What to do when a route stops appearing or changes its path

Absence may result from renumbering, variant, plan change, temporary deviation or data failure. A simple script helps locate the cause.

First: check the identifier

A line may gain a variant, partial service, night prefix or new number. Also search by destination and the neighborhoods served. If the regular service does not appear, a complementary operation may be registered separately.

In BuzuRadar, prefixes are preserved precisely to prevent different services from being merged. This also requires the user to select the correct operation.

Second: check the plan and date

SMTR publishes successive versions of the operational plan. A legitimate change may have taken effect after the file you had saved. Compare itinerary, days of service and start date.

If the plan still shows the line, but it has just disappeared from the map, observe whether other lines continue to update. This helps separate failure from the source of operational change.

Third: identify whether the deviation is temporary

Works, events, accidents and rain can cause deviations for a few hours. In these cases, COR and official communications can explain closures. A repeated and unannounced change deserves to be noted.

Central 1746 accepts reports about improper routing. Provide the operator when known, the route, how often the problem occurs, and the street that is no longer served or is being used instead.

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Sources consulted

Links verified on August 12, 2026. Official documents and pages may be updated after this date.

  1. Linhas de ônibus e planos operacionais Secretaria Municipal de Transportes do Rio
  2. Verificação de alteração indevida de itinerário Central 1746
  3. Fiscalização de irregularidades em linhas de ônibus Central 1746

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