Beginning Sunday, August 23, Metro will restore approximately 75 percent of Metrobus service throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted and Metro increases capacity to prepare for the return of customers. These changes will provide enhanced weekday service, restore most service on weekends, and maintain all-day frequent service on key corridors. Metrobus is also prepared to support student ridership if schools reopen.

As part of the phased Covid-19 recovery plan, weekday service will improve on 174 routes with most routes operating close to normal, 109 routes will operate on Saturday and 99 routes will operate on Sunday. Weekday service on these 17 routes will have a modified schedule: 5A, 83, 86, C8, C11, C12, C13, C14, D2, G2, L8, N6, P6, R4, W4, V2, V4. All routes operating will have new schedules.

In addition, scheduled service changes approved by the Board of Directors impacting routing, bus stop locations and service times will take effect on the following routes: 

7F, 42, 43, 74, 79MetroExtra, 96, NH2, S2, S4, S9 MetroExtra and X2.

Covid-19 Safety Precautions for customers and employees will remain in effect:

• Rear-door boarding will continue and customers won’t be charged a fare to ride Metrobus.
• Face coverings are still required to ride on transit.
• Follow social distancing as much as possible while onboard. 

New Schedules will be in effect for all routes operating. New bus schedules will be available mid-August. Please note printed timetables will not be available for this phase as service may change.

Routes Operating with Adjusted Schedules

District of Columbia 30N, 30S, 31, 32, 33, 36, 42, 43, 52, 54, 59, 62, 63, 64, 70, 74, 79, 80, 90, 92, 96, A2, A4, A6, A7, A8, A31, A32, A33, B2, D2, D4, D6, D8, D31, D32, D33, D34, D51, E2, E4, G2, G8, H2, H4, H6, H8, H9, K2, L2, M4, M6, N6, P6, S2, S9, S35, S41, U4, U5, U6, U7, V2, V4, V8, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W8, W45, W47, X8, X9

Maryland 83, 86, 89M, A12, B21, B22, B24, B27, C2, C4, C8, C11, C13, C12, C14, C21, C22, C26, C29, D12, D13, D14, F1, F2, F4, F6, F8, F12, F13, F14, G12, G14, H12, J1, J2, J12, K6, K12, L8, NH1, NH2, P12, P18, Q1, Q2, Q4, Q5, Q6, R1, R2, R4, R12, T2, T14, T18, V12, V14, W14, Y2, Y7, Y8, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8

Virginia 1A, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A, 4B, 5A, 7A, 7F, 7M, 7Y, 10A, 10B, 16A, 16C, 16E, 16G, 16H, 17B, 17G, 17H, 17M, 18P, 22A, 22F, 23A, 23B, 23T, 25B, 28A, 29G, 29K, 29N, 38B, Metroway, NH2, REX, TAGS (S80)

Temporary Service Suspension will remain in effect on extremely low-ridership routes in order to allocate resources to address crowding and provide more frequent buses on the busiest Metrobus routes.

Routes Not Operating

Routes not operating on Weekdays DC: 34, 37, 39, 60, 97, A9, B8, B9, D1, D5, E6, G9, H1, H3, L1, N2, N4, S1, V1, V7, X1, X3 MD: 87, 89, B29, B30, C28, H11, H13, J4, K9, P19, Z11 VA: 1B, 3T, 3Y, 7C, 7P, 7W, 8S, 8W, 8Z, 10E, 10N, 11Y, 15K, 16L, 16Y, 17K, 17L, 18G, 18J, 18H, 21A, 21D, 22C, 23B, 23T, 26A, 28F, 28G, 29C, 29W, S91

Routes not operating on Saturday DC: 30N, 30S, 31, 62, 63, D2, E2, G2, M6, X8 MD: C14, NH2, Q6, R12, Z6 VA: 3T,10N, NH2

Routes not operating on Sunday DC: 30N, 30S, 31, 62, 63, D2, E2, G2, M6, X8 MD: 86, H12, NH2, T14, V12 VA: NH2

 

42, 43 Mt. Pleasant
Map of Service Changes

Service on the Mt. Pleasant line will be restructured shifting some trips from Route 42 to provide more service on Route 43 bypassing Dupont Circle.

• On weekdays, every other trip will operate as Route 43 between Mt. Pleasant and Gallery Place Metrorail Station, bypassing Dupont Circle Metrorail Station. All early-morning trips departing before 6:00 a.m. will be Route 42.
• On weekends, every other trip will operate as Route 43 between Mt. Pleasant and Gallery Place Metrorail Station, bypassing Dupont Circle Metrorail Station. Early morning trips departing before 6:00 a.m. and late-night trips departing after 10:00 p.m. will be Route 42.

