Route |
Name |
Fare Type |
Terminals |
Major streets |
Notes |
History |
31 |
Wisconsin Avenue Line |
Local |
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32, 36 |
Pennsylvania Avenue Line |
Local |
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- Wisconsin Avenue NW
- Pennsylvania Avenue SE/NW
- Branch Avenue SE (36)
- Alabama Avenue SE (32)
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- Some weekday 32 and 36 trips terminate at:
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34 |
Naylor Rd Line |
Local |
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- Pennsylvania Avenue SE
- Independence Avenue SE/SW
- Naylor Road SE
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37 |
Wisconsin Avenue Metro Extra Line |
Limited Stop |
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- Wisconsin Avenue NW
- Massachusetts Avenue NW
- Pennsylvania Avenue NW
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- Weekday peak hour service only (AM to Archives, PM to Friendship Heights)
- Limited Stops Only
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- A prior "incarnation" of the 37 was once known as the Wisconsin Avenue Express Line, running from Tenleytown-AU station to Archives until the early 1990s
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39 |
Pennsylvania Avenue Metro Extra Line |
Limited Stop |
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- Pennsylvania Avenue SE/NW
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- Weekday peak hour service only
- AM to Potomac Park, PM to Naylor Road
- Limited Stops Only
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42, 43 |
Mount Pleasant Line |
Local |
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- 42 Mount Pleasant Street NW, Columbia Road NW, Connecticut Avenue NW, H/I Streets NW
- 43 Mount Pleasant Street NW, Columbia Road NW, Connecticut Avenue NW
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- 42 serves Dupont Circle station
- some peak hour trips terminate at Farragut Square
- 43: weekday peak hour service only
- Travels underneath Dupont Circle via the Connecticut Avenue underpass)
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See Mount Pleasant Line |
52, 53, 54 |
14th Street Line |
Local |
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- 14th Street NW
- Pennsylvania Avenue NW (54)
- Independence Avenue SW (52)
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- 52 and 54: daily
- 53: Monday-Saturday only
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- 52 & 54 originally terminated at Navy Yard until the mid-1990s, when the 52 was truncated to L'Enfant Plaza station & 54 to Federal Triangle. 54 was later extended to L'Enfant Plaza station.
- The 53 was introduced several years after the former route 50 was discontinued, operating at first to Bureau Of Engraving before being shortened to Federal Triangle and now to Franklin Square.
- Also see 14th Street Line
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62, 63 |
Takoma-Petworth Line |
Local |
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- 5th Street NW, Kansas Avenue NW, Sherman Avenue NW (63)
- 13th Street NW (63)
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- 63: weekday peak & early weekend AM hours only
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- 63 operates through the portion of the 62 that operated to Federal Triangle until Georgia Avenue – Petworth station opened in 1999; it also replaces the 68, which operated from Georgia Avenue – Petworth station to Federal Triangle from 2001–2009
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60, 64 |
Fort Totten-Petworth Line |
Local |
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- Rock Creek Church Rd NW (60)
- Upshur Street NW (60)
- New Hampshire Avenue NW (64)
- 11th Street NW (64)
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- 60: Monday-Friday service only
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- 64 was replaced by the 66 south of Georgia Avenue – Petworth station when it opened in 1999; it replaced the 66 in 2009
- 64 also runs on the old 11th Street Streetcar Line.
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70 |
Georgia Avenue-7th Street Line |
Local |
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- Georgia Avenue NW
- 7th Street NW
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- See Seventh Street Line
- Starting September 23, 2011, 71 service was discontinued, and the 70 was shortened to Archives. For service to Southwest Waterfront, see route directly below this one.
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74 |
Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront Line |
Local |
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- Serves Buzzard Point during rush hour only
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- Introduced September 24, 2011 as a replacement of DC Circulator's discontinued Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront route, and to also serve the southern portion of the 70 and 71 routes.
