Fall 2021 Service Adjustments

Effective Sunday, August 29, 2021. These changes include service enhancements and route modifications together with frequence improvements and runtime adjustments. In addition, a list of bus stop modifications is provided, which includes stop additions, discontinuations, and reactivations. Two new fare products will also be introduced. Please review the following lists for all changes.

For a downloadable list of changes, click here (18MB PDF)

Highlights Include

• Resumption of Express BusLink service
• Service enhancements with the LocalLink 63, LocalLink 93, and introduction of new Express BusLink 163 limited stop service from West Baltimore MARC Station to the Tradepoint Atlantic facility
• Route modifications to the LocalLink 34, LocalLink 62, LocalLink 67, LocalLink 54 / Express BusLink 154
• Schedule adjustments and improved frequency of service to select CityLink and LocalLink routes
• School trip modifications for 2021-2022 school year
• Bus stop modifications
• Runtime adjustments on 40 CityLink, LocalLink, and Express BusLink routes

Express BusLink service was temporarily suspended in April 2020 as commuter ridership declined significantly and efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 were put in place. MDOT MTA will resume service to most affected routes with the Fall 2021 service update.

• The following Express BusLink routes will be resumed in the Fall 2021 service plan update:
  • Express BusLink 103
  • Express BusLink 104
  • Express BusLink 105
  • Express BusLink 115
  • Express BusLink 120
  • Express BusLink 150
  • Express BusLink 154
  • Express BusLink 160

CityLink Blue

• Trip Changes
  • A new Saturday trip will be added, departing CMS at 6:42am to decrease the frequency from 60 minutes to 30 minutes between Edmondson Village and Bayview
  • The current 5:19am Saturday trip to Westgate, will now depart at 5:20am and be extended to serve CMS instead
  • The current 7:14am Saturday trip to Westgate, will now depart at 7:20am and be extended to serve CMS instead
  • A new Sunday trip will be added, departing Bayview at 7:35am for CMS, decreasing the frequency from 45 minutes to 20 minutes towards Edmondson Village
• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency Eastbound between Edmondson Village and Hopkins Bayview will increase from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes between 6am and 7:30am, with service operating every 15 minutes afterwards until 6pm
  • The frequency Westbound between Hopkins Bayview and Edmondson Village will increase from every 60 minutes to every 20-40 minutes between 6am and 7:30am, with service operating every 15 minutes afterwards until 5:30pm
• Sunday Schedules
  • The frequency Westbound between Hopkins Bayview and Edmondson Village will increase from every 13-60 minutes to every 20 minutes between 7am and 9:30am, with service operating every 15 minutes afterwards until 6pm

CityLink Brown

• Trip Changes
  • The current Saturday 8:41am trip to Overlea, will now depart at 8:50am, while the 8:52am trip to White Marsh will be discontinued due to low ridership
• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency between Downtown and Overlea will operate every 20 minutes between 8am and 9am, with service operating every 15 minutes afterwards until 7pm
  • the frequency between Downtown and Overlea will operate every 20 minutes between 7pm and 11pm

CityLink Navy

• Trip Changes - Eastbound
  • Two new Weekday trips will be added, departing Mondawmin at 4:33am and 5:03am for Dundalk, to decrease the frequency from 30 minutes to 15 minutes to provide improved connections to the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163
  • Two new Saturday trips will be added, departing Mondawmin at 4:50am and 5:40am for Dundalk, to decrease the frequency from 50 minutes to 25 minutes to provide improved connections to the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163
  • Two new Sunday trips will be added, departing Mondawmin at 4:50am and 6:00am for Watersedge, to decrease the frequency from 60-70 minutes to 30-40 minutes to provide improved connections to the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163
  • Two new Sunday trips will be added, departing Mondawmin at 4:15pm and 4:45pm for Watersedge, to decrease the frequency from 30 minutes to 15 minutes to provide improved connections to the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163
• Trip Changes - Westbound
  • Two new Saturday trips will be added, departing Dundalk at 6:02am and 6:52am, to decrease the frequency from 50 minutes to 25 minutes to provide improved connections between the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163
  • Two new Sunday trips will be added, departing Watersedge at 5:40pm and 6:10pm, to decrease the frequency from 30 minutes to 15 minutes to provide improved connections between the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163
• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency Eastbound between Mondawmin and Dundalk will increase from 30 minutes to every 15 minutes from 4am and 5:30am to provide improved connections to the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163
• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency Eastbound between Mondawmin and Dundalk will increase from 50 minutes to every 25 minutes from 4am and 6am to provide improved connections to the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163e frequency Westbound between Hopkins Bayview and Edmondson Village will increase from every 60 minutes to every 20-40 minutes between 6am and 7:30am, with service operating every 15 minutes afterwards until 5:30pm
• Sunday Schedules
  • The frequency Eastbound between Mondawmin and Dundalk will increase from 60-70 minutes to every 30-40 minutes from 4am and 6am to provide improved connections to the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163
  • The frequency Eastbound between Mondawmin and Dundalk will increase from 30 minutes to every 15 minutes from 4pm and 5pm to provide improved connections to the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163
  • The frequency Westbound between Dundalk and Mondawmin will increase from 30 minutes to every 15 minutes from 5pm and 6pm to provide improved connections to the LocalLink 63 and Express BusLink 163

