Route 1 Hits 1 Million Riders | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 14, 2026 · 1m

GoRaleigh’s Route 1 just shattered records, hitting over one million passengers in a single fiscal year — the first time any single route in the system has ever reached that mark. Stretching from downtown Raleigh to Triangle Town Center, this high-traffic corridor now runs buses every ten minutes, up from every fifteen, thanks to a frequency boost in October. City transportation chief David Walker calls it the biggest driver of ridership, even claiming Route 1 is likely the busiest bus route in all of North Carolina. And it’s not alone — overall, GoRaleigh saw nearly an 8 million riders last…