Ride On (bus)

Ride On

The current logo for Ride On
Ride On bus at the Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center
Formerly	Ride-On
Parent	Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)
Founded	March 31, 1975
Headquarters	101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Service area	Montgomery County, MD
Service type	fixed-route bus service, paratransit, demand responsive transport, and bus rapid transit
Routes	82
Depots	Nicholson, Gaithersburg, and Silver Spring
Fleet	400
Daily ridership	64,700 (weekdays, Q3 2025) [1]
Annual ridership	19,097,700 (2024) [2]
Fuel type	CNG, diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, and battery electric
Operator	Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Route 301 and FLEX operated by external contractors.
Manager	Christopher Conklin [3]
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 a bus service in Montgomery County, along with a rail service.

In fiscal year 2018, it operated with a US$112.3 million budget. ^[4] In 2024, the system had a ridership of 19,097,700, or about 64,700 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2025, making it one of the most heavily ridden suburban bus systems in the United States. ^[5]

Ride On has a fleet of about 400 buses and operates on 82 routes throughout Montgomery County.

History

Ride On's former logo, used in the 1970s and 1980s

Ride On's former logo, used from the mid-1990s to late 2008

1970s–1990s

Ride On began service on March 31, 1975, as Ride-On. Serving Silver Spring and Takoma Park, two routes were in operation with 20 buses: the Blue and the Green. Within a few weeks, Ride-On was carrying twice the number of passengers projected: about 2,000 riders per day. The buses were nineteen passenger Grummans. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Starting from 1979 to 1981, single front door TMC T-30 City Cruisers (5101-5256) entered service. 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 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.

2000s

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

On September 11, 2001, Ride On buses were used to transport Montgomery County firefighters to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia to assist in search and rescue operations following the terrorist attacks that occurred on that day. ^{[7] [8]}

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

2010s

On May 20, 2011, a Ride On bus crashed into a KFC restaurant in Glenmont around 7:30 AM. Authorities believed the driver passed out while making a left turn onto Georgia Avenue and lost control of the bus due to having a heart attack. There were three passengers on the bus; the driver and one of the passengers were taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The only occupant in the building of the crash was not injured, and the building suffered with minor damage. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Ride On celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015 with three buses wrapped in the transit agency's 40th anniversary ad. ^[12]

MCDOT Ride On received a $4.365 million grant from the federal transit administration to replace diesel buses with 10 new battery electric buses on October 1, 2018. ^[13]

2020s

In March 2020, Ride On significantly altered bus service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[14] Many routes were completely suspended with other routes having significantly reduced service. ^[15] Fare collection was also suspended until July 2022. ^[16]

On December 27, 2023, a Ride On bus crashed into a house in Silver Spring around 7:30 PM. The driver reportedly lost control of the bus while entering a roundabout, hit a parked car, and collided with the side of the house. There were no passengers on the bus, and the house was not 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. ^{[17] [18]} It was later discovered that the same bus had previously been involved in a major crash on May 20, 2011. ^[19] The bus was removed from service following the second incident.

Ride On celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025 with three buses wrapped in the transit agency’s 50th anniversary ad. ^[20]

On June 29, 2025, Ride On launched its first phase of "Ride On Reimagined", a transit master plan. Most of the changes in this phase were made to complement WMATA's systemwide Better Bus Network Redesign which took effect on the same day. Ride On also eliminated all fares on all of its transit services beginning the same day. ^[21]

On February 2, 2026 Ride On lanuched its second Flex Zone route the 918, which serves areas like White Oak, Sandy Spring, New Hampshire Avenue in part of a zone expansion. ^[22] the Ride On Flex Zone 918 also restored transit access for most neighbourhoods priviously served by the MetroBus Z2 , Colesville–Ashton Line prior to lanuch of the BetterBus Network on June 29, 2025.

Additional services

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

Ride On extRa

Logo of Ride On extRa

Ride On extRa is a limited stop bus service to complement major local bus routes by following similar routing but making fewer stops to help speed up travel time. ^[23] These routes may also run more frequent service than local routes in the same corridor, but may only run at certain times of the day. The service began on October 2, 2017 on route 101. As of November 2025, the service consists of three routes servicing two transit corridors. Ride On extRa utilizes a dedicated fleet of diesel and battery electric buses with upgraded passenger amenities such as digital interior signage and USB-A charging ports.

Route 101 began service on October 2, 2017, complementing routes 55 and 46 along Maryland Route 355, serving 13 stops from Medical Center Station in Bethesda to Lakeforest Transit Center in Gaithersburg. The route operates every 10-20 minutes in both directions with service during weekday peak hours only.

