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72 North

Bus route information

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Schedule Brochure (.pdf)
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Bus Stop List 
Bus Stop List (.htm)
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Service description: See schedule for full details. Note: Service is extended to North Avenue Beach weekends and holidays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, and daily from mid-June thru August, 9am - 9:30pm.

First bus/last bus

Spans of service below show when first bus departs terminal of origin through last bus departs terminal of origin. First and last buses reach mid-route stops later than these times-see schedule or use trip planner for specific times when service works for you.

North/Narragansett east to North/Clark
4:10a-12:50a weekdays, 4:10a-12:45a Saturday, 4:15a-12:40p Sunday
North/Clark west to North/Narragansett
4:00a-12:45a weekdays, 4:00a-12:30a Saturday, 4:05a-12:25a Sunday
North/Harlem east to North/Clark
4:05a-12:45a weekdays, 4:10a-11:10p Saturday, 6:40a-12:40a Sunday
North/Clark west to North/Harlem
4:00a-12:45a weekdays, 4:00a-10:05p Saturday, 5:55a-12:25a Sunday
Extended to North Av. Beach weekends and holidays from Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day, and daily from mid-June thru August, 9a-9:30p.
Later westbound service to North/Pulaski until 1:30am.

(Precise hours of service may vary depending on where along the route you are.)

Service alerts

Current alerts 1
All Bus Routes
New Schedules in Effect
Special Note

Beginning Sunday, June 16, updated schedules will go into effect for several bus routes.

Upcoming alerts 2

 RSS Feed: #72 North Alerts

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Holiday schedules

Our services operate on a Sunday schedule on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th (Independence Day), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

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Summer bus timetable update

We routinely adjust schedules several times each year to help make service operate more efficiently and account for seasonal ridership patterns. Many bus routes have schedules updated effective Jun 16.

Preview the updated route timetables

System status snapshot
‘L’ route status
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Normal Service
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Normal Service
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Normal Service
All ‘L’ alerts: Current or Upcoming
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All bus alerts: Current or Upcoming
Elevator alerts
Brown Line
Addison
Green Line
King Drive
Pink Line
Central Pk
All elevator alerts: Current or Upcoming
See also: complete system status