Route 80 operates between Fort Totten station and McPherson Square station with late night and early morning trips extending to Foggy Bottom station providing service along North Capitol Street. The route is one of the most popular routes, with having 4,594 average weekday ridership in 2023.[1]
Route 80 began service on the North Capitol Street Streetcar Line, alongside 81 between Brookland & Potomac Park. it was later extended to Riggs Road NE, via 12th Street NE and South Dakota Avenue NE during the early 1970's although both routes were eventually truncated to the Fort Totten Metro Station on February 19, 1978, shortly after it opened.
As of September 5, 2021, the line stopped serving Kennedy Center and service was replaced by routes 42 and 43.[2]
Early morning and late night service was extended to Foggy Bottom station on June 25, 2023.[3]
As of December 17, 2023, the route now operates 24/7.[4]
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