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This is a roster of the bus fleet of Metrobus, the fixed-route bus service run by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Washington, D.C.
The Metrobus fleet is the sixth-largest bus fleet in the United States. It provides more than 130 million passenger trips per year in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. [1]
Image | Builder and model | Model year | Length | Numbers (Total) | Vehicles in service | Fuel type | Notes |
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| New Flyer D40LFR | 2006 | 40 ft (12 m) | 6101–6217 (117 buses) | 43 retiring | Diesel |
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| New Flyer DE40LFA | 2008–2009 | 42 ft (13 m) | 6301–6461 (161 buses) | 30 retiring | Diesel-electric hybrid |
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New Flyer DE35LFA | 2009 | 37 ft (11 m) | 3751–3770 (20 buses) | 20 | |||
New Flyer DE40LFA | 2010 | 42 ft (13 m) | 6462–6609 (148 buses) | 137 |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 | 2011 | 40 ft (12 m) | 7001–7152 (152 buses) [2] | 150 | |||
2012–2013 | 7153–7272 (120 buses) | 118 |
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Daimler Commercial Buses Orion VII EPA10 BRT | 2012 | 32.5 ft (9.9 m) | 3063–3087 (25 buses) | 19 |
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3036–3062 (27 buses) | 27 | Diesel | |||||
North American Bus Industries 42-BRT | 2014–2015 | 42 ft (13 m) | 8001–8105 (105 buses) | 103 | Diesel-electric hybrid |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 articulated | 2015 | 60 ft (18 m) | 5460–5480 (21 buses) | 21 | |||
| New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 | 2015–2016 | 40 ft (12 m) | 2830–2993 (164 buses) | 162 | CNG |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 | 7300–7409 (110 buses) | 109 | Diesel-electric hybrid | ||||
New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE XE40 | 2016 | 1001 (1 bus) | 1 | Battery electric |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 | 2018 | 3100–3199 (100 buses) [4] | 100 | CNG | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 articulated | 60 ft (18 m) | 5481–5492 (12 buses) [5] | 12 | Diesel-electric hybrid | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 | 2019 | 40 ft (12 m) | 3200–3274 (75 buses) | 74 | CNG | ||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 | 4450–4474 (25 buses) | 25 | Diesel | ||||
2020 | 4475–4499 (25 buses) [6] [7] | 25 | |||||
New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 | 3275–3349 (75 buses) [6] [7] | 75 | CNG | ||||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated | 2020–2021 | 60 ft (18 m) | 5500–5541 (42 buses) [6] [7] | 41 | Diesel | ||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 | 2021 | 40 ft (12 m) | 4500–4598 (99 buses) | 99 | |||
2022 | 4600–4700 (101 buses) | 101 | |||||
2023 | 4701–4795 (95 buses) | 95 | |||||
New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE60 | 60 ft (18 m) | 1060–1061 (2 buses) | 2 | Battery electric [8] [9] |
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New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE40 | 2024 | 40 ft (12 m) | 1045-1050? (5 buses) | 1 (Delivery In progress) |
Builder and model name | Length | Year | Fleet number | Fuel type | Notes |
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Nova Bus LFSe+ | 40 ft (12 m) | TBA | TBA (5 buses) | Battery Electric | |
New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 | 2024 | 3350–3374 (25 buses) | CNG |
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TBD | 2024 | TBA (75 buses) | Diesel-electric hybrid |
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TBA | Battery electric | ||||
These buses were served by WMATA at one point but were replaced by newer and more efficient buses after serving at least 8 years. Some buses were preserved and some were acquired by museums, while the rest of the fleets were scrapped. [15]
Year | Builder and model name | Numbers (preserved numbers) | Year Retired | Picture | Notes |
