However, unlike the night network, the summer network does not operate concurrently with the fall/spring network at all. Summer NetworkĪs with the night network, the summer route network complicates the system due to the fact that there are a mix of routes from the fall/spring network, routes from the night network, and completely novel routes.
In the event that a night route is identical to a day route, it does not take the "N" prefix.
The night network presents a series of interesting challenges to the system. Tripper routes, which are limited stop versions of normal routes that run concurrently with their parent, have the letter T appended to the route number, and "Tripper" appended to the name. If a bus is serving only one of the campuses, it has an M (for Main Campus Only) or C (for Centennial Only) appended as appropriate - for example, 23C or 26M. (The commuter rail station counts as a Park & Ride, since it has a similar function as a source of commuters.) All of their names end with "Express." (While the name "Villages" is not as geographically precise as I would like, it does accurately describe the areas that the route serves.) 20-29: Express RoutesĮxpress routes serve Main Campus, Centennial Campus, and a Park & Ride, usually with limited stops. Most routes that leave Centennial Campus end with "& Centennial." Hunt Library, but not Wolfline Plaza or Carmichael.
10-19: Centennial RoutesĬentennial routes serve James B. "A" routes do not run concurrently with the normal route, and follow a different path. The "A" designation on the 2A stands for Alternate.
This system also advocates the use of two-part names for some routes. (This is most noticeable with the three Gorman Street routes.) This system splits routes into three types, which are distinguished by the number in the tens place (or lack of one).Īlso, routes of different types which travel along the same corridor, or are otherwise related, normally have the same digit in the ones place. The current (Fall 2012) night network is used.Service to Westgrove remains on a separate route, instead of being folded onto the Hillsborough Street Shuttle.Cameron Village service is moved onto the Hillsborough Street Shuttle instead of the Wolflink Shuttle.(Not that I mind.)Īs such, the network described here uses the HDR proposed plan, modulo the following changes: However, at the publication of the Wolfline Fall 2012 system map, it became apparent that NC State Transportation did not plan to follow the plan exactly. The original draft of this plan used the 10-year Wolfline service plan as proposed by HDR Engineering. With the new route restructuring proposed by HDR Engineering for the NC State Wolfline service, the Wolfline has an opportunity to rearrange its route names and numbering into a more cleanly organized system. Matthew Frazier, Department of Computer Science Wolfline Route Naming and Numbering Proposal