10-10-2025, 03:58 PM
I took the LRT for the first time since Covid since I primarily work from home now. I'm not sure where else to share this but here is my trip report:
-I walked from Communitech to the Central Station LRT stop (<300m). It passes every 10 minutes so I didn’t need to refer to a schedule. I just left work when I wanted to leave.
-When the train arrived, I activated the pre-purchased $3 ticket on my phone in the GRT app
-I took the train to block line station, it was smooth and quiet and took about 15 minutes
-I got off the train and walked around the corner to the iExpress 201 stop. They have full time security guards at this station yelling at people to not cross the tracks until the flashing lights turn off… I asked and he said he’s there every day.
-The iExpress bus passes 5 or 6 times an hour and the next arrival was 4 minutes away.
-The bus took 12 minutes to my stop on Fischer-Hallman, it was louder than the LRT but still not too bad.
-I had an 800m walk home on a beautiful day. A little far but not too bad.
The trip took around 45 minutes total including the waiting and walking, a little over 2x longer than driving but it was pretty stress free and I saved on parking and whatever it costs to drive my car home.
-I walked from Communitech to the Central Station LRT stop (<300m). It passes every 10 minutes so I didn’t need to refer to a schedule. I just left work when I wanted to leave.
-When the train arrived, I activated the pre-purchased $3 ticket on my phone in the GRT app
-I took the train to block line station, it was smooth and quiet and took about 15 minutes
-I got off the train and walked around the corner to the iExpress 201 stop. They have full time security guards at this station yelling at people to not cross the tracks until the flashing lights turn off… I asked and he said he’s there every day.
-The iExpress bus passes 5 or 6 times an hour and the next arrival was 4 minutes away.
-The bus took 12 minutes to my stop on Fischer-Hallman, it was louder than the LRT but still not too bad.
-I had an 800m walk home on a beautiful day. A little far but not too bad.
The trip took around 45 minutes total including the waiting and walking, a little over 2x longer than driving but it was pretty stress free and I saved on parking and whatever it costs to drive my car home.