This article possibly contains original research .(May 2011) |
Founded | September 1985 [1] [2] |
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Locale | Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S. |
Service area | 180 square miles [3] |
Service type | bus service |
Routes | 94 (June 2024) |
Stops | 4,061 [3] |
Fleet | 374 |
Daily ridership | 31,500 (weekdays, Q3 2024) [4] |
Annual ridership | 8,986,900 (2023) [5] |
Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid |
Operator | Transdev |
Website | fairfaxcounty.gov/connector |
Fairfax Connector is a public bus service provided by Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and is managed by the county government. [3] [6] The bus system provides service within Fairfax County, and connects to Metrobus, Metrorail stations, Virginia Railway Express, and other local bus systems. Fairfax Connector serves all of Fairfax Metrorail Stations, the city of Alexandria, the city of Fairfax (weekday middays only), the Washington Dulles International Airport, and the Pentagon Metrorail station (weekdays only, mostly during morning and evening peak periods). [2] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 8,986,900, or about 31,500 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Fairfax Connector, or simply "The Connector", is operated under contract by Transdev, and is the third largest bus fleet in the D.C. area. [7] The Connector provides a fixed-route bus service within Fairfax County on 93 routes and carries about nine million passengers annually. The Connector's goals is to supplement the regional rail and bus service provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), providing reliable local bus service, and to improves the safety of the community of Fairfax County.
The first buses rolled out in September 1985 as a lower-cost alternative to the Metrobus service of the regional Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. [1] The original routes connected the southern part of the county (near the Mount Vernon Estate) to the Huntington Metro station which borders Alexandria. This area continues to be the core of the system, and is noted for the number of residents in the Richmond Highway area who use the service at all times of the day. It had 10 routes, and many routes serves through Huntington Station. These first 10 routes were previously served by Metrobus. In 1988, The Connector began to operate express routes, to connect to Pentagon station. It also expanded through the southeastern portion of Fairfax. [2]
In 1990, The Connector took over the operation of the RIBS (Reston Internal Bus Service). Service continues to provide through the southern portion of Alexandria, when Van Dorn Street station opened in 1991. In 1994, the service was extended to the high-technology industrial areas of suburban Reston and Herndon, located between Washington, D.C., and Washington Dulles International Airport. Along State Route 267 (the Dulles Toll Road), express buses carry commuters from free park-and-ride lots to the Washington Metro system. In 1999, the Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride and the Tysons Westpark Transit Station opened, extending its operation within the county.
After having many buses running on pure diesel, The Connector ordered buses that runs in Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel fuel in 2002. These bus upgrades can retrofit the fleet with Green Diesel technology, so the county can go environmentally friendly. More bus stations continues to increase, with the opening of the Lorton Park-and-Ride in 2003, [8] and the Gambrill Road Park-and-Ride in 2005. The Connector began installing the SmarTrip Fare Card technology, so that passengers can pay their fare using WMATA's SmarTrip. In June 2009, service was transitioned from the Metrobus 2W, 12-, and 20-series routes to the Connector in the Centreville, Chantilly, and Oakton areas along I-66 and near Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Station.
On July 1, 2009, MV Transportation took over from Veolia Transport as the operator. [9]
Major changes began in 2010, when the Reston East Park-and-Ride closed to make way for the Silver Line construction. [10] After the Silver Line opened in 2014, The Connector modified its service, by providing three circulator routes within Tysons Corner, as well as new service to McLean. Many routes were modified, so The Connector can give access to its riders to transfer within the Silver Line and other portions within the County. [11] On July 1, 2019, Transdev commenced a five-year contract to operate the network with an option to extend for a further 10 years. [12] As previously mentioned, Transdev (then as Veolia Transport) had previously operated The Connector until July 1, 2009.
On December 5, 2019, Fairfax Connector worker went on a strike against Transdev affecting 30,000 riders with all routes operating on Sunday service. [13] The strike joins 130 employees at Metrobus's Cinder Bed garage who went on strike against Transdev on October 24, 2019. [14]
On February 22, 2024, at 2AM, Fairfax Connector employees went on strike against Transdev affecting service. [15] 401/402 was operating very limited service, but at 9AM, all routes were suspended.[ citation needed ] As of March 8, 2024, all routes have returned to their regular schedules. [16]
The New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 buses, numbered in the 7900s and being delivered in 2024, are equipped with USB charging ports.
