Ride On (bus)

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Ride On
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Parent Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)
FoundedMarch 31, 1975
Headquarters101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Service typeLocal, express, limited stop bus service, paratransit, demand responsive transport, and bus rapid transit
Routes82
Fleet405
Daily ridership63,900 (weekdays, Q2 2025) [1]
Annual ridership19,097,700 (2024) [2]
Fuel type CNG, diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, and battery electric
Website www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/

Ride On, formerly Ride-On, is a local bus transportation system in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Managed by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Ride On primarily serves Montgomery County, with short segments of service crossing borders into Prince George's County and Washington, D.C. It is a separate entity from WMATA, which also provides bus service in Montgomery County, along with a rail service.

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In fiscal year 2018, it operated on a US$112.3 million budget [3] . In 2024, the system had a ridership of 19,097,700, or about 63,900 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2025, making it one of the most heavily ridden suburban bus systems in the United States [4] .

Ride On has a fleet of 405 buses and operates on 82 routes throughout Montgomery County.

History

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Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) logo
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Ride On's former logo, used in the 1970s and 1980s
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Ride On's former logo, used from the mid-1990s to late 2008
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Ride On's current logo since 2009
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Ride On's current logo since 2009

1970s–1990s

Ride On began service on March 31, 1975, as Ride-On [5] . Serving Silver Spring and Takoma Park, two routes were in operation: the Blue and the Green. Within a few weeks, it was carrying twice the number of passengers projected: about 2,000 riders per day. The buses were nineteen passenger Grummans. Starting from 1979 to 1981, single front door TMC T-30 City Cruisers entered service (5101-5256). These were part of a joint order with Frederick City Transit, and shared the same paint livery. In the fall of 1984, as the Washington Metro's Red Line extension to Shady Grove Metro station was complete, Ride On saw its largest route expansion to date. Numerous routes were added to accommodate passengers who would utilize the eight new Metrorail stations along the western portion of Montgomery County. At that time, Ride On began to replace a few WMATA routes that operated in Montgomery County. OBI Orion I 30-foot (9.1 m) buses (5257-5297), the first Ride On buses made by Bus Industries of America and the first buses in the second-generation blue-and-white paint scheme, were introduced that same year to allow for the added service. In 1988 and 1989, 57 of the 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig Phantom buses (5300-5356), the first Gillig Phantom buses for Ride On and Ride On's last buses without wheelchair lifts, went into service. In 1991 and 1992, 45 new Orion I 30-foot (9.1 m) buses (5500-5545) - Ride On's last Orion Is - entered service.

In 1993, Ride On's 40-foot (12 m) Flxible Metro D buses (5700-5703) and 2 of Ride On's 35-foot (11 m) Orion V diesel buses (5546–5547), the last Ride On buses made by Bus Industries of America, went into service.

From 1994 to 1997, 50 of the 35-foot (11 m) Gillig Phantom buses (5360-5409) went into service.

In 1996, 3 of the 35-foot (11 m) Orion V CNG buses (5997-5999, formerly 5567-5569), the first Ride On buses made by Orion Bus Industries and the first CNG buses for Ride On, and 17 of the 35-foot (11 m) Orion V diesel buses (5550-5566) went into service.

In 1998, 8 of the 35-foot (11 m) Orion V diesel buses (5572-5579) went into service.

In 1999, 21 of the 40-foot (12 m) Orion V diesel buses (5705-5725) and 14 of the 35-foot (11 m) Gillig Phantom buses (5410-5423) went into service.

2000s

In 2000, Ride On buses were painted in a special livery to commemorate Ride On's founding's 25th anniversary [6] .

In September 2001, Ride On buses were used to transport Montgomery County firemen to the Pentagon in Virginia to assist in search and rescue operations after the attacks which were on September 11, 2001 [7] [8] .

In early 2002, the 2001/2002 35-foot (11 m) Orion V diesel buses (5580–5623), the last Ride On buses made by Orion Bus Industries and Ride On's last high floor buses until the 2019 Ride On Flex buses (41000D-41006D), went into service. They replaced the 1984 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig Phantom buses (5257-5297).

In summer 2004, Ride On's first low-floor buses, the 2003/2004 35-foot (11 m) Orion VII CNG buses (5900–5932) went into service. They replaced all of the remaining 1988–1989 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig Phantom buses (5300–5356), which were also Ride On's last buses without wheelchair lifts, therefore, resulting in an all-accessible fleet.

In late 2005, 15 New Flyer C40LF buses (5822–5836), the first New Flyer buses for Ride On and the last buses in the CNG green/yellow/white paint scheme, went into service.

In 2006, Ride On started accepting SmarTrip cards and in August of that year, all the Ride On buses started getting equipped with fareboxes.

Also in 2006, the 2005 35-foot (11 m) Orion VII CNG buses went into service. Additionally, Ride On's first five hybrid-electric buses, the 2006 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Low Floor aka Gillig Advantage buses (5300–5304, formerly 5750–5754), went into service.

In 2007, nine of the 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Advantage Hybrid buses (5305–5313, formerly 5755–5763) went into service. Also in 2007, Navistar International and Chevrolet chassis Champion cutaway buses (5182–5231 and 5285–5296) went into service. All of these buses had fire damage and they all were retired five years later, in July 2012.

In June 2008, Ride On's first five 40-foot (12 m) low floor diesel buses (5726-5730) went into service. They replaced Ride On's 40-foot (12 m) Flxible Metro D buses (5700-5703). In late 2008, Ride On's first 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig Advantage Diesel buses (5001–5006) and the remaining 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Advantage Diesel buses (5731–5746) went into service. These were the last buses in the second-generation blue-and-white paint scheme.

On January 4, 2009, Ride On stopped the issue or acceptance of paper transfers.

In mid-2009, Ride On introduced a new logo and a new blue/yellow/green paint scheme. Also in mid-2009, the 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig Advantage Diesel buses (5007–5031), the 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Advantage Diesel buses (5747–5757), and the 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Advantage Hybrid buses (5314–5348) went into service. 5314 was originally numbered 5349. These were the only buses to have a big yellow uppercase letter "R" on the back side.

2010s

On May 20, 2011, a Ride On bus crashed into a KFC restaurant in the 12400 block of Georgia Avenue (the Glenmont area) around 7:30 AM. Authorities believe that the driver passed out while making a left turn onto Georgia Avenue after crossing multiple lanes of traffic and a median and lost control of the bus due to having a heart attack. There were three passengers onboard the bus at the time; the driver and one of the passengers were taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The only occupant in the building at the time of the crash was not injured, and the building suffered minor damage [9] [10] .

In late October 2011, 12 of Ride On's 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Low Floor hybrid buses (5349–5360) and one clean diesel bus (5758) went into service. All 13 of these buses were purchased with funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Seven additional 40' Gillig Low Floor hybrid buses (5361–5367), which were also purchased with stimulus funds from the ARRA, went into service in mid-2012.

In July 2012, all 62 of the 2007 Champion cutaway buses retired due to fires and got replaced with 11 of the 2004 IC Corporation/Mid buses (5232-5234, 5238-5241, and 5243-5246) and 30 of the 1999 30-foot (9.1 m) Orion V diesel buses (renumbered 5100–5129), which were formerly operated by Washington's WMATA.

In September 2013, 12 new 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Low Floor clean diesel buses (5759–5770) and 28 new 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig Low Floor clean diesel buses (5032–5059) went into service. Also, the 2013 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig Low Floor clean diesel buses replaced all of the 2003 model shuttle transit vehicles (STV) that were formerly operated by Pittsburgh's Port Authority of Allegheny County.

In April 2014, 19 of the brand-new 2014 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Low Floor CNG buses (5837–5855) entered service. These replaced Ride On's first 40-foot (12 m) CNGS (5803–5821). They are Ride On's first new CNG buses in almost a decade (2005 35' Orion VII CNG buses, which went into service in 2006).

Between September and October 2014, 32 of the new 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig Low Floor clean diesel buses (5060–5091) went into service, and replaced all of the 1999 30-foot (9.1 m) Orion V diesel buses (5100–5129) that were formerly operated by WMATA.

Ride On celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015, with three buses (one from each of the three bus divisions) wrapped in the transit agency's 40th anniversary ad.

