Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:          August 16, 2007

Contact:    Joanne Mahnken, Marketing Officer

Phone:      (304) 296-3680

MOUNTAIN LINE RESUMES EXPANDED SERVICE

FOR SEVERAL LOCAL ROUTES

 Morgantown, WV- Mountain Line Transit Authority will resume expanded service hours for the Orange Line, Blue & Gold Connector, District Late Night and the Campus PM routes. These changes will go into effect on effective Friday, August 17, 2007. 

In addition to its normal Monday-Saturday daytime schedule, the Orange Line (Route 4) will offer Sunday service as well as evening service from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. On Sundays –Wednesdays, the Orange Line evening service continues until 12:30 a.m.

The Blue & Gold Connector (Route 38) will extend its Monday-Saturday daytime service until 11:00 p.m. On Sundays, the Blue & Gold Connector will operate from 6:40 a.m. to 6:20 p.m.

The District Late Night (Route 26) will run from the District Apartments to downtown Morgantown via Van Voorhis Road every 30 minutes, from 9:00 p.m. until 2:50 a.m.

The Campus PM (Route 1) operates Thursday, Friday and Saturday during WVU Fall and Spring sessions, running every 10 minutes from 10:30 p.m. through 3:10 a.m.

            All Mountain Line current schedules and maps are available on WWW.BUSRIDE.ORG. For more information about Mountain Line Transit Authority, call 291-RIDE (291-7433) or visit their web page at WWW.BUSRIDE.ORG.

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