To ease overcrowding and offer more options for riders on its second-most popular route, Triangle Transit will add more buses to the schedule for Durham / Raleigh Express (DRX) passengers who live in Raleigh and commute to Durham -- starting Monday.
The DRX bus carries nearly 400 riders on some days, almost as many as Triangle Transit's popular Chapel Hill / Raleigh Express (CRX). The DRX schedule will have buses every 30 minutes when it is expanded to add one morning departure from Raleigh at 7:30 a.m., and two afternoon depatures from Duke's West Campus at 4:32 p.m. and 5:32 p.m.
To accommodate the DRX need, Triangle Transit is eliminating trips or portions of trips that have lower passenger demand on Routes 49, 102, 301, 311, 700, 800 and 805.
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