Between April and May 2016, 40 of the new 40-foot (12 m) Gillig LF clean diesel buses (44000D-44039D), one bus which is 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig LF clean diesel (42000D) and 16 of the 40-foot (12 m) Gillig LF CNG buses (44040c-44055c) entered service. And with the new buses came the new five-digit numbering system for Ride On, along with the addition of suffixes denoting engines with a "C" for compressed natural gas, a "D" for diesel, an "E" for electric, and an "H" for hybrid.

Ride On extRa, a new limited bus stop service along Maryland Route 355, began on October 2, 2017 between Lakeforest Transit Center and Medical Center Metro station. As of September 17,2018, the route serves 13 bus stops. Ride On added 59 Gillig 40-foot (12 m) buses in the summer and fall of 2017; 42 buses replaced some of the oldest vehicles in the fleet. Seventeen buses (44056D-44072D) are specially branded and used exclusively for Ride On's new extRa service that began on October 2, 2017. This limited bus stop service runs along Route 355 between Lakeforest Transit Center and Medical Center Metro station. All 59 of the buses are manufactured by Gillig; 25 run on clean diesel (44056D-44080D) and 34 use compressed natural gas (44081C-44114C) [11] . Four additional 40-foot (12 m) CNG buses (44115C-44118C) entered service in the winter of 2018. These replaced all of the 2003 Orion VII CNGs and most of the 2004 Orion VII CNG buses.

Ride On was awarded a $1.75 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to purchase the county's first four electric buses and charging stations. Ride On is partnering with Proterra, the bus manufacturer, and the Center for Transportation and the Environment, a nonprofit that develops technologies and implements solutions to achieve energy and environmental sustainability. The Montgomery County Department of General Services, which purchases and maintains the Ride On buses, greatly assisted with the grant application. The four Proterra Catalyst 35-foot (11 m) electric buses were scheduled to serve Route 18 in Takoma Park starting in 2020. The county has applied for a separate grant to help buy 10 more electric buses through FTA's Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program. The county expects to hear back around the end of the year if its application was approved [12] [13] .

MCDOT Ride On received a $4.365 million grant from the FTA to replace diesel buses with 10 new electric buses on October 1, 2018 [14] .

Ride On added 26 Gillig 40-foot (12 m) buses in spring 2019, replacing all the remaining Orion VII's. These buses introduced a brand new paint scheme with a wave pattern and are painted light blue, dark blue, light green, and a touch of white [15] . 23 use compressed natural gas (44119C-44141C) and three run on clean diesel (44142D-44144D).

On April 28, 2019, Ride On announced Ride On Flex, an on-demand bus service that runs in three major metropolitan areas in the county using new, 11-passenger Starcraft Ford cutaway buses (41000D-41006D).

2020s

MCDOT has a climate action plan to move to a zero-emissions fleet by 2035. In early September 2020, Ride On's first four fully-electric buses (43000E-43003E) entered service [16] . These four buses are manufactured by Proterra, operate out of the Silver Spring garage, and replaced Ride On's first 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Advantage hybrid-electric buses (5300–5304, formerly 5750–5754). Additionally, 19 of the 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig LF clean diesel buses (42001D-42019D) and 9 buses which are 40-foot (12 m) Gillig LF clean diesel buses (44145D-44153D) entered service in 2020. As all the Gillig buses entered service, they came with the new announcements and the two new text-to-speech voices.

On October 14, 2020, Ride On launched its brand new Flash BRT service with 16 Nova Bus LFS Articulated buses (46000D-46015D) and two routes designated as "Blue" and "Orange" on US 29. The Orange route operates between Silver Spring and Briggs Chaney Park & Ride every 15 minutes daily while the Blue route operates between Silver Spring and Burtonsville Park & Ride (route is planned to get extended to the mall at Columbia Transit Center [17] ) every 15 minutes only during peak hours (from 5:30 AM to 8:30 AM and from 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM) Monday-Friday. Future routes are in development throughout Montgomery County [17] [18] [19] . This new service replaced Metrobus route Z11 and Ride On route 129.

In February 2021, 20 of the 30-foot (9.1 m) Gillig LF clean diesel buses (42020D-42039D) entered service. These were the last LF30 diesel buses manufactured by Gillig for Ride On. As these buses entered service, they came with the new announcements and the two new text-to-speech voices.

In July 2022, Ride On brought back five of its 2009 Gillig LF30 diesel buses (5008, 5011, 5017, 5025, and 5027) from retirement due to the new route 27 service between Tech Road and Hillandale. As these buses re-entered service, they came with the new announcements and the two new text-to-speech voices just like what the other Ride On buses had, starting from the same year.

In 2022, Ride On updated its automated bus stop announcement system to have new announcements and use two new text-to-speech voices to read all the new announcements twice.

In February/March 2023, Ride On's first 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Low Floor Plus battery electric buses (44154E-44163E) entered service.

In July/August 2023, Ride On brought back three of its 2008 Gillig LF40 diesel buses (5737, 5744, and 5746) from retirement to operate on the Flash routes due to low ridership on the articulated buses. As these buses re-entered service, they came with the new announcements and the two new text-to-speech voices just like what the other Ride On buses had, starting from 2022.

On December 27, 2023, a Ride On bus crashed into the side of a house in Silver Spring around 7:30 PM. The incident occurred on Fairland Road, a few blocks east (the 3000 block) of Columbia Pike. The driver reportedly lost control of the bus while entering a roundabout circle at the intersection with Galway Drive and hit a parked car before colliding into the side of the house. There were no passengers onboard the bus, and the house was occupied at the time. The exact cause is still unknown, but there were no reported injuries, and no charges were filed against the bus driver [20] [21] . It was later discovered that the same bus had previously been involved in a crash on May 20, 2011 [22] . The bus was removed from service following the incident.

In June/July 2024, Ride On brought back 13 of its 2008 Gillig LF40 diesel buses (5726, 5728, 5730, 5732-5736, 5738/5739, 5742/5743, and 5745) from retirement due to the two new Ride On extRa routes designated as Lime and Pink that are part of the Great Seneca Transit Network and operate daily between the Shady Grove Metro station and Traville Transit Center [23] . As these buses re-entered service, they came with the new announcements and the two new text-to-speech voices just like what the other Ride On buses had, starting from 2022.

In August 2024, Ride On wrapped 11 of its 2019 Gillig LF40 CNG buses (44129C-44139C) in the Ride On extRa scheme for the two new Ride On extRa routes designated as Lime and Pink that are part of the Great Seneca Transit Network and operate daily between the Shady Grove Metro station and Traville Transit Center [23] .

On September 8, 2024, the first phase of the Ride On extRa Great Seneca Transit Network entered service with two new routes (Pink and Lime). These limited bus stop routes operate daily between the Traville Transit Center and Shady Grove Metro station [23] .

In March 2025, Montgomery County Executive, Marc B. Elrich, announced a budget proposal to have 112 battery electric buses in service by July 2026, and to eliminate all fares on Ride On buses [24] .

In March/April 2025, 12 of the 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Low Floor Plus battery electric buses (44164E-44175E) entered service. These buses feature changeable interior lights, video monitors, larger rear doors, a new vinyl seat material, and USB-A and USB-C charging ports.

From May to August 2025, 26 of the 40-foot (12 m) Gillig Low Floor Plus battery electric buses (44176E-44221E?) entered service. They replaced most of Ride On's 2009 40-foot (12 m) Gillig LF40 hybrid buses.

On June 29, 2025, Ride On launched its first phase of Ride On Reimagined, a master plan for the future of the Ride On bus service. This first phase was primarily intended to complement changes to the entire redesign of WMATA's Metrobus network, which took effect on the same day. Route 10 was discontinued to consolidate all transit service along Randolph Road to WMATA. A new route, 40, was introduced to provide service along Veirs Mill Road between Wheaton Metro station and Montgomery College's Rockville campus and between Wheaton and Rockville Metro stations, replacing a discontinued Metrobus service along the corridor. Routes 34, 41, and 42 were adjusted, and routes L8 and T2 were discontinued to complement Metrobus service changes. Additionally, Ride On eliminated all fares on its services [25] , and updated its automated bus stop announcement system to read bus stop names in both English and Spanish.

