Red River residents and visitors to the nearby Taos Ski Valley will see more transit options after the North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) expanded its Blue Bus service on Saturday, Nov. 7. The agency’s Oct. 27 press release detailed a series of schedule, stop and vehicle changes that affect several routes serving the Taos area.
Most notably, Route 341 TSV Green – the line that serves Arroyo Seco and Taos Ski Valley – will now operate year‑round, running 365 days a year. The route’s Arroyo Seco Community Center stop is being replaced by a new stop on NM 150 directly in front of the center, and, like Route 340, it will no longer serve the Taos County Administration Building.
Route 340 Chile Line also receives a reshuffle of stops. The stop at the Taos County Administration Building is removed; riders can use a new stop at Paseo del Pueblo Sur and Albright Street. The Holy Cross Medical Center stop moves to Weimer Road, the Taos Youth and Family Center stop shifts to Paseo del Cañon East, and a new stop is added at the Taos Pueblo Senior Center. The former stop at Camino de la Cruz and Loma Parda is eliminated. In addition, the route will be served by two new 35‑foot buses.
Other route adjustments include the addition of stops on Route 305 Taos Express – which runs between Taos and Santa Fe – at Ranchos de Taos (NM 68 and East Camino Abajo de la Loma), the Española Transit Center, and the Cities of Gold park‑and‑ride lot in Pojoaque. Route 360 Tres Piedras will add Friday service, and Route 370 Carson will feature earlier afternoon departures with new stops in Tres Orejas, at Rim Road and NM 567.
The on‑demand MyBlue shuttle service, now called MyBlue Taos Zone, will operate from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with expanded boundaries intended to “connect more of the community.” The MyBlue service, along with Routes 305 and 340, will run modified schedules on Veterans Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples Day. Riders are advised to check the updated schedules before traveling, as fewer trips may be available on those holidays.
These changes take effect immediately and are designed to provide more reliable, year‑round transit for residents, tourists and ski‑area visitors throughout the region.
What’s next: Riders should review the revised timetables, especially for holiday travel, to ensure they have the most current information on stop locations and service hours.
Sources: taosnews.com
