Metro News Release
For immediate release: September 25, 2008
Metrobus service changes in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia begin Sept. 28
Crowded lines get extra service
Service changes on several Metrobus lines in the District of Columbia,
Maryland and Virginia will begin on Sunday, Sept. 28, as described below. See the Metrobus timetables page for links to the new timetables for the affected routes.
District of Columbia
5A D.C.-Dulles Line
Three westbound and three eastbound trips will be added to the weekday schedule to help reduce crowding. Additional trips to Dulles will leave D and 7th streets SW at 6:25 a.m., 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Additional trips from Dulles Airport will leave at 7:30 a.m., 3:45 and 5:45 p.m. The westbound trips scheduled to leave D & 7th Streets SW at 6:10, 6:50 and 8:15 a.m. and at 1:30, 2:10, 2:55, 3:35, 4:10 and 4:50 p.m. will be changed to leave at 6, 6:55 and 8:10 a.m. and at 1:25, 2, 3, 3:30, 4 and 5 p.m. The eastbound trips that are scheduled to leave Dulles Airport at 7:10 a.m. and at 2:40, 3:20, 4:05, 5:25 and 6:05 p.m. will be changed to leave at 7 a.m. and at 2:35, 3:10, 4:15, 5:15 and 6:15 p.m.
Maryland
B24, B25 Bowie-Belair Line
Trips from New Carrollton Metrorail station before 5:30 p.m. will run as B25 and will operate on Health Center Drive. After 5:30 p.m., buses from New Carrollton will run as B24 and will not serve Health Center Drive. Buses going to New Carrollton station will run as B24. Customers traveling from Health Center Drive going to New Carrollton may ride a B25 (Bowie Park & Ride) to the lot and remain on that bus as it returns to New Carrollton as a B24 bus. No additional fare will be required.
B29 Crofton-New Carrollton Line
The 6:22 a.m. bus from 1501 Crofton Parkway that passes Crofton Country Club at 6:30 a.m. will be changed to serve all stops 10 minutes later. The 7:35 a.m. trip from Crofton Country Club will leave at 7:43 a.m. The 7:03 a.m. trip from New Carrollton station will leave at 7:13 a.m.
F2 Chillum Road Line
Sunday service will begin earlier. A trip will leave Cheverly station at 7:31 a.m. going to Takoma Metrorail station.
F4 New Carrollton-Silver Spring Line
Sunday service will begin earlier and a trip will leave Silver Spring Metrorail station at 7:33 a.m.
H12 Marlow Heights-Temple Hills Line
Sunday service will begin earlier with trips leaving Heather Hills at 7:50 a.m. and Naylor Road Metrorail station at 8:22 a.m.
R2 Riggs Road Line
On Saturdays, the existing 8:52 a.m. R2 departure from Plum Orchard and Broadbirch will be discontinued and replaced with departures at 6:46, 7:56 and 9:06 a.m. On Saturday mornings, the existing 8:10 a.m. R2 departure from Fort Totten Metrorail station will be discontinued and replaced with departures at 6:04, 7:14 and 8:24 a.m. On Sundays, a new earlier R2 trip will leave Plum Orchard and Broadbirch for Fort Totten Metrorail station at 7:50 a.m., and a new earlier R2 trip will leave Fort Totten for Plum Orchard and Broadbirch at 7:05 a.m.
R4 Queens Chapel Road Line
Weekend service will begin earlier. On Saturdays, trips will leave Highview at 6:33 and 7:33 a.m., and a bus will leave from Brookland Metrorail station at 7 a.m. On Sundays, a trip will leave Highview at 8:30 a.m.
T18 Annapolis Road Line
Sunday service will begin earlier with a trip leaving Rhode Island Ave Metrorail station at 8:15 a.m. going to New Carrollton Metrorail station.
V15 District Heights-Seat Pleasant Line
Saturday service will begin earlier with the first trip from Deanwood Metrorail station to Penn Mar leaving at 7:10 a.m. The first trip from Penn Mar to Deanwood will leave at 7:13 a.m.
Virginia
9S Crystal City-Potomac Yard Shuttle
Bus departure times from Crystal City Metrorail station will remain the same, however bus times along the route will change to reflect increased passenger activity and traffic congestion.
16Y Columbia Pike-Farragut Square
Three trips will be added to the weekday schedule. An eastbound trip will leave Barcroft at 7:48 a.m. Two new westbound trips will leave McPherson Square Metrorail station at 5:28 and 5:40 p.m.
REX Richmond Highway Express
Four trips will be added to the weekday schedule. Additional northbound trips will leave Fort Belvoir at 6:29 and 6:44 a.m. and new southbound trips will leave the King Street Metrorail station at 3:42 and 4 p.m.
For more information on Metrobus, please visit www.metroopensdoors.com or call 202-637-7000.
News release issued at 9:14 am, September 25, 2008.