Changes to Corridors
Changes to Xpress service for each major corridor, including route alignment and schedules, can be viewed below. Click each image for larger viewing. An interactive view of the proposed routes and stops can also be viewed here
I-20 East Corridor
The I-20 East corridor will be reduced from three routes (423, 426, and 428) and three park-and-rides (Panola Road, West Conyers, and East Conyers) to a single modified Route 426 serving two park-and-rides (West Conyers and Panola Road). While direct service to Downtown/Midtown Atlanta will continue, service frequency will decrease from every 30 minutes to every 40 minutes during peak periods. Customers currently using East Conyers Park-and-Ride can shift to West Conyers Park-and-Ride, located 7-9 minutes further east along I-20. The corridor will operate two fewer trips with a Monday and Friday schedule.
US 78 Corridor
The US-78 corridor will maintain one route (419), serving two park-and-rides (Hewatt Road and Snellville). Direct service to Downtown/Midtown Atlanta will continue, but frequency will decrease from every 15-30 minutes to every 50 minutes during peak times. Customers currently using Stone Mountain Park-and-Ride can shift to Hewatt Road Park-and-Ride, located 5-10 minutes further east along US-78. The corridor will operate two fewer trips with a Monday and Friday schedule.
I-85 North Corridor
The I-85 North corridor will be reduced from seven Xpress routes (410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 416, 417) across four park-and-rides (Hamilton Mill, Mall of Georgia, Sugarloaf Mills, and Dacula) to six routes (411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416) serving five total park-and-rides, including two currently served by Ride Gwinnett Commuter Bus Services (Buford and Indian Trail Park and Rides). Direct service to Downtown/Midtown Atlanta and Emory will continue with adjusted frequencies. Customers using Mall of Georgia Park-and-Ride can shift to either Buford Park-and-Ride (7 minutes west near I-985) or Sugarloaf Park-and-Ride (10 minutes south along I-85). Additionally, all Ride Gwinnett commuter bus services (Routes 101, 102, 103, and 110) are proposed to merge with Xpress. Should Ride Gwinnett implement proposed changes, all current Ride Gwinnett commuter bus customers would switch to Xpress routes for continued service to Atlanta.
GA 400 Corridor
The GA-400 corridor will be reduced from two routes (400 and 401) to one route (401) serving the Cumming Park-and-Ride. The service will provide direct access to Perimeter Center at three MARTA stations every 60 minutes during peak periods. Customers currently using Route 400 for Downtown/Midtown access will need to use Route 401 and transfer to MARTA’s Red Line at Medical Center Station, which operates every 10 minutes during peak times. The corridor will operate two fewer trips with a Monday and Friday schedule.
I-75 North Corridor
The I-75 North corridor will be reduced from five routes (480, 483, 484, 485, and 490) and four park-and-rides (Town Center, Hickory Grove, Woodstock, and Acworth) to one modified Route 484 serving two park-and-rides (Hickory Grove and Town Center). While direct service to Midtown Atlanta will continue, frequency will adjust from every 20-60 minutes to every 30 minutes during peak periods. Customers using Acworth Park-and-Ride can shift to Hickory Grove Park-and-Ride (7-9 minutes south along I-75), while Woodstock Park-and-Ride customers can shift to Town Center/Big Shanty Park-and-Ride (7-10 minutes south along I-575). Additionally, all CobbLinc commuter bus services (Routes 100, 101, and 102) are proposed to merge with Xpress. Should CobbLinc implement proposed changes, all current CobbLinc commuter bus customers would switch to Xpress Route 484 for continued service to Atlanta.
I-20 West Corridor
The I-20 West corridor will maintain its current two routes (463 and 476) and four park-and-rides (Hiram, Powder Springs, West Douglas, and Douglas Multimodal Transportation Center). Service frequency will decrease from every 20-30 minutes to every 60 minutes during peak periods. No park-and-rides will close in this corridor. Routes in the corridor will operate two fewer trips with a Monday and Friday schedule based on passenger demand.
I-85 South Corridor
The I-85 South corridor will maintain one route (453), serving one park-and-ride (Newnan). The Union City Park-and-Ride will close. Instead of direct Downtown/Midtown service, buses will connect to the Lakewood/Fort McPherson MARTA Station every 55-60 minutes during peak periods. Customers will need to transfer to MARTA’s Red or Gold lines, which operate every 10 minutes during peak times, to reach Downtown/Midtown Atlanta. The corridor will operate two fewer trips with a Monday and Friday schedule.
I-75 South Corridor
The I-75 South corridor will be reduced from six routes (430, 431, 432, 440, 441, and 442) and six park-and-rides (Riverdale, Hampton, Jonesboro, Stockbridge, BrandsMart, and McDonough) to two routes (430 and 441) serving three park-and-rides (McDonough, Stockbridge, and Jonesboro). Direct service to Downtown/Midtown Atlanta will continue with reduced frequency from every 30-60 minutes to every 50-60 minutes during peak periods. Customers using Riverdale or Hampton Park-and-Rides can shift to Jonesboro Park-and-Ride (10-minute drive), while BrandsMart Park and Ride customers can shift to Stockbridge Park-and-Ride (4-minute drive). Routes in the corridor will operate two fewer trips with a Monday and Friday schedule.
Downtown and Midtown Atlanta
There will be slight changes for how each corridor and route provides service to Downtown and Midtown Atlanta. Routes along I-20 East, I-20 West, I-75 South, and US-78 will have a similar routing in Downtown and Midtown. All routes from these corridors will serve Downtown and Midtown with the same route, slightly different than some routes serving either Downtown or Midtown. Routes will operate primarily along Mitchell St, MLK Jr, Peachtree Center, and Courtland Street within Downtown and along West Peachtree and Spring St within Midtown, similar to today.
The I-85 North corridor will have separate routes serving Downtown or Midtown, similar to today. Shown in dark blue, I-85 North routes will follow I-75/I-85 and then split to serve stops in either Downtown or Midtown.
The I-75 North corridor, shown in light blue, will follow I-75/I-85 to the Civic Center MARTA Station and then serve stops along West Peachtree St to the Arts Center MARTA Station in Midtown. All service to stops within Atlantic Station will be discontinued.