As of July 1, 2024, the base fares for the Connector is as follows $2.25 on local routes; $4.80 on express routes (393, 394, 395, 396, 598, 599, 697, 698, 699, 798, and 835); $0.55 on Routes 350, 423, and 427; and $5.00 on Route 480 (fare is round-trip). [17] [18] Fares are paid in cash (exact change), or WMATA issued SmarTrip card. [19]
As of June 2024 [update] , the Fairfax Connector bus system consists of 94 routes. The following are the route numbers and names that make up the Fairfax Connector bus system. [20]
Route | Name | Terminals | Service | Notes | |
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101 | Fort Hunt |
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109 | Rose Hill | ||||
151 | Engleside – Mt. Vernon |
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152 | Groveton – Mt. Vernon |
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159 | Engleside Limited-Stop |
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161 | Hybla Valley Circulator |
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162 |
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171 | Richmond Highway | ||||
231 | Kingstowne Circulator |
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232 |
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301 | Telegraph Road |
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305 | Newington Forest – Silverbrook Road |
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306 | GMU – Pentagon |
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308 | Franconia-Springfield – Mt. Vernon Hospital |
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310 | Franconia Road – Rolling Valley |
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321 | Greater Springfield Circulator |
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322 |
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334 | Newington Circulator |
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335 | Fort Belvoir "The Eagle" |
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340 | Patriot Ridge – Saratoga |
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341 | Boston Boulevard – Saratoga |
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350 | Frontier Drive – Hilton Springfield – Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station (TAGS) |
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351 | TSA – NVCC Medical College – Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station (TAGS) |
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352 | TSA – Springfield Town Center – Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station (TAGS) |
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353 | Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station – Metro Park (TAGS) |
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371 | Lorton – Springfield |
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393 | Saratoga – Mark Center – Pentagon |
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394 | Saratoga – Backlick – Pentagon |
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395 | Gambrill Road – Pentagon |
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396 | Backlick – Pentagon |
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401 | Backlick – Gallows |
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402 |
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423 | Tysons Circulator – Westpark |
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427 | Spring Hill Metro – Farm Credit Administration |
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432 | Old Courthouse – Beulah |
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461 | Vienna – Oakton |
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462 | Dunn Loring – Navy Federal – Tysons |
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463 | Maple Avenue – Tysons | ||||
467 | Dunn Loring – Tysons |
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480 | Wolf Trap Express |
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494 | Springfield – Tysons |
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495 | Burke Centre – Tysons |
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507 | Sunset Hills – Sunrise Valley |
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552 | Innovation Center – Wiehle-Reston East |
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553 | Kingstream – Herndon – Fox Mill |
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557 | Reston South – Soapstone |
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558 | Center Harbor – Wiehle |
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559 | Reston Town Center – Wiehle |
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574 | Reston – Tysons |
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598 | Reston South – Pentagon – Crystal City |
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599 | Reston North – Pentagon – Crystal City |
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605 | Reston – Fair Oaks |
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615 | Fair Oaks – Greenbriar |
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622 | Penderbrook – Monument Drive |
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625 | Random Hills – Pender Drive |
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630 | Centreville – Monument Drive |
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642 | Stone Road – Centreville North |
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651 | Chantilly – Monument Drive |
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660 | Stone Road – Tysons |
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662 | Stone Road – Vienna |
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663 | Stringfellow Road – Vienna |
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671 | Chantilly – Inova Fairfax – Dunn Loring |
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672 | Chantilly – Dunn Loring |
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697 | Stringfellow Road – D Street SW |
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698 | Stringfellow Road – Vienna – Pentagon |
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699 | Monument Drive Transit Center – Downtown D.C. |
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703 | Pimmit Hills |
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715 | East Falls Church – Langley |
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721 | Chain Bridge Road – McLean |
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722 | McLean – Langley |
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798 | Tysons – Bethesda Express |
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803 | Annandale Road |
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834 | Little River Turnpike – Pentagon |
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835 | Braeburn Drive – Pentagon Express |
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901 | Herndon Metro – Centreville |
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921 | Herndon Circulator |
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924 | NOVA Loudoun – Herndon – Franklin Farm |
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937 | Coppermine – Elden |
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950 | Reston Town Center – Herndon Metro |
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951 | Wiehle-Reston East – Innovation Center |
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952 | Sunset Hills – Dulles Airport | ||||
954 | Sterling Plaza – Herndon Metro |
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983 | Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy Center |
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RIBS1 | Lake Anne – Hunters Woods |
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RIBS2 | Reston – South Lakes Drive – Herndon Metro |
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RIBS3 | Lake Anne – Hunters Woods |
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RIBS4 | Reston Town Center – North Point |
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RIBS5 | Herndon – Reston Town Center |
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These routes have been served by Fairfax Connector at one point but have since been discontinued due to either low ridership, duplication of another route, simplification to other routes, or combined into another route. However some routes would be reincarnated into new routes for Fairfax Connector.
