Metroway

Metroway
Overview
System	WMATA
Vehicle	NABI BRT
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, United States
Start	Pentagon City
End	Braddock Rd.
Length	6.8 mi (11 km)
Stations	15 (1 planned)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	6 minutes peak 12 minutes daytime 15 minutes evening
Weekend frequency	20 minutes
Journey time	24 minutes
Operates	5:30 am – 10 pm
Daily ridership	2,301 (August 2016)[1]
Fare	$1.75
Timetable	Metroway timetable
Map	Metroway map
Route map Legend to Pentagon Pentagon City Crystal City to National Airport 18th & Crystal 23rd & Clark 23rd & Crystal 26th & Clark 27th & Crystal 33rd & Crystal South Glebe Four Mile Run Arlington Alexandria Reed East Glebe Swann Custis Potomac to National Airport Fayette Braddock Road to King Street

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The Metroway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). It consists of a single line operating in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia. It opened on August 24, 2014. It is the first bus rapid transit line to open in Virginia and in the Washington metropolitan area.^[2]

Route

The service runs from its northern end at the Pentagon City south through Crystal City and Potomac Yard before ending at the Braddock Road Metrorail station. The service runs along a bus-only roadway along Jefferson Davis Highway in Alexandria between Potomac and East Glebe stations, as well as a busway in Arlington. The remainder of the service runs on mixed-traffic roadways.

Stations

There are fifteen stations on the route. Ten of the stations offer two-way service, two of the stations, 18th & Crystal and 23rd & Crystal, are northbound-only, and three other stations, 26th & Clark, 23rd & Clark, and Pentagon City, are southbound-only.^[3]

The Metroway stations vary depending on location and jurisdiction. The stations consist of side platforms and sidewalk-level bus stops.

Service

Metroway operates seven days a week with longer hours and more frequent service during weekdays. All runs take place on board NABI 42 BRT Hybrid buses with Metroway livery. The NABIs will be replaced by New Flyer XN40s.

Connections

As a WMATA Metrobus service, Metroway is integrated within the regional transit network, and is subject to the same fares and transfer rules as any other local Metrobus service. The Braddock Road, Crystal City, and Pentagon City stations offer service for the Metrorail Yellow Line and Blue Line.

The Crystal City VRE station is a short distance (0.1 mile) away from the 18th & Crystal station.

Metroway provides connections to the Mount Vernon Trail at the 18th & Crystal station, and the Four Mile Run Trail at the South Glebe station. Capital Bikeshare stations exist at or near several Metroway stations.

Expansions

Metroway has been expanded since its opening in 2014, both in number of stations and in the right-of-way used. Two new stations opened in Arlington, both in April 2016. Another station in Alexandria is still under construction.

On April 17, 2016, the 33rd & Crystal and Pentagon City stations opened, bringing the total number of operating stations to fifteen. At the same time, a dedicated transit lane, and a peak period transit lane opened in Arlington.^[4][5] A third station, the Fayette station, still has an unspecified opening date. While the Fayette and 33rd & Crystal stations are infill stations along the existing route, the addition of the Pentagon City station extended the route north, which changed the northern terminus from Crystal City to Pentagon City. The 33rd & Crystal stop, and future Fayette stop, will both offer two-way service, while Pentagon City, the new terminous, is southbound-only.

The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board wants to extend the dedicated transitway in Crystal City North to the Pentagon City Metro station.^[6]

See also

• GRTC Pulse, a bus rapid transit system in Richmond, Virginia
• VB Wave, a bus rapid transit system in Virginia Beach, Virginia

References

1. "Crystal City-Potomac Yard Transitway Project". City of Alexandria. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
2. Lazo, Luz. "Metroway, the region's first bus rapid transit, to debut in Northern Virginia". The Washington Post. WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
3. "Route | Metroway". Metroway. MetrowayVA.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
4. Smith, Max (April 17, 2016). "New bus-only lanes open along Jefferson Davis Highway". WTOP.com. WTOP. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
5. "Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway - Projects & Planning". Arlington County Government. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
6. "Trains, buses, new lanes for cars and bikes—highlights from the 2016 CLRP Amendment". National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

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