MBTA Bus Route 131

For someone living on the East Side of Melrose, this bus is awesome. Many will complain about it being late, but that’s only a minor detail. Anyone who takes this bus would have a much harder commute if it wasn’t around at all, so they should just appreciate what they have. It runs every 20 minutes anyway so a missed bus isn’t the end of the world.
Speaking of the headways, the 20 minute peak headways make this bus extremely useful for people living in and commuting from the East Side of Melrose. For those coming from Melrose Highlands, it seems like a sort of roundabout way to get to Oak Grove, but the primary purpose of the route is serving those living on the East Side. Without this bus, I’d have to walk almost a mile to downtown or drive and pay a fortune each day to park at Oak Grove.
One last thing that not many people know, it’s a FREE transfer from subway to bus and a reduced fare from bus to subway. Each way will only cost $ 1.70 total. Can’t beat that deal.