MARTA To Resume Bus, Rail Service On Tuesday

ATLANTA, GA -- MARTA will resume limited bus and rail service starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 while rolling out its full mobility operations beginning at 4 a.m. Bus and rail service will increase throughout the day as weather conditions improve, the agency added.

Rail service will begin operations on a modified weekend schedule, running at approximate 20-minute intervals. These operations will ramp up to full service by noon.

MARTA supervisors will perform system-wide quality scans to check the rail system's infrastructure and verify power at all stations (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

Bus operations will begin with a designated tiered service approach. Bus lines connected to hospitals, shelters and social service facilities will be included in the initial morning routes.

Those service lines are: Routes 6, 19, 21, 78, 99, 110, 111, 123, 185 and 196. As bus routes are assessed and safety checks performed, MARTA will increase bus service to include heavy ridership routes. Those service lines are: Routes 5, 15, 39, 51, 71, 73, 83, 87, 95, 107 and 120.

All other bus routes will be added later in the day as MARTA prepares to launch full bus service by noon on Tuesday.

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