Detroit Department of Transportation route 68 'Chalmers'

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Detroit Department of Transportation route 68 'Chalmers' is wheelchair accessible.
Detroit Department of Transportation route 68 'Chalmers' is a bike rack route.
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9 Chalmers
Communities Served Detroit, Grosse Pointe Park
Route Type North-South Route
Days of Operation Daily
Vehicles Used Nova Bus RTS-06Wc15.JPG, New Flyer Industries D40LFWc15.JPG, Gillig Low FloorWc15.JPG
Terminal Shoemaker
Average Daily Weekday Ridership (2014) MISSING

9 Chalmers is a bus route operated by the Detroit Department of Transportation in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Route Details

This route, the second-oldest bus route in Detroit, travels through Detroit's east side on several roads between terminuses at the Wayburn Loop in Grosse Pointe Park and Gratiot Avenue and 7 Mile Road. During weekday rush hours, service continues past Gratiot to 8 Mile Road and Waltham Street.

History

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  • June 1, 1925 - Service begins as a Detroit Street Railway route, operating along Chalmers Street between 7 Mile and East Jefferson Avenue, looping via Kercheval and Marlborough Streets to Jefferson.
  • November 25, 1940 - Service extended south past Jefferson via Jefferson, Manistique Street and Scripps Street to Lakewood Street, returning via Korte and Phillip Streets, replacing portions of the newly-discontinued Continental route.
  • July 1, 1974 - Service carried on by DDOT.
  • 1988 - Service extended north to 8 Mile and Waltham during weekday rush hours, replacing portions of the discontinued 42 Schoenherr-Redmond route; while service south of Jefferson is discontinued.
  • 1992 - Service extended east to the Wayburn Loop.

Vehicles

Buses that can appear on 9 Chalmers include Nova Bus RTS-06sWc15.JPG, New Flyer Industries D40LFsWc15.JPG and Gillig Low Floors Wc15.JPG.

References

External Links

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Vehicles
Current Low Floor 1201-1242, 1400-1430, 1500-1508, 1519-1538, 1700-1728, 1800-1829, 1900-1924, 2000-2025, 2200-2239, 2300-2309
Current LF Hybrid 1243-1246, 1509-1518
Current LF Articulated 1539-1548, 1960-1964
Current LF Electric 2100e-2103e
Former 001-002, 1001-1148 (1975), 1001-1050 (2010), 1201-1251, 1300-1369, 1370-1410, 1501-1605, 1701-1717, 1801-1874, 1900-1999, 2000-2084, 2521-2534, 3000-3120, 3001, 3002-3006, 3200-3232, 3250-3282, 3290-3299, 3300-3328, 3500-3599, 3600-3617, 3700-3799, 3800-3859, 3900-3959, 3975-3989, 4000-4024, 4100-4220, 8900-8913
Routes
ConnectTen Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Primary Routes 16, 17, 19, 27, 30, 31, 32, 38, 60
Neighborhood Routes 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 23, 29, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 52, 54, 67, 68
Peak Weekday Routes 46
Former Local Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (1974-1988), 5 (1996-2002), 6, 8, 20, 24, 26 (1974-88), 26 (1997-98), 26 (2019-21), 28, 33 (1974-1988), 33 (1997-2005), 35 (1999-2005), 35 (1974-88), 36, 42, 44, 51, 52, 66, 80, 89, 99
Former Express Routes 70 (1974-88), 71 (1974-88)/70 (1988-2005, 2008-09), 72, 73, 74 (1974-88)/71 (2008-09), 75 (1974-88)/74 (2008-09), 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 (1974-88)/73 (2008-09), 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 498
1994-95 Suburban Routes 125, 130, 150, 495
Facilities
Transit Centers Downtown Detroit, Fairlane Town Center Hub, Eastland Center Transit Center, Rosa Parks Transit Center, State Fairgrounds Transit Center
Loops Brennan Loop, Pierson Loop, Wayburn Loop, Wyoming Loop
Terminals Coolidge Terminal (inactive), Gilbert Terminal, Shoemaker Terminal
Bus Stops 1-999, 1000-1999, 2000-2999, 31000-3999, 4000-4999, 5000-5999, 6000-6999, 7000-7999, 8000-8999, 9000-9999, 10000-10999
Timelines
History 1974-1983, 1984-1993, 1994-2003, 2004-2013, 2014-present
Detroit Area Transit Agencies
Ann Arbor
Port Huron
Chatham-Kent
Detroit bus
Detroit People Mover
Monroe
Leamington
Detroit M-1 Rail
Detroit M-1 Rail
RTA
Sarnia
Detroit suburbs
Tecumseh
Windsor
University of Michigan