The Great Seneca Transit Network began service on September 8, 2024 with the first phase consisting of two routes, Pink and Lime, with another two routes planned for the second phase. The Pink and Lime routes both start at Shady Grove station and end outside The Universities at Shady Grove campus, but follow different routing to provide service to the Great Seneca Life Sciences Complex and various neighborhoods and business districts in Gaithersburg. ^[24] Both routes operate 7 days a week with service running every 10-15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends.

Ride On Flex

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, Wheaton, and also White Oak, Sandy Spring as of February 2026. using 11-passenger cutaway buses. ^{[25] [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

Main article: Flash BRT

Logo of Flash BRT

Flash is a bus rapid transit network that began service on October 14, 2020. ^{[28] [29] [30] [31]} The first route operates between Silver Spring Metro station and Burtonsville Park and Ride along U.S. Route 29 ^[32] (route is planned to get extended to the mall at Columbia Transit Center ^[33] ). 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. ^{[33] [32] [34]}

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, digital interior signage, a pedestrian sensor, a free Wi-Fi hotspot, and USB-A charging ports. ^[35] Flash utilizes a dedicated fleet of mostly articulated buses as well as some standard buses. Hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric buses are under consideration.

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 were allowed to 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 were able to ride free on weekdays between 9:30 AM and 3:00 PM and on Saturdays between 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM while children were able to ride free on weekdays from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM ^[36] ; at all other times, a reduced fare of $1.00 was charged. As of July 1,2019 ^[update] , children ages 5 and up can enter Ride On, as well as Metrobuses originating in Montgomery County, for free at all times until they graduate from high school by using a Youth Cruiser SmarTrip card. ^[37] Ride On used to offer a 50¢ discount for bus fares that transferred from the Washington Metro.

OnJanuary 4,2009 ^[update] , Ride On stopped the issue or acceptance of paper transfers, requiring all riders to use a SmarTrip card in order to get discounted or free transfers. ^[38]

In 2025, the Montgomery County Council elected to make all the buses free, eliminating all the fares starting on June 29, 2025. ^[39]

Fleet

Ride On has a fleet consisting of diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG, and battery electric buses produced by Gillig Corporation, Nova Bus, Proterra, and Starcraft. Ride On has a climate action plan to transition to a completely zero-emissions fleet by 2035. ^{[40] [41]}

