26-South Shore Express

[andrethebusman]

26 service expansion will start next Monday 6/20. 19 additional trips NB 0915-1355, 4 SB 1314-1408. Operated as 9 extras.

[artthouwill]

Isn't there also later service SB?

[Sam92]

1 hour ago, artthouwill said:

Isn't there also later service SB?

Yeah..

NB 4:20a-1:50p

Sb 1:14p-9:20p

The additional hours consist of 15 min headways outside of the peak rush with rush hour headways of 9-10 min.

[andrethebusman]

8 evening extras in addition to 9 middays.

[jajuan]

The last four NB trips look to be bidirectional and thus provide the busrs for the first four SB trips. So the 26 has a bidirectional element in that small way at least for those looking for the route to eventually be a fully bidirectional route. 

[jajuan]

On 6/18/2016 at 2:37 PM, jajuan said:

Actually #26 isn't bidirectional outside of the last 4 NB trips linking to the the first 4 SB trips. But they shouldn't have needed that many more buses especially since the #26 has been mixed artics and 40 footers and the buses deadhead back to the start points after completing a trip. The expanded hours should be nothing more than doing that same set up for a few more hours. 

Looks like both my hypotheses about this weekends bus movements are being confirmed. 103rd didn't need more buses to run the expanded #26. This route and others appear to be operating fine even though 103rd lost 12 buses. And 103rd didn't need more artics as the current off peak service on the #26 is getting operated by 40 foot NFs only at the moment. 

[XE NewFlyer]

1107 is going north on the 26 right now and its 2:34 pm

[Busjack]

8 minutes ago, XE NewFlyer said:

1107 is going north on the 26 right now and its 2:34 pm

So?

[jajuan]

3 hours ago, XE NewFlyer said:

1107 is going north on the 26 right now and its 2:34 pm

Read the full thread. CTA expanded service times on this route as of the beginning of this current summer pick.