Metrobus fleet (Washington, D.C.)

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A New Flyer XN40 operating on Route 32 in Washington DC WMATA New Flyer XN40 2908 on Route 32.jpg
A New Flyer XN40 operating on Route 32 in Washington DC

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.

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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]

Current fleet

ImageBuilder and
model		Model yearLengthNumbers
(Total)		Vehicles
in service		Fuel typeNotes
WMATA Metrobus 6101.jpg

WMATA Metrobus 2006 New Flyer D40LFR Express Scheme.jpg

New Flyer
D40LFR 		200640 ft (12 m)6101–6217
(117 buses)		43
retiring		 Diesel
  • 6206–6217 have high-back suburban seating with overhead luggage racks.
  • Most units in reserve in case of shortage.
WMATA 6374.jpg

WMATA 2009 New Flyer DE40LFA 6460 laying over at Franklin Square for his next trip.jpg

New Flyer
DE40LFA		2008–200942 ft (13 m)6301–6461
(161 buses)		30
retiring		 Diesel-electric hybrid
  • 6301–6312 were painted in the REX scheme.
  • 6413–6461 are painted in MetroExtra livery.
  • 6458 and 6459 still preserve their green MetroExtra LED signs.
WMATA Metrobus 2009 New Flyer DE35LFA.jpg New Flyer
DE35LFA		200937 ft (11 m)3751–3770
(20 buses)		20
WMATA Metrobus 2010 New Flyer DE40LFA Rehab.jpg New Flyer
DE40LFA		201042 ft (13 m)6462–6609
(148 buses)		137
  • 6462–6472 are painted in MetroExtra livery.
  • 6550–6561 were painted in the REX scheme.
  • Six units were sold to Fairfax Connector in 2021.
WMATA 2011 New Flyer XDE40 standing at New Carrollton.jpg

WMATA 7098.jpg

New Flyer
Xcelsior XDE40		201140 ft (12 m)7001–7152
(152 buses) [2] 		150
WMATA 2012 New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40.JPG 2012–20137153–7272
(120 buses)		118
  • 7153–7167 features KIEL Centra Seats.
  • Currently being overhauled.
WMATA 2012 Orion VII 3G Hybrid.jpg Daimler Commercial Buses
Orion VII
EPA10 BRT		201232.5 ft (9.9 m)3063–3087
(25 buses)		19
  • 3082–3087 were repainted in a green TAGS livery in 2016, and were transferred to Fairfax Connector in 2020.
WMATA 2012 Orion 7.503 BRT.JPG 3036–3062
(27 buses)		27Diesel
WMATA Metrobus 2014 NABI 42 BRT Hybrid.jpg North American Bus Industries
42-BRT 		2014–201542 ft (13 m)8001–8105
(105 buses)		103Diesel-electric hybrid
  • 8002–8014 were originally assigned to the Metroway route.
WMATA 2015 New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 5461 on Route X2.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior XDE60
articulated		201560 ft (18 m)5460–5480
(21 buses)		21
WMATA 2966.jpg

WMATA Metroway New Flyer XN40.jpg

New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40		2015–201640 ft (12 m)2830–2993
(164 buses)		162CNG
  • 2981–2993 are assigned to the Metroway route.
  • Currently being overhauled.
WMATA 2016 NF Xcelsior XDE40.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior XDE40		7300–7409
(110 buses)		109Diesel-electric hybrid
WMATA New Flyer Xcelsior XE40.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior CHARGE XE40		20161001
(1 bus)		1 Battery electric
  • First all-electric transit bus for WMATA. [3]
WMATA 2018 New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 departing from EFC.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40		20183100–3199
(100 buses) [4] 		100CNG
WMATA 2018 NF Xcelsior XDE60.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior XDE60
articulated		60 ft (18 m)5481–5492
(12 buses) [5] 		12Diesel-electric hybrid
WMATA 2019 NF Xcelsior XN40.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40		201940 ft (12 m)3200–3274
(75 buses)		74CNG
WMATA Metrobus 2019 New Flyer Xcelsior XD40.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior XD40		4450–4474
(25 buses)		25Diesel
WMATA Metrobus 2020 New Flyer Xcelsior XD40.jpg 20204475–4499
(25 buses) [6] [7] 		25
WMATA 2020 New Flyer Xcelsior XN40.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40		3275–3349
(75 buses) [6] [7] 		75CNG
WMATA Metrobus New Flyer XD60.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior XD60
articulated		2020–202160 ft (18 m)5500–5541
(42 buses) [6] [7] 		41Diesel
WMATA Metrobus 2021 New Flyer Xcelsior XD40.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior XD40		202140 ft (12 m)4500–4598
(99 buses)		99
WMATA 2022 New Flyer XD40.jpg 20224600–4700
(101 buses)		101
WMATA 2023 New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 is deadheading to Anacostia Station.jpg 20234701–4795
(95 buses)		95
WMATA BRAND NEW!! 2023 New Flyer Xcelsior CHANGE XE60 deparing from Deanwood Station.jpg New Flyer
Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE60		60 ft (18 m)1060–1061
(2 buses)		2 Battery electric [8] [9]
  • WMATA's first articulated electric buses.
WMATA Metrobus 2024 New Flyer Xcelsior XE40.webp New Flyer
Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE40		202440 ft (12 m)1045-1050?
(5 buses)		1
(Delivery In progress)
  • 10 buses to be housed at Shepherd Parkway division. [10] [11]
  • 1045 & 1046 Delivered.