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79 |
Georgia Avenue Metro Extra Line |
Limited Stop |
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- Georgia Avenue NW, 7th Street NW (to Silver Spring), 9th Street NW (to Archives)
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- 79 is a "reincarnation" of the old 73 (Brightwood Express Line) that was discontinued roughly a decade before the 79's introduction in 2006.
- Saturday service began on March 24, 2013.
- Sunday service began on December 29, 2013.
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80 |
North Capitol Street Line |
Local |
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- 12th Street NE
- Michigan Avenue NE
- North Capitol Street
- H Street NW
- K Street NW
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- 80 operates on the old North Capitol Street Streetcar Line, which operated from Washington Circle to Brookland until 1958
- It operated to Potomac Park until it replaced the portion of the old Route 81 south of Pennsylvania Avenue NW to Kennedy Center after it was discontinued in the mid-1990s
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90, 92, 93 |
U Street-Garfield Line |
Local* |
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- Calvert Street NW
- U Street NW, Florida Avenue NW/NE
- 8th Street NE
- Good Hope Road SE (92)
- Stanton Road SE (93)
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- 93: operates when Metrorail is not open, replacing the 90 & 94
- Fare: $1 (90 only, south of the 11th Street Bridge, unless transferring to another bus)
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94 |
Stanton Road Line |
Local* |
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- replaced by 93 (U Street-Garfield Line) when not in operation
- Fare: $1 (unless transferring to another bus)
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- 94 used to operate to Duke Ellington Bridge (as part of the U Street-Garfield Line) until Anacostia station opened in 1991; replaced by the 90 north of Anacostia since then.
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96, 97 |
East Capitol Street-Cardozo Line |
Local |
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- East Capitol Street
- New Jersey Avenue NW (96)
- U Street NW (96)
- 29th Street NW (96)
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- 96 operates between Stadium-Armory and Tenleytown-AU stations when the 97 operates during the weekday peak hours only
- 97 skips DC General Health Campus.
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- Formerly known as the New Jersey Avenue Line
- 96 & 97 replaced the old Routes 40 & 44 east of Union Station in the mid-1990s.
- 96 extended from Duke Ellington Bridge to McLean Gardens in the mid-2000s, replacing the northwestern portion of the 90, 92, and 93.
- 96 was extended to Tenleytown-AU station December 30, 2012.
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A2, A6, A7, A8, A42, A46, A48 |
Anacostia-Congress Heights Line |
Local* |
- Southern Avenue station (A2, A42)
- Livingston Rd & 3rd Street SE (A6, A8, A46, A48)
- Southern Avenue & South Capitol Street, SE (A7)
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- Martin Luther King Avenue SE, Mississippi Av SE (A2, A42)
- Wheeler Road SE (A6, A7, A46)
- South Capitol Street (A8, A48)
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- A7: weekday peak hour service only (AM to Anacostia, PM to Livingston Road)
- A42, A46 and A48 operate when Metrorail is closed, replacing A2, A6, A8 (respectively) and P2*Fare: $1 (unless transferring to another bus; A42, A46, A48: south of 11th Street Bridge)
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- Formerly known as the Anacostia Line (along with A4 & A5) until 1991
- A7 operated to L'Enfant Plaza station until Anacostia opened in 1991
- A42, A46 and A48 replaced the old portions of the A2, A6 and A8 north of Anacostia station to Archives when Anacostia opened
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A4, W5 |
Anacostia-Fort Drum Line |
Local* |
- D.C. Village (North Parking Lot)
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- Martin Luther King Avenue SE
- South Capitol Street
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- W5: weekday peak hour service only (AM to DC Village, PM to Anacostia via the Blue Plains Facility)
- Fare: $1 (unless transferring to another bus)
- A4, W5 runs to St. Elizabeth's Gate 4 (Coast Guard HQ) to D.C. Village (North Parking Lot)Weekdays Only.