Ride On celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025, with three buses (one from each of the three bus divisions) wrapped in the transit agency’s 50th anniversary ad.

Additional services

Along with standard bus service, Ride On operates three additional services, Ride On extRa, Ride On Flex, and Flash BRT.

Ride On extRa

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Logo of Ride On extRa

Ride On extRa is a bus service that started on October 2, 2017 with route 101, a limited bus stop service via Maryland Route 355 between Medical Center Metro station on WMATA metro's red line and the Lakeforest Mall Transit Center using BRT Plus diesel buses equipped with a free Wi-Fi hotspot, USB-A charging ports, digital interior signage, and more padding in the seats compared to traditional Ride On services. The fare charged is the same as in other Ride On buses, although fare loading in these buses is not permitted. As of September 17,2018, the Ride On extRa route 101 serves a new bus stop at Templeton Place in Rockville, MD, increasing the number of bus stops to 13. Two new bus routes, "Lime" and "Pink," which are part of the Great Seneca Transit Network, entered service on September 8, 2024. The buses used on the Ride On extRa routes are the 2017 Gillig LF40 BRT Plus diesel buses (44056D-44072D), some of the 2019 Gillig LF40 CNG buses (44129C-44139C), and a 2024 Gillig LF40 Plus Battery Electric bus (44165E).

Ride On Flex

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Logo of Ride On Flex

Ride On Flex is an on-demand bus service that began serving Montgomery County on June 26, 2019, and runs in and around Rockville, Glenmont, and Wheaton using new, 11-passenger cutaway buses [26] . Passengers are able to request a bus using an app. The new service never charged a higher fare, and accepted the same payment methods as standard Ride On buses with no onboard fare loading allowed [27] . The buses used for this service are the 2019 Ford cutaway (Starlite Transit) buses manufactured by Starcraft (41000D-41006D).

Flash BRT

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Logo of Flash BRT

Flash is a bus rapid transit network that began service on October 14, 2020 [28] [29] . The first route operates between Silver Spring Metro station and Burtonsville Park and Ride along U.S. Route 29 [18] (route is planned to get extended to the mall at Columbia Transit Center [17] ). The second route operates between Silver Spring Metro station and Briggs Chaney Park and Ride along U.S. Route 29. Future routes are in development throughout Montgomery County [17] [18] [19] .

Flash has dedicated bus stops with prepayment machines and operates in a mix of traffic and dedicated lanes using articulated buses equipped with level boarding, onboard bike racks, an automatic wheelchair securement system, a pedestrian sensor, a free Wi-Fi hotspot, and USB-A charging ports [30] . The articulated buses are the second non-WMATA-operated buses in the Washington area after DASH [31] . The buses used for this service are the 2019 Nova Bus LFS Articulated buses (46000D-46015D) and several 2008 Gillig LF40 diesel buses (5737, 5744, and 5746). Ride On is planning to use hydrogen cell buses for the Flash BRT service.

Fares

On August 1, 2022, Ride On started a one-way fare that was $1.00 regardless of payment method. Children, senior citizens, and people with disabilities can ride for free. Fares were suspended from March 2020 to July 2022 in response to COVID-19. Prior to that, Ride On's one-way fare was $2.00 regardless of payment method. Senior citizens and people with disabilities could ride free on weekdays between 9:30 AM and 3:00 PM and on Saturdays between 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM; at all other times, a reduced fare of $1.00 was charged. As of July 1,2019, children ages 5 and up can enter Ride On, as well as Metrobus routes originating in Montgomery County, for free until they graduate from high school by using a Youth Cruiser SmarTrip card [32] . Ride On offers a 50¢ discount for bus fares that transfer from the Washington Metro.

As with all other transit providers in the Washington Metropolitan Area, as of January 4,2009, Ride On stopped the issue or acceptance of paper transfers. Riders wanting transfer credit must use a SmarTrip card to get the rail-to-bus or bus-to-rail discount or to transfer free from bus to bus.

The Montgomery County Council elected to make all the buses free, eliminating all the fares starting on June 29, 2025 [33] .

Fleet

Ride On operates a fleet consisting of Diesel, CNG, Diesel-electric hybrid, and Battery electric buses produced by Gillig Corporation, Nova Bus, Proterra, and Starcraft.

Current fleet

ImageManufacturerModelYear builtLengthNumbers
(total)
Number of vehicles
in service
FuelNotes
MCDOT 2008 Gillig Low Floor Diesel 40ft 5737 at Silver Spring.jpg
MCDOT 2008 Gillig Low Floor Diesel 40ft 5733 at Rockville.jpg
Gillig Low Floor 200840 ft (12 m)5726-5746
(21 buses)
3Diesel
  • 5729 and 5731 were retired due to damage from accidents.
  • 3 units (5737, 5744, and 5746) are wrapped in the FLASH scheme.
  • 5728 and 5732 were training units.
  • 5732 was wrapped in Ride On's 40th anniversary paint scheme in 2015.
Ride On 5755.JPG 2009, 2011, 20135747-5770
(24 buses)
21
  • 5747-5757 are 2009 models.
    • 5747-5750 and 5753-5756 remain in service.
    • 5751 is a training unit.
    • 5752 and 5757 retired in 2021 and are being used for parts.
  • 5758 is a 2011 model.
  • 5759-5770 are 2013 models.
Montgomery County Transit Ride On Gillig LF Advantage Hybrid.jpg 2009, 2011, 20125314-5367
(54 buses)
32Diesel-electric hybrid
  • 5314-5348 are 2009 models.
    • 5314 was originally numbered 5349.
    • 5329 and 5348 were retired due to damage from accidents.
    • 5319, 5321, 5330, 5333-5335, 5337, 5339-5341, 5343, and 5346/5347 remain in service.
  • 5349-5360 are 2011 models.
  • 5361-5367 are 2012 models.
Montgomery County Transit Ride On Gillig LF Advantage Diesel 29ft.jpg Ride On Bus 5061 at Germantown Transit Center (REPAINTED).jpg 2009, 2013, 2014, 201630 ft (9.1 m)5007–5091 and 42000D
(76 buses)
64Diesel
  • 5007-5031 are 2009 models.
    • 5011, 5017, 5025, and 5027 remain in service.
    • 5008 was involved in two accidents. On May 20, 2011, the bus crashed into a KFC in Glenmont around 7:30 AM [34] . On December 27, 2023, the bus crashed into the side of a house in Silver Spring around 7:30 PM [20] [21] .
  • 5032-5059 are 2013 models.
    • 5047 was wrapped in Ride On's 40th anniversary paint scheme in 2015.
  • 5060-5091 are 2014 models.
    • 5091 was retired due to fire damage.
  • 42000D is a 2016 model.
  • Some units got repainted into the current paint scheme.
201440 ft (12 m)5837-5855
(19 buses)
18Compressed natural gas (CNG)
  • 5855 is being used as a training vehicle.
  • 5840 was retired due to damage from an accident [35] .
Montgomery County Transit Ride On Gillig LF Diesel.jpg 201644000D-44039D
(40 buses)
40Diesel
  • 44022D and 44028D are wrapped in Ride On's 50th anniversary paint scheme.
Ride On 2016 Gillig Advantage LF40 CNG 44053C.jpg 44040C-44055C
(16 buses)
16Compressed natural gas (CNG)
Ride On Starcraft Cutaway Bus.jpg Ride On Bus -60.jpg Starcraft Allstar XL201630 ft (9.1 m)59–61
(3 buses)
2Gasoline
  • The first Starcraft buses for Ride On
  • Only operate on Route 301.
  • Operations of these buses are contracted to the Jewish Council for the Aging.
  • 59 is plain white with Ride On decals, 60 has the current paint scheme, and 61 has the 2009-2018 paint scheme.
Montgomery County Transit Ride On extRa 2017 Gillig LF BRT Plus Diesel.jpg Gillig BRT Plus 201740 ft (12 m)44056D-44072D
(17 buses)
17Diesel
  • All the units are wrapped in the Ride On extRa scheme and feature a free Wi-Fi hotspot, USB-A charging ports, digital interior signage, and more padding in the seats compared to traditional Ride On services.
Montgomery County Transit Ride On 2017 Gillig LF Advantage Diesel.jpg Low Floor44073D-44080D
(8 buses)
8
Montgomery County Transit Ride On Gillig LF Advantage CNG.jpg 2017-201844081C-44118C
(38 buses)
37Compressed natural gas (CNG)
  • 44081C-44114C are 2017 models.
    • 44104C is out of service due to an accident sometime in 2022 [36] .
  • 44115C-44118C are 2018 models.
    • 44118C is currently a training unit.
Ride On Flex Bus 1006D.jpg StarcraftFord Cutaway (Starlite Transit)201930 ft (9.1 m)41000D-41006D
(7 buses)
7Diesel
  • Used for Ride On Flex
Montgomery County Transit Ride On Gillig LF Advantage CNG New Scheme.jpg Ride On extRa 2019 CNG.jpg GilligLow Floor40 ft (12 m)44119C-44141C
(23 buses)
22Compressed natural gas (CNG)
  • 11 units (44129C-44139C) are wrapped in the Ride On extRa scheme and feature digital interior signage.
    • 44131C is out of service due to an accident on December 10, 2024.
Montgomery County Transit Ride On Gillig LF Diesel New Scheme.jpg 44142D-44144D
(3 buses)
3Diesel
Montgomery County Transit Ride On Nova Bus LFAS.jpg Nova Bus (Volvo Group) LFS Articulated 62 ft (19 m)46000D-46015D
(16 buses) [37]
16
  • Used on the FLASH BRT [18]
Ride On Proterra Catalyst BE35.jpg Proterra (Phoenix Motorcars)Catalyst BE3535 ft (11 m)43000E–43003E
(4 buses)
4 Battery electric [38]
Ride on low floor gillig 2020.jpg GilligLow Floor202040 ft (12 m)44145D-44153D
(9 buses)
9DieselCame with the new announcements and the two new text-to-speech voices
PXL 20201002 222146925.jpg 2020-202130 ft (9.1 m)42001D-42039D
(39 buses) [39]
39
  • Came with the new announcements and the two new text-to-speech voices
  • 42001D-42019D are 2020 models.
    • 42003D is wrapped in Ride On’s 50th anniversary paint scheme.
  • 42020D-42039D are 2021 models.
    • 42026D is used for commemorative wraps for Veterans Day in November and Pride month in June.
Ride On Gillig Low Floor Plus Electric 2023.jpg Low Floor Plus202240 ft (12 m)44154E-44163E
(10 buses)
10 Battery electric
  • Ride On announced 10 battery electric buses from Gillig to be housed at Silver Spring garage.
202444164E-44175E
(12 buses)
12
  • 44165E is wrapped in the Ride On extRa scheme.
  • These buses feature changeable interior lights, video monitors, larger rear doors, a new vinyl seat material, and USB-A and USB-C charging ports.
202544176E-44221E?
(Unknown amount of buses)
28