Future fleet

Builder and model nameLengthYearFleet numberFuel typeNotes
Nova Bus
LFSe+		40 ft (12 m)TBATBA
(5 buses)		Battery Electric
  • 10 buses to be housed at Shepherd Parkway division. [12] [13]
New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40		20243350–3374
(25 buses)		CNG
  • 3350 supposedly delivered
TBD2024TBA
(75 buses)		Diesel-electric hybrid
  • To begin in FY24. [14]
TBABattery electric

Retired fleet

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]

YearBuilder and model nameNumbers
(preserved numbers)		Year RetiredPictureNotes
1959General Motors
New Look 		4920–4944, 5700–57741990s–2000 WMATA GMC Fishbowl 1461.jpg
19602525–2539, 4700–4799
19612540–2554, 3324–3325
19621301–1324, 2555–2569, 3301–3313, 5800–5874, 5900–5974
19631401–1420, 3314–3318, 6300–6381
(1400)
1963–19643526–3527
19641431–1440, 2570–2577, 3319–3323, 3401–3405, 6400–6499
  • 6481 is preserved by the Seashore Trolley Museum.
19652578–2607, 3250–3251, 3501–3525, 6500–6579
19662608–2624, 3601–3635, 6600–6699
19671451–1473, 2625–2640, 6700–6724
(1461)
1968–19693801–3840
1970–19711001–1030
19721101–1130
1973–19741151–1180
1974–1975 AM General
Metropolitan 		7000–76191990s
  • 7535 is preserved by the Virginia Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum. [16]
1976–1978 Flxible Corporation
New Looks
(53096 Models)		8000–86611999–2001
1979General Motors Corporation
RTS II 		9001–9115
(9112)		2000–2001
  • Originally equipped with 6V71N engines.
MAN
SG 220 		5001–50431995
  • First articulated buses for WMATA.
1983–1984 Neoplan USA
AN440A 		9500–95761994
  • 9500 was a Demonstrator bus built to SEPTA specs, the only 96 inch wide Neoplan in the fleet.
1983MAN
SG 310 		5101–51332002
1986–1987Flxible
Metro A 		8700–8922, 8950–89752005–2006 Flx on J20.jpg
  • 8800–8922 were equipped with wheelchair lifts.
1988Flxible
Metro B		9201–9239, 9251–9289 WMATA 9272.jpg
  • 9201–9239 were equipped with wheelchair lifts.
Gillig
Phantom 		5080–50992001
  • 30 ft. [17]
  • 5090 is preserved by the Seashore Trolley Museum.
1989Flxible
Metro B		5151–51852006
  • 30 ft.
  • 5172 is preserved by the Virginia Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum. [18]
19909301–94132010 WMATA 9380.jpg
9421–94632006–2007
  • Not equipped with wheelchair lifts.
19919481–94982009 WMATA 9489.jpg
  • 35 ft.
  • 9485, 9493 & 9497 were sold to TheBus under the same numbers.
1992 Bus Industries
of America
Orion V (05.501)		9601–96602008 WMATA Orion V 9652 running T17 at Greenbelt.jpg
  • Originally had Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engines & Allison HTB-748 transmissions.
1993Flxible
Metro D		9701–97852010 WMATA Flxible 9707.jpg
  • 9704 was retained and painted into Metro's roadeo bus, but was ultimately scrapped.
19949801–9835
  • 9801–9818 were originally powered by Cummins L10 engines.
1995Flxible
Metro E		4001–4104 WMATA 4101.jpg
North American Bus Industries
(American Ikarus)
436.06		5201–52452009–2011 WMATA 5232.jpg
  • Originally had ZF 5HP600 transmissions.
1997–1998 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501)		4200–4412
(4271)		2014–2016 WMATA Orion 5 4264.JPG
  • 4388–4412 featured suburban-style seating.
  • 4271 was repainted into the Metro 4th Generation paint scheme and is only used for Roadeo events.
1999Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.505)		3900–39502012 WMATA 3921.jpg
  • 30 units were sold to Ride On and were retired in 2014.
1999–2000Orion Bus Industries
Orion II (02.501)		3701–37422008–2009 WMATA Orion II.jpg
  • Two buses were originally preserved but were scrapped around 2013–2014.
2000Orion Bus Industries
Orion VI (06.501)		2000–20992012 Metrobus Orion VI.jpg
  • First low floor buses for WMATA.
  • Suddenly retired after engine fires took place on two buses in a span of five days. [19] [20]
Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501)		2100–22312018–2020 WMATA 2000 Orion V 2176 on Route 83.jpg
2001–2002 New Flyer Industries
C40LF 		2300–2399, 2401–24642015–2016 WMATA 2001 New Flyer C40LF.JPG
  • 2460–2463 were originally powered by John Deere 6081H engines.
  • 2464 was repainted into the MetroExtra scheme following rehabilitation and kept its John Deere 6081H engine.
  • First CNG buses for WMATA and the New Flyer buses in the fleet.
2002 Thomas Dennis
SLF230		3951–39542009 GEORGE bus.jpg
  • Operated for City of Falls Church for services between East and West Falls Church under the "GEORGE" brand.
  • Transferred to Arlington Transit on July 6, 2009, and were renumbered to 5296–5299. [21] Later repainted to the ART scheme in 2010, when the GEORGE bus system was suspended, and retired between 2012 and 2013.
2002–2003Neoplan USA
AN460
(articulated)		5301–53212015–2016 WMATA 2002 Neoplan AN460A.JPG
  • Only a few were rehabbed but all were repainted.
  • Last high-floor buses for WMATA.
2005–2006 DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion VII (07.501)
(semi-low floor)		2501–2685, 2701–27302018–2020 WMATA Metrobus 2005 Orion VII CNG.jpg

