your carfree commute here.

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