Active fleet

Image	Year Built	Vehicle Model	Fuel	Engine	Transmission	Fleet Numbers	Notes	Assignments
	2008	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft	Diesel	Cummins ISL EPA 2007	Allison World B400R6	5726-5746 (21 Buses)	Feature Bonded Side Glazing All units originally withdrawn in 2022, however 5737, 5744 and 5746 were wrapped in the FLASH livery and re-entered service in 2023. 5729 and 5731 Retired due to accident damage. [42] [43] Remaining Units (5726, 5728, 5730, 5732-5736, 5738/5739, 5742/5743 and 5745) originally re-entered service in 2024 due to 44129C-44139C being converted for Extra use, but are now used as FLASH reserve units, with bike racks removed and FLASH side logos applied. 5728 and 5732 were previously used to train bus operators. 5732 wore a special livery in 2015 to commemorate Ride-On's 40th Anniversary. Last buses to be delivered in the 2nd-Gen Blue and White Livery.	Gaithersburg
	2009	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft	Diesel	Cummins ISL EPA 2007	Allison World B400R6	5747-5757 (11 Buses)	First Buses to be delivered in the 3rd Gen Blue, Green and Yellow livery. 5751 and 5753 are used to train bus operators. 5752 and 5757 were retired in 2021 and were used as spare parts donors.	Gaithersburg
	2009	Gillig Low-Floor 29ft	Diesel	Cummins ISL EPA 2007	Allison World B400R6	5007-5031 (25 Buses)	All units originally withdrawn in 2020, however 5 units (5008, 5011, 5017, 5025 and 5027) were returned to service in 2022 due to Route 27 being launched. 5008 has been retired after crashing into a house in Silver Spring in 2023. It was previously involved in another accident in 2011 where it crashed into a KFC in Glenmont. [44] [17] [18]	Silver Spring
	2011	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft	Diesel	Cummins ISL9 EPA 2010	Allison World B400R6	5758 (1 Bus)		Silver Spring
	2011	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft Hybrid	Hybrid	Cummins ISB6.7 EPA 2010	Allison EP40 Hybrid System	5349-5360 (12 Buses)		Silver Spring
	2012	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft Hybrid	Hybrid	Cummins ISB6.7 EPA 2010	Allison EP40 Hybrid System	5361-5367 (7 Buses)	Last order of Hybrid buses for Ride-On.	Silver Spring
	2013	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft	Diesel	Cummins ISL9 EPA 2013	Allison World B400R6	5759-5770 (12 Buses)		Gaithersburg (5762-5768), Silver Spring (5759-5761,5769-5770)
	2013	Gillig Low-Floor 29ft	Diesel	Cummins ISL9 EPA 2013	Allison World B400R6	5032-5059 (28 Buses)	All units have been repainted into the 2019-Present 4th Gen Livery.	Nicholson
	2014	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft CNG	CNG	Cummins-Westport ISL-G EPA 2013	Allison World B400R6	5837-5855 (19 Buses)	5840 was retired after colliding with a truck in 2016. [45] 5855 is used to training bus. First Gillig CNG buses to be delivered to Ride-On. 5843 has a Cummins-Westport L9N EPA 2024 Engine.	Gaithersburg
	2014	Gillig Low-Floor 29ft	Diesel	Cummins ISL9 EPA 2013	Allison World B400R6	5060-5091 (32 Buses)	Some units have been repainted into the 2019-Present 4th Gen Livery. 5091 has been retired due to sustaining damage from a fire. 5072 has been retired due to sustaining damage from an accident.	Nicholson (5060-5068), Silver Spring (5069-5090)
	2016	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft	Diesel	Cummins ISL9 EPA 2013	Allison World B400R6	44000D-44039D (40 Buses)		Silver Spring (44000D-44024D), Gaithersburg (44025D-44039D)
	2016	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft CNG	CNG	Cummins-Westport ISL-G EPA 2013	Allison World B400R6	44040C-44056C (17 Buses)		Gaithersburg
	2016	Gillig Low-Floor 29ft	Diesel	Cummins ISL9 EPA 2013	Allison World B400R6	42000D (1 Bus)		Silver Spring
	2017	Gillig BRT Plus 40ft	Diesel	Cummins L9 EPA 2017	Allison World B400R6	44057D-44072D (16 Buses)	Ordered for the Ride-On Extra Route 101, but are also used on the Pink and Lime Routes.	Gaithersburg
	2017	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft	Diesel	Cummins L9 EPA 2017	Allison World B400R6	44073D-44080D (8 Buses)		Gaithersburg
	2017-2018	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft CNG	CNG	Cummins-Westport L9N EPA 2017	Allison World B400R6	44081C-44118C (38 Buses)	44081C-44114C are 2017 models, 44115C-44118C are 2018 models. 44118C is used as Training Bus.	Gaithersburg
	2019	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft CNG	CNG	Cummins-Westport L9N EPA 2017	Allison World B400R6	44119C-44141C (23 Buses)	Last Order of CNG Buses for Ride-On, and the first buses to use the 4th Gen Livery. 44129C-44139C repainted into the Ride-On Extra livery in 2024.	Gaithersburg
	2019	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft	Diesel	Cummins L9 EPA 2017	Allison World B400R6	44142D-44144D (3 Buses)		Gaithersburg
	2019	Proterra Catalyst BE-35	Electric	UQM??	Direct-Drive	43000E-43003E (4 Buses)	First Electric buses for Ride-On. Rarely used due to Proterra filing for bankruptcy and ceasing business, and the delivery of Gillig EVs. 43000E and 43001E were retired in 2024/2025.	Silver Spring
	2020	Gillig Low-Floor 40ft	Diesel	Cummins L9 EPA 2020	Allison World B400R6	44145D-44153D (9 Buses)		Silver Spring
	2020-2021	Gillig Low-Floor 29ft	Diesel	Cummins L9 EPA 2020/2021	Allison World B400R6	42001D-42039D (39 Buses)	Last Order of Clean-Diesel buses for Ride-On. 42026D is often wrapped in special commemorative wraps for Veteran's Day and for Pride Month.	Nicholson (42001D-42022D), Silver Spring (42023D-42025D, 42037D-42039D), Gaithersburg (42026D-42036D)
	2019-2020	NovaBus LFS (A) Articulated	Diesel	Cummins L9 330HP EPA 2020	Allison World B500R6	46000D-46015D (16 Buses)	Used for the FLASH BRT service. Third Operator of Articulated buses in the DMV after WMATA and DASH. [46] Only NovaBus vehicles delivered to Ride-On.	Gaithersburg
	2022	Gillig Low-Floor Plus 40ft EV	Electric	Cummins BES	Direct-Drive	44154E-44163E (10 Buses)		Silver Spring
	2024	Gillig Low-Floor Plus 40ft EV	Electric	Cummins BES	Direct-Drive	44164E-44175E (12 Buses)	44165E is painted in the Ride-On Extra livery. Features updates from previous Ride-On orders, including USB-A and USB-C charing ports, Larger rear doors, and vynil seat upholstery. [47]	Gaithersburg (44165E), Silver Spring (44164E, 44166E-44175E)
	2025	Gillig Low-Floor Plus 40ft EV	Electric	Cummins BES	Direct-Drive	44176E-44235E (60 Buses)	Ordered to replace the 2009 Gillig Hybrids. 44225E-44235E are painted in the Ride-On Extra livery. Units currently being delivered.	Silver Spring (44176E-44224E), Gaithersburg (44225E-44235E)