CityLink Orange

• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between West Baltimore MARC and Fox Ridge will operate every 10 minutes from 6am until 9am, and from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
  • The frequency between Fox Ridge and West Baltimore MARC will operate every 10 minutes from 5:30am and 8am, and from 2:30pm and 5:30pm
• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency between West Baltimore MARC and Fox Ridge will increase from 15-35 minutes to every 20 minutes from 6:30am to 10am, with service operating every 15 minutes until 6:15pm
  • The frequency between Fox Ridge and West Baltimore MARC will increase from 15-35 minutes to every 20 minutes from 6:30am to 10am, with service operating every 15 minutes until 7pm
• Sunday Schedules
  • The frequency between West Baltimore MARC and Fox Ridge will increase from 20-60 minutes to every 20-40 minutes from 6:30am to 10:15am, with service operating every 15 minutes until 6:15pm
  • The frequency between Fox Ridge and West Baltimore MARC will increase from 20-30 minutes to every 20 minutes from 7:30am to 10am, with service operating every 15 minutes until 5:30pm

CityLink Red

• Trip Changes
  • A new Saturday trip will be added, departing UM Medical Center at 6:58am for Lutherville, to decrease the frequency between Downtown and Towson from 42 minutes to 20 minutes
• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency between Downtown and Towson will increase from 20-40 minutes to 20 minutes between 6:30am and 8am, with service operating every 12 minutes until 5:45pm
  • The frequency between Towson and Downtown will increase from 30-42 minutes to 20-30 minutes between 5:30am and 7:30am, with service operating every 12 minutes until 6pm

CityLink Yellow

• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency between Mondawmin and Patapsco Station will increase from 50-60 minutes to 20-30 minutes between 5:30am and 8:30am
  • The frequency between Patapsco Station and Mondawmin will increase from 55-60 minutes to 25-30 minutes between 5:30am and 8:30am
• Sunday Schedules
  • The frequency between Mondawmin and Patapsco Station will increase from 50-60 minutes to 30-45 minutes between 5:30am and 8:30a
  • The frequency between Patapsco Station and Mondawmin will increase from 55-60 minutes to 25-30 minutes between 5:30am and 8:30a

LocalLink 21

• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between Woodberry and Canton Crossing will decrease from every 33 minutes to every 40 minutes between 6am until end of service
  • The frequency between Canton Crossing and Woodberry will decrease from every 33 minutes to 40 minutes between 7am-9:30pm, with service every 40-60 minutes until end of service
• Weekend Schedules
  • The frequency between Woodberry and Canton Crossing will decrease from 30 minutes to every 40-60 minutes between start of service and 10am, with service operating every 30 minutes until 7:30pm, and hourly afterwards

LocalLink 22

• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency between Mondawmin and Hopkins Bayview will increase from every 40 minutes to every 30 minutes from start of service until 10am, with service operating every 20 minutes until 6pm
• Sunday Schedules
  • The frequency between Mondawmin and Hopkins Bayview will increase from every 30 minutes to every 25 minutes from 9am to 7pm

LocalLink 26

• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency between Mondawmin and Brooklyn will increase from every 35 minutes to every 30 minutes from 9:30am to 8pm

LocalLink 28

• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between Rogers Avenue Metro and Moravia will decrease from every 15 minutes to every 20 minutes between 6pm and 7pm
• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency between Rogers Avenue Metro and Moravia will increase from 19-42 minutes to every 30 minutes between 10am and 7:30pm