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5S | Reston – Herndon |
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20A | Fairfax County Government Center | |||
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102 | Fort Hunt Road |
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103 | Belle View |
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105 | Richmond Highway |
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107 |
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108 | Telegraph Road |
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110 | Old Keene Mill – Franconia Road |
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111 | ||||
112 | Rolling Road VRE Station | |||
123 | Franconia Road | |||
202 | Beulah Street |
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203 | Kingstowne Village |
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204 | Springfield – Van Dorn |
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303 | Island Creek |
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304 | Saratoga |
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307 | Laurel Hill/Lorton |
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311 | Hayfield – Kingstowne |
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331 | I-95 Circulator |
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332 | ||||
333 | Patriot Ridge – Saratoga |
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372 | Lorton – Springfield |
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373 |
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380 | Franconia-Springfield – Pentagon Express | |||
383 | Lorton |
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384 | Saratoga |
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385 | Newington Forest |
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402 | Vienna – Merrifield – Dunn Loring |
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404 | Route 123 |
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421 | Tysons Corner | |||
422 | Boone Boulevard – Howard Avenue | |||
424 | Jones Branch Drive | |||
425 | Tysons Westpark Transit Station/West Falls Church Metro | |||
427 | ||||
466 | Vienna – Oakton | |||
493 | Lorton – Tysons Express |
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493F | Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator |
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493G |
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493J |
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493M |
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494F | Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator |
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494G |
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494J |
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494M |
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495F | Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator |
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495G |
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495M |
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504 | Tysons Corner – Reston Town Center |
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505 | Reston Town Center |
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551 | South Lakes Drive |
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554 | Reston North: Wiehle Avenue – Center Harbor |
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555 | Sunset Hills Park & Ride – West Falls Church |
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556 | Reston Town Center |
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556 | Bennington Woods |
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559 | Reston South: Glade – Soapstone | |||
585 | Reston South – Franklin Farm |
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595 | Pentagon Express |
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597 | Crystal City Express |
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621 | Penderbrook – Government Center |
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623 | Fairfax County Government Center |
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624 | Stringfellow Road – Fair Lakes |
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631 | Little Rocky Run |
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632 | Westfields |
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634 | Stringfellow Road – Fair Lakes |
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640 | Centreville North – Westfields |
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641 | Centre Ridge – Centreville South |
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644 | Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride |
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650 | Chantilly |
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652 | Chantilly – Franklin Farm |
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724 | Lewinsville Road |
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734 | McLean – West Falls Church | |||
901 | Herndon Express |
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904 | Herndon/Reston Town Center |
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905 | Reston Town Center Express |
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922 | Herndon |
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926 | Dranesville Road – Worldgate Drive |
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927 | Dulles Corner – McNair Farms |
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928 | Herndon Parkway – Elden Street |
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929 | Centreville Road | |||
941 | Sunrise Valley Reverse Commute |
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942 | Sunset Hills Reverse Commute |
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980 | Herndon-Monroe – Wiehle-Reston East |
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981 | Dulles Airport – Wiehle-Reston East | |||
984 | Herndon-Monroe/Reston East Express |
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985 | Dulles Corner – Wall Road |
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989 | Pentagon/Crystal City |
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Fairfax Connector operates a fleet consisting of Diesel, Hybrid, and Electric buses produced by Orion Bus Industries and New Flyer. The Fairfax Connector fleet roster consists of the following buses: [2]
Image | Builder and model | Model year | Length | Numbers (Total) | Vehicles in service | Fuel type | Notes |
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DaimlerChrysler North America Orion VII Next Generation | 2008 | 30 ft (9.1 m) | 9770–9795 (26 buses) | 15 retiring | Diesel | ||
New Flyer Low Floor Restyled D40LFR | 2009 | 40 ft (12 m) | 9600–9613 (14 buses) | 1 retiring |
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2010 | 9614–9644 (31 buses) | 5 retiring |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 | 2011 | 40 ft (12 m) | 9645–9675 (31 buses) | 30 | |||
7701–7737 (37 buses) | 36 | ||||||
2012 | 7738–7753, 7755–7758 (20 buses) | 20 | |||||
Daimler Commercial Buses Orion VII EPA10 BRT | 30 ft (9.1 m) | 3082–3087 (6 buses) | 5 | Hybrid |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XD35 | 35 ft (11 m) | 9676–9690 (15 buses) | 15 | Diesel | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 | 2013 | 40 ft (12 m) | 7759–7777 (19 buses) | 19 | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD35 | 2014 | 35 ft (11 m) | 7778–7794 (17 buses) | 17 | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 | 2015 | 40 ft (12 m) | 7795–7799 (5 buses) [157] | 5 | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD35 | 35 ft (11 m) | 7800–7811 (12 buses) [157] | 12 | ||||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 | 2017 | 40 ft (12 m) | 1730–1739 (10 buses) | 10 |
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2018 | 7812–7815 (4 buses) | 4 | |||||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD35 | 35 ft (11 m) | 7816–7825 (10 buses) | 10 | ||||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 | 2019 | 40 ft (12 m) | 7826–7829 (4 buses) | 4 | |||
2020 | 7830–7840 (11 buses) | 11 | |||||
2021 | 7841–7868 (28 buses) | 28 | * 7861-7866 are Wrapped of the New 798 Express Bus. | ||||
2022 | 7869–7876 (8 buses) | 8 | |||||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD35 | 35 ft (11 m) | 7877–7892 (16 buses) | 16 | ||||
New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE40 [158] | 40 ft (12 m) | 1000–1007 (8 buses) | 8 | Battery electric | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 | 2023 | 7893–7904 (12 buses) | 12 | Diesel | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE40 | 1008–1009 (2 buses) | 1 | Battery electric | * 1009 Crashed and caught fire in Monument Drive Parking Garage on December 10, 2024 causing severe front damage. [159] | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE35 | 35 ft (11 m) | 1010–1011 (2 buses) | 2 | ||||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 | 2024 | 40 ft (12 m) | 7905–7950 (46 buses) | 46 | Diesel | ||
Gillig Low Floor | 29 ft (8.8 m) | 7951–7960 (10 buses) | 10 |
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Builder and model | Length | Year | Fleet number | Fuel type | Notes |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 | 40 ft (12 m) | 2024-2025 | TBA (? buses) | Diesel-Electric Hybrid | FCDOT announced that They´ve secured more than $50 million dollars in federal funding from the FTA to bring 60 low emission, diesel-electric hybrid buses. [160] [161] |
