16th Street Limited Line

S9
S9
16th Street Limited Line
Overview
System	Metrobus
Operator	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Garage	Montgomery (Daily); Bladensburg (Select trips)
Livery	MetroExtra
Status	In Service
Began service	March 30, 2009
Route
Locale	Northwest, Montgomery County, Maryland
Communities served	Silver Spring, Columbia Heights, Downtown
Landmarks served	Silver Spring station, Shepherd Park, Brightwood, Carter Barron Park & Ride Lot, Crestwood, Columbia Heights station, McPherson Square station, Franklin Square
Start	Silver Spring station
Via	16th Street NW
End	McPherson Square station (Franklin Square Entrance)
Other routes	S2 16th Street Local
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	6-12 minutes (Weekday Peak Hours); 12 minutes (Weekday Middays, Saturdays and Sundays between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM); 15 minutes after 9:00 PM
Operates	5:08 AM – 11:15 PM (Weekdays); 6:08 AM – 11:03 PM (Saturday); 6:33 AM - 8:49 PM (Sunday)
Ridership	1,690,527 (FY 2023)
Transfers	SmarTrip only
Timetable	16th Street Limited Line
Route map

Last updated May 29, 2024

The 16th Street Limited Line, designated Route S9, is a limited stop MetroExtra bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between Silver Spring station, which is served by the Red Line of the Washington Metro, and McPherson Square station, which is served by the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines of the Washington Metro. The line operates every 5–12 minutes during rush hours, 12 minutes during weekday middays, Saturdays and Sundays between 7AM and 9PM and 15 minutes after 9PM. Trips are roughly 30-40 minutes long. This line provides additional service between daily along the 16th Street corridor supplementing route S2.

Background

Route S9 provides daily service between Silver Spring station and McPherson Square station, running primarily on the 16th Street corridor. The route provides limited stop service supplementing local route S2.^[2]^[3]

Routes S9 and 79 are the only MetroExtra routes to have full-time service with all other MetroExtra routes operating during the weekday or weekday peak periods.

Route S9 currently operates out of Montgomery division. It originally operated out of Northern division until it was closed in 2019. The line mostly utilizes 2009 New Flyer DE40LFas (6424-6472) but often uses other buses from Montgomery.^[4]

Route S9 Stops

Bus stop	Direction	Connections
Northwest Washington D.C.
K Street NW / 13th Street NW (Franklin Square)	Northbound station, Southbound terminal	Metrobus : 3F, 3Y, 16E, 16Y, 80, D4, D6, S2, X2 DC Circulator : Georgetown–Union Station Woodley Park – Adams Morgan – McPherson Square Metro Washington Metro : at McPherson Square station
Franklin Square Bus Bay A	Northbound	Metrobus : 3F, 3Y, 16E, 16Y, 52, 54, 59, 80, D4, D6, G8, S2, X2 DC Circulator : Woodley Park – Adams Morgan – McPherson Square Metro DC Circulator : Georgetown–Union Station Washington Metro : at McPherson Square station
K Street NW / 15th Street NW	Northbound	Metrobus : 3Y, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 80, D6, S2 DC Circulator : Georgetown–Union Station
K Street NW / 16th Street NW	Southbound	Metrobus : 3Y, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 80, D6, S2 DC Circulator : Georgetown–Union Station
16th Street NW / M Street NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : S2
16th Street NW / P Street NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : G2, S2
16th Street NW / U Street NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : 90, 92 (Late night & early morning only), 96, S2
16th Street NW / Euclid Street NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : S2
16th Street NW / Irving Street NW (Columbia Heights station)	Bidirectional	Metrobus : 52, 54, 59, D32, H2, H4, H8, S2, W45, W47 Washington Metro :
16th Street NW / Park Road NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : H8, S2
16th Street NW / Spring Road NW	Northbound	Metrobus : S2
16th Street NW / #3636	Southbound	Metrobus : S2
16th Street NW / Buchanan Street NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : D33, S2, W45
16th Street NW / Colorado Avenue NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : D33, S2
16th Street NW / Missouri Avenue NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : D31, D33, D34, E4, S2, W45
16th Street NW / Somerset Place NW	Northbound	Metrobus : D31, S2
16th Street NW / Sheridan Street NW	Southbound	Metrobus : D31, S2
16th Street NW / Aspen Street NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : D31, S2
16th Street NW / Alaska Avenue NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : D31, S2
16th Street NW / Hemlock Street NW	Northbound	Metrobus : D31
16th Street NW / Holly Street NW	Southbound	Metrobus : D31
16th Street NW / Juniper Street NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : D31
16th Street NW / Kalmia Road NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : D31
16th Street NW / Leegate Road NW	Northbound	Metrobus : D31
16th Street NW / Myrtle Street NW	Southbound	Metrobus : D31
16th Street NW / Primrose Road NW	Bidirectional	Metrobus : D31
16th Street NW / Eastern Avenue	Northbound	Metrobus : D31, S2
16th Street NW / Portal Drive NW	Southbound	Metrobus : D31, S2
Montgomery County, Maryland
Silver Spring station Bus Bay 104	Southbound station, Northbound terminal	Metrobus: 70, 79, F4, J1, J2, Q2, Q4, S2, Y2, Y7, Y8, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8 Ride On: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, Flash BRT (Blue, Orange) MTA Maryland Bus: 915, 929 Shuttle-UM: 111 Peter Pan Bus Washington Metro : MARC : Brunswick Line MTA: Purple Line (Planned)