LocalLink 51

• Due to construction near Johns Hopkins University, LL51 service will detour from Charles Street & University Parkway SB to use St. Paul Street, between University & 29th Street. Service will resume regular route starting on Maryland Avenue at 29t Street.
• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between Downtown and Towson will decrease from every 35 minutes to every 45 minutes between 9am and 3pm. Service levels in the Peak, as well as Evening will remain unchanged.
• Weekend Schedules
  • The frequency between Downtown and Towson will decrease from 35 minutes to every 45 minutes between 10am and 7pm. Service levels in the Early AM and Late Evening will remain unchanged

LocalLink 53

• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between State Center and Towson will change from every 7-20 minutes to every 15 minutes between 3:30pm and 6pm

LocalLink 63

• Weekday Schedules
  • Service between Gardenville and Tradepoint Atlantic will operate every 30 minutes from 4:15am and 8:45am, and from 3:15pm and 6:45pm
  • Service between Tradepoint Atlantic and Gardenville will operate every 30 minutes from 4:45am and 8:15am, and from 3:15pm and 6:45pm
  • Service between Hopkins Bayview and Tradepoint Atlantic will operate every 60 minutes between 10am and 3pm, and every 50 minutes from 8pm until end of service at 2am
  • Service between Tradepoint Atlantic and Hopkins Bayview will operate every 60 minutes between 9am and 3pm, and every 50 minutes from 8pm until end of service at 3am
• Weekend Schedules
  • Service between Gardenville and Tradepoint Atlantic will operate every 30 minutes from 4:15am and 7:45am, and from 3:15pm and 6:45pm
  • Service between Tradepoint Atlantic and Gardenville will operate every 30 minutes from 5:45am and 8:15am, and from 3:15pm and 6:45pm
  • Service between Hopkins Bayview and Tradepoint Atlantic will operate every 60 minutes between 10:15am and 3:15pm, and every 50 minutes from 8pm until end of service at 2am
  • Service between Tradepoint Atlantic and Hopkins Bayview will operate every 60 minutes between 10:15am and 3:15pm, and every 50 minutes from 7:25pm until end of service at 3am

LocalLink 65

• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between Downtown and CCBC Dundalk will decrease from 10-15 minutes in the AM and PM peak, to every 15 minutes between 6am- 7pm, and 4:45pm-5:45pm. In the Early Evening, frequency will decrease from 10-15 minutes to 20-30 minutes between 8pm and 9pm. Service levels in the Midday and Late Evening will remain unchanged
• Weekend Schedules
  • The frequency between Downtown and CCBC Dundalk will decrease from 10 minutes in the PM, to every 15 minutes between 5pm- 6pm. In the Early Evening will decrease from 10-30 minutes to 45 minutes between 7pm and 9pm. Service levels in the Midday and Late Evening will remain unchanged

LocalLink 67

• Trip Changes
  • The 5:11am, 6:11am, and 6:17am trips to Brandon Woods (Formerly Marley Neck) have been discontinued due to low ridership. A new trip at 6:14am from Downtown will replace the latter two trips

LocalLink 69

• Weekday Schedules
  • Service between Patapsco Station and Jumpers Hole will operate every 50 minutes in the peak service, and every 60 minutes during the Midday service. Evening service will operate every 60 minutes until 12:50am
• Saturday Schedules
  • Service between Patapsco Station and Jumpers Hole will operate every 70 minutes prior to 10am, and every 60 minutes until 7pm. Evening service will operate every 60-70 minutes until 11:45pm
• Sunday Schedules
  • Service between Patapsco Station and Jumpers Hole will operate every 70 minutes between 10am and 7pm. Evening service will remain unchanged

LocalLink 70

• Weekday Schedules
  • Service between Patapsco Station and Annapolis will operate every 50 minutes in the peak service, and every 60 minutes during the Midday service. Evening service will operate every 60 minutes until 12:50am
• Saturday Schedules
  • Service between Patapsco Station and Annapolis will operate every 70 minutes prior to 10am, and every 60 minutes until 7pm. Evening service will operate every 60-70 minutes until 11:45pm
• Sunday Schedules
  • Service between Patapsco Station and Annapolis will operate every 70 minutes between 10am and 7pm. Evening service will remain unchanged

LocalLink 77

• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between West Baltimore MARC and Catonsville will decrease from 20 minutes in the peak service, to every 25 minutes, and from 25 minutes in the Midday, to 30 minutes. Service levels in the Early AM and Evening will remain unchanged

LocalLink 79

• Trip Changes
  • The current Weekday 4:26pm trip to CMS, will now depart at 4:16pm, to decrease the frequency from 44 minutes to 34 minutes

