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ROCKFORD — Rockford Mass Transit District has added Sunday and evening stops in front of Walmart on the city’s west side in response to customer demand.

The No. 41 Sunday Auburn and Rockton route and the No. 31 Auburn and Rockton route will stop in front of the Walmart at Central Avenue and Riverside Boulevard starting this Sunday.

The bus will pick up passengers at :40 after each hour on both the Sunday and night route. The stop at Walmart will be immediately before the stop at North Towne Mall.

“The request for night and Sunday service to this particular Walmart is something that our passengers have been requesting for a long time,” RMTD Marketing and Communications Manager Lisa Brown said in a news release. “This request came up during our recent Comprehensive Mobility Study, and is also something our drivers have been telling us is needed. We are so very excited to finally be able to add this stop for our riders.”

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RMTD will stop at Walmart, 3902 W. Riverside Blvd., starting at 9:40 a.m. Sunday, with the last stop at 4:40 p.m. on Sundays. Beginning Monday, RMTD night service will be at this Walmart starting at 6:40 p.m. and will stop hourly until 11:40 p.m.

For more information about this service, riders should call 815.961.9000 or go to the RMTD website at rmtd.org.