Evening Bus Service Reduced Across Five Routes

TriMet Implements Initial Cost-Saving Cuts

First round of planned service reductions puts TriMet on course to align spending with revenue. (Photo courtesy of TriMet)

Fewer buses began running on five TriMet lines in the evenings starting Sunday, Nov. 30, with service reduced during lower-ridership hours.

TriMet also adjusted several bus schedules to improve on-time performance and restored service to Southwest Campus Drive following a long-term detour.

The reductions that took effect Nov. 30 mark the first step in a multiyear effort to align service levels with available revenue, address a $300 million annual budget gap, and ensure TriMet can continue providing safe, reliable and convenient transit in the future.

On five bus lines, buses will arrive less often during evening hours when fewer people are riding. Bus arrival times will shift on several more lines, due to schedule adjustments.

After 9 p.m., buses on several lines will now arrive hourly, including Line 35-Macadam/Greeley and Line 52-Farmington/185th on all days, as well as Line 77-Broadway/Halsey and Line 81-Kane/257th on weekdays.

FX2-Division, TriMet’s Frequent Express line between Gresham and Downtown Portland, will run less often after 7 p.m. on all days. FX2 buses, which usually arrive about every 12 minutes throughout the day, will instead arrive every 24 to 35 minutes in the evenings.

This round of service cuts won’t affect how late buses run. Buses will run at this reduced frequency through their last scheduled trip of the night. 

TriMet is adjusting schedules by up to 10 minutes to help keep buses on time on several lines, including Line 70-12th/NE 33rd Ave on all days, Line 71-60th Ave on weekdays, Line 72-Killingsworth/82nd on weekends, and both Line 287-Blue Eastside Bus and Line 288-Blue Westside Bus on all days.

Line 45-Garden Home will also see a schedule adjustment of up to 4 minutes to better match school bell times on weekdays.

Additionally, the following lines will resume serving stops on Southwest Campus Drive in Portland: Line 8-Jackson Park/NE 15th, Line 43-Taylors Ferry/Marquam Hill, and Line 56-Scholls Ferry/Marquam Hill.

These lines have been detoured since summer 2024 due to construction at the OHSU Marquam Hill campus.

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