Metro Fall Service Changes Begin on Aug. 19 | Transportation

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) – Metro’s fall service changes, which take effect Sunday, Aug. 19, will improve the efficiency of Metro’s service.

Minor running time adjustments have been made on the following routes:
(links to new schedules, effective Aug. 19)

• Rt. 14X – Forest Park Express
• Rt. 17 – Mt. Healthy/Mt. Airy/Northgate
• Rt. 32 – Delhi - Price Hill via Matson

One Saturday and Sunday round trip is being changed for the following route:

• Rt. 31 – West End - Evanston Crosstown

Fare changes and new route number for the following routes:

• Rt. 71X and Rt. 72 - Kings Island Direct/Job Connection

Rt. 71 Kings Island Direct, which operates Kings Island seasonal service, will be renumbered to Rt. 72. Weekday service ends for Kings Island Direct and only weekend service will be provided through October. Fare returns to $4.25 on weekdays for the Kings Island Job Connection. Weekend service fare is $2.25 through Oct. 28. The additional summer service to jobs at Kings Island and reduced fare was funded by a federal Job Access Reverse Commute grant. Rt. 71X service is not affected.

New bus schedules are now available on www.go-metro.com. New bus schedules will soon be available in the Mercantile Building, 120 E. Fourth Street, across from the Government Square transit hub, on weekdays, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Metro representatives will be at the Government Square Transit Center on Friday, Aug. 17, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., distributing new schedules to riders and answering questions. For additional information, call Metro at 621-4455, weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Metro is a non-profit, tax-funded public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, providing about 17 million rides per year in Greater Cincinnati.