TBD | 40 ft (12 m) | 2024-2025 | TBA (? buses) | Diesel | The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized its Department of Transportation (FCDOT) to apply for roughly $128.1 million in federal grants to purchase 72 buses, including 60 hybrid and 12 diesel models. [162] |
Year | Builder and model | Numbers (preserved numbers) | Year Retired | Picture | Notes |
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1985 | Bus Industries of America Orion I (01.507) | 7700-7732 | 2007 | ||
1988 | 7733-7739 | ||||
Bus Industries of America Orion I (01.502) | 7800-7809 | ||||
1988–89 | Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS-06 (T80-206) | 7941L-7952L |
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1989–90 | Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS-06 (T70-606) | 7953L-7954L |
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1989–91 | Bus Industries of America Orion I (01.507) | 7740-7761 | |||
1994 | Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS-06 (T80-206) | 7810-7854 | 2011–2013 | ||
1997 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501) | 8033-8066 |
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1998 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.505) | 7903-7912 | 2010–2011 | ||
Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501) | 7762-7781 | ||||
1999 | 7855-7869 | 2011 | |||
Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.505) | 7913-7917 | ||||
2000 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501) | 7782-7799, 7870-7890 | 2012–2014 | ||
2002 | DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion V (05.504) | 7891-7898 | 2016 | ||
DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion V (05.505) | 7918-7927 | 2016–2017 | |||
2003 | Champion Cutaways | 7928-7930 | 2010 | ||
2006 | ElDorado National Aero Elites | 7931-7940 | 2012 | ||
2007 | New Flyer Low Floor Restyled D40LFR | 9700–9751 | 2022-2024 | ||
New Flyer Low Floor Restyled D35LFR | 9754–9769 | 2023-2024 | |||
2010 | New Flyer Low Floor Advanced DE42LFA | 6568, 6577, 6584, 6585, 6591, 6609 | 2024 |
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The bus fleet, owned and operated by Fairfax Connector, is distributed among three garages in Newington, Fair Lakes, and Reston.
Division name | Location | Capacity | Routes | Buses | Notes |
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Huntington | 6900 Newington Rd, Lorton, VA 22079 | 100 | 101, 109, 151, 152, 159, 161, 162, 171, 231, 232, 301, 305, 308, 321, 322, 334, 335, 340, 341, 350, 351, 352, 353, 371, 401, 402, 494 Weekends Only: 310 | 1010-1011, 1730-1739, 3083-3087, 7708, 7712, 7717, 7739-7742, 7744-7749, 7755-7758, 7761-7763, 7768-7770, 7774-7776, 7800-7802, 7807, 7809-7810, 7827-7829, 7832-7835, 7845-7850, 7867, 7870-7874, 7905-7912, 7919-7926, 7936-7943, 9645-9648, 9650-9656, 9662, 9665-9668, 9670 |
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Reston-Herndon Division | 268 Spring Street, Herndon, VA 20170 | 104 | 423, 480, 507, 552, 557, 558, 559, 574, 622, 651, 703, 721, 722, 803, 921, 924, 937, 950, 951, 952, 954, RIBS 1, RIBS 2, RIBS 3, RIBS 4, RIBS 5 Weekends Only: 463, 467, 605, 615, 630, 642, 662, 672, 901, 983 | 7752, 7783-7794, 7803-7804, 7816-7825, 7830-7831, 7841-7844, 7868, 7875, 7880-7892, 7893-7897, 7951-7960, 9657-9661, 9675, 9679-9690, 9776-9778, 9780-9782, 9784-9785, 9787, 9789-9791, 9793, 9795 |
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West Ox | 4970 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 | 124 | Weekdays Only: 306, 310, 393, 394, 395, 396, 427, 432, 461, 462, 463, 467, 495, 553, 598, 599, 605, 615, 625, 630, 642, 660, 662, 663, 671, 672, 697, 698, 699, 715, 798, 834, 835, 901, 983 | 1000-1007, 1008-1009, 7701-7707, 7709-7711, 7713-7716, 7718-7724, 7726-7737, 7738, 7743, 7750-7751, 7753, 7759, 7760, 7764-7767, 7771-7773, 7777, 7778-7782, 7795-7799, 7805-7806, 7808, 7811, 7812-7815, 7826, 7836-7840, 7851-7866, 7869, 7876, 7877-7879, 7898-7904, 7913-7918, 7927-7935, 7944-7947, 7950, 9649, 9663, 9669, 9671-9674, 9676-9678, 9770-9774 |
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Metrobus is a high frequency, high capacity bus network in Sydney, Australia, first introduced in 2008. Metrobus services run every 10 minutes during peak periods, 15 minutes during off-peak weekday periods, and 20 minutes on weekends, linking key commercial suburbs and centres throughout the city, with the intention of making timetables obsolete. All buses were initially painted in a distinctive red livery but recently, the standard Transport for NSW livery of blue and white has been adopted. All Metrobus services are wheelchair accessible. All route numbers were prefixed with an "M" followed by a two-digit number.
