Fall Service Changes

RIPTA will implement fall service changes effective Saturday, September 27, 2025. RIPTA makes regular service adjustments three times a year in response to seasonal changes and/or passenger use. RIPTA will make changes to Routes 

3, 4, 6, 9x, 12x, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59x, 60, 61x, 63, 65x, 66, 68, 69, 72, 75, 76, 78, 87, 92, 95x, and the R-Line.

Park & Ride Service

Route 9x (Pascoag Park & Ride): One weekday Outbound trip eliminated.

Route 12x (Arctic/117 Express Park & Ride): Four weekday roundtrips eliminated.

Route 59x (North Smithfield/Lincoln Mall Park & Ride): Four weekday roundtrips eliminated.

Route 61x (Tiverton/East Bay Park & Ride): One weekday Outbound trip eliminated.

Route 65x (Wakefield Park & Ride): Two weekday Inbound trips eliminated. One weekday Outbound trip eliminated.

Route 95x (Westerly Park & Ride): Three Inbound trips and four Outbound trips eliminated.

All Other Service Changes

• R-Line (Broad/North Main): Weekday service frequency will be reduced from every 10-11 minutes to every 12 minutes during AM and PM peak, every 15 minutes midday and every 20 minutes at night. Weekend frequency reduced from every 15 minutes to every 20 minutes all day and every 30 minutes at night
• Route 3 (Warwick Avenue/Oakland Beach): Weekday frequency reduced from every 40 minutes to every 55 minutes.
• Route 4 (Pawtuxet Village/Warwick Neck): Weekday frequency reduced from every 40 minutes to every 55 minutes. Weekday span reduced.  
• Route 6 (Prairie/Roger Williams Park Zoo): Sunday/Holiday service eliminated.
• Route 13 (Coventry/Arctic/CCRI): Weekend frequency reduced from every 60 minutes to every 90 minutes. Weekend span reduced; Saturday service will run 7:30am to 7:30pm and Sunday service will run 7:10am to 7:30pm.
• Route 14 (West Bay): Weekday service between Rte. 1A and Rte. 138 in North Kingstown and Salt Pond Plaza in Narragansett will be eliminated.
• Route 16 (Bald Hill/NEIT/Quonset): Sunday/Holiday service eliminated.
• Route 17 (Dyer/Pocasset): Saturday span reduced. Weekend frequency reduced from every 50 minutes to every 74 minutes.
• Route 18 (Union Ave): Weekday frequency reduced from every 30 minutes during peak hours to every 60 minutes all day. Saturday service eliminated.
• Route 19 (Plainfield/Westminster): Saturday span reduced.Weekend frequency reduced from every 50 minutes to every 74 minutes.
• Route 20 (Elmwood Ave./T.F. Green Airport): Weekday frequency reduced from every 15 minutes all day to every 15 minutes during AM and PM peak hours, every 20 minutes midday and every 30 minutes at night. Weekend frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 45 minutes. Saturday span reduced.
• Route 21 (Reservoir Ave): Weekday service frequency will be reduced from every 35 minutes to every 38 minutes. Saturday service frequency will be reduced from every 40 minutes to every 50 minutes. Sunday/Holiday span reduced.  
• Route 22 (Pontiac Ave): Weekday frequency reduced from every 35 minutes to every 55 minutes.
• Route 23 (Arctic/Crompton/Centre of New England): Weekend service eliminated.  Weekday span reduced; service will end at 6:15pm instead of 10pm.
• Route 28 (Broadway/Hartford): Route will terminate at the Ocean State Job Lot store on Hartford Avenue instead of the former Stop & Shop on Atwood Ave. in Johnston.
• Route 29 (CCRI Warwick/Conimicut): Weekend frequency reduced from every 60 minutes to every 90 minutes. Weekend span reduced.
• Route 30 (Arlington/Oaklawn): Sunday/Holiday span reduced.
• Route 31 (Cranston St): Weekday frequency reduced from every 20 minutes to every 25 minutes during the day and every 35 minutes at night. Saturday frequency reduced from every 18 minutes to every 25 minutes during the day and every 50 minutes at night. Sunday frequency reduced from every 22 minutes to every 35 minutes.
• Route 32 (E. Prov/Wampanoag/Seekonk Sq.): Weekday frequency reduced from every 60 minutes to every 80 minutes.
• Route 33 (Riverside): Weekday frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 40 minutes. Saturday frequency reduced from every 40 minutes to every 60 minutes. Weekday and Saturday span reduced.
• Route 34 (East Providence/Seekonk Square): Weekday frequency reduced from every 60 minutes to every 80 minutes. Saturday frequency reduced from every 40 minutes to every 60 minutes. Weekday and Saturday span reduced.
• Route 35 (Rumford/Newport Ave): Sunday/Holiday service eliminated.
• Route 51 (Charles St/Twin River/CCRI): Saturday frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 45 minutes. Sunday frequency reduced from every 60 minutes to every 70 minutes.
• Route 54 (Lincoln/Woonsocket): Sunday frequency reduced from every 60 minutes to every 80 minutes.
• Route 55 (Admiral/Providence College): Weekday frequency reduced from every 35 minutes to every 45 minutes.
• Route 56 (Chalkstone Ave): Weekday frequency reduced from every 20 minutes to every 25 minutes during the day and every 35 minutes at night. Saturday frequency reduced from every 18 minutes to every 25-27 minutes during the day and every 50 minutes at night. Sunday frequency reduced from every 22 minutes to every 35 minutes.
• Route 57 (Smith St): Weekday frequency reduced from every 35 minutes to every 45 minutes.
• Route 58 (Mineral Spring/North Providence): Saturday service eliminated.
• Route 60 (Providence/Newport): Weekday frequency reduced from every 30 minutes all day to every 30 minutes during AM and PM peak hours, every 35 minutes midday, and every 60 minutes at night. Saturday frequency reduced from every 30-35 minutes to every 40 minutes.
• Route 63 (Broadway/Middletown Shops): Frequency will increase from every 45 minutes to every 40 minutes on Saturday.
• Route 66 (URI/CCRI Warwick/Providence): Weekday frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 45 minutes. Saturday frequency reduced from every 55 minutes to every 60 minutes. Sunday frequency reduced from every 55 minutes to every 60 minutes.
• Route 68 (CCRI Newport/Memorial Blvd./First Beach): Weekday frequency reduced from every 45 minutes to every 85-90 minutes. Weekend service eliminated.
• Route 69 (Narragansett/Galilee): Weekday service reduced from every 60 minutes to every 90 minutes. Weekday span reduced to run from 7:35am to 10:20pm instead of 6:15am to 12:30am. Weekend service eliminated. 
• Route 72 (Weeden/Central Falls): Saturday frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 35-40 minutes. Sunday frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 48 minutes.
• Route 75 (Dexter/Lincoln Mall): Weekend service eliminated.
• Route 76 (Central Ave): Saturday service eliminated.
• Route 78 (Beverage Hill Ave/East Providence): Saturday frequency reduced from every 35 minutes to every 45 minutes.
• Route 87 (Fairmount/Walnut Hill): Weekend frequency reduced from every 40 minutes to every 80 minutes.
• Route 92 (RI College/Federal Hill/East Side): Sunday frequency reduced from every 30 minutes to every 45 minutes.

Passengers are strongly encouraged to check new schedules for how service changes may affect them.