On Order

ManufacturerModelLengthYear builtNumbers

(total)

FuelNotes
New Flyer Industries XHE4040 ft (12 m)2025TBA
(13 buses)
Hydrogen cellRide On announced 13 hydrogen cell buses to be housed at Gaithersburg garage by late 2025 [40] , but they will not be delivered for another year or so because they are going to be used for the Veirs Mill Road (MD 586) corridor which is scheduled to open circa 2028.
TBD2026TBA
(Unknown amount of buses)
Battery electric Montgomery County Executive, Marc B. Elrich, announced a budget proposal to have 112 battery electric buses in service by July 2026.

Retired fleet

Year builtManufacturerModelNumbers
(total)
LengthYear
retired
ImageFuelNotes
1979–1981 Transportation Manufacturing Corporation T-30 CityCruiser5101-5256 (156 buses)30 ft (9.1 m)1996–1998 Diesel
1984 Bus Industries
of America
Orion I (01.502)5257-5297 (41 buses)35 ft (11 m)2002Replaced by the 2001/2002 Orion V diesel buses (5580-5623)
1990–19925500-5545 (46 buses)20105520 was retired due to damage from an accident.
1988–1989 Gillig Phantom 30' (3096TB3208)5300-5356 (57 buses)30 ft (9.1 m)2004 Montgomery County, MD RIDE ON bus seen in Wheaton, MD in 1990.jpg
  • Ride On's last buses without wheelchair lifts
  • Replaced by the 2003/2004 Orion VII CNG buses (5900-5932)
1993 Flxible Metro D 5700-5703 (4 buses)40 ft (12 m)2008 Ride On Flxible Metro D bus.jpg
  • Ex-MTA Maryland buses, acquired in 1995.
  • Originally ran on LNG fuel.
  • Often operated on route 70
  • Assigned to the Gaithersburg garage
  • Had more seats than any other Ride On bus models
  • Replaced by some of the 2008 Gillig LF40 diesel buses (5726-5730)
1994–1997 Gillig Phantom 35' 5360-5409 (50 buses)35 ft (11 m)2013 Ride On 5368 at Glenmont.jpg Replaced by the 2013 Gillig LF40 diesel buses (5759-5770)
19995410-5423 (14 buses)2015 2008 Pics 688.jpg
1993Bus Industries
of America
Orion V (05.504)5546-5547 (2 buses)40 ft (12 m)2009 Ride On Orion V 5546.jpg 5547 was retired due to fire damage.
1995 Orion Bus Industries Orion VI CNG (06.501)5801-5802 (2 buses)2005 Compressed natural gas (CNG)
  • Ex-Orion demos, acquired circa 1997.
  • 5801 previously demoed for London Transit.
  • 5802 previously demoed for Toronto Transit Commission.
  • Built for an Ottawa Bus company but rejected the models
  • Often never in revenue service
  • Originally numbered 5570-5571
1996Orion V CNG (05.503)5997-5999 (3 buses)35 ft (11 m)2009Originally numbered 5567–5569
Orion V (05.503)5550-5566 (17 buses)35 ft (11 m)2011 Ride On Orion V 5565.jpg DieselReplaced by the remaining 2008 Gillig LF40 diesel buses (5731-5746)
19985572-5579 (8 buses)2012 Ride On Orion V 5573.jpg Replaced by the 2012 Gillig LF40 hybrid buses (5361-5367)
1999Orion V (05.501)5705-5725 (21 buses)40 ft (12 m)2014–2016 Ride On Bus 5715 crop.jpg
  • 5714 was a training unit.
  • Most units retired in 2014 with the 1999/2000 Orion V CNG buses (5803-5821).
  • 5708 and 5711 were the last buses to be in service until December 2016.
  • 5715 was brought back from retirement in 2016 to operate on the Red Line Shuttle between Silver Spring and Fort Totten.
1999–2000Orion V CNG (05.501)5803-5821 (19 buses)2013–2014 Ride On Orion V CNG 5803.jpg Compressed natural gas (CNG)Replaced by the 2014 Gillig LF40 CNG buses (5837-5855)
1999Orion V (05.505)5100-5129 (30 buses)30 ft (9.1 m)2014 Ride On 30ft Orion V.JPG Diesel
  • Ex-WMATA buses, acquired in 2012.
  • Originally numbered 3900-3929
  • Replaced by the 2014 Gillig LF30 diesel buses (5060-5091)
2001–2002Orion V (05.504)5580-5623 (44 buses)35 ft (11 m)2016–2017 Ride On 5618 at Glenmont.jpg
  • 5593 was wrapped in Ride On's 40th anniversary paint scheme in 2015.
  • 5589 retired on May 30, 2018.
  • Replaced by the 2016 Gillig LF40 diesel buses (44000D-44039D)
2003 DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion VII CNG (07.502)
(semi-low floor)
5900-5917 (18 buses)2017 Ride On Orion VII CNG.JPG Compressed natural gas (CNG)Replaced by the 2017 Gillig LF40 diesel and CNG buses (44073D-44080D and 44081C-44114C)
20045918-5932 (15 buses)2017–2019 Ride On 5924 at Shady Grove.jpg
  • Most units retired in 2017.
  • 5923 and 5928 retired in May 2019 with the 2005 Orion VII CNG buses (5933-5957).
20055933-5957 (25 buses)2019 Ride On Orion VII 5956.jpg
  • 5933 and 5934 were training units.
  • 5944 and 5948 were retired due to damage from accidents.
  • Replaced by the 2019 Gillig LF40 CNG buses (44119C-44141C)
New Flyer Industries C40LF 5822–5836 (15 buses)40 ft (12 m)2020 Montgomery County Transit Ride On 2005 New Flyer C40LF.jpg
  • 5822 was a training unit.
  • Originally sidelined in March 2020 due to rear door issues and later retired in September of the year due to service changes.
  • Replaced by the 2020 Gillig LF30 diesel buses (42001D-42019D)
2006–2007 Gillig Low Floor 5300–5313 (14 buses) Ride On 2006 hybrid 5302.jpg Ride On 5312 at Glenmont.jpg Diesel-electric hybrid
  • Renumbered from 5750-5763 due to the arrival of the 2009 Gillig LF40 diesel buses (5747-5757)
  • 5312 was retired due to fire damage.
  • 5301 and 5313 were training units.
  • Replaced by the 2019 proterra battery electric buses (43000E-43003E) and the 2020 Gillig LF40 diesel buses (44145D-44153D)
20085001-5006 (6 buses)30 ft (9.1 m)2020–2021 Montgomery County Transit Ride On Gillig Low Floor 5003 on Route 38.jpg Diesel
  • 5001 is a training vehicle.
  • 5003 is a former training vehicle.
  • Replaced by all of the 2020 and several of the 2021 Gillig LF30 diesel buses (42001D-42021D)
2001–2002 ElDorado National Aero Elites5101-5181 (81 buses)35 ft (11 m)2009GasolineOriginally contracted to outside firms until the late 2000s.
2004 IC Corporation/Mid BusBodied Cutaway5232–5234, 5238–5241, 5243-5246 (11 buses)2013
2001 Ford/StarTrans BusE450 Cutaway5201-5212 (12 buses)23 ft (7 m)2007Replaced by the 2007 Gillig LF40 hybrid buses (5305-5313)
2007 Champion Cutaway5182–5231, 5285-5296 (62 buses)35 ft (11 m)2012 Ride On Champion cutaway van 5210.jpg
  • Seven different fires occurred on all of these buses between 2009 and 2012 [41] [42] .
  • All of these buses retired on July 18, 2012, following the seventh fire [43] [44] .
  • Replaced by the 1999 30-foot (9.1 m) Orion V diesel buses (5100-5129) and the 2004 IC Corporation/Mid buses (5232–5234, 5238–5241, and 5243-5246)


