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'Metrobus' is a bus service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Its fleet consists of 1,460 buses covering an area of 1,500 square miles (3,900 km²) in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. There are 176 bus lines serving 12,301 stops, including 3,133 bus shelters and nearly every Metrorail station. In fiscal year 2006, Metrobus provided 131 million trips, 39% of all Washington Metro trips.^[2] On a typical weekday, it provides about 460,000 trips.^[3]

Contents

Fares

Transfers and Passes

Roster

Divisions

See also

References

Fares

The current Metrobus fare structure is as follows:^[4]

★ Local bus within District of Columbia (except as noted below): '$1.25'

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★ Route 98 (Adams-Morgan/U St Link), S80, S91 (Springfield TAGS): '25¢'^[1]

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★ Routes 2T, 2W, 3T, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12L, 12M, 12R, 12S, 18R, 18S, 20F, 20W, 20X, 20Y, 24T, 28T, and REX: '$1.00'

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★ Routes 94, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, M8, M9, W2, W3, W6, W8, and W9: '75¢'^[1]

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★ Routes B2, P1, P2, P6, U2 and 90 southbound, south of Good Hope Road: '75¢'^[1]

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★ GEORGE (routes 26A, 26E, 26W): '50¢'

★ Express bus: '$3.00'^[2]
'NOTES':
# The regular local bus fare of $1.25 must be paid in order to receive a transfer.
# Express routes: B30, J7, J9, P17, P19, W13, 5A, 11Y, 17A, 17B, 17G, 17H, 17K, 17L, 17M, 18E, 18G, 18H, 18P, 29E, 29G, 29H, and 29X.

Transfers and Passes

All Metrobuses have SmarTrip card readers which automatically deduct the correct fare from a rider's SmarTrip card (including transfers). The Metrobus transfer policy is listed below. This section discusses the transfer policy to and from Metrobus and other regional bus operators. The routes can be Metrobus routes or routes of other regional operators.

'Cost of bus fare'

' From '	' to Local Buses'[1]' '	' to Express Buses'[2]' (Metrobus or Fairfax Connector) '	' to PRTC routes (Transfers ONLY accepted from WMATA) '
Metrorail (transfer must be obtained at boarding station)	35¢ (on routes with a $1.25 fare) 10¢ (on routes with a $1.00 fare) Free (on routes with a 75¢ or lower fare)	$2.10	$2.90 to PRTC OmniRide $1.60 to PRTC MetroDirect
Metrobus: 2T, 2W, 3T, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12L, 12M, 12R, 12S, 18R, 18S, 20F, 20W, 20X, 20Y, 24T, 28T, and REX	25¢ (to routes with a $1.25 fare) Free (on routes with a $1.00 or lower fare)	$2.00	$2.80 to PRTC OmniRide $1.50 to PRTC MetroDirect
Metrobus: 26A, 26E, 26W (GEORGE)	75¢ (to routes with a $1.25 fare) 50¢ (on routes with a $1.00 fare)	$2.75	$2.00 to PRTC MetroDirect
Metrobus: All other local routes	Free	$1.75	$2.55 to PRTC OmniRide $1.25 to PRTC MetroDirect
Arlington Transit (ART) Connect-A-Ride DASH Fairfax Connector (except Routes 380, 595, and 597) Ride-On	Free	$1.75	N/A
Fairfax Connector routes 380, 595, 597 Metrobus express routes PRTC OmniRide	Free	Free	N/A
The Bus CUE	50¢ (on routes with a $1.25 fare) Free (to routes with a 75¢ fare)	$2.25	N/A
Regional One Day Pass'[3]' (Obtained from the bus driver)	Free	$1.75	N/A

'NOTES':
# 'Local Buses': Metrobus local routes, Ride-On, The Bus (Prince George's County), DC Circulator, Fairfax Connector (except Routes 380, 595, and 597), Connect-A-Ride, Fairfax CUE, DASH, and Arlington Transit. The Regional One-Day Pass is sold by operators on these buses, except the DC Circulator.
# 'Express Buses': Metrobus express routes, PRTC OmniRide, PRTC MetroDirect, Fairfax Connector routes 380, 595, and 597.
# The 'Regional One-Day Pass ($3)' is good for a maximum of $1.25 off the fare of any valid operator listed above.

Roster

All buses are fully accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. All buses have bike racks except for 3951-3954 and C001-C004.