WMATA MetroExtra 2006 Orion VII CNG.jpg

  • 2616–2685 and 2701–2730 originally had John Deere 6081H engines.
  • 2674–2685 were originally painted in the REX scheme.
  • 2701–2730 have high-back suburban seating with overhead luggage racks.
DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion VII (07.503)
(semi-low floor)		3001–30352020–2021 WMATA Metrobus 2006 Orion VII CNG.jpg
New Flyer Industries
DE40LF		6001–60392021 WMATA Metrobus 2005 New Flyer DE40LF.jpg
  • First diesel-electric hybrid buses for WMATA.
2006New Flyer Industries
DE40LFR		6040–6050 WMATA Metrobus 20006 New Flyer DE40LFR.jpg

WMATA Metrobus 2006 New Flyer DE40LFR in MetroExtra Scheme.jpg

  • 6040 was repainted into the MetroExtra livery following an accident in 2009. [22]
2007New Flyer Industries
C40LFR		2801–28252020-2023 WMATA 2007 New Flyer C40LFR 2823 arriving Brookland CUA doing his last trip to Fort Totten.jpg

WMATA 2007 New Flyer C40LFR arriving to Columbia Heights Area heading to Mt Preasant.jpg

  • 2801–2816 were painted in the MetroExtra livery.
2008North American Bus Industries
60-BRT
articulated		5401–54222021 WMATA Metrobus 2008 NABI 60 BRT CNG.jpg
  • First buses to be delivered in the Local livery.
2009New Flyer Industries
DE60LFA
articulated		5431–5452 WMATA Metrobus 2009 New Flyer DE60LFA Rehab.jpg
  • 5432 and 5433 are used for driver training.

Divisions

DivisionLocationAreas servedCapacityBusesNotes
Andrews Federal Center [23] 38°49′46″N76°52′56″W / 38.829570°N 76.882310°W / 38.829570; -76.882310 Southwest DC, Prince George's County 1494489–4499, 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, 8021–8040Opened June 23, 2019. [24]
Bladensburg 38°55′23″N76°58′12″W / 38.922930°N 76.970020°W / 38.922930; -76.970020 Northeast, Southeast DC and Northwest DC 2513038–3046, 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, 8085-8105Currently Rebuilding. [25]
Cinder Bed Road [26] 38°44′35″N77°10′59″W / 38.743190°N 77.183030°W / 38.743190; -77.183030 City of Alexandria, Fairfax County 904612–4626, 4772–4780, 6372–6381, 6400–6403, 7066–7094, 7096–7099, 7153–7158, 8070–8084Opened 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 / 38.843040; -77.053700 Arlington County, Fairfax County, City of Alexandria 2182906–2914, 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 / 38.936230; -76.875320 Prince George's County 2183036–3037, 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 / 39.047630; -77.109230 Montgomery County 2224463–4474, 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
  • The D40LFRs are ready reserve buses in case of shortages.
Shepherd Parkway 38°48′54″N77°01′02″W / 38.815040°N 77.017170°W / 38.815040; -77.017170 Southeast and Southwest DC, Prince George's County 2071060-1061, 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
  • Opened in 2012.
  • CNG Fueling was installed.
Western 38°57′31″N77°05′08″W / 38.958530°N 77.085510°W / 38.958530; -77.085510 Northwest DC 1283070–3081, 3751–3755, 4566–4598, 4600–4611, 6119, 6121, 6124, 6145, 6178, 6191, 7101–7152, 8062–8065, 8067–8069Planned to be replaced. [28]

Closed divisions

DivisionLocationAreas servedCapacityNotes
Arlington 38°52′41″N77°06′32″W / 38.878120°N 77.108963°W / 38.878120; -77.108963 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 / 38.946860; -77.032380 Northwest DC 175Former 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 / 38.876080; -77.007870 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 / 38.872710; -76.931990 Southeast DC, Prince George's County 78Closed 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 / 38.810950; -77.042800 Fairfax County, City of Alexandria 83Closed 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 / 38.852840; -77.372760 Arlington County, Fairfax County 100Operated 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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