Divisions

The bus fleet, owned and operated by Ride On, is distributed among three garages that are Nicholson, Silver Spring and Gaithersburg.

GarageAddressCapacityRoutesBusesNotes
Silver Spring8710 Brookville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
2001, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34, 36, 39, 40, 41, 47, and 51
Weekends: 23, 29, 38, and 42
  • Diesel: 42000D, 42023D-42025D, 42037D-42039D, 44000D-44024D, 44145D-44153D, 5011, 5017, 5025, 5027, 5069–5090, 5758–5761, and 5769-5770
  • Battery electric: 43000E-43003E, 44154E-44164E, and 44166E-44221E?
  • Hybrid: 5319, 5321, 5330, 5333-5335, 5337, 5339-5341, 5343, 5346-5347, and 5349-5367
Underwent renovations to include a solar micro-grid for battery electric buses
Gaithersburg16700 Crabbs Branch Way
Gaithersburg, MD 20855
20043, 46, 48, 49, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 90, 100, 101, Lime, Pink, FLASH Blue, and FLASH Orange
Weekends: 45, 83, 97, and 98
  • CNG: 44040C-44055C, 44081C-44117C, 44119C-44141C, 5837–5839, and 5841-5854
  • Diesel: 42026D-42036D, 44025D-44039D, 44056D-44072D, 44073D-44080D, 44142D-44144D, 5737, 5744, 5746, 5747-5750, 5753-5756, 5762–5768, and 46000D-46015D
  • Battery electric: 44165E
  • Training units: 5001, 5751, 5855, and 44118C
Located adjacent to the Shady Grove Metro station rail yard
Nicholson4700 Nicholson Court
Kensington, MD 20895
68Weekdays: 6, 7, 23, 29, 31, 32, 33, 37, 38, 42, 44, 45, 52, 53, 81, 83, 96, 97,98, and Ride On Flex
Midday: 47 and 75
Late night: 30 and 75
  • Diesel: 41000D-41006D, 42001D-42022D, and 5032-5068
  • Only houses 30-foot (9.1 m) buses
  • Weekdays only as of October 2021

Routes

Ride On offers 82 routes throughout Montgomery County. All routes run through peak rush hour periods between 6 and 9 AM and from 3 to 7 PM on weekdays. Many routes offer services for off-peak hours and weekends as well [45] .

