Transit Service Alerts

Due to a fire, stop 904 at the Goodwill Outlets on Patton Ave will be missed until further notice. Please board using stop 905, Patton Ave at Bear Creek Rd instead.

Additionally, transfer to the Buncombe County Enka Trailblazer is not possible at stop 904 at this time. Please use the Ingles/Smokey Park stop to board while this detour in in effect.

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The City of Asheville is excited to announce that Asheville Rides Transit (ART) will begin ramping back up to full service starting July 1, 2025. Routes previously cancelled will resume, but select trip cancellations on these routes may occur due to changes in daily staffing levels. Any changes to the service will be communicated via iRide email notifications and on the City’s Transit Service Alerts page. 

We understand how important reliable transit is to our community and apologize for any inconveinance this situation may have caused. The City is actively working with our transit service provider, RATPDEV, to accelerate the hiring and training of qualified drivers and fully restore service as quickly as possible.

What’s changing as of July 1:

• Route WE1 (eastbound): Service will return to every 30 minutes. See the WE1 schedule here.
  
• Route N2: Full service resumes; N1 will no longer detour along Beaverdam Road. See the N2 schedule here and the N1 schedule here.
• Routes N3 and W6: Service will return to every 30 minutes. See the N3 schedule here and the W6 schedule here.

Route WE1: This route will return to its regular pre-Helene route and schedule by serving select stops on Swannanoa River Rd. This route will also start serving stop 417, Bleachery Blvd at Walmart, in both directions due to the temporary closure of other nearby stops on Swannanoa River Rd. The following stops will continue to be closed: 

See the new WE1 map/schedule here

Due to an inaccessible roadway, Route N2 is unable to serve 4 stops on Beaverdam beginning at Faircrest Rd. The following stops at the end of the line are temporarily closed until further notice:

• 259 Beaverdam Rd at Faircrest Rd
• 255 Beaverdam Rd at Wolfe Cove Rd
• 258 Beaverdam Rd at Valley Rd
• 257 Valley Rd at Bear Mountain

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Due to staff shortages, customer service hours of operation at the Transit Station at 49 Coxe Ave. may differ from regular hours. Until further notice, expect the following changes:

• On Tuesdays after 5:00 PM, customer service may be unavailable. 
• On Saturdays after 5:00 PM, customer service may be unavailable.
• On Sundays & Holidays, customer service may be unavailable. 

To avoid coming to the transit station for customer service-related activities when staff is unavailable, please plan your trip outside the hours listed above and within the regularly scheduled hours of operation. Customer service being unavailable means that riders are unable to purchase tickets, submit and process discounted pass applications, reach the help number at 828.253.5691, and receive information on routes and schedules, among other services.

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to return to regular hours as soon as possible. Information about routes and schedules is also available by emailing iride@ashevillenc.gov, or checking out the maps and schedules webpage.