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- A4 and A5 operated to Archives station (as part of the Anacostia Line) until Anacostia opened in 1991
- The route north of Anacostia is now served by P6
- The A5 covered the A4 route but excluded Fort Drum. It was discontinued on March 24, 2013, replaced by the W5 which runs on South Capitol Street (SB) and DC-295 (NB).
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A9 |
Martin Luther King Jr Ave MetroExtra Line |
Limited Stop |
- Livingston Road & 3rd Street, SE
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- Martin Luther King Jr Ave
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- A9: weekday MetroExtra Peak Hour service only (AM to McPherson Square, PM to Livingston Road)
- Limited Stops Only
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- A9 is now a MetroExtra Bus service as of March 24, 2013.
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B2 |
Bladensburg Road-Anacostia Line |
Local* |
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- Bladensburg Road NE
- 14th Street NE (to Anacostia)
- 15th Street NE (to Mount Rainier)
- Minnesota Avenue SE
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- Some trips terminate at Bladensburg Road & V Street NE
- some PM peak hour trips start at Potomac Avenue station on school days only
- Fare: $1 (south of the 11th Street Bridge unless transferring to another bus)
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- B2 used to operate to 16th & W Streets, SE in Anacostia until Anacostia station opened in 1991
- B2 then covered the portion of the old B4 & B5 routes to Barry Farms after the station opened
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B8, B9 |
Fort Lincoln Shuttle Line |
Local |
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- Bladensburg Road (B9)
- Franklin Street NE
- Rhode Island Avenue NE
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- B8: Monday-Friday service only, except middays
- B9: Monday-Friday midday service only
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D1 |
Glover Park-Federal Triangle Line |
Local |
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- Q Street NW
- K Street NW
- 13th Street NW
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- weekday peak hour service only (AM to Federal Triangle, PM to Glover Park)
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- D1 operated to Union Station/Ivy City until redirected to Federal Triangle in 2010
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D2 |
Glover Park-Dupont Circle Line |
Local |
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- D2 operated to Stadium-Armory station (as part of the Glover Park-Trinidad Line) until replaced by the D6 east of Dupont Circle in the mid-1990s
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D3 |
Ivy City-Dupont Circle Line |
Local |
- Ivy City (New York Avenue & Fenwick Street NE)
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- Q Street NW (to Reservoir Road)
- K Street NW/NE
- E Street NW
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- D3 operates weekday peak hours only (AM to Reservoir Road, PM to Ivy City)
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D4 |
Ivy City-Franklin Square Line |
Local |
- Ivy City (New York Avenue & Fenwick Street NE)
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- D4 at first operated to Sibley Hospital (as part of the Glover Park-Trinidad Line) until replaced by D6 in the mid-1990s
- It then operated to Union Station (as the Ivy City-Union Station Line) until 2010, when it was extended to Franklin Square
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D5 |
MacArthur Boulevard-Georgetown Line |
Local |
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- MacArthur Boulevard NW
- M Street NW
- Pennsylvania Avenue NW
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- Operates weekday peak hours only (AM to Farragut Square, PM to Little Flower Church).
