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 A Metroway New Flyer XN40 bus at 27th & Crystal station. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overview | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Metrobus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garage | Four Mile Run | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vehicle | New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livery | Metroway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | In service | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began service | August 24, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessors | Metrobus 9S[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Routes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Routes | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | City of Alexandria and Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Start | Pentagon City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| End | Braddock Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 6.8 mi (11 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stations | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frequency | 12-20 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weekend frequency | 20 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Journey time | 24 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operates | 5:30 am – 10 pm (weekdays) 6:30 am - 10:30 pm (Saturdays) 7:30 am - 10:00 pm (Sundays) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daily ridership | 1,340 (April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ridership | 445,804 (FY 2023)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timetable | Metroway timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Map | Metroway map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Metroway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) as part of their Metrobus system. It consists of a single line operating in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia. It opened on August 24, 2014. It was the first bus rapid transit line to open in Virginia and in the Washington metropolitan area.[3]
- ^ "Crystal City-Potomac Yard Transitway Project". City of Alexandria. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "Metrobus FY2023 Annual Line Performance Report" (PDF). wmata.com. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Lazo, Luz (August 23, 2014). "Metroway, the region's first bus rapid transit, to debut in Northern Virginia". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.