LocalLink 80

• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between Downtown and Rogers Avenue Metro will decrease from 10 to 15 minutes between 5am and 6am. Service levels in the Peaks, Midday, and Evening will remain unchanged
  • The frequency between Rogers Avenue Metro and Downtown will decrease from 10 to 15 minutes between 5pm and 6pm. Service levels in the Peaks, Midday, and Evening will remain unchanged

LocalLink 85

• Sunday Schedules
  • The frequency between Penn-North Metro and Milford Mill Metro will decrease from 20 to 22 minutes between 10am and 6pm. Service levels in the Early AM and Evening will remain unchanged

LocalLink 89

• Trip Changes - Northbound
  • The current 1:32pm trip to Redland Court, will now depart at 1:27pm and terminate at Owings Mills
  • The current 6:22pm trip to Redland Court, will now depart at 6:12pm and terminate at Owings Mills
  • The current 6:50pm trip to Redland Court, will now depart at 6:48pm and terminate at Owings Mills
• Trip Changes - Southbound
  • The current 1:18pm trip from Redland Court, will now depart at 1:27pm from Owings Mills
  • The current 1:59pm trip from Redland Court, will now depart at 2:12pm from Owings Mills
  • The current 2:32pm trip from Redland Court, will now depart at 2:48pm from Owings Mills
  • The current 8:37pm trip from Redland Court, will now depart at 8:52pm from Owings Mills
• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between Rogers Avenue Metro and Owings Mills will decrease from 40 to 45 minutes between 9am and 3pm. Service levels in the Peaks, Midday, and Evening service will remain unchanged
• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency between Rogers Avenue Metro and Owings Mills will increase from 60 to 45 minutes between 5am and 9am. In the Evening, service will increase from 60-70 minutes to 45 minutes from 7pm until end of service
• Sunday Schedules
  • The frequency between Rogers Avenue Metro and Owings Mills will increase from 60 to 40 minutes between 5am and 10am. From 10am to 7pm, service will operate every 40 minutes. Then from 7pm to 12:30am, service will operate every 40-50 minutes

LocalLink 93

• Trip Changes - Northbound
  • Between 9am and 3pm, trips departing Towson will operate 14 minutes earlier than the current schedule. Buses will depart at :15, :55, and :35 after the hour.
  • Between 3:22pm and 6:22pm, trips departing Towson will operate 7 minutes earlier than the current schedule. Buses will depart at :15 and :45 after the hour.
• Trip Changes - Southbound
  • Between 6:30am and 9am, trips departing Hunt Valley will operate 5 minutes later than the current schedule. Buses will depart at :35 and :05 after the hour
  • Between 9:30am and 3:30pm, trips departing Hunt Valley will operate 15 minutes earlier than the current schedule. Buses will depart at :15, :55, and :35 after the hour.
  • Between 3:50pm and 5:50pm, trips departing Hunt Valley will operate 5 minutes earlier than the current schedule. Buses will depart at :15 and :45 after the hour.
• Weekday Schedules
  • The frequency between Towson and Hunt Valley from 7pm to end of service, will operate every 40 minutes. Service levels in the Early AM, Peaks, and Midday will remain unchanged
• Saturday Schedules
  • The frequency between Towson and Hunt Valley from 7pm to end of service, will operate every 35-40 minutes. Service levels in the Early AM and Midday will remain unchanged

LocalLink 95

• Trip Changes
  • The 1:53pm and 2:22pm trips to Roland Park have been discontinued due to low ridership
  • The 2pm and 2:30pm trips to Downtown have been discontinued due to low ridership

For the 2021-2022 school year, the following routes have had their school trips modified based on the updated school bell times provided by Baltimore City Public Schools: LocalLink 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 30, 33, 53, 54, 59, 71, 78, 79, 80, 85, 92, 94, and 95 CityLink Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Navy, Orange, Purple, Red, and Silver.