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- Formerly known as the MacArthur Boulevard-M Street Line (with the former D9, which was discontinued in the mid-1990s)
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D6 |
Sibley Hospital-Stadium Armory Line |
Local |
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- MacArthur Boulevard NW
- Q Street NW
- K Street NW
- E Street NW
- C Street NE (to Stadium-Armory)
- D Street NE (to Sibley Hospital)
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D8
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Hospital Center Line |
Local |
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- Franklin Street NE
- Brentwood Road NE
- Mount Olivet Rd NE
- K Street NE
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- D8 operated to Sibley Hospital (as part of the Glover Park-Trinidad Line) until replaced by the D6 (west of Union Station) in the mid-1990s
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E2, E3, E4 |
Military Road-Crosstown Line |
Local |
Friendship Heights station |
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- Military Road
- Kennedy Street
- South Dakota Avenue (E2, E3)
- 18th Street NE (E2, E3)
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- E2 terminates at Fort Totten station when E3 is in operation (weekends only)
- E3 also serves Riggs Park (it is a combination of the E2 and E4)
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E6 |
Chevy Chase Line |
Local |
- Knollwood (Knollwood Retirement Home)
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- Western Avenue
- McKinley Street NW
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G2 |
P Street-LeDroit Park Line |
Local |
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G8 |
Rhode Island Avenue Line |
Local |
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- Monroe Street NE
- Rhode Island Avenue NW/NE
- 9th Street NW (to Farragut Square)
- 11th Street NW (to Avondale)
- H Street NW
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- Some trips operate from Brookland-CUA station to Avondale during weekday PM peak hours
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H1 |
Brookland-Potomac Park Line |
Local |
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- Michigan Avenue NW/NE
- Columbia Road NW
- 23rd Street NW
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- weekday peak hour service only (AM to Potomac Park, PM to Brookland)
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- H1 was discontinued in the mid-1990s until it was "reincarnated" in 2006
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H2, H3, H4 |
Crosstown Line |
Local |
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- Wisconsin Avenue
- Porter Street NW
- Van Ness/Veazey Street NW (H2)
- Connecticut Avenue (H2)
- Columbia Road NW/Irving Street NW
- Michigan Avenue NW/NE
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- H3: weekday peak hour service only
- H3: Skips Washington Hospital Center
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- H2 & H4 operated to Fort Lincoln (east of Brookland station) until replaced by H6 in the late 1990s. They also operated to Westmoreland Circle & Western Avenue NW (west of Tenleytown station) until replaced by the N8 in the late 1990s. H3's route west of Porter Street & Connecticut Avenue NW was served by H2 until it was rerouted to serve and terminate at Van Ness Station in the early 2000s. H2 was later rerouted back to its Tenleytown terminus, replacing the N8 route east of Tenleytown and rerouting the H3 to serve exactly the same route as the H4 with the exception of Washington Hospital Center.
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H6 |
- Brookland-Fort Lincoln Line
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Local |
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- Franklin Street NE
- 14th Street NE
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- H6 covers the route covered by the H2 & H4 between Brookland station & Fort Lincoln until the late 1990s
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H8, H9 |
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Local |
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- Irving Street NW (H8)
- Rock Creek Church Road NW (H8)
- 10th Street NE
- 12th Street NE
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- H9 only operates when Carroll High School is open
- Some H8 trips operate from Rock Creek Church Rd & Upshur Street NW to Columbia Heights station during the PM peak hours when public schools are open
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K2 |
Takoma-Fort Totten Line |
Local |
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- North Capitol Street
- Kansas Avenue NE
- Eastern Avenue
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- Weekday peak hour service only
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L1, L2 |
Connecticut Avenue Line |
Local |
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- Connecticut Avenue NW
- Calvert Street NW (L2)
- 18th Street NW (L2)
- 23rd Street NW (L1)
- K Street NW (L2)
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- L1 weekday peak hour service only (AM to Potomac Park, PM to Chevy Chase Circle)
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M4 |
Nebraska Avenue Line |
Local |
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- Monday-Friday service only.
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M6 |
Fairfax Village Line |
Local |
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- Pennsylvania Avenue SE
- Alabama Avenue SE
- Southern Avenue
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- Formerly known as the W6 until the early/mid-1990s
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N2, N3, N4, N6 |
Massachusetts Avenue Line |
Local |
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- Western Avenue (N3, N4, N6)
- Wisconsin Avenue (N2)
- Massachusetts Avenue
- New Mexico Avenue NW (N2, N6)
- Connecticut Avenue NW
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- N3: weekday peak hour service only (N3: AM to Federal Triangle, PM to Friendship Heights)
- N2 & N4: Monday-Friday service only.
- N6 is a combination of the N2 and N4, operates post PM rush hour weekdays and all day on weekends.