Active Cutaway Buses

Image	Year	Vehicle Model	Fuel	Engine	Transmission	Fleet Numbers	Notes
	2016	Ford E-450/Starcraft Allstar	Gasoline	Ford Triton V10 6.8L	Ford 6-Speed Automatic	59-61 (3 Buses)	Used for Route 301 only. Operations contracted to the Jewish Council for Aging (JCA). 60 has been retired. This bus had the 2019-Present 4th Gen Livery. 59 is painted white with Ride-On logos applied, 61 has the 2009-2019 3rd Gen Livery.
	2019	Ford Transit 350HD/Starcraft Starlite	Gasoline	Ford Powerstroke I-5 3.2L	Ford 6-Speed Automatic	41000D-41006D (7 Buses)	Used for the on-demand Flex Service.

On order

Manufacturer	Model	Length	Year built	Fleet Numbers (quantity)	Fuel	Notes
TBA				TBA (13 buses)	Hydrogen cell	13 hydrogen cell buses to be housed at the Gaithersburg garage by 2028 [48]
TBA			2026	TBA (Unknown quantity)	Battery electric	There is a planned order based on a budget proposal to have 112 battery electric buses in service by mid-2026. [49]

Retired fleet

Year built	Manufacturer	Model	Fleet Numbers	Engine	Transmission	Year retired	Image	Notes
1979–1981	Transportation Manufacturing Corporation	T-30 CityCruiser 30ft	5101-5256	Caterpillar 3126	Allison MT-740	1996–1998		Joint order with Frederick TransIT. Select units rebuilt by Midwest Bus and National Coach Works in 1990. Originally had Detroit Diesel engines, were re-powered to Caterpillar Engines.
1984	Bus Industries of America	Orion I (01.502)	5257-5297	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison MT-643	2002		5267 was 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, and was renumbered to 27.
1990–1992			5500-5545	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	2010		5520 was retired due to damage from an accident.
1988–1989	Gillig	Phantom 30ft (3096TB3208)	5300-5356	Cummins C8.3	Allison MT-647	2004-2006		Ride On's last buses without wheelchair lifts The only order of transit style Gillig Phantoms with CAT 3208T engines. Re-powered to Cummins C8.3 Engines in the 1990's.
1993	Flxible	Metro D	5700-5703	Cummins C8.3G	Allison??	2008		Ex-Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) buses, acquired in 1995. Originally numbered 9301-9304 Originally ran on LNG fuel. Assigned to the Gaithersburg garage and often ran on the Route 70 Express. Had more seats than any other Ride On bus models
1994–1997	Gillig	Phantom 35ft	5360-5409	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith DIWA D863.3	2013		First Ride-On buses to use Voith Transmission.
1999			5410-5423	Cummins ISM EPA 1998	Allison World B400R5	2015
1993	Bus Industries of America	Orion V (05.504)	5546-5547	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	2009		5547 was retired due to fire damage.
1995	Orion Bus Industries	Orion VI CNG (06.501)	5801-5802	Cummins L10G EPA 1995	Allison World B400R4	2005		Ex-Orion demos, acquired circa 1997. 5801 previously demoed for London Transit as 10. 5802 previously demoed for Toronto Transit Commission as 2000. Never were used often in service. Originally numbered 5570-5571 when acquired by Ride-On
1996		Orion V CNG (05.503)	5997-5999	Cummins L10G EPA 1995	ZF Ecomat HP590	2009		Originally numbered 5567–5569 First of two Ride-On orders to use ZF Transmission.
		Orion V (05.503)	5550-5566	Cummins M11 EPA 1995	Voith DIWA D863.3	2011
1998			5572-5579	Cummins M11E EPA 1998	Voith DIWA D863.3	2012		5574 was used to train bus operators.
1999		Orion V (05.501)	5705-5725	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith DIWA D864.3	2014–2016		5707 was retired due to damage from an accident. 5714 was used to train bus operators. 5715 was brought back from retirement in 2016 to operate on the Red Line Shuttle between Silver Spring and Fort Totten Metro stations.
1999–2000		Orion V CNG (05.501)	5803-5821	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Voith DIWA D864.3	2014
1999		Orion V (05.505)	5100-5129	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison World B400R5	2014		Ex-WMATA buses, purchased in 2012 due to the withdrawal of the Champion Cutaways.
2001–2002		Orion V (05.504)	5580-5623	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Voith DIWA D864.3	2016–2017		5593 was wrapped in Ride On's 40th anniversary paint scheme in 2015. 5612 was sold to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue as 727A. 5613 is currently being used as a storage unit in Capitol Heights, Maryland.
2003	DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses	Orion VII CNG (07.502) (semi-low floor)	5900-5917	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Voith DIWA D864.3E	2017
2004			5918-5932	Cummins-Westport C-Gas Plus EPA 2004	Voith DIWA D864.3E	2017–2019		Last Ride-On order to use Voith Transmission.
2005			5933-5957	Cummins-Westport C-Gas Plus EPA 2004	ZF Ecomat 5HP592C	2019		5933 and 5934 were used to train operators. 5944 and 5948 were retired due to damages from accidents. Last Orion buses in service with Ride-On and the second order of buses with ZF Transmission.
	New Flyer Industries	C40LF	5822–5836	Cummins-Westport C-Gas Plus EPA 2004	Allison World B400R6	2020		5822 was previously used to train bus operators. Originally sidelined in March 2020 due to rear door issues and later retired in September of the year due to service changes. The first and currently only New Flyer buses ever ordered by Ride-On.
2006–2007	Gillig	Low Floor	5300–5313	Cummins ISB EPA 2004	Allison EP40 Hybrid System			Renumbered from 5750-5763 due to the arrival of the 2009 Gillig 40-foot (12 m) diesel and hybrid buses (5747-5757 and 5314-5348) 5312 was retired after sustaining damage from a fire. 5301 and 5313 were used for operator training. First Gillig Low-Floors in the fleet.
2008			5001-5006	Cummins ISL EPA 2007	Allison World B400R6	2020–2021		5001 and 5003 were previously used to train bus operators.
2009			5314-5348	Cummins ISB EPA 2007	Allison EP40 Hybrid System	2024–2025		5314 was originally numbered 5349. 5329 and 5348 were retired due to damage from accidents, with 5329 being hit head-on by a WMATA XD40 (4506). [50] Replaced by the 2025 Gillig Low Floor Plus 40ft EVs (44176E-44235E) in November 2025.
2001–2002	ElDorado National	Aero Elites	5101-5181	TBA	TBA	2009		Originally contracted to outside firms until the late 2000s. Replaced by the 2009 Gillig 29-foot (8.8 m) diesel buses (5007-5031)
2003-2004	IC Corporation/Mid Bus	3200/Bodied Cutaway	5232-5246	International DT 466	Allison 2000	2013		Ex-Pittsburgh's Port Authority of Allegheny County, acquired in 2012 to replace the 2007 Champion Cutaways. Originally numbered 8638-8652 Replaced by the 2013 Gillig 29-foot (8.8 m) diesel buses (5032-5059)
2001	Ford/StarTrans Bus	E450 Cutaway 23ft	5201-5212	???	???	2006-2007		Replaced by the 2006-2007 Gillig 40-foot (12 m) hybrid buses (5300-5313)
2007	GMC/Champion	C5500/Defender 35ft	5182–5231, 5285-5296	GMC 8.1L	Allison 2000	2012		Seven different fires occurred on all of these buses between 2009 and 2012. [51] [52] All of these buses retired on July 18, 2012, following the seventh fire. [53] [54] Replaced by 1999 Orion Vs acquired from WMATA.

