Routes 10 and 18 will join a growing network of routes with 24-hour service beginning Saturday, June 11.
On Route 10, trips between downtown Minneapolis and the Columbia Heights Transit Center will be added at 2 a.m., 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. On Route 18, trips between downtown Minneapolis and 48th Street and Nicollet Avenue will be added at 3 a.m. and 4 a.m.
The service improvements come after overnight trips were added to routes 64 and 74 earlier this year. Routes 5 and 19, and the METRO Green Line also provide "Night Owl" service, with trips throughout the overnight hours.
Cyndi Harper, Manager of Route Planning, said the service improvements will benefit commuters traveling to or from work during the overnight hours.
“As we become more of a 24-7 economy, it is important that transit users can access jobs at non-traditional times, especially in the service industry, at hospitals and at the airport,” Harper said.
Among the other changes taking effect on Saturday, June 11:
Weekend service added to Route 30
Saturday and Sunday service will be added to Route 30. Trips will operator every hour from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., every half hour from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and every hour from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each day. Route 30 was introduced nearly two years ago to provide a direct route between north and northeast Minneapolis. Ridership has continued to grow since its introduction.
A Line opens, Route 84 service reduced
Route 84 service will be reduced as customers can use the new rapid bus line, the A Line, which follows the same routing. Route 84 trips will operate every 30 minutes from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on weekdays; from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Buses will no longer travel west to Minneapolis but instead operate between the Rosedale Transit Center and the intersection of Shepard Road and Davern Street, in St. Paul.
The A Line will operate between 4 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. daily, with service every ten minutes throughout the day and every 30 minutes at night. Trips are expected to be up to 8 minutes faster than Route 84 service.
Running-time adjusted on express routes
Running time adjustments will be made on 31 routes that operate on the Marq2 corridor in downtown Minneapolis and five other routes. Schedules on routes 265 and 860 will also be adjusted to reflect the opening of the new MnPASS lanes on Interstate 35E.