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1959 | General Motors New Look | 4920–4944, 5700–5774 | 1990s–2000 | ||
1960 | 2525–2539, 4700–4799 | ||||
1961 | 2540–2554, 3324–3325 | ||||
1962 | 1301–1324, 2555–2569, 3301–3313, 5800–5874, 5900–5974 | ||||
1963 | 1401–1420, 3314–3318, 6300–6381 (1400) | ||||
1963–1964 | 3526–3527 | ||||
1964 | 1431–1440, 2570–2577, 3319–3323, 3401–3405, 6400–6499 |
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1965 | 2578–2607, 3250–3251, 3501–3525, 6500–6579 | ||||
1966 | 2608–2624, 3601–3635, 6600–6699 | ||||
1967 | 1451–1473, 2625–2640, 6700–6724 (1461) | ||||
1968–1969 | 3801–3840 | ||||
1970–1971 | 1001–1030 | ||||
1972 | 1101–1130 | ||||
1973–1974 | 1151–1180 | ||||
1974–1975 | AM General Metropolitan | 7000–7619 | 1990s |
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1976–1978 | Flxible Corporation New Looks (53096 Models) | 8000–8661 | 1999–2001 | ||
1979 | General Motors Corporation RTS II | 9001–9115 (9112) | 2000–2001 |
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MAN SG 220 | 5001–5043 | 1995 |
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1983–1984 | Neoplan USA AN440A | 9500–9576 | 1994 |
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1983 | MAN SG 310 | 5101–5133 | 2002 | ||
1986–1987 | Flxible Metro A | 8700–8922, 8950–8975 | 2005–2006 |
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1988 | Flxible Metro B | 9201–9239, 9251–9289 |
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Gillig Phantom | 5080–5099 | 2001 |
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1989 | Flxible Metro B | 5151–5185 | 2006 |
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1990 | 9301–9413 | 2010 | |||
9421–9463 | 2006–2007 |
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1991 | 9481–9498 | 2009 |
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1992 | Bus Industries of America Orion V (05.501) | 9601–9660 | 2008 |
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1993 | Flxible Metro D | 9701–9785 | 2010 |
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1994 | 9801–9835 |
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1995 | Flxible Metro E | 4001–4104 | |||
North American Bus Industries (American Ikarus) 436.06 | 5201–5245 | 2009–2011 |
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1997–1998 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501) | 4200–4412 (4271) | 2014–2016 |
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1999 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.505) | 3900–3950 | 2012 |
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1999–2000 | Orion Bus Industries Orion II (02.501) | 3701–3742 | 2008–2009 |
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2000 | Orion Bus Industries Orion VI (06.501) | 2000–2099 | 2012 | ||
Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501) | 2100–2231 | 2018–2020 |
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2001–2002 | New Flyer Industries C40LF | 2300–2399, 2401–2464 | 2015–2016 |
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2002 | Thomas Dennis SLF230 | 3951–3954 | 2009 |
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2002–2003 | Neoplan USA AN460 (articulated) | 5301–5321 | 2015–2016 |
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2005–2006 | DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII (07.501) (semi-low floor) | 2501–2685, 2701–2730 | 2018–2020 | |
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DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII (07.503) (semi-low floor) | 3001–3035 | 2020–2021 | |||
New Flyer Industries DE40LF | 6001–6039 | 2021 |
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2006 | New Flyer Industries DE40LFR | 6040–6050 | |
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2007 | New Flyer Industries C40LFR | 2801–2825 | 2020-2023 | |
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2008 | North American Bus Industries 60-BRT articulated | 5401–5422 | 2021 |
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2009 | New Flyer Industries DE60LFA articulated | 5431–5452 |
