Metro News Release

For immediate release: June 18, 2014

Metrobus service changes effective June 22 to improve reliability

Metrobus schedules and service will be adjusted on some routes in the District of Columbia and Maryland starting Sunday, June 22, as Metro advances its Better Bus initiative and seeks to improve reliability for customers throughout the region.

The Better Bus initiative includes more limited-stop MetroExtra routes and refinements to 11 existing priority corridors. Under the program, more than 150,000 customers—roughly one third of all weekday bus customers—will benefit from more frequent service, additional capacity, or expanded hours of operation.

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Below is a complete summary of bus changes effective June 22, 2014:

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Route 60 - Fort Totten-Petworth

  • Time between buses between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. will increase to every 45 minutes to improve on-time performance

Route 92 - U Street–Garfield

  • Northbound trips will end service at 14th & U Street, NW
  • Southbound trips will begin at 13th & U Street, NW

Route B8 - Fort Lincoln Shuttle

  • Time between buses will increase to reflect traffic conditions. Buses will operate every 15 minutes during a.m. rush and every 20 minutes during p.m. rush

Route V9 - Minnesota Avenue–M Street

  • Times have been adjusted to reflect the new bus start and end location at 1st & K Street, SE

Routes W2, W3 - United Medical Center–Anacostia

  • Buses will permanently bypass Skyland Shopping Center due to redevelopment of the property
  • Trip times remain unchanged

Routes W6, W8 - Garfield-Anacostia Loop

  • Buses will permanently bypass Skyland Shopping Center due to redevelopment of the property
  • Time between buses will increase to every 15 minutes during a.m. and p.m. rush

MARYLAND

Routes A11, A12 - Martin Luther King Jr. Highway

  • A new schedule will reflect trip time adjustments and the route will be revised to restore service to three stops on Landover Road east of MLK Jr. Highway

Route B27 Bowie - New Carrollton

  • Trip times during p.m. rush have been adjusted to improve on-time performance

Route C2 Greenbelt - Twinbrook

  • Eastbound buses will operate on Stadium Drive during the Campus Drive construction project

Route C8 College Park - White Flint

  • Eastbound buses will operate on Stadium Drive during the Campus Drive construction project

Routes C11, C13 - Clinton

  • A new schedule will reflect trip time adjustments and current routing

Route F6 New Carrollton - Fort Totten

  • Eastbound buses will operate on Stadium Drive during the Campus Drive construction project

Routes J2, J3 - Bethesda–Silver Spring

  • Eastbound buses will serve the bus stop on Rockville Pike at Medical Center Station and will not enter the bus loop.

Route J4 - College Park - Bethesda Limited

  • Eastbound buses will operate on Stadium Drive during the Campus Drive construction project

For additional information or assistance, please call Metro Customer Service at (202) 637-7000.

News release issued at 11:17 am, June 18, 2014.