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i <br /> 4 <br /> Triangle Regional Bus Service <br /> The Triangle Transit Authority operates an express bus service between Raleigh, Durham, Chapel <br /> Hill, Cary, and the Research Triangle Park. Current service plans are for thirty-five peak buses <br /> to be operated in the service. Effective April 19, 1993, the first phase of the regional bus service <br /> was started utilizing twenty mid-sized buses purchased with local and state funds and four peak <br /> hour buses operated for TTA by Chapel Hill Transit. <br /> The first phase of the regional bus service connects Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary with <br /> Research Triangle Park(RTP) and Raleigh-Durham International Airport(RDU). Five routes are <br /> in operation. The routes are peak hour commuter services permitting transfers with the local <br /> transit systems. The routes serving the RTP have a common transfer point at the RTP Service <br /> Center on Highway 54 near Davis Drive. The routes arrive and depart from the transfer center <br /> at thirty minute peak period intervals with a first arrival at RTP at 6:45 am and a last RTP <br /> departure at 6:45 pm. <br /> Phase One Triangle Regional Bus Services <br /> Effective April 19, 1993 <br /> Service Route # Ave. Est. Est. Est. Est. <br /> Peak MPH Daily Daily Annual Annual <br /> Buses Miles Hours Miles Hours <br /> Gold Raleigh/ 5 24.6 664 27 169,984 6,912 <br /> Line Cary/RTP <br /> (TTA) <br /> Red Raleigh/ 7 19.6 1,173 60 300,288 15,360 <br /> Line RDU/RTP/ <br /> (TTA) Durham <br /> Orange N.Raleigh/ 4 19.5 410 21 104,960 5,376 <br /> Line RTP <br /> (TTA) <br /> Blue Durham/ 1 19.5 146 7.5 37,376 1,920 <br /> Line Chapel Hill <br /> (CHT) <br /> Green RTP/ S. 3 22.0 209 9.5 53,504 2,432 <br /> Line Durham/ <br /> (CHT) Chapel Hill <br /> Phase I 20 21.3 2,602 125.0 666,112 32,000 <br /> Total . <br /> 10 <br />