Year	Make	Model	Length (ft)	Width (in)	Engine	Numbers	Garages assigned to
1990	'Flxible'	Metro-B 40102-6C	40	102	Cummins L10	9301-9413	Arlington, Montgomery, Northern, Royal Street, Southeastern, Southern Avenue Annex, Western
1990	'Flxible'	Metro-B 35102-6C	35	102	Cummins L10	9481-9498	Arlington
1992	'BIA Orion'	05.501	40	102	Detroit Diesel Series 50 ''(Originally Detroit Diesel 6V92TA)''	9601-9660	Arlington, Landover, Montgomery, Royal Street
1993	'Flxible'	Metro-D 40102-6C	40	102	Cummins L10	9701-9785	Bladensburg, Landover, Montgomery, Northern
1994	'Flxible'	Metro-D 40102-6M	40	102	Cummins M11E	9801-9818	Montgomery, Northern
1994	'Flxible'	Metro-D 40102-4D	40	102	Detroit Diesel Series 50	9819-9835	Montgomery
1995	'American Ikarus'	436.06	60	102	Cummins M11E	5201-5245	Bladensburg, Montgomery, Northern
1995	'Flxible'	Metro-E 40102-4T	40	102	Detroit Diesel Series 50	4001-4104	Arlington, Montgomery, Southern Avenue Annex
1997-1998	'Orion'	05.501	40	102	Detroit Diesel Series 50	4200-4412	Arlington, Landover, Montgomery, Northern, Royal Street, Southeastern, Southern Avenue Annex, Western
1999	'Orion'	02.504	26	96	Unknown for now	3701-3742[1]	Bladensburg, Western
1999	'Orion'	05.504	30	96	Detroit Diesel Series 50	3900-3950	Landover, Northern, Southeastern, Western
2000	'Orion'	06.501	40	102	Detroit Diesel Series 50	2000-2099	Landover, Montgomery, Western
2000	'Orion'	05.501	40	102	Detroit Diesel Series 50	2100-2231	Northern, Southeastern, Western
2001	'Goshen'	GCII "cutaway van"	22	96	Navistar T444E	C001-C004' [2]'	Four Mile Run
2001	'New Flyer'	C40LF	40	102	Cummins C Gas Plus	2300-2399	Bladensburg
2002	'New Flyer'	C40LF	40	102	Cummins C Gas Plus	2401-2459	Bladensburg
2002	'New Flyer'	C40LF	40	102	John Deere 6081 CNG	2460-2464	Bladensburg
2002	'Neoplan'	AN460	60	102	Detroit Diesel Series 60	5301-5321	Northern
2002	'Thomas'	SLF230	30	96	Cummins ISB	3951-3954' [3]'	Arlington
2004	'Van Hool'	A330	40	102	Cummins ISL	1101-1129' [4]'	First Transit
2005	'Orion'	07.501	40	102	Cummins C Gas Plus	2501-2615	Four Mile Run
2006	'Orion'	07.501	40	102	John Deere 6081 CNG	2616-2685, 2701-2730	Bladensburg, Four Mile Run
2006	'New Flyer'	DE40LF	40	102	Cummins ISL	6001-6039	Landover, Montgomery
2006	'New Flyer'	DE40LFR	40	102	Cummins ISL	6040-6050	Landover
2006	'Orion'	07.503	30	102	Cummins C Gas Plus	3001-3035	Bladensburg, Four Mile Run
2006	'New Flyer'	D40LFR	40	102	Cummins ISM	6101-6217	Landover, Montgomery, Southern Avenue Annex
2007	'New Flyer'	C40LFR	40	102	Cummins Westport C Gas Plus	2801-2825[5]	Bladensburg

'NOTES:'

# 3701-3742 are owned by the District of Columbia and currently operate out of Bladensburg and Western Divisions. These units may not be transferred outside of the District. 3717 and 3718 are wrapped for the Adams Morgan-U Street Link service.
# C001-C004 are owned by the Transportation Association of Greater Springfield (TAGS) and operated by WMATA from Four Mile Run under contract, only on Routes S80 and S91.
# 3951-3954 are owned by the City of Falls Church and operated by WMATA under contract from the Arlington Garage only on GEORGE services.
# 1101-1129 are for the DC Circulator service, with partial funding by WMATA, operated by First Transit under contract.
# 2801-2814 are painted in blue and gray livery for the new limited 79 service, or MetroExtra. The rest (2815-2825) are in normal WMATA colors. All of the 2800s operate from Bladensburg Division.

Divisions

There are 10 divisions (garages) in the Metrobus system. Three of them are open on weekdays only.
'Open seven days a week':

★ 'Bladensburg' (B), located at 2251 26th Street NE, in the District.(It is the largest lot in the system.)

★ 'Four Mile Run' (F), located near the stream of the same name in southern Arlington at 3501 South Glebe Road, just south of Crystal City. This garage handles Arlington and Royal division routes on weekends.

★ 'Landover'(L), located at 3433 Pennsy Drive in Landover.

★ 'Montgomery'(M), located on Nicholson Lane, just east of Rockville Pike in Rockville.

★ 'Northern'(N), located at 4615 14th Street, NW in the northwestern portion of the District. The facility is a former trolley barn for the Capital Traction Company.

★ 'Southeastern'(S), located at 17 M Street, SE in the Near Southeast section of the District.

★ 'Western'(W), located on 5230 Wisconsin Avenue, NW in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of the District.


'Open weekdays only':



★ 'Arlington' (A), located at North Quincy Street at Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, next to Ballston Common. This garage will close in 2008, with operations moved to a new garage in Fairfax County.

★ 'Royal Street'(R), located on 600 North Royal Street in Alexandria.

★ 'Southern Avenue Annex' (P) (also known as simply "The Annex"), located on the Capitol Heights, MD side of Southern Avenue by Marlboro Pike.

See also

★ List of Metrobus routes (Washington, D.C.)

★ Metro Transit Police Department

References

1. WMATA federal filings, 2005
2. WMATA Facts (PDF)
3. WMATA press release — Metrorail records four consecutive high ridership days last week
4. WMATA official site: Fares and Passes (Retrieved 10-Aug-2006)