Service Changes Effective Sunday, September 25, 2016

ALBANY, NY (September 14, 2016) The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) announced that route #280 & #286 are being merged into one unified route that will provide service to Wynantskill and downtown Troy via the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus. The new Route #286 will now provide 60-minute frequency throughout the year using Route #280’s current span of service (5:20am to 8:30pm on Monday – Friday & 8:30am to 7:30pm on Saturdays).

New Routing & Schedule Notes:

The new routing provides service along 15 th street, RPI campus, and Sage Avenue.

street, RPI campus, and Sage Avenue. RPI students will have multiple options to/from campus between Route #286 and Route #289 with buses coming every 25-35 minutes at Myrtle & Pawling, and every 30 minutes at Sage & 15 th Street.

Street. The new route will not operate on Sundays. Customers looking for Sunday service in these areas can use Route #87 to get between campus and downtown via Hoosick Street.

The new route includes additional night trips during RPI academic school year that will provide service between Sunset Terrace and Myrtle Avenue via Sage Avenue.

The new night trips will operate Monday to Saturday between 8:00pm and 1:00am.

Areas No Longer Served: