![]() That would give it a longer layover, meaning more recovery time, plus it would coordinate it with the 27! It would require another bus, but maybe the interline could be kept and the 23 could be padded out as well, to make it more useful. Ideally, to both improve outbound coordination with the 27 and help reliability, the routes could be deinterlined and the 19 could leave ten minutes earlier for each trip. This could partly be attributed to the really tight interlines with the 23, where buses show up at Union Station at the exact same time they’re supposed to depart for their next trip. It serves a ton and a lot of people rely on it, but it’s always late and unreliable – it just chugs along doing its thing at the pace it wants to go. The 19 is like a mini version of the MBTA 1 bus. Coppage Drive is just industrial, but you get some almost-rural town centers on the extended weekend route. Nearby and Noteworthy: There are tons of businesses along Main Street, plus Clark University. Instead, buses were so late that they were showing up on the :00 and the :30! So yeah, clearly it’s a problem. Its on-time performance is supposedly around 79%, which is one of the worst on the WRTA and absolutely abysmal for an RTA in general, but the 19 seems to be always late! When we did the route in the evening rush, it was supposed to be coming on the :15 and the :45. Also speaking of an erratic schedule, it doesn’t freaking matter, because the 19 never follows it. ![]() Route 11 This line runs between the Union Station bus hub along Foster Street and a shopping plaza (344 Greenwood St.) near the borders of Worcester, Auburn and Millbury. Speaking of an erratic schedule, I know the route runs every half hour, but not quite – certain trips are offset by five minutes, which makes the timetable a lot harder to memorize. WRTA buses Two bus lines will take you directly to Polar Park, but many others will get you within a very short walk of the stadium. Also, the 19 has a really erratic schedule to Coppage Drive, with inbound trips only running at rush hour and a few other random times. First of all, like I discussed in my 27 review, there’s no coordination between the two routes going outbound, which is unfortunate. Speaking of weekends, the route does a good job covering for the weekdays-only 33 during those times, going to Spencer on Saturdays and Leicester on Sundays.Ĭons: There is sooooooo much wrong with the 19. ![]() It’s straight and direct, and it runs a fantastic half hourly schedule on weekdays, with hourly service on weekends. The three routes on Main Street get a combined 2,663 riders per weekday, and though not all of those are on the main trunk, it’s still gotta be a big chunk of that! Indeed, the 19 essentially just serves the trunk, since the Coppage Drive section is mostly by-request, as it should be. Pros: It’s amazing just how busy the bus routes on Main Street get, at least for RTA standards. Its ranking goes up on weekends, with the route becoming 3rd-busiest on Saturdays (617 riders) and 2nd-busiest on Sundays (261 riders)! Ridership: The 19 is one of the busiest routes on the WRTA – 4th-busiest, in fact, with 1,025 riders per weekday. WRTA Route: 19 (Union Station Hub – Webster Square – Clark University via Main Street) Weird picture, but I just love the lighting! ![]()
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