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Division | Location | Areas served | Capacity | Buses | Notes |
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Andrews Federal Center [23] | 38°49′46″N76°52′56″W / 38.829570°N 76.882310°W | Southwest DC, Prince George's County | 149 | 4489–4499, 4514–4565, 4716–4718, 6135, 6156, 6382–6383, 6390–6392, 6394-6395, 6486, 6488–6493, 6495–6496, 6498–6510, 6513–6532, 6534–6548, 7159–7167, 7168–7202, 8021–8040 | Opened June 23, 2019. [24] |
Bladensburg | 38°55′23″N76°58′12″W / 38.922930°N 76.970020°W | Northeast, Southeast DC and Northwest DC | 251 | 3038–3046, 3764–3770, 4475–4499, 4508–4513, 4647-4672, 4719–4755, 4781-4795, 5460–5461, 5465-5466, 5469–5480, 5481–5492, 6103–6104, 6110, 6141, 6143, 6151, 6357, 6569, 6576, 7203–7212, 7300–7325, 8085-8105 | Currently Rebuilding. [25] |
Cinder Bed Road [26] | 38°44′35″N77°10′59″W / 38.743190°N 77.183030°W | City of Alexandria, Fairfax County | 90 | 4612–4626, 4772–4780, 6372–6381, 6400–6403, 7066–7094, 7096–7099, 7153–7158, 8070–8084 | Opened 2018, formerly operated by the private contractor TransDev between August 2018 and December 2021. [27] |
Four Mile Run | 38°50′35″N77°03′13″W / 38.843040°N 77.053700°W | Arlington County, Fairfax County, City of Alexandria | 218 | 2906–2914, 2916–2993, 3100–3199, 3317–3349, 6183, 6189–6190 | *The D40LFRs are ready reserve buses in case of shortages. |
Landover | 38°56′10″N76°52′31″W / 38.936230°N 76.875320°W | Prince George's County | 218 | 3036–3037, 4450–4462, 4673–4700, 4701–4715, 4771, 6117, 6120, 6128–6131, 6133, 6161, 6164, 6173, 6184, 6195, 7001–7065, 7351–7409, 8001–8020 | |
Montgomery | 39°02′51″N77°06′33″W / 39.047630°N 77.109230°W | Montgomery County | 222 | 4463–4474, 4500–4507, 4627–4646, 4756-4770, 5462–5463, 5467–5468, 5500–5529, 6105-6106, 6108, 6149, 6152, 6166, 6172, 6458–6459, 6462–6474, 6476–6483, 6533, 6549, 6551, 6554, 6559, 7213–7214, 7216–7272, 7326–7350, 8041–8049, 8051–8061 |
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Shepherd Parkway | 38°48′54″N77°01′02″W / 38.815040°N 77.017170°W | Southeast and Southwest DC, Prince George's County | 207 | 1060-1061, 2830–2905, 3200–3274, 3275–3316, 3047–3062, 3063–3069, 3756–3763, 5464, 5530–5541, 6109, 6112, 6114–6115, 6137–6138, 6181, 6361, 6363–6364, 6366, 6404–6408, 6410, 6412, 6414-6415, 6417–6423, 6485, 6494, 6497, 6511, 6512, 6560–6567, 6570–6573, 6575, 6578–6582, 6586–6590, 6592–6608 |
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Western | 38°57′31″N77°05′08″W / 38.958530°N 77.085510°W | Northwest DC | 128 | 3070–3081, 3751–3755, 4566–4598, 4600–4611, 6119, 6121, 6124, 6145, 6178, 6191, 7101–7152, 8062–8065, 8067–8069 | Planned to be replaced. [28] |
Division | Location | Areas served | Capacity | Notes |
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Arlington | 38°52′41″N77°06′32″W / 38.878120°N 77.108963°W | Arlington County, Fairfax County | Closed in 2009, replaced by West Ox Division | |
Northern | 38°56′49″N77°01′57″W / 38.946860°N 77.032380°W | Northwest DC | 175 | Former trolley barn for the Capital Traction Company; closed June 23, 2019 due to structural issues, planned to be rebuilt [29] |
Southeastern | 38°52′34″N77°00′28″W / 38.876080°N 77.007870°W | Southeast and Southwest DC | Closed in 2008; operations moved to Southern Avenue until the Shepherd Parkway Division opened in 2012 | |
Southern Avenue Annex | 38°52′22″N76°55′55″W / 38.872710°N 76.931990°W | Southeast DC, Prince George's County | 78 | Closed in 2024; Operated Weekdays only, formerly known as "Prince George's" Division up until 1989. |
Royal Street | 38°48′39″N77°02′34″W / 38.810950°N 77.042800°W | Fairfax County, City of Alexandria | 83 | Closed in 2014, Replaced by the Cinder Bed Division. Demolished in January 2020. [30] |
West Ox | 38°51′10″N77°22′22″W / 38.852840°N 77.372760°W | Arlington County, Fairfax County | 100 | Operated Weekdays only, shared with Fairfax Connector. Temporarily closed on March 14, 2021; All operations were moved to Four Mile Run Division. [31] |
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