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- N3 was part of the Massachusetts Av-Federal Triangle Line (along with the former N1) until 1996, when N1 was eliminated & N3 merged with the N2, N4 & N6.
- N4 used to terminate at Westmoreland Circle until the late 1990s.
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P6 |
Anacostia-Eckington Line |
Local* |
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New York Avenue NW (P6), 4th Street NE (P6)
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- Early AM/Late PM P6 terminate at Archives.
- Fare: $1 (south of the 11th Street Bridge, unless transferring to another bus)
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- P4, P5 & P6 were created to replace the A routes in 1991 when Anacostia station opened, with P5 & P6 additionally replacing the B6 between Metro Center & Rhode Island Avenue stations. P4 & P5 later merged with the P6, giving it the current route.
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S1 |
16th Street-Potomac Park Line |
Local |
- 16th Street & Colorado Avenue NW
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- 16th Street NW
- 18th Street NW (to 16th & Colorado)
- 19th Street NW (to Potomac Park)
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- Weekday peak hour service only (AM to Potomac Park, PM to 16th & Colorado)
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S2, S4 |
16th Street Line |
Local |
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- Alaska Avenue NW (S2)
- 16th Street NW
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- Some S2 trips originate at 14th Street & Missouri Avenue NW going to Federal Triangle (peak hour only).
- Some northbound S2 trips terminate at 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW (peak hour only).
- Silver Spring terminus is located on Wayne Avenue until completion of the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center.
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- All S4 weekday non-rush trips were truncated to Franklin Square (I & 13th Streets NW) on June 17, 2012. All S4 trips on the weekends through 7pm were also truncated to Franklin Square on December 30, 2012.
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S9 |
16th Street MetroExtra Line |
Limited Stop |
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- Weekday peak hour service only.
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- S9 was introduced in 2009, replacing the former S3 & S5 lines that were discontinued in the late 1990s.
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U2 |
Minnesota Avenue-Anacostia Line |
Local* |
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- Monday-Saturday service only.
- Fare: $1 (south of Good Hope Road & Minnesota Av SE, unless transferring to another bus)
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- Saturday service began in late 2011
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U4 |
Sheriff Road-River Terrace Line |
Local |
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- Sheriff Road NE
- Minnesota Avenue NE
- Benning Road NE
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- order of terminals (north to south): River Terrace to Minnesota Avenue then Minnesota Avenue to Sheriff Road NE, then reverse.
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- Formerly known as the M16 (Metro "Mini-Bus")
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U5, U6 |
Mayfair-Marshall Heights Line |
Local |
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- Minnesota Avenue NE/SE
- Texas Avenue SE
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- U6: order of terminals: Marshall Heights to Minnesota Avenue then Minnesota Avenue to Mayfair, then reverse.
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- Runs on a portion of the old M16 (Metro "Mini-Bus")
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U8 |
Capitol Heights-Benning Heights Line |
Local |
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- Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE
- Benning Road NE/SE
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- order of terminals (east to west): Capitol Heights to Minnesota Avenue then Minnesota Avenue to Benning Heights, then reverse.
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- U8 was created to replace the former X2, X4 & X6 routes east of Minnesota Avenue station in the late 1990s (X2 to Capitol Heights station, X4 then X6 to Benning Heights)
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V5 |
Fairfax Village-L'Enfant Plaza Line |
Local |
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- Alabama Avenue SE
- Good Hope Road SE
- SW/SE Freeway
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- Weekday peak hour service only (AM to L'Enfant Plaza, PM to Fairfax Village)
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V7, V8, V9 |
Minnesota Avenue-M Street Line |
Local |
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- Minnesota Avenue NE/SE
- M Street SE/SW
- 7th Street SW/NW (V8)
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- V8: weekend service only
- V9: weekday peak hour service only (AM to Navy Yard - Ballpark Station, PM to Benning Heights)
- Late night V7 trips from Deanwood end at Navy Yard – Ballpark station.