Divisions

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

Garage	Address	Capacity	Routes	Buses	Notes
Silver Spring	8710 Brookville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910	200	1, 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-44224E Hybrid: 5349-5367	Served by Route 2. Underwent renovations to include a solar microgrid for battery electric buses. [55] Houses Ride-On's Hybrid and Electric Fleet (Extra-Wrapped EVs are stored at Gaithersburg).
Gaithersburg	16700 Crabbs Branch Way Gaithersburg, MD 20855	200	43, 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, 5754-5756, 5762–5768, and 46000D-46015D FLASH reserve: 5726, 5728, 5730, 5732-5736, 5738/5739, 5742/5743, and 5745 Battery electric: 44165E and 44225E-44235E	Stores and maintains the Ready-Reserve and Training fleet. Stores and maintains Ride-On's CNG fleet. Houses buses for Ride-On Extra and the FLASH BRT.
Nicholson	4700 Nicholson Court Kensington, MD 20895	68	Weekdays: 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 30ft buses. Weekdays only as of October 2021 Houses the Flex Vehicles.

Routes

Ride On offers 82 routes throughout Montgomery County. All the routes run through peak rush hour periods between 6 and 9 AM and between 3 and 7 PM on weekdays. Many routes offer services for off-peak hours and weekends as well. ^[56]