74 Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront
Map of Service Changes

Service will be extended to Buzzard Point (2nd & V streets SW), serving Audi Field.

79 MetroExtra Avenue Limited
Map of Service Changes

• Southbound service will be changed to operate along 7th Street NW between Rhode Island and Pennsylvania avenues NW. Service along 9th Street NW will be discontinued to streamline service.
• Southbound bus stops will be added at 7th & M streets, 7th & H streets, and 7th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue NW.

96 East Capitol Street-Cardozo

Eastbound service will be changed to operate along New Jersey Avenue NW between 3rd Street and Massachusetts Avenue upon completion of construction on New Jersey Avenue expected between October and December 2020. Service will be discontinued along New York Avenue, M Street NW and North Capitol Street NW.

D2 Glover Park-Dupont Circle

Additional weekday trips will be added to accommodate students returning to school and reduce overcrowding.

• New westbound trips will depart Dupont Circle Metrorail Station at 7:50 a.m., 8:00 a.m., and 8:10 a.m.
• New eastbound trips will depart Glover Park at 4:52 p.m. and 5:02 p.m.

S2, S4 16th Street
Map of Service Changes

To provide faster service and improve travel time on 16th Street, service in the corridor will be restructured to shift more service from local to limited-stop.

• All Route S4 service will be converted into Route S2 (local service) and Route S9 MetroExtra (limited-stop service). Route S2 local service will be decreased in most time periods to provide more frequent Route S9 MetroExtra limited-stop service.

S9 MetroExtra 16th Street Limited
Map of Service Changes

To provide faster service and improve travel time on 16th Street, service in the corridor will be restructured to shift more service from local to limited-stop.

• Weekday and Saturday hours of service will be extended until 11:00 p.m.
• New Sunday service will be added. Buses will operate every 20 minutes from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• The routing will be changed to operate along 16th Street and will no longer operate along Alaska and Eastern avenues NW. To provide coverage in the area formerly served by the S4:
  • New southbound S9 MetroExtra bus stops will be established on 16th Street at North Portal Drive, Primrose Road, Myrtle Street, Kalmia Road, Juniper Street, Holly Street and Alaska Avenue.
  • New northbound S9 MetroExtra bus stops will be established on 16th Street at Alaska Avenue, Hemlock Street, Juniper Street, Kalmia Road, Leegate Road, Primrose Road and Eastern Avenue.
• The terminal at Franklin Square will be relocated from the South side to the North side of the square on K Street NW (west of 13th Street NW).

X2 Benning Road-H Street

Route X2 will continue to serve the bus stop at Franklin Square (I Street & 14th Street NW), however, the terminal location (end of the line) will be moved from Franklin Square to the east side of McPherson Square (15th Street E at K Street).

 Maryland

C8 College Park-White Flint
F6 New Carrollton-Fort Totten (Eastbound)
R12 Kenilworth Avenue (Southbound)
83, 86 College Park
College Park-U of Md Metrorail Station Bus Relocation Map

Due to MDOT MTA Purple Line construction, these routes have been relocated to temporary bus stops around the College Park-U of Md Metrorail Station.

NH2 National Harbor-Alexandria
Map of Service Changes

• All trips will start and end at King St-Old Town Metrorail Station. Service between Huntington and King St-Old Town Metrorail stations will be discontinued.
• Upon the opening of the new King St-Old Town Metrorail Station bus terminal, buses will be relocated from their temporary bus stops to Bus Bay B.

Virginia

28A Leesburg Pike

Upon the opening of the new King St-Old Town Metrorail Station bus terminal, buses will be relocated from their temporary bus stop to Bus Bay K.

29K, 29N Alexandria-Fairfax

• Upon the opening of the new King St-Old Town Metrorail Station bus terminal, buses will be relocated from their temporary bus stop to Bus Bay
• Bus stops will be added within the City of Alexandria for eastbound and westbound trips on Duke & Early streets.

7F Lincolnia-North Fairlington
Map of Service Changes

Route 7F service in Lincolnia Hills along North Morgan and North Chambliss streets will be discontinued.

NH2 National Harbor-Alexandria
Map of Service Changes

• All trips will start and end at King St-Old Town Metrorail Station. Service between Huntington and King St-Old Town Metrorail stations will be discontinued.
• Upon the opening of the new King St-Old Town Metrorail Station bus terminal, buses will be relocated from their temporary bus stop to Bus Bay B

REX Richmond Highway Express

Upon the opening of the new King St-Old Town Metrorail Station bus terminal, buses will be relocated from their temporary bus stop to Bus Bay A.