RouteDestinationTerminus (Western/Southern)Terminus (Eastern/Northern)ServiceNotes
1Silver Spring – Friendship Heights Friendship Heights station Silver Spring station
  • Certain trips operate via Leland St
  • Certain rush hour trips operate via Ross/Spencer Rds
2Silver Spring – Lyttonsville Silver Spring station Brookville
(Ride On Operations Center)
  • Serves Ride On's bus garage in Silver Spring
  • Certain rush hour trips serve Fort Detrick (AM trips towards Lyttonsville, PM trips towards Silver Spring)
4Silver Spring - Wheaton Wheaton station Silver Spring station Weekday peak hour service only
  • Rerouted to 2nd Avenue in the 1990s
  • All Route 4 service was extended from Kensington to Wheaton Metro station on May 8, 2022 [46] .
5Silver Spring – Twinbrook Twinbrook station Silver Spring station
6Parkside Condominium – Westfield Montgomery Mall Westfield Montgomery Mall Transit CenterParkside CondominiumWeekday service only
7Wheaton – Forest Glen Forest Glen station Wheaton station Weekday peak hour service only (AM from Wheaton, PM from Forest Glen)Kensington service discontinued in 2010
8Silver Spring – Wheaton Silver Spring station Wheaton station via Forest Glen Rd & Holy Cross Hospital
9Silver Spring – Wheaton Silver Spring station Wheaton station
  • via Amherst Ave
  • Replaced the old Route 40 in 1998
11Silver Spring – Friendship Heights Friendship Heights station Silver Spring station Weekday peak hour service only (AM from Silver Spring, PM from Friendship Heights)Service started in 1997
12Silver Spring – Takoma Silver Spring station Takoma station via Carroll Ave
13Silver Spring – Takoma Silver Spring station Takoma station Weekday peak hour service onlyvia Sligo Creek Pkwy
14Silver Spring – Takoma Silver Spring station Takoma station Monday-Saturday service onlyvia Colesville Rd & University Blvd, often serves Eastern Middle School
15Silver Spring – Langley Park Silver Spring station Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center Second-highest ridership in system, avg. 4,500 per day
16Silver Spring – Takoma Silver Spring station Takoma station via New Hampshire Ave
17Silver Spring – Langley Park Silver Spring station Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center via Montgomery College's Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus
18Silver Spring – Langley Park Silver Spring station Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center Sunday service between Langley Park and Takoma station onlyvia Takoma station and Montgomery College's Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus
19Silver Spring – Northwood Silver Spring station Forest Glen Rd & Burnett AveWeekday peak hour service only (AM from Forest Glen Rd, PM from Silver Spring)Serves Eastern Middle School and Northwood High School
20Silver Spring – Hillandale Silver Spring station New Hampshire Ave & Powder Mill RdOperates via Piney Branch Rd & New Hampshire Ave
21Silver Spring – Briggs Chaney Silver Spring station Briggs Chaney Park & RideWeekday peak hour service only (AM from Briggs Chaney, PM from Silver Spring)Service started on June 25, 2007 [47] .
22Silver Spring – Hillandale Silver Spring station Hillandale Center (Powder Mill Rd)Weekday peak hour service onlyOperates via Columbia Pike & Colesville Rd
23Friendship Heights – Sibley Hospital Sibley Hospital Friendship Heights station Monday-Saturday service onlyServes Westland Middle School
24 Hillandale – Takoma Takoma station Powder Mill Rd & New Hampshire AveWeekday peak hour service only (AM from Hillandale, PM from Takoma)Serves Takoma Park Middle School
25Takoma – Langley Park Takoma station Takoma Langley Transit Center Weekday peak hour servicevia Maple Ave
26Montgomery Mall – Glenmont Montgomery Mall Glenmont Station
27 Hillandale - Tech Road P&RHillandale Center (Powder Mill Rd & New Hampshire Ave)Tech Rd P&R
28VANGO Free Circulator – Silver Spring Silver Spring station Monday-Saturday service onlyFree service, VanGO Shuttle Loop around Downtown Silver Spring.
29Bethesda – Glen Echo/Friendship Heights Friendship Heights station Bethesda station
  • Replaced WMATA Metrobus Route N8 and old Ride On Route 31
  • Weekend service was extended from Glen Echo to Bethesda on October 10, 2021.
30Bethesda – Medical Center Bethesda station Medical Center station Weekday service onlyServes Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
31Wheaton – Glenmont Wheaton station Glenmont station Weekday peak hour service only
32Bethesda – Naval Ship R&D CenterNaval Ship Research & Development Center Bethesda station Weekday peak hour service only
33Glenmont – Medical Center Medical Center station Glenmont station Weekday peak hour service onlyPrevious service to Bethesda and Wheaton Metro stations discontinued
34Wheaton – Bethesda Bethesda Station
Wheaton station
  • Originally went from Aspen Hill to Medical Center until extended to Friendship Heights Station on May 4, 2008, replacing original Ride On Route 42.
  • Replaced routes 31 and 32 in the 1990s, peak hours service to Aspen Hill
  • Service between Friendship Heights and Bethesda stations and service between Aspen Hill and Wheaton station were discontinued on June 29, 2025. [48]
    • Discontinued portions of the route got replaced with routes 40, and 41 (between Aspen Hill and Wheaton), and Metrobus route D96 (between Bethesda and Friendship Heights).
36Bethesda Loop Bethesda station Weekday service only
  • via Bradley Blvd
  • Service to Connelly School was eliminated on February 28, 2021. [49]
37 Potomac – Wheaton Potomac Community Center Wheaton station Weekday peak hour service onlyServes Grosvenor-Strathmore station, Tilden Middle School, and Winston Churchill High School
38Wheaton – North Bethesda North Bethesda station Wheaton station Serves Winston Churchill High School
39Glenmont – Briggs Chaney Glenmont station Briggs Chaney P&RWeekday peak hour service onlyServes Briggs Chaney Middle School
40Montgomery College's Rockville Campus -Rockville Station - Wheaton Station Montgomery College Rockville Campus (Monday-Saturday daytime only)
Rockville station
Wheaton station Monday-Saturday daytime service to Montgomery College's Rockville Campus; all other trips end at Rockville Station under route 40A
41 Aspen Hill – WheatonGrand Pre Rd & Bel Pre Rd (Aspen Hill) Wheaton station
  • Replaced WMATA Metrobus Routes Q3 and Y6 in 1996. [50]
  • Route was extended from Glenmont station to Wheaton station on June 29, 2025. [48]
42North Bethesda Station – Montgomery Mall Montgomery Mall Transit Center North Bethesda station Monday-Saturday service only
  • Created on January 13, 2013, to replace the 38 portion between Montgomery Mall and North Bethesda Station. [51]
43Shady Grove – Traville TC Traville Transit Center Shady Grove station
44Twinbrook – Rockville Twinbrook station Rockville station Weekday peak hour service onlyServes Richard Montgomery High School
45Rockville Regional TC (Fallsgrove) – Twinbrook Twinbrook station Rockville Regional Transit Center (Fallsgrove Center)Monday-Saturday service onlySelect trips operates via Rockville Senior Center
46Montgomery College – Medical Center Medical Center station Montgomery College Rockville Campus
47Rockville – Montgomery Mall – Bethesda Bethesda station Rockville station
48Wheaton – Rockville Wheaton station Rockville station
  • Replaced original WMATA Metrobus Route Q4 in the mid 1990s
  • via Norbeck Road, Rock Creek Village, Bauer and Parkland Drs, and MD 586 (Veirs Mill Road)
49Rockville – Glenmont Rockville station Glenmont station
  • via Norbeck, Bel Pre, and Layhill Roads
  • Replaced WMATA Metrobus Route Y4 in 1998 and Ride On's original route 46
51Glenmont – ICC (Georgia Ave at MD 200) Glenmont station ICC P&RWeekday peak hour service only
  • Service started in late 1998
  • Replaced parts of WMATA Metrobus routes Y4, Y5, and Y6
  • Route extended to ICC P&R on January 29, 2023
52Rockville – Medstar Montgomery Medical Center (Olney) - Good Counsel High School Rockville station MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Weekday peak hour service only
53Shady Grove – Glenmont Shady Grove station Glenmont station Weekday peak hour service only
54Rockville – Lakeforest Rockville station Lakeforest Transit Center
55Rockville – Germantown TC Rockville station Germantown Transit Center
56Rockville – Lakeforest Rockville station Lakeforest Transit Center
57Shady Grove – Lakeforest Shady Grove station Lakeforest Transit Center
58Shady Grove – Lakeforest Shady Grove station Lakeforest Transit Center
  • via Snouffer School Road and East Village
  • Weekday service to Kaiser Permanente (Frederick Avenue) was eliminated on February 28, 2021. [49]
59Rockville – Montgomery Village Rockville station Montgomery Village Center (Clubhouse Rd)
60Shady Grove – Montgomery Village Shady Grove station Montgomery Village Center (Stedwick Rd)Weekday peak hour service only (AM from Montgomery Village, PM from Shady Grove)
  • via Shady Grove Rd, Midcounty Hwy, Washington Grove Ln, Flower Hill Way, and Centerway Rd.
  • Serves Shady Grove Middle School
61Shady Grove – Germantown TC Shady Grove station Germantown Transit Center
  • via Germantown Rd, Clopper Rd, Watkins Mill Rd, Frederick Rd, and Girard St
  • Serves Germantown MARC station, Kingsview P&R, Lakeforest Transit Center, and Washington Grove MARC station
  • Rerouted through the Waters Landing Community to replace parts of Ride On's Route 62 on Locbury, Rexmore, and Crystal Rock Drives.
  • Route was rerouted to serve Kaiser Permanente (Frederick Avenue) on February 28, 2021. [49]
  • Service to the MVA was replaced by Route 78
63Rockville – Shady Grove Rockville Station Shady Grove station Weekday service only
  • via Redland Blvd, Piccard Drive, Research Blvd, and W Montgomery Ave.
  • As of September 8, 2024, Route 63 does not serve any stops on Gaither Road.
64Shady Grove – Montgomery Village Shady Grove station Montgomery Village Center (Clubhouse Rd)via Centerway Rd and Emory Grove Rd
65Shady Grove – Montgomery Village Shady Grove station Montgomery Village Center (Stedwick Rd)
  • Weekday peak hour service only (AM from Montgomery Village, PM from Shady Grove)
  • Limited bus stops via Midcounty Hwy
    AM from Montgomery Village, PM from Shady Grove
66Shady Grove – Traville TC Traville Transit Center Shady Grove station Weekday peak hour service only (AM from Shady Grove, PM from Traville)via Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
67Shady Grove – Traville TC Traville Transit Center Shady Grove station Weekday peak hour service only (AM from Traville, PM from Shady Grove)via Frederick Ave and Dufief Mill Rd
70Germantown – Bethesda (Express) Bethesda station Milestone P&R
  • Weekday peak hour service only
  • via I-270
  • Serves Medical Center station in the morning (to Bethesda) and in the afternoon (to Milestone P&R in Germantown)
71Shady Grove – Kingsview Shady Grove station Kingsview P&RWeekday peak hour service only (AM from Kingsview, PM from Shady Grove)via I-370, I-270, Clopper Rd, Mateny Rd, Dawson Farm Rd, and Steeple Rd
73Shady Grove – Clarksburg (Cabin Branch) Shady Grove station Cabin Branch (Clarksburg)Weekday peak hour service only
  • via I-370, I-270, Frederick Rd, Clarksburg Rd, and W Old Baltimore Rd
  • Service started on May 14, 2017. [52]
  • Express version of route 79 that connects commuters to Clarksburg Gateway and Shady Grove Station
  • Serves Clarksburg HS
  • Serves W Old Baltimore Rd in the morning (to Shady Grove) and in the afternoon (to Cabin Branch)
  • Serves Gateway Center Dr AM (to Clarksburg Gateway) and PM (to Shady Grove)
74Shady Grove – Germantown TC Shady Grove station Germantown Transit CenterMonday-Saturday service only
75Clarksburg MCCF – Germantown TC - Germantown MARC Germantown Transit Center Montgomery County Correctional Facility
  • via Frederick Road and Snowden Farm Pkwy
  • Serves Milestone Center and Clarksburg Premium Outlets
  • Serves Germantown MARC station during weekday peak hours
  • Serves Clarksburg HS during peak hours in the morning and afternoon
76Shady Grove – PoolesvillePoolesville (W Willard Rd & Wootton Ave) Shady Grove station Monday-Saturday service only
  • via I-370, Muddy Branch Rd, Great Seneca Hwy, and Darnestown Rd
  • Serves Kentlands and Quince Orchard High School.
  • Saturday service was added September 22, 2018 between Shady Grove and Quince Orchard HS only.
  • Service extended to The Crossvines at Poolesville on January 14, 2024
  • Weekday/Saturday Service to Quince Orchard HS is at the Darnestown/Quince Orchard Rd bus stop
  • Service to the Crossvines in Poolesville eliminated on Sunday May 5, 2024
78Shady Grove – Kingsview Shady Grove station Kingsview P&RMonday-Saturday only. Weekday peak hour service to MVA
  • via I-370, I-270, Clopper, Mateny, and Richter Farm Rds
  • Service was added to serve Metropolitan Grove station and Maryland MVA on February 28, 2021. [49]
  • Midday service was added on February 28, 2021, [49] and Saturday service was added on October 10, 2021.
  • Serves Northwest High School.
  • Buses headed to Kingsview bypass stops on Clopper Road after Firstfield Road from 6am-3pm on Weekdays, then all day on Saturdays.
79Shady Grove – Clarksburg Shady Grove station Clarksburg Gateway CenterWeekday peak hour service only (AM from Clarksburg, PM from Shady Grove)
  • via I-370, I-270, and Middlebrook and Ridge Rds.
  • Replaced Route 82 on April 9, 2009
81Rockville – North Bethesda (White Flint) North Bethesda station Rockville station Weekday peak hour service only
  • via Tower Oaks Blvd
  • Runs every 35 minutes during peak hours
83Holy Cross Germantown – Germantown TC - Germantown MARC Germantown Transit CenterHoly Cross Hospital Germantown Monday-Saturday service only
  • via Century Blvd, Waters Landing Dr, Father Hurley Blvd, Ridge Rd, and Seneca Meadows Pkwy
  • Serves Milestone Center and extends to Germantown MARC station during weekday peak hours
  • Route was rerouted to serve the Black Hill Development on February 28, 2021. [49]
90Shady Grove – Damascus - Milestone Shady Grove station Woodfield (Woodfield Road) (peak)
Milestone P&R (Damascus) (off-peak)
Weekday Service only
  • via Shady Grove and Woodfield Roads
  • Serves Montgomery County Airpark
  • Weekend service was eliminated in 2009
  • Midday service now terminates at Milestone P&R in Germantown beginning September 17, 2018
96Grosvenor – Rock Spring – Montgomery Mall Montgomery Mall Transit Center Grosvenor-Strathmore station Weekday Service only
97Germantown TC – Gunners Lake Germantown Transit CenterGunners LakeA circular loop route (AM: Clockwise loop, PM: Counterclockwise loop)
  • via Middlebrook Rd, Father Hurley Blvd, Wisteria Dr, and Waring Station Rd
  • Serves Germantown Town Center and the Germantown MARC station during weekday peak
98Germantown TC – KingsviewKingsview P&R Germantown Transit CenterMonday-Saturday service onlyServes Germantown Community Center during weekday off-peak and Maryland SoccerPlex on Saturdays
  • Kingsview bounded buses serve Churchill Senior Living
  • Serves Germantown Park (formerly called Cinnamon Woods) on weekdays to Germantown (AM) and Kingsview P&R (PM)
100Shady Grove – Germantown TC (Express) Shady Grove station Germantown Transit CenterExpress via I-370 and I-270
301Rockville – TobytownTobytown Drive Rockville station