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- V7 was created to replace the combination of the former V4 & V6 routes in the late 1990s. The V6 carried over to operate alongside V7, V8 & V9 at their inception, but was eventually phased out within 5 years after the Half & O Streets SW portion of the route (also served by the 70) was eliminated in favor of 70's increased frequency in the area.
- On March 30, 2014 the V9 operates between Navy Yard - Ballpark Station & Benning Heights.
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W1 |
Shipley Terrace-Fort Drum Line |
Local |
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- Alabama Avenue SE
- Martin Luther King Jr Avenue
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- W1: Monday-Friday service only.
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- W1 replace the M8, M9 on March 3, 2014.
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W2, W3 |
United Medical Center-Anacostia Line |
Local |
United Medical Center
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- Southern Avenue
- Alabama Avenue SE
- Morris Road SE
- Martin Luther King Avenue SE
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- W3: Monday-Friday service only.
- Fare: $1 (unless transferring to another bus)
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(Portions of the W2 & W3 operate on the old M18 & M20 (Metro "Mini-Bus") routes
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W4 |
Deanwood-Alabama Avenue Line |
Local* |
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- Kenilworth Avenue
- Division Avenue NE
- Benning Road SE
- Alabama Avenue SE & South Capitol Street
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- Some school day trips terminate at Martin Luther King & Malcolm X Avenues SE
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- W4's original routing to Bolling Air Force Base was extended to Anacostia station in the early 2000s.
- W4 no longer operates between Capital Plaza and Deanwood Station as of March 24, 2013, when a portion of that route was discontinued. As a result, the W4 was truncated and now operates between Deanwood Station and Anacostia Station.
- The W5 now serves the former W4 stops at the Bolling AFB gates.
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W6, W8 |
Garfield-Anacostia Loop Line |
Local* |
Garfield (Robinson Pl & Jasper Rd SE)
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- Good Hope Road SE
- Alabama Avenue SE
- Stanton Road SE
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- W6: Clockwise loop
- W8: Counterclockwise loop
- Fare: $1 (unless transferring to another bus)
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- Portions of the W6 & W8 operate on the old M18 & M20 (The "Metro-Mini" buses) routes
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W9 |
L'Enfant Plaza-Coast Guard Metro Extra Line |
Limited Stop |
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- Livingston Road & 3rd Street, SE
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- South Capitol St SW
- 7th St SW
- M St SW
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- Weekday Peak Hour Service Only
- Limited-Stop Service
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- W9 started service on August 5,2013 & on September 29, 2013 the route was extended from the Coast Guard HQ to Livingston.
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X1, X3 |
Benning Road Line |
Local |
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- Benning Road NE
- H Street NE (X1)
- Florida Avenue NE/NW (X3)
- Constitution Avenue NW (X1)
- Calvert Street NW (X3)
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- X1 & X3: weekday peak hour service only (AM to Foggy Bottom - GWU/McLean Gardens, PM to Minnesota Avenue).
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- X3 was discontinued for several years before it was brought back to service in 2004.
- X3 was extended to Tenleytown-AU station on December 30, 2012.
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X2 |
Benning Road-H Street Line |
Local |
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- Benning Road NE
- H Street NE/NW
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- Some PM peak hour trips originate from Ballou High School going to Minnesota Avenue station when the school is open.
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- The X2 originally operated to Capitol Heights station until the mid-1990s when the route east of Minnesota Avenue station (along with the X4 & X6 route south of the station) were replaced by the U8.
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X8 |
Maryland Avenue Line |
Local |
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X9 |
Benning Road-H Street Metro Extra Line |
Limited Stop |
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- Metro Center (12th Street & New York Avenue, NW)
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- Nannie Helen Borroughs Avenue NE
- Benning Road NE
- H Street NE/NW
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- Peak hour limited stop service only (AM to Metro Center, PM to Capitol Heights)
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- Formerly known as the East Capitol Street Express line that was discontinued in the late 1980s; reincarnated as the Benning Road-H Street Express Line in December 2010
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