Kansas City will lose a bus line as it gains a streetcar route

RideKC is discontinuing the popular Main Max bus line to avoid duplicating service with the KC Streetcar’s Main Street extension. A new route will take riders further south to 75th Street, while other bus lines undergo changes to connect riders to streetcar stops.

In just over two weeks, Kansas Citians will be able to ride the KC Streetcar all the way from the River Market to 51st Street near the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

That new streetcar extension will also spell the end of one of Kansas City’s most popular bus lines.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will discontinue its Main Max bus line on Oct. 19, to avoid duplication with the new Main Street route — which will run a similar path when it opens Oct. 24.

AJ Farris, the director of planning and scheduling