This is a list of bus routes operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), branded as Metrobus. Many are the descendants of streetcar lines operated by the Capital Transit Company or its predecessors.
Current routes
The list of Metrobus routes has been split by region:
Numbering
Most Metrobus routes follow the rules below:[1][2]
- Metrobus routes in Washington, D.C., have either a two digit number (31, 42, 64, etc.) or a letter followed by a number (A2, S2, X8, etc.).
- Metrobus routes in Montgomery County, MD, have a letter followed by a number (C4, Q4, Z6, etc.).
- Metrobus routes in Prince George's County, MD, have a letter followed by two numbers (F12, J12, P12, etc.).
- Metrobus routes in Northern Virginia have one or two numbers followed by a letter (1A, 16C, 29N, etc.).
Odd-numbered routes are typically part-time variants of even-numbered routes. At one time, odd numbered routes were express routes, but that distinction has been abandoned. Most Maryland and Washington, D.C., routes are grouped by their first digit. When this system was laid out in 1936, the following clustering was used:[citation needed]
| Category | Route numbers |
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| Buses in D.C. & Maryland |
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| Buses in Virginia |
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Divisions
| Division Name | Location | Routes Served[3] | City Section |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Federal Center (A) | 7541 Andrews Federal Campus Drive, Suitland, MD 20746 | 32, 36, 96, C11, C12, C13, C14, D12, D14, H12, J12, K12, NH1 | Southeast D.C., Southern Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Bladensburg (B) | 2251 26th Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20018-1405 | 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 80, B2, D4, D8, D31, D32, D33, D34, E2, G8, H2, H4, H6, H8, H9, K2, K6, R1, R2, R4, S41, U4, W45, W47, X2, X8 Select Trips: 52, 54, 79, S9 Weekends: 74, D6, U5, U6, U7, V8 | Northeast and Southeast Washington D.C. |
| Cinder Bed Road (C) | 7901 Cinder Bed Rd, Lorton, VA 22135 | 11Y, 17B, 17G, 17K, 17M, 18G, 18J, 18P, 26A, 29G, 29K, 29N, REX | Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Four Mile Run (F) | 3501 South Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22202 | 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3F, 3Y, 4B, 7A, 7M, 8W, 10A, 10B, 16A, 16C, 16E, 16M, 16Y, 21C, 22A, 22F, 23A, 23B, 23T, 25B, 28A, 28F, 38B, Metroway | Northern Virginia |
| Landover (L) | 3433 Pennsy Drive, Landover, MD 20785 | 83, 86, 89M, A12, B21, B22, B24, B27, C21, C22, C26, C27, C29, F1, F4, F6, F8, F12, F13, F14, G12, G14, L12, P12, R12, T14, T18, V12, V14 | Northern, Central, and Southern portions of Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Montgomery (M) | 5400 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852 | 70, 79, C2, C4, C8, J1, J2, K9, Q2, Q4, Q6, S2, S9, Y2, Y7, Y8, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8 Weekdays: L8, T2 | Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Southern Avenue Annex (P) | 1301 Boones Hill Road, Capitol Heights, MD 20743 | Weekdays: D6, U5, U6, U7, V2, V4, V8, W4, X3, X9 | Southeast D.C. & the southern portion of Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Shepherd Parkway (S) | 2 DC Village Lane SW, Washington, D.C. 20032 | 90, 92, A2, A4, A6, A7, A8, A31, A32, A33, D51, M6, NH2, P6, P18, S35, V7, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5, W6, W8, W14 Select Trips: B2, D12 Weekdays: 74 Select trips and Weekends: V2, V4 | Southeast & Southwest D.C. & the southern portion of Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Western (W) | 5230 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Friendship Heights, Washington, D.C. 20015 | 31, 33, 42, 43, 52, 54, D2, D32, D34, E4, G2, L2, M4, N2, N4, N6, W45, W47 Select trips: D6, H2, H4 | Northwest D.C. |
References
- Metrobus timetables, accessed October 2017.