Route	Unofficial Name	First Terminal	Second Terminal	Service	Notes	Assigned Garage
1	East-West/Connecticut	Friendship Heights Metro	Silver Spring Transit Center	Daily	Select Trips via Leland St, Mon-Sat Only Select Peak Hour Trips via Ross/Spence Rds	Silver Spring
2	Lyttonsville	Lyttonsville (Ride-On Operations Center)			Select Peak Hour Trips via Fort Detrick (AM to Lyttonsville, PM to Silver Spring)
4	Wheaton/Kensington	Wheaton Metro		Weekday Peak Hours Only	via Kensington
5	Strathmore Avenue/Kensington	Twinbrook Metro (West Side)		Daily	via Kensington Select trips via Victory Forest Apartments
6	Grosnevor Lane	Montgomery Mall Transit Center	Parkside Condos	Mon-Fri Only	Serves Grosnevor-Strathmore Metro	Nicholson
7	Inwood Drive	Wheaton Metro	Forest Glen Metro	Weekday Peak Hours Only	AM to Forest Glen, PM to Wheaton
8	Forest Glen Road		Silver Spring Transit Center	Daily	via Forest Glen Road Serves the Holy Cross Hospital going eastbound from Forest Glen Metro Only	Silver Spring
9	Arcola/Colesville				via Arcola Avenue
11	East-West Highway Supplimental	Friendship Heights Metro		Weekday Peak Hours Only	AM to Friendship Heights, PM to Silver Spring
12	Flower Avenue	Takoma Metro		Daily	via Flower Avenue
13	Sligo Creek Parkway			Weekday Peak Hours Only	via Sligo Creek Parkway
14	Franklin Avenue			Mon-Sat Only	Select Takoma-Bound Weekday Trips serve Eastern MS
15	Manchester Road	Takoma-Langley Crossroads TC		Daily	via Manchester Road
16	Langley Park	Takoma Metro			via Langley Park
17	Philadelphia Avenue	Takoma-Langley Crossroads TC			via Philadephia Avenue
18	Carroll/Fenton				Sunday Service operates between Langley Park and Takoma Only
19	Northwood	Forest Glen Road at Burnett Road		Weekday Peak Hours Only	AM to Silver Spring, PM to Northwood
20	Piney Branch/New Hampshire	Hillandale Center		Daily	Select Weekday Trips extend to Cresthaven
21	Fairland/White Oak	Briggs Chaney Park and Ride		Weekday Peak Hours Only	AM to Silver Spring, PM to Briggs Chaney
22	Crestwood/White Oak	Hillandale Center			Serves the White Oak FDA and Cresthaven
23	MacArthur Boulevard	Sibley Memorial Hospital	Friendship Heights Metro	Mon-Sat Only	via Sangamore Road and MacArther Boulevard	Nicholson (Silver Spring on Sat)
24	Piney Branch Supplimental	Hillandale Center	Takoma Metro	Weekday Peak Hours Only	AM to Takoma, PM to Hillandale	Silver Spring
25	Maple Avenue	Takoma-Langley Crossroads TC			via Maple Avenue
26	Aspen Hill/Old Georgetown	Montgomery Mall Transit Center	Glenmont Metro	Daily	via Aspen Hill Road, Twinbrook Parkway, Twinbrook Metro, North Bethesda Metro and Old Georgetown Road
27	Powder Mill Road	Hillandale Center	Tech Road at Columbia Pike		via Powder Mill Road
28	Silver Spring Circulator	Silver Spring Transit Center		Mon-Sat Only
29	Glen Echo/Massachusetts Avenue	Bethesda Metro	Friendship Heights Metro	Daily	via Glen Echo	Nicholson (Silver Spring on Sat/Sun)
30	Pooks Hill Road		Medical Center Metro	Mon-Fri Only	Select Trips serve Whitley Park	Silver Spring
31	Kemp Mill Road	Glenmont Metro	Wheaton Metro	Weekday Peak Hours Only		Nicholson
32	Cabin John	Bethesda Metro	Naval Ship R&D Center		Serves Persimmon Tree Rd in the Peak Direction Only (AM to Bethesda, PM to Naval Ship R&D Center)
33	Kensington Parkway	Glenmont Metro	Medical Center Metro		via Kensington
34	Bethesda/Kensington	Bethesda Metro	Wheaton Metro	Daily	via Kensington	Silver Spring
36	Bethesda Loop	Bethesda Metro		Mon-Fri Only	Peak Hour Trips serve Hillandale Road (AM Inbound, PM Outbound)
37	Tuckerman Lane/Potomac	Potomac Community Center	Wheaton Metro	Weekday Peak Hours Only	via Strathmore Avenue and Grosnevor Metro	Nicholson
38	Garrett Park	North Bethesda Metro		Daily	Select Trips serve the Westfields Wheaton Mall Select Weekday Trips serve the Holiday Park Senior Center	Nicholson (Silver Spring on Sat/Sun)
39	Good Hope Road	Briggs Chaney Park and Ride	Glenmont Metro	Weekday Peak Hours Only	via Good Hope Road	Silver Spring
40	Veirs Mill Road	Montgomery College Rockville Campus	Wheaton Metro	Daily	Serves Montgomery College only from 6AM-10PM Mon-Fri, and 7AM-9PM Sat. All other trips including all Sunday Service ends at Rockville Station.
41	Connecticut Avenue/Aspen Hill	Grande Pre Road at Bel Pre Road	Wheaton Metro		via Connecticut Avenue, Weller Road and Glenmont Metro
42	Montrose Road/Potomac	Montgomery Mall Transit Center	North Bethesda Metro	Mon-Sat Only	via Montrose Road and Bells Mill Road	Nicholson (Silver Spring on Sat)
43	Shady Grove Road	Traville Gateway TC/USG	Shady Grove Metro	Daily	Weekday Trips serve the Gaither Road Industrial Park	Gaithersburg
44	Edmonston Drive	Twinbrook Metro	Rockville Station	Weekday Peak Hours Only	via Edmonston Drive	Nicholson
45	Baltimore Road/Fallsgrove		Fallsgrove Center	Mon-Sat Only	Select Weekday Trips Serve the Rockville Senior center	Nicholson (Gaithersburg on Sat)
46	Rockville Pike	Montgomery College Rockville Campus	Medical Center Metro	Daily	via Rockville Pike	Gaithersburg
47	Seven Locks/Bethesda	Bethesda Metro	Rockville Station		via Montgomery Mall and Park Potomac	Silver Spring