Ride On extRa routes

RouteDestinationTerminus
(Western/Southern)
Terminus
(Eastern/Northern)
ServiceNotes
101Lakeforest – Medical Center Medical Center Station Lakeforest Transit CenterWeekday peak hour service only
  • Service began on October 2, 2017.
  • Replaced WMATA Metrobus routes J7 & J9
  • Route overlays Routes 46 and 55 on MD 355 and only serves 13 bus stops every 10–20 minutes.
PinkGreat Seneca Transit Network – Pink Traville Transit Center Shady Grove Station 5:00 AM – 7:30 PM weekdays
6:30 AM - 7 PM weekends
  • Service began on September 8, 2024.
  • Operates every 10–15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends.
  • Operates as a limited version of route 43
  • via Shady Grove Rd, Medical Center Drive, and JHU
LimeGreat Seneca Transit Network – Lime Traville Transit Center Shady Grove Station 5:00 AM - 10 PM weekdays
6:15 AM - 10 PM weekends
  • Service began on September 8, 2024.
  • Operates every 10–15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends.
  • Serves Downtown Crown, JHU, and Medical Center Drive
  • Plans for this route to be extended are in the near future.

Flash BRT routes

RouteTerminus (Western/Southern)Terminus (Eastern/Northern)ServiceNotes
Blue Silver Spring Station Burtonsville P&RWeekday peak hour service only
  • Bypasses White Oak
Orange Silver Spring station Briggs Chaney P&R
  • via White Oak
  • Peak hour trips operate to the White Oak FDA/FRC Building in the peak hour direction.

Former routes

These routes have been served by Ride On 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 Ride On.