New Trips

• A new morning trip on the CityLink Silver will be added, departing at 7:30am from Curtis Bay and serving Poly-Western High
• A new afternoon trip on the CityLink Silver will be added, departing at 3:35pm from Poly-Western High, and terminating at Curtis Bay
• A new afternoon trip on the LocalLink 26 will be added, departing at 3:10pm from Calverton Middle School, and terminating at Mondawmin Metro Station
• A new afternoon trip on the LocalLink 26 will be added, departing at 3:10pm from Calverton Middle School, and terminating at Montgomery Park on Washington Blvd
• A new afternoon trip on the CityLink Green will be added, departing at 2:50pm from Digital High School, and terminating at Towson Town Center
• A new morning trip on the CityLink Blue will be added, departing at 7:20am from Westgate and serving Patterson High School
• A new morning trip on the CityLink Orange will be added, departing at 6:50am from Downtown and serving Highlandtown Elementary/Middle School
• A new morning trip on the LocalLink 22 will be added, departing at 6:50am from Belair-Edison and serving Highlandtown Elementary/Middle School
• A new afternoon trip on the CityLink Orange will be added, departing at 2:55pm from Highlandtown Elementary/Middle School, and terminating at Fayette Plaza in Downtown Baltimore
• A new afternoon trip on the LocalLink 22 will be added, departing at 2:55pm from Highlandtown Elementary/Middle School, and terminating at Belair-Edison
• A new afternoon trip on the CityLink Blue will be added, departing at 3:50pm from Patterson High School, and terminating at Westgate

Modified Trips

• The 7:12am LocalLink 30 trip to Roland Park Middle and Poly-Western High, will now depart at 7:15am and no longer serving Poly-Western, terminating at Roland Park, due to having separate bell times
• The 6:51am and 6:56am LocalLink 30 trips to Roland Park Middle and Poly-Western High, will now depart at 7:28am and 7:33am, and no longer serve Roland Park, bypassing and directly serving Poly-Western High, due to having separate bell times
• The 2:55pm CityLink Silver from Baltimore City College to Downtown, will now depart at 2:50pm, and terminate in Curtis Bay
• The two CityLink Gold trips from Carver Vocational Tech to Berea, will now terminate at Canton Crossing and leave five minutes apart at 3:05 and 3:10pm
• The 3:20pm CityLink Blue trip from Green Street Academy to Downtown, will now depart at 3:05pm and terminate at Hopkins Bayview

Key
NS = Nearside (before the intersection)
FS = Far side (after the intersection)
MID = Midblock (in between intersections)
OPP = Opposite (on a long block across the street from an T-intersection)

New Bus Stops

Stop ID	Stop Name	Route(s)
14215	TRADEPOINT ATLANTIC FLOOR & DÉCOR	163, 63
14216	TRADEPOINT ATLANTIC ROYAL FARMS	163, 63
14230	YORK RD & FRANKEL WY nb	93
14228	YORK RD & FRANKEL WY sb	163, 63
14231	INDUSTRY LN & YORK RD eb	93
14229	INDUSTRY LN & YORK RD wb	93

Discontinued Bus Stops

Stop ID	Stop Name	Route(s)
1727	WARREN RD & YORK RD eb	93
1831	WARREN RD & YORK AVE wb	163, 63
1944	DUNDALK AVE & S CENTER PL	62
6881	GREENWAY RD & RIVIERA DR	164
6883	FORT SMALLWOOD RD & CARVEL BEACH RD nb	164
10855	DUNDALK AVE & S CENTER PL fs	62
12193	NORTH POINT BLVD & EASTPOINT MALL	62
12724	FORT SMALLWOOD RD & KEMBO RD fs nb	164
14059	WARREN RD & YORK RD wb fs	93
14185	32ND ST & HARFORD RD wb fs	154, 54
14187	32ND ST & HARFORD RD eb ns	154, 54
14202	GUINNESS BREWERY LAYOVER	CityLink Yellow
14205	GUINNESS BREWERY	CityLink Yellow

Reactivated Bus Stops

Stop ID	Stop Name	Route(s)
3427	HARFORD RD & CHESTERFIELD AVE nb ns	154, 54
3610	HARFORD RD & CHESTERFIELD AVE sb fs	154, 54

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LocalLink Routes

LocalLink 21
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LocalLink 22
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LocalLink 26
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LocalLink 28
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LocalLink 51
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LocalLink 53
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LocalLink 54
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LocalLink 62
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LocalLink 65
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LocalLink 67
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LocalLink 69
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LocalLink 75
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LocalLink 77
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LocalLink 79
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LocalLink 80
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LocalLink 85
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LocalLink 89
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LocalLink 93
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LocalLink 95
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Express BusLink Routes

Express BusLink 103
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Express BusLink 104
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Express BusLink 105
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Express BusLink 115
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Express BusLink 120
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Express BusLink 150
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Express BusLink 154
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Express BusLink 160
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Express BusLink 163
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