10-03-2025
Kalamazoo Metro reduces bus service hours due to driver shortage
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Some Kalamazoo bus routes will have altered schedules starting next week because of a shortage of drivers, Metro said.
Routes 2 – Portage, 7 – Alamo and 14 – West Main will suspend half-hour service but continue to run on the :15 hourly schedule, according to Kalamazoo Metro Transit.
The following routes will end services at 6:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, with no Saturday or Sunday service: 26 – West Centre, and 27 – Romence.
The changes begin March 17 and will be updated in the myStop Mobile and Track My Bus apps, Metro said.
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'We look forward to resuming full service to all routes as quickly as possible,' the bus system wrote on its , blaming the changed hours on a shortage of drivers.
Metro suggested using alternate transportation such as the , on-demand vehicles that can transport riders to bus stops or certain destinations, and , a curb-to-curb shared-ride service that goes anywhere in Kalamazoo County and the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek.
For more information on alternative travel or new service hours, visit the .
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