48	Rock Creek Village	Rockville Station	Wheaton Metro		via Bauer and Parklawn Drives	Gaithersburg
49	Bel Pre Road		Glenmont Metro		via Bel Pre Road
51	Norbeck Road/Layhill	Georgia Avenue/ICC Park and Ride		Weekday Peak Hours Only	via Layhill Road and Norbeck Road	Silver Spring
52	Norbeck Road/Olney	Rockville Station	Medstar Montgomery Medical Center		Select Trips serve Our Lady of Good Counsel HS Serves the Avery Treatment Center	Nicholson
53	Shady Grove/Olney	Shady Grove Metro	Glenmont Metro		Runs Non-Stop along Georgia Avenue from the Glenmont Metro to the intersection with Norbeck Road. Serves the ICC Park and Ride in the Peak Direction Only (AM to Glenmont, PM to Shady Grove) Some trips run Non-Stop along the ICC.
54	Muddy Branch/Rio Lakefront	Rockville Station	Lakeforest Transit Center	Daily	via Rio Lakefront Select Trips via Muddy Branch Shopping Center Limited Peak-Hour service to the NIST	Gaithersburg
55	Frederick Avenue		Germantown Transit Center		via Frederick Avenue Does not serve Montgomery College Germantown on Sundays
56	Darnestown/Quince Orchard		Lakeforest Transit center		via Darnestown and Quince Orchard Roads All Weekday Trips serve Edison Park
57	Flower Hill/Gaithersburg	Shady Grove Metro			via Old Town Gaithersburg
58	Snouffer School Road				via Snouffer School Road
59	Deer Park/Montgomery Village	Rockville Station	Montgomery Village/Club House Road		Peak Hour Trips towards Montgomery Village bypass Walker's Choice
60	Centerway Road	Shady Grove Metro		Weekday Peak Hours Only	AM to Shady Grove, PM to Montgomery Village
61	Watkins Mill Road		Germantown Transit Center	Daily	via Watkins Mill Road and Lakeforest Transit Center
63	Piccard Drive/King Farm		Rockville Station	Mon-Fri Only	via Piccard Drive
64	Emory Grove Road		Montgomery Village/Club House Road	Daily	via Emory Grove Road
65	Mid-County Highway Limited			Weekday Peak Hours Only	AM to Shady Grove, PM to Montgomery Village Limited-Stop Service via Mid-County Highway
66	Medical Center Drive/King Farm		Traville Gateway TC/USG		AM to Traville, PM to Shady Grove
67	Dufief Mill Road				AM to Shady Grove, PM to Traville
70	Milestone/Bethesda Express	Bethesda Metro	Milestone Center Park and Ride		Express Service. Medical Center served in the Peak Direction Only (AM to Bethesda, PM to Milestone)
71	Kingsview/Dawson Farm Road	Shady Grove Metro	Kingsview Park and Ride		AM to Shady Grove, PM to Kingsview
73	Cabin Branch		Cabin Branch/Clarksburg		Serves Old Baltimore Road in the Peak Direction Only (AM to Shady Grove, PM to Cabin Branch)
74	Great Seneca Highway		Germantown Transit Center	Mon-Sat Only	via Great Seneca Highway
75	Germantown/Clarksburg	Germantown Transit Center	Clarksburg Correctional Facility	Daily	Select Weekday Trips serve Clarksburg HS Peak Hour Service extends to Germantown MARC Station
76	Darnestown Road/Kentlands	Shady Grove Metro	Poolesville	Mon-Sat Only	Off-Peak and Saturday Service ends at Quince-Orchard HS
78	Kingsview/Richter Farm Road		Kingsview Park and Ride		Weekday Peak Hour Trips serve the Metropolitan Grove MARC Station and Gaithersburg MVA
79	Clarksburg/Shady Grove		Clarksburg Gateway Center	Weekday Peak Hours Only	AM to Shady Grove, PM to Clarksburg
81	Tower Oaks	Rockville Station	North Bethesda Metro		via Tower Oaks Boulevard	Nicholson
83	Germantown/Milestone	Germantown Transit Center	Holy Cross Germantown Hospital	Mon-Sat Only	Peak Hour Service extends to Germantown MARC Station	Nicholson (Gaithersburg on Sat)
90	Damascus	Shady Grove Metro	Milestone Center Park and Ride/Damascus	Mon-Fri Only	Midday Service operates to Milestone, Peak Hour Service ends in Damascus via Montgomery County Airpark	Gaithersburg
96	Rock Spring/Grosnevor	Montgomery Mall Transit Center/Rock Spring Park	Grosnevor-Strathmore Metro		Montgomery Mall Served during Midday Hours Only.	Nicholson
97	Germantown Loop	Germantown Transit Center		Daily	AM Clockwise, PM Counter-Clockwise Peak Hour Trips Serve Germantown MARC Station	Nicholson (Gaithersburg on Sat/Sun)
98	Germantown/Kingsview	Germantown Transit Center	Kingsview Park and Ride	Mon-Sat Only	Select Weekday Trips serve the Germantown Community Center Peak Hour Service extends to Cinnamon Hill Saturday Trips operate to the Maryland SoccerPlex	Nicholson (Gaithersburg on Sat)
100	Shady Grove/Germantown Express	Shady Grove Metro	Germantown Transit Center	Daily	Non-Stop Express Route	Gaithersburg
301	Potomac/Glenstone	Rockville Station	Tobytown Drive		via Travilah Serves the Glenstone Museum except for the First and Last Trip in each direction.	N/A (Buses provided by JCA)
ExtRa 101	MD-355 Limited	Medical Center Metro	Lakeforest Transit Center	Weekday Peak Hours Only	Operates to 13 stops every 10 minutes.	Gaithersburg
ExtRa Pink	Shady Grove Road Limited	Shady Grove Metro	Traville Gateway TC/USG	Daily
ExtRa Lime	Downtown Crown/Life Sciences Limited
FLASH Orange	FLASH U.S. 29 BRT	Silver Spring Transit Center	Briggs Chaney Park and Ride		via White Oak Serves the White Oak FDA during Weekday Peak Hours (AM to Silver Spring, PM to Briggs Chaney)
FLASH Blue			Burtonsville Park and Ride	Weekday Peak Hours Only	bypasses White Oak

