The Greater Richmond Transit Company Oct. 17 is ending Route 56, which provides bus service along a corridor between downtown Richmond and Richmond International Airport in Sandston. The route also serves the White Oak Village shopping center in Eastern Henrico.
The change will take effect several months after GRTC expanded its Sandston LINK zone, which serves the same region.
The change is designed to give riders greater flexibility and easier connections to other parts of the region. With the expansion, Sandston LINK now links directly to major GRTC routes — including 4A and 4B, 7A and 7B, 91, and Pulse rapid transit service — allowing riders to travel beyond the immediate Eastern Henrico region…