County Connection Changes Several Bus Schedules December 22, 2013

County Connection                                                                            Date: December 13, 2013

2477 Arnold Industrial Way                                                               Contact: Mary Burdick

Concord, CA 94520-5327                                                                  (925) 680-2040

www.countyconnection.com                                                              For Release: Immediately

County Connection Changes Several Bus Schedules December 22, 2013

Concord, Calif. – Several bus routes in the County Connection system will undergo changes effective Sunday, December 22, 2013. The schedule changes are made to accommodate increasing ridership, passenger requests, and changing traffic conditions. The new schedules are available now by contacting Customer Service at 925-676-7500, and will be distributed to BART stations, City Offices, libraries, and hospitals beginning December 16th. For immediate information, please call Customer Service at 676-7500.

SERVICE CHANGE SUMMARY:

Weekday Service Changes

ROUTES 2 and 5

·         Both schedules are rewritten. Some trips are removed and realigned for better transfer connections.

ROUTE 6

·         2 new trips are added to serve the Community Center leaving Orinda BART at 10:10 AM and 1:30 PM

ROUTE 25

·         The 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM trips leaving Lafayette BART are removed

·         The 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM trips leaving Walnut Creek BART are removed

·         The 11:30 AM trip leaving Lafayette BART leaves 10 minutes earlier at 11:20 affecting all timepoints

·         The 11:00 AM trip leaving Walnut Creek BART leaves 10 minutes earlier at 10:50 affecting all timepoints

ROUTE 35

·         A new trip is added leaving Dublin/Pleasanton BART at 3:03 PM

Express Route Changes

ROUTE 96X

·         A new trip will leave Walnut Creek BART at 7:47 AM and leaves the San Ramon Transit Center at 8:14 AM

·         A new trip to Walnut Creek BART will leave Bishop Ranch 3 at 4:14 PM and the San Ramon Transit Center at 4:19 PM.

600 Series - School Days Only

·         Routes 602 – All afternoon timepoints are adjusted

·         Routes 611, 613, 616, and 619 – School day Wednesday trip to Minert Rd. and Weaver Ln. at 1:10 PM adjusted to leave 5 minutes later at 1:15 PM affecting all timepoints.

·         Route 635- The school day trip at 3:10 adjusts to leave 5 minutes later at 3:15 PM affecting all timepoints.

About County Connection

County Connection provides fixed route and paratransit service throughout central Contra Costa County.  For information on all transit services, visit www.countyconnection.com or call County Connection Customer Service at 676-7500.

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