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2018 Holiday Service Schedule

Happy Holidays from The Rapid! Please plan your travel accordingly in the coming weeks.

Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24

Radial service from Central Station

  • The 6:15 pm lineup will be the last lineup to depart Central Station;
  • For the 6:15 pm lineup only, the 6:00 pm buses for Routes 7, 12, and 16 will be held until 6:15 pm, and will depart with the remainder of the lineup. Please note that the Route 16 bus will depart from the Route 100 bay for the 6:15 pm lineup only;
  • At the end of each route from the 6:15 pm lineup, the bus will deadhead back to the garage. Please note that all buses from the 5:45 pm lineup will operate their entire trip, terminating service once they have returned to Central Station (unless it is already a pull-in trip);
  • The last trip on the Silver Line will depart Central Station at 6:30 pm. When it reaches the end of the line at 60th Street, it will deadhead back to the garage. The Silver Line bus that departs Central Station at 6:10 pm will operate its entire trip, terminating at Central Station at 7:20 pm.

University Service

  • Route 50 (Campus Connector) will not be operating at all from December 22, 2018, through January 1, 2019;
  • Route 60 (GRCC Sneden Shuttle) will not be in operation from December 17, 2018, through January 6, 2019;
  • Route 100 (Ferris State) will not be in operation from December 17, 2018, through January 8, 2019;

Crosstown Service

  • Route 17 will depart Woodland Mall 6:53 pm, terminating at Woodland Mall at 7:27 pm.
  • Route 19 will operate eastbound trips until terminating at 522 Plymouth (Spectrum parking lot) at 7:48 pm. The last westbound trip will terminate at Second / Stocking at 7:50 pm;
  • Route 24 will operate eastbound trips until terminating at Woodland Mall at 7:12 pm. The last westbound trip will terminate at the Grandville Library at 7:18 pm;
  • Route 28 will operate eastbound trips until terminating at Woodland Mall at 7:03 pm. The last westbound trip will terminate at 28th/Clyde Park at 7:17 pm;
  • Route 44 will operate eastbound trips until terminating at Woodland Mall at 7:21 pm. The last westbound trip will terminate at the Rivertown Walmart at 7:03 pm;

DASH Service

  • The last trip on DASH West will depart Area 9 on Seward at 7:38 pm, terminating at Area 9 at 7:59 pm.
  • The last trip southbound on DASH North will depart Ionia/Leonard at 7:34 pm until terminating at the Downtown Market at 7:47 pm.
  • The last northbound trip on DASH North will depart the Downtown Market at 7:34P until terminating at Ionia/Leonard at 7:47 pm.

Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25 

No buses will be in operation.

New Year's Eve, Monday, December 31

Again, GVSU Route 50 will not be in operation. All other routes will operate their normal schedules.

New Year's Day, Tuesday, January 1

No buses will be in operation.