从秋季开始，MARTA系统就会全新面市了。因为会经过“历史上最大的消减”。

MARTA系统委员会一致通过了从9月25号开始，取消40条公交线路。关闭29个站点的公共洗手间。

未被取消的公交路线则会耗时更长，因为为了补充取消的一些站点，这些线路会绕道而行，从而延长了原有路线。

MARTA称该系统每天要承载142,000乘客。虽然减少了一些路线和服务，但是还有约86%的乘客应该不会受到影响。

MARTA系统主席说这是一项很困难和很有挑战的改变，确实会给很多乘客带来不便。CEO称今年系统面临有史以来最大的财政困难。

除此之外，会有超过300人失去工作，MARTA的员工会减少14%。

周末的始发车时间会改成6点。

以下是一些具体的改变：

Key to the cuts

40 of 131 bus routes eliminated, others rerouted

20-minute waits for trains all day on weekends

15-minute waits for rush hour trains

Customer service hours scale back, close on weekends and holidays

Lenox and Lindbergh ride stores close

Public restrooms close except at nine stations. They'll close at 7 p.m.

More than 300 MARTA employees lose their jobs

The eliminated: a sampling

Braves and Lakewood shuttles

All mini-bus routes
Route #11, to Atlanta University Center. Other routes picked up parts, but no service Northside Dr. between Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. and Kennedy St.

Route #17, Grady Hospital, no service on Crew Street, Little Street, PPollard Street, Pulliam Street, Washington Street

Route #38, to Chastain Park

Route #45, no service on Virginia Ave., N. Highland Ave. and DeKalb Ave. to Candler Park Station

Route #151, Perimeter Center/Chamblee, no service on Ashford Dunwoody Road and Johnson Ferry Road segments

Route #200, Airport Early Express

Route #245, no more service on N. Decatur Rd. between Emory University and DeKalb Medical Center on Winn Way

Dates

Tuesday: layoffs begin
Sep. 25: service cuts take effect
Oct. 3: Monthly pass goes from $60 to $68

Routes to be eliminated:

7, 11, 17, 18, 22, 28, 38, 44, 45, 52, 54, 57, 59, 69, 70, 72, 77, 88, 91, 96, 97, 105, 113, 118, 122, 137, 139, 151, 160, 200, 216, 245, 273, 311, 328, 329, 341, 364, 376, 389, 397

Routes to be changed as presented earlier this year:

3, 13, 21, 26, 27, 32, 47, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 58, 60, 73, 78, 81, 84, 87, 89, 95, 99, 107, 111, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 125, 165, 178, 180, 185, 189

Routes to be changed, with new tweaks since presented earlier this year:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 19, 24, 25, 26, 30, 33, 34, 36, 37, 42, 56, 66, 67, 68, 74, 75, 82, 83, 85, 86, 93, 103, 104, 119, 123, 126, 132, 140, 143, 148, 150, 153, 155, 162, 170, 172, 181, 183, 186, 193, 121E, 121L

MARTA should have an updated list of route changes online soon. For more information see http://itsmarta.com/service-cuts.aspx

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