Wolfline

Locale	Raleigh, North Carolina
Service type	bus service
Routes	13
Operator	First Transit
Website	NCSU Wolfline

Wolfline Bus, outfitted for Carolina Hurricanes Celebration

Wolfline Bus and "Mini-Me"

The Wolfline is an area bus service serving the students, staff, faculty, and general public on and around North Carolina State University's campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolfline is operated by First Transit, under contract with NC State's Transportation department. The Wolfline was the first mass transit organization in the state to exclusively use 'clean' diesel engines.^[1] Wolfline access is unrestricted to the public and is a zero-fare service.^[2] The preceding contractor was Veolia Transportation. The Wolfline began operating in August 1980 with one route.^[3]

Currently, the Wolfline operates 12 routes on and between Main, Centennial, and the Veterinary School campuses. The Wolfprowl route has been added to the 12 campus-area routes as a continuously running shuttle to Downtown Raleigh during Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. These routes often coincide with Capital Area Transit and Triangle Transit Authority routes, facilitating movement about Raleigh by bus.

Of the 12 campus-area routes, 11 are daytime routes, and one is a "Werewolf" nighttime route. Over the summer, regular service is roughly cut in half. During student breaks, the Wolfline runs limited service routes, focused on moving faculty and staff around. The Wolfline does not run on federal holidays.^[4]

Routes

• Rt. 1 Avent Ferry, which serves Main Campus, housing and businesses on Avent Ferry Road, and Greek Way.
• Rt. 2 Hillsborough St. Shuttle, which travels eastbound and westbound on Hillsborough Street, then to the apartments at Wolf Village and E.S. King Village.
• Rt. 3 Engineering, which connects science and engineering academic buildings in North Campus with Central Campus and the College of Engineering buildings on Centennial Campus.
• Rt. 5 Varsity, which serves Main Campus, the McKimmon Center, the Varsity and West parking lots.
  • There is also a Rt. 5/T Varsity Tripper which makes less stops than the normal Rt. 5.
• Rt. 6 Carter Finley, which connects the D.H. Hill Library to the College of Veterinary Medicine at Centennial Biomedical Campus, Meredith College, Carter-Finley Stadium, and the Carter-Finley Park and Ride.
• Rt. 7 Wolflink Shuttle, which connects Main Campus to Wolf Village. This bus also runs on Saturdays, which also connects to E.S. King Village.
  • As with Rt. 5, there is a Rt. 7/T Wolflink Tripper which makes less stops and travels along Western Boulevard to reduce travel time.
• Rt. 8 Southeast Loop, which serves Main Campus, Centennial Campus, and (to a limited extent) housing on Avent Ferry Road.
• Rt. 9 Gorman Street Local, which serves Main Campus and Greek Village, then travels down Gorman Street and Greek Way. (Before January 2012, this route was known as Rt. 9 Greek Village.)
• Rt. 10 Southside Circulator, which serves the area around Centennial Campus (including the Centennial Middle School), including some stops on Avent Ferry Road. (This route is largely disconnected from the Wolfline as a whole.)
• Rt. 11 Village Link, which connects Wolf Village, E.S. King Village, Greek Village, and Centennial Campus.
• Rt. 14 Centennial Night Service, which operates after 10:00 PM on weekdays and 6:15 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. It serves the majority of stops along route 8.
• Rt. 12 Night Wolf Night Service, which operates after 10:00 PM on weekdays and 6:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. It serves the majority of stops along routes 1 and 9.
• Rt. 13 Wolfprowl, which operates Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, connecting Main Campus with Glenwood South and CAT's R-Line.
• Rt. 16 Werewolf Night Service, which operates after 10:00 PM on weekdays and 6:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. It serves the majority of stops along routes 2 and 7.

See also

• Capital Area Transit (Raleigh)
• Triangle Transit Authority

External links

• Wolfline Route Information
• NCSU Wolfline
• NCSU Transportation
• TransLoc TVS- Real-time bus locations

References

North Carolina State University
Academics	Engineering Veterinary Medicine Humanities and Social Sciences University of North Carolina System
Athletics	Wolfpack Atlantic Coast Conference Football Men's basketball Baseball Women's basketball Carter–Finley Stadium Doak Field Isenhour Tennis Center Lonnie Poole Golf Course Method Road Soccer Stadium PNC Arena Reynolds Coliseum Tobacco Road WakeMed Soccer Park NC State–Carolina rivalry NC State–ECU rivalry Fight song "Red and White Song"
Campus	Centennial Biomedical Campus Centennial Campus Free Expression Tunnel D. H. Hill Library James B. Hunt, Jr. Library Main Campus (North, Central, South) University Plaza (The Brickyard) PULSTAR Nuclear Reactor JC Raulston Arboretum N.C. Research Campus Plants for Human Health Institute
Student life	Agromeck Hillsborough Street Krispy Kreme Challenge People Nubian Message Talley Student Center Technician WebAssign WKNC-FM Wolfline
Affiliated institutions	Suzhou North America High School