History

Express lines along the 16th Street corridor were originally operated by routes S3 and S5. These routes provided service from Silver Spring station to Franklin Square. However the line was discontinued in the 1990s in favor for routes S1, S2, and S4.^[5]

In 2008, a study was released along the 16th Street corridor in order to improve the line by both WMATA and the District Department of Transportation. The corridor averages a weekday ridership of 16,000 making it the third most heavily used line in the Metrobus system, Parts of the proposal was to create a new route S3 which would be a shorten routes S1, S2, and S4 and create a limited stop route S9.^[6] According to the study, it goes for routes S3 and S9:^[7]

S9

Purpose: The limited-stop recommendation is in response to rider feedback about long travel times and the need for greater capacity during peak periods. The S9 would operate much like the MetroExtra route 79 service on Georgia Avenue, which is specially branded and which makes only 16 stops in each direction on its route, unlike the local routes in the corridor that stop at every block or two.^[7]
Route Description: the alignment of the S9 route would be along 16th Street between downtown and the Maryland border, with a routing onto Alaska Avenue and Eastern Avenue. The S9 route would be similar to the S2 with two notable exceptions: the southern terminal would be near McPherson Square on Eye Street between 13th and 14th Streets (rather than continuing on to Federal Triangle) and the northern terminal would be across from Silver Spring station on Colesville Road, just west of East-West Highway (due to the ongoing construction of the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center).^[7]
Stops: The S9 will only serve 16 stops in both directions.^[7]
Frequency: Under Phase 1, the line will operate every 10 minutes during weekday peak hours. Under Phase 2, the line will operate every 10 minutes during weekday peak hours and 20 minutes late evenings and midday.^[7]
Benefits: By stopping every quarter mile or so, the S9 would offer a time-saving alternative to local routes for transit riders on 16th Street. The extra service would also add much needed capacity during peak periods.^[7]

S3

Purpose: The main problem identified by riders of the 16th Street Line in the rider survey and at public meetings was crowded buses. In addition to the greater capacity to the 16th Street Line offered by the S9, the S3 would add further capacity by providing peak-period service to the busiest part of the corridor.^[7]
Route Description: The S3 would follow the same route as the S2 and S4 from Federal Triangle to about the mid-point of the corridor. At this time, it's unclear where the northern terminal of the S3 would be, though the northernmost point is expected to be Colorado Avenue.
Stops: The S3 would stop at the same stops as the S2 and S4 local routes.^[7]
Frequency: Under phase 2, the line will operate every 10 minutes during weekday peak hours and 15 minutes off-peak hours. Under phase 3, the line will operate every 5 minutes during weekday peak hours and 11 minutes off-peak hours.^[7]
Benefits: By not traversing the entire length of the line, the new short-turn service would provide additional buses on 16th Street to alleviate crowding on existing routes.^[7]