Shuttle–UM is a transit system for the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), which constitutes the UM acronym of the company, that operates as a unit of the university's Department of Transportation Services. The system is student-run and is supported by student fees and the university's Student Affairs department. Its fleet consists of over 60 vehicles and transports approximately three million rides a year. The system provides four different services: commuter, evening, charter, and demand response. The latter consists of a paratransit service and a call response curb-to-curb service during the evening, while the former consists of a bus service that runs for 24 hours, seven days a week. Implied by its name, the bus service routes "shuttle" passengers to and from the university with over 20 different routes. Paid upon admission by students to the university, the services are complimentary and only certain services require university identification badges. In 2012, the company expanded to provide service to the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) campus under the name, UM Shuttle. Additionally, a new facility was built to house Shuttle–UM's operations and fleet within the campus after over 30 years of being housed off campus.
The Richmond Highway Express a.k.a. "REX", is a limited-stop bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between King Street–Old Town station of the Yellow and Blue lines of the Washington Metro and Fort Belvoir. This line runs through the Richmond Highway corridor in Fairfax County, Virginia. This line provides a cross-county service from the neighborhood of Old Town Alexandria in Alexandria, Virginia and the military base of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County.
David Bernhard is an American jurist who is a trial judge of the Fairfax Circuit Court, elected February 23, 2017, by the Virginia Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates, for an 8-year term commencing July 1, 2017. Bernhard is the second immigrant, and the first one from Latin America, to have been elected to the Virginia Circuit Court. Bernhard was sworn into office on June 30, 2017.
The National Harbor–Alexandria Line, designated as Route NH2, is a daily bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between King Street–Old Town station of the Blue and Yellow Lines of the Washington Metro and National Harbor via the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. The line operates every 30 minutes at all times. NH2 trips are roughly 30 minutes. This line provides service to National Harbor and MGM National Harbor from Alexandria, Virginia via the Woodrow Wilson Bridge at Capital Beltway (I-495). It is the only Metrobus route that operates via the bridge and the only current Metrobus route that connects Maryland and Virginia by bus.
AtB AS is a public transport manager for Trøndelag county and is managed as a corporation. AtB's task is to plan, order, market and develop public transport in the county. Tariffs are set by the county council as part of the budget process. AtB has three main sources of funding: Ticket revenues, grants from the Trøndelag County Municipality and the Environmental Package. AtB has a customer center at Prinsens Gate 41 right beside the bus stop Prinsens Gate P2 in Trondheim. AtB took over as public transport manager for bus traffic in Trondheim in 2010, tram traffic on Gråkallbanen and other bus traffic in Sør-Trøndelag county in 2011, speedboat routes in 2012 and 2014, ferries in 2015, and in 2018, the former Nord-Trøndelag county was also incorporated after the two counties was merged into the new county of Trøndelag.
The D.C.–Dulles Line, designated Route 5A, was a bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) between Washington Dulles International Airport and L'Enfant Plaza station of the Blue, Yellow, Orange, Green and Silver lines of the Washington Metro. The line operated every 30–40 minutes on weekdays and 60 minutes on weekends along the Dulles Toll Road, Interstate 66, Richmond Highway and Interstate 395 between these two locations with no intermediate stops, with the exception of the Herndon–Monroe Park & Ride and Rosslyn station. The trip was approximately 50 minutes long.
The Istanbul Electricity, Tram and Tunnel Establishments or İETT is the transportation authority in Istanbul connected to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality specializing in public transportation.