Former Ride On routes
RouteDestinationTerminus (Western/Southern)Terminus (Eastern/Northern)Notes
2ASilver Spring – Lyttonsville Silver Spring Station Temporary replacement for Route 2 during construction of the Lyttonsville Place bridge in 2018. Ran in a clockwise loop from Silver Spring to Lyttonsville Road & Claridge House, and back. Discontinued on January 11, 2019, after construction was completed. [53]
2BSilver Spring – Lyttonsville Silver Spring Station Brookville (Ride On Operations Center)Temporary replacement for Route 2 during construction of the Lyttonsville Place bridge in 2018. Ran from Silver Spring to the Ride On Operations Center via 16th Street, 2nd Ave and Brookville Road. Discontinued on January 11, 2019 after construction was completed. [53]
3Silver Spring – Takoma Silver Spring Station Takoma Station AM from Takoma Station, PM from Silver Spring Station. Discontinued on September 17, 2017 due to low ridership. [54]
10 (first use)Silver Spring – Northwood Silver Spring Station NorthwoodDiscontinued on June 28, 1992. Replaced by realigned route 8 and extended route 19.
10 (second use) Hillandale – Twinbrook Twinbrook station New Hampshire Ave & Powder Mill Rd
  • Replaced WMATA Metrobus route C6 in 1998.
  • Discontinued on June 29, 2025 and replaced by WMATA Metrobus routes M12, M42, M44, and M60. [48]
11 (first use)Silver Spring – Takoma Silver Spring Station Takoma Station Discontinued in the early 1980s; replaced by extended route 3.
21 (first use)Silver Spring – Parkside Plaza Silver Spring Station Parkside Plaza
21 (second use)Silver Spring – LyttonsvilleBrookville (Ride On Operations Center) Silver Spring Station
21 (third use)Burtonsville ShuttleBriggs Chaney P&RBurtonsville P&RNorthbound operated on Columbia Pike via Greencastle P&R. Southbound operated on Old Columbia Pike. Only ran midday on weekdays. Discontinued on January 4, 2002. [55]
22 (first use)Silver Spring – Paddington SquarePaddington Square Silver Spring Station
26 (first use)Grosvenor – Wheaton Grosvenor-Strathmore station Wheaton Station Operated via Plyers Mill Road and Strathmore/Knowles Avenues. Discontinued on June 28, 1992; replaced by extended route 7.
27 (first use)Friendship Heights – Medical Center Friendship Heights Station Medical Center Station Discontinued on September 7, 2003, due to low ridership. Alternative service available on extended Route 33 and realigned Route 36. [56]
31 (first use)Glen Echo – Bethesda Glen Echo Bethesda Station Replaced by Route 29 in early 1996.
35Wheaton – Montgomery Mall Montgomery Mall Transit Center Wheaton Station Discontinued on September 1, 2002; replaced by extended route 47 and realigned Route 34. [57] [58]
38 (first use)Wheaton - Montgomery Mall Montgomery Mall Transit Center Wheaton Station Service was truncated to serve only between Wheaton and North Bethesda (White Flint) in January 2013. The section between North Bethesda (White Flint) and Montgomery Mall was replaced by route 42.
40 (First Use)Wheaton Shuttle Wheaton Station Operated as a midday and weekend shuttle between Wheaton Station and Westfield Wheaton. Discontinued on July 25, 1998; replaced by route 9.
40 (Second Use)White Flint – Glenmont White Flint station Glenmont Station Discontinued in early 2001; replaced by extended WMATA Metrobus route C8. [59] [60]
41 (first use)Shady Grove Shopper ShuttleRockshire Shopping CenterGaithersburg (Ride On Operations Center)Operated as a lunch-hour shuttle.
41 (second use)Wheaton – Aspen Hill Wheaton Station Grand Pre Road & Bel Pre Road (Aspen Hill)Originally replaced Metrobus Route Q3 in 1996. Discontinued on July 25, 1998; replaced by extended route 34.
42 (first use)White Flint – Rockville North Bethesda station Rockville Station Via Old Farm and Tilden Woods
42 (second use)Friendship Heights – Medical Center Friendship Heights Station Medical Center Station Combined with Route 34 on May 4, 2008. [61]
46 (first use)Twinbrook – Layhill Twinbrook Station Layhill Via Arctic Avenue and Bel Pre Road
49 (first use)
50Rockville - Gaithersburg Rockville Station GaithersburgProvided connections between Shady Grove Metro station, Watkins Mill Road, Montgomery Village, and Lakeforest Mall
51 (first use)
55 (first use)Rockville - Dorsey MillRockville StationDorsey Mill Rd & Waters Hollow Rd
61 (first use)Shady Grove Station - Germantown Shady Grove Station Montgomery College Germantown Campus
62Shady Grove – Germantown Shady Grove Station Montgomery College Germantown CampusDiscontinued on May 28, 2005. [62] [63]
63XShady Grove – Gaither Road Shady Grove Station Gaither Road & Gaither DriveServed as a supplement to Route 63, connecting passengers from the Gaither Road industrial area to Shady Grove Metro during the midday and late night. Started service on January 6, 2019. Combined with route 63 on May 12, 2019.
66 (first use)Shady Grove – Shady Grove Hospital Shady Grove Station Discontinued in 1998.
67 (first use)Shady Grove – Shady Grove Hospital Shady Grove Station Discontinued in 1998.
68Germantown MARC Shuttle Germantown MARC Looped around the Germantown MARC Station. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [62] [63]
69Germantown MARC Shuttle Germantown MARC Looped around the Germantown MARC Station. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [62] [63]
71 (first use)Shady Grove - Germantown Shady Grove Station Germantown Transit Center
72Shady Grove – Germantown Shady Grove Station Germantown CommonsAM from Germantown Commons; PM from Shady Grove. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [62] [63]
73 (first use)Shady Grove – Germantown – Goldenrod Lane Shady Grove Station Goldenrod Lane & Century BlvdAM from Goldenrod Lane & Century Blvd; PM from Shady Grove. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [62] [63]
75 (first use)Shady Grove - Urbana Shady Grove Station Urbana P&RDiscontinued in 2006
77Shady Grove – Germantown Shady Grove Station Germantown CommonsAM from Germantown Commons; PM from Shady Grove. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [62] [63]
78 (first use)Shady Grove - Germantown Shady Grove Station Germantown Transit Centervia Mateny Rd, Great Seneca Hwy, Sam Eig Hwy. Replaced by Route 74
80Shady Grove – King Farm Loop Shady Grove Station Gaither Road & Redland RoadDiscontinued; last run was on May 3, 2002. [55]
82Clarksburg Town Center – Germantown Transit Center Clarksburg Gateway CenterDepartment of Energy in Germantown AM from Clarksburg; PM from Department of Energy. Combined with Route 79 on April 5, 2009. [61]
91Rockville Pike Shuttle Rockville Town Center Rockville Pike & Edson LaneOperated from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Discontinued on September 3, 2001. [64]
92Bethesda Shuttle Bethesda Station Became operated by the Bethesda Urban Partnership on September 3, 2006. [65]
93US – HHS – Twinbrook Station Twinbrook Station DHHS Parklawn Shuttle (Fishers Lane)Discontinued on September 17, 2017, due to low ridership. [54]
94 (first use)Kingsview P&R - Germantown MARC Germantown MARC Kingsview P&R
  • free shuttle to take P&R passengers to the Germantown MARC, due to insufficient parking at the station
  • Discontinued in 2013 and was reincarnated as the Meet the MARC between Clarksburg Gateway and Germantown MARC
94 (second use)Clarksburg – Germantown MARC Germantown MARC Clarksburg Gateway Center
  • service began in January 2013
  • advertised as "Meet the MARC", a free shuttle designed to encourage Clarksburg residents to take the MARC train to work. Trips were timed with MARC trains and buses would wait until the train arrived before departing
  • via Dawson Farm Rd, Father Hurley Blvd, Ridge Rd, Skylark Rd, Little Seneca Pkwy,Snowden Farm Pkwy, ND Clarksburg Rd
  • Discontinued on September 17, 2017, due to low ridership. [54] Replaced by weekly peak hour trips to the Germantown MARC on Route 75.
98 (first use)Germantown Transit Center - Seabreeze CourtGermantown Transit CenterServed as a loop around Germantown. Service was realigned to extend to Kingsview P&R in January 2013 to replace route 94
124Shady Grove ExpressMD 117 P&R

MD 124 P&R

Shady Grove Station Operated through I-270. Discontinued on March 14, 2008. [61]
127Campus Connector (Takoma – Silver Spring – Shady Grove UMS) Takoma Station University of Maryland Discontinued on May 16, 2008. [61]
129Burtonsville – Silver Spring (limited bus stop service) Silver Spring Station Burtonsville P&R
  • Service started on May 14, 2018.
  • Limited bus stop service on US 29 between Silver Spring & Burtonsville P&R
  • Only served 15 bus stops every 15 minutes.
  • AM times: 5:30 AM – 9:00 AM, PM times: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • via Colesville Road, Lockwood Drive, Stewart Lane, Tech Road P&R, Briggs Chaney P&R, and Castle Blvd
  • Discontinued on October 14, 2020 and replaced by Flash Route Blue
VAXMontgomery College Vax Shuttle Shady Grove Station Montgomery College Germantown Campus
  • Shuttle bus for people with COVID-19 Vaccine appointments at Montgomery College Germantown
  • Ran from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday thru Friday between March 31 and April 9, 2021
  • Ran 7 days a week between April 10 and July 2, 2021 [66]
  • Discontinued on July 2, 2021, due to the closure of the Montgomery College Germantown MassVax site

Metrobus routes

Additionally, Ride On ran three weekend-routes that were served by WMATA Metrobus on weekdays. All routes were discontinued due to WMATA's Better Bus Redesign network, unless noted. [67]

WMATA routes
RouteDestinationTermini (Western/Southern)Termini (Eastern/Northern)Notes
L8 Aspen Hill – Friendship Heights Friendship Heights station Grand Pre Road & Bel Pre Road (Aspen Hill)
  • Discontinued on June 29, 2025 and replaced with Metrobus route M22. [48]
T2Rockville – Friendship Heights Friendship Heights station Rockville station
  • via Potomac
  • Discontinued on June 29, 2025 and replaced with Metrobus route M82 which will be operated by WMATA daily. [48]
Z2Colesville – Silver Spring Olney (Spartan Rd & Georgia Ave) Silver Spring station
  • Saturday Service
  • Discontinued on January 12, 2013, due to low ridership. [68]
  • Weekday service was still operated by Metrobus until June 29, 2025
  • See Colesville–Ashton Line for history.

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