The S3 proposal was mentioned again in 2013.^[8]

New Route S9

On March 30, 2009, route S9 was introduced as a new limited-stop express route between Silver Spring station and McPherson Square station along 16th Street serving only 16 stops in both directions. The new route will supplement routes S1, S2 and S4 during the weekday peak-hours only.^[9]^[10]^[11]

The new route also debut new hybrid buses (2009 New Flyer DE40LFAs) branded under the express scheme which were used for the S9. These new buses were painted in the 4th Generation paint scheme with the primary color being blue instead of red.^[12]

Due to the Red Line collision in June 2009, route S9 service was temporarily increased and operated all day during the weekdays between June 22 to June 26.^[13] Service reverted to its regular service on June 29, 2009.

On June 17, 2012, the express branding was merged into the MetroExtra brand. All routes that originally operated under the limited-stop express branding was merged into the MetroExtra brand in order to simplify the brands. Route S9 was converted in the fall of 2012.^[14]

When the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center at Silver Spring station opened, route S9 was rerouted from its terminus along Wayne Avenue to the new transit center. The S9 were assigned to Bus Bay 104 on level 1.^[15]^[16]

In 2016 during WMATA FY2018 budget, WMATA proposed to add midday and Saturday service to route S9 at a 20-minute frequency and increase the peak hour frequency from 7–8 minutes to 6 minutes between Silver Spring and Missouri/Colorado avenues NW and 7–8 minutes to 3 minutes from Missouri/Colorado avenues NW to Franklin Square. These changes were recommended by DDOT's 16th Street NW Transit Priority Planning Study from April 2016:^[17]

To better match the demand for limited-stop MetroExtra service on 16th Street.
To alleviate overcrowding in the corridor by increasing the number of Route S9 trips, which have a faster travel time than local Route S2 and S4 trips, allowing for a net gain in number of trips.
To make 16th Street corridor service easier to understand for customers.

Performance Measures goes as the following:^[17]

Performance Measure	Routes S2, S4	Routes S9	WMATA Guideline	Pass/Fail
Average Weekday Riders	13,258	3,913	432	Pass
Cost Recovery	38.79%	39.76%	16.6%	Pass
Subsidy per Rider	$1.85	$1.77	$4.81	Pass
Riders per Trip	36.9	37.0	10.7	Pass
Riders per Revenue Mile	4.8	4.8	1.3	Pass

Current morning rush hour Route S2 trips are 90% full and Route S4 trips are 96% full, on average. Route S9 trips are 128% full, on average. WMATA service guidelines indicate that the maximum should be 120% for this service type.
Current afternoon rush hour Route S2 trips are on average 89% full and Route S4 trips are 82% full, on average. Route S9 trips are 124% full, on average. WMATA service guidelines indicate that the maximum should be 120% for this service type.

On June 25, 2017, midday and Saturday service was added to route S9 that will operate every 20 minutes. Also additional Route S9 limited-stop trips will be added to the schedule, including trips between 16th Street & Missouri Avenue NW and Franklin Square during morning rush hour and between Franklin Square and 16th Street & Colorado Avenue NW during afternoon rush hour.^[18]^[19]

In 2019, WMATA proposed to reroute route S9 to remain straight along 16th Street instead of diverting onto Alaska and Eastern Avenues NW and add service to bus stops at 16th Street & Kalmia Road NW, 16th Street & Portal Drive NW and 16th Street & Eastern Avenue NW in order to replace route S4 which is proposed to be renamed route S9. Route S9 will also have service extended to 11:00 PM and new Sunday service add to operate every 20 minutes between 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.^[20]^[21] This was due to the following according to WMATA:^[21]

