ABQ RIDE Forward: Implementation

Effective December 15, 2025, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 5
  • Frequency Increase: your bus will now arrive every 30 minutes instead of every 40 minutes on weekdays only. On weekends, service will continue to be every 40 minutes.
• Route 8
  • Frequency Increase: your bus will now arrive every 30 minutes instead of every 40 minutes.
  • Route Change:
    • Eastbound: The bus will go from the Alvarado Transportation Center north on 2nd St., west on Lomas, north on Rio Grande, east on Indian School, north on 12th, and back to the regular route. 
    • Westbound: The bus will go west on Menaul, south on 12th, west on Indian School, south on Rio Grande, east on Lomas, and south on 2nd St. back into the Alvarado Transportation Center. 
    • The route will no longer go north on 5th St. and south on 6th St.. 
• Route 10
  • Route Change:
    • The long route runs every 60 minutes and goes all the way to Raymond G. Sanchez Community Center (north of Alameda).
    • The short route runs every 30 minutes and ends at the Montano Transit Center.
    • Both versions travel through downtown on Silver and 5th/6th Streets and go to the Montano Transit Center, but only the long route continues farther north.
• Route 11
  • Frequency Increase: your bus will now arrive every 30 minutes instead of every 40 minutes on weekdays only. On weekends, service will be every 40 minutes.
• Route 36
  • Route Discontinuation:
    • This route will be replaced with ABQ RIDE Connect’s Rio Grande Service Zone which will now feature Saturday service from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.. This microtransit service provides door-to-door rides for free and can connect you with the wider bus route network.
    • Route 8 will provide service on Indian School west of 12th St. (near the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center) and Rio Grande south of Indian School (Old Town area and Sawmill Market).
• Route 53
  • New Service on Sunday: this route will run every day, including Sundays, every 60 minutes. On weekdays, Route 53 will run from xx to xx and on weekends, this route will run from xx to xx. 
  • Frequency Decrease: your bus will now arrive every 60 minutes instead of every 45 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays. 
  • Route Change: 
    • Southbound: From downtown, the bus will go further west on Bridge, south on Goff, continue south onto Isleta, and back to the regular route. 
    • Northbound: From Isleta at Arenal the bus will go north on Goff, east on Bridge, and back to the regular route. 
• Route 54
  • New Service on Sunday: this route will run every day, including Sundays, every 60 minutes. On weekdays, Route 54 will run from xx to xx and on weekends, this route will run from xx to xx. 
  • Frequency Decrease: your bus will now arrive every 60 minutes instead of every 50 minutes on weekdays. 
  • Route Change: 
    • Westbound: From Benavides and 98th St., the bus will go west on Benavides, southeast on Del Rey, south on De Anza, west on Gibson, south on Messina, west on Amole Mesa, south on 118th St., and will end on Dennis Chavez by the Atrisco Heritage Academy High School.
    • Eastbound: From Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, the bus will go east on Dennis Chavez, north on 98th St., west on Amole Mesa, north on Messina, east on Gibson, north on De Anza, northwest on Del Rey, east on Benavides, and back to regular route. 
  • Related Changes
    • This route will no longer stop at the Central and Unser Transit Center. You can instead take Route 198 which will run every 30 minutes on 98th St. and Central to the Central and Unser Transit Center. 
    • To get around this area, you can also try ABQ RIDE Connect’s Southwest Mesa Service Zone which will now feature Saturday service from 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.. This microtransit service provides door-to-door rides for free and can connect you with the wider bus route network.
• Route 66
  • Frequency Decrease: your bus will now arrive every 30 minutes every day instead of every 25 minutes.
  • Riders traveling from downtown who need to continue past the Central and Unser Transit Center can remain on the bus to 98th St. for continued service via Route 198. 
• Route 198
  • Frequency Increase: your bus will now arrive every 30 minutes every day instead of every 50 minutes.
  • Riders traveling eastbound from 98th St. can remain on the bus at the Central and Unser Transit center for continued service via Route 66. 

Effective in mid-2026, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 157 

Effective in mid-2026, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 140
• Route 141

Effective in late 2026, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 51
• Route 53
• Route 57
• Route 155

Effective in early 2027, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 5
• Route 8
• Route 11

Effective in early 2027, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 766
• Route 777

Effective in mid-2027, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 8 

Effective in late 2027, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 5
• Route 11
• Route 16

Effective in early 2028, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 66
• Route 97
• Route 766
• Route 777

Effective mid-2028, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 1
• Route 2
• Route 31

Effective mid-2028, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 140

Effective late 2028, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 66
• Route 155
• Route 198
• Route 766
• Route 777
• Route 790

Effective early 2029, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 140
• Route 141

Effective mid-2029, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 140
• Route 141

Effective late 2029, the following bus routes will change:

• Route 11

Effective late 2029, the following bus routes will change:

• All routes