M Route Bus Will Get New Schedule on Jan. 3

The M Route bus that circulates from Piney Orchard to the will be getting a new schedule on Jan. 3, featuring earlier service in the morning and more trips overall.

Riders will have 10 opportunities to catch the bus each weekday morning, up from six under the current schedule. Service will begin before 5 a.m., with the first bus leaving the intersection of Waugh Chapel Road and Casuarina Way at 4:40 a.m. and arriving at the MARC Station at 4:55 a.m.

The last morning bus will arrive at the MARC station at 8:21 a.m., about 40 minutes earlier than the final stop under the current schedule.

In the afternoon, the number of trips will increase from six to seven.

The changes to the schedule come after , leaving passengers to wait for as long as 30 minutes at the train station.

County planners and officials from Central Maryland Regional Transit, which operates the bus, acknowledged last month that they had not updated the schedule to accomodate recent changes to the MARC train service.

These new changes to the bus schedule are designed to ensure more passengers catch the MARC train of their choice, and are also not forced to wait for the bus when arriving home in the evening.

The fare for the bus will remain $1 per ride.

Note: A link to a PDF of the schedule is attached.

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