Provide faster service and improve travel time on Route S9 in response to customer feedback, allowing more frequent service for the majority of customers and to complement the District Department of Transportation’s planned 16th Street bus lanes.
Restructure 16th Street NW corridor service to better serve existing customers and attract new riders to Metrobus.
- Maintain local bus connections and enhance faster, limited-stop service options.
- Improves corridor travel options within the District and between Downtown DC and Silver Spring.
- Reduce vehicular traffic with additional MetroExtra limited-stop, direct and more frequent service.
Improve service reliability and reduce instances where more than one bus arrives at a stop at the same time (bus bunching).
Streamline service and simplify the route structure, making service easier for customers to understand.
Extend all Route S9 trips to operate along the entire route between Downtown DC and Silver Spring in response to demand and where customers can make connections to other services.
On an average weekday, 80 customers board at the Route S4 stops on 16th Street north of Alaska Avenue NW that are proposed to be eliminated. This is less than 1% (0.9%) of Route S2 and S4 ridership.
- Route S9 is proposed to serve stops along 16th Street north of Alaska Avenue at Kalmia Road, Eastern Avenue and Portal Drive NW.
On an average weekday, 278 customers board Route S9 at the Alaska Avenue & Kalmia Road NW bus stops. These stops will continue to be served by Route S2 and are one block away from route 79 service between Downtown DC and Silver Spring. Route S9 ridership at this stop is 4.8% of Route S9 ridership.
On an average weekday, 84 customers (1.4% ridership) board Route S9 at the Eastern Avenue & 16th Street NW bus stops. These stops are 1-2 blocks from proposed Route S9 stops at 16th Street & Eastern Avenue and 16th Street & Portal Drive NW.

Later in 2019, WMATA proposed to raise the MetroExtra fare from $2.00 to $3.00 and extend the hours of route S9.^[22]

Beginning on March 16, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all route S9 service was reduced to operate on its Saturday schedule.^[23] However beginning on March 18, 2020, all route S9 service was suspended as WMATA shifted to operate on a modified Sunday schedule.^[24]

On August 23, 2020, route S9 was restored and rerouted to remain along 16th Street instead of diverting onto Alaska Avenue and Eastern Avenue in order to replace the S4. Route S9 service was also extended to 11:00 PM on Monday through Saturday and added Sunday service operating every 20 minutes between 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.^[25] Service on Alaska Avenue and Eastern Avenue is still provided by route S2.

When Black Lives Matter Plaza opened, route S9 routing detoured along 15th Street NW at I Street resuming route on 16th Street NW at K Street going to Silver Spring and detoured along K Street NW at 16th Street resuming route on 11th Street NW at H Street going to Franklin Park when the S9 resumed service on August 23, 2020.^[26] The reroute became permanent on October 5, 2020, after the DC Council made Black Lives Matter Plaza permanent. All service on 16th Street between H and K streets was eliminated.^[27]

On September 5, 2021, the line was increased to operate every 12 minutes daily.^[28]

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[ridership-1] "Metrobus FY2023 Annual Line Performance Report" (PDF). wmata.com. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[2] "S9 – 16th Street Express". Metro-Venture. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[3] Malouff, Dan. "Keep MetroExtra bus lines straight with this handy map". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[4] Dodds, Alex. "WMATA plans to rebuild its 14th Street bus garage with retail, and keep its diesel fleet for now". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[5] "New Subway Stops Bring Metrobus Service Changes". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[6] "Metro looks to add express bus service to 16th Street Line in D.C." www.wmata.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[16th_Study-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Metrobus 16th Street Line Study" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[8] Teal, Whitney (5 February 2013). "WMATA Considers Adding 16th Street Bus Line". Silver Spring, MD Patch. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[9] Mathis, Sommer. "S9 Express Bus Service to Begin March 30". DCist. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[10] Wellborn, Mark. "Faster, Cleaner, Better: The New S9 Bus Service". UrbanTurf. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[11] "The S9 express bus line started running today". Brown Nation DC. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[12] "D.C. Metro debuts express service, hybrid buses". www.metro-magazine.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

[13] "Metro News Release | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[14] "Metro News Release". wmata.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[15] Goldchain, Michelle (21 September 2015). "Finally, The Silver Spring Transit Center Makes Its Debut". Curbed DC. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[16] "Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring". www.wmata.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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