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

Route	Terminus (Western/Southern)	Terminus (Eastern/Northern)	Notes
2A	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. [57]
2B	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. [57]
3	Silver Spring Station	Takoma Station	Peak Hours Only, AM from Takoma Station, PM from Silver Spring Station. Discontinued on September 17, 2017 due to low ridership. [58]
10 (first use)	Silver Spring Station	Northwood	Discontinued on June 28, 1992. Replaced by realigned route 8 and extended route 19.
10 (second use)	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. [59]
11 (first use)	Silver Spring Station	Takoma Station	Discontinued in the early 1980s; replaced by extended route 3.
21 (first use)	Silver Spring Station	Parkside Plaza
21 (second use)	Brookville (Ride On Operations Center)	Silver Spring Station	Replaced by Ride On route 2
21 (third use)	Briggs Chaney P&R	Burtonsville P&R	Northbound operated on Columbia Pike via Greencastle P&R. Southbound operated on Old Columbia Pike. Only ran midday on weekdays. Discontinued on January 4, 2002. [60]
22 (first use)	Paddington Square	Silver Spring Station
26 (first use)	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 Station	Medical Center Station	Discontinued on September 7, 2003, due to low ridership. Alternative service available on extended Route 33 and realigned Route 36. [61]
31 (first use)	Glen Echo	Bethesda Station	Replaced by Route 29 in early 1996.
35	Montgomery Mall Transit Center	Wheaton Station	Discontinued on September 1, 2002; replaced by extended route 47 and realigned Route 34. [62] [63]
38 (first use)	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 Station		Operated as a midday and weekend shuttle between Wheaton Station and Westfield Wheaton. Discontinued on July 25, 1998.
40 (Second Use)	White Flint station	Glenmont Station	Discontinued in early 2001; replaced by extended WMATA Metrobus route C8. [64] [65]
41 (first use)	Rockshire Shopping Center	Gaithersburg (Ride On Operations Center)	Operated as a lunch-hour shuttle.
41 (second use)	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)	North Bethesda station	Rockville Station	Via Old Farm and Tilden Woods
42 (second use)	Friendship Heights Station	Medical Center Station	Combined with Route 34 on May 4, 2008. [66]
46 (first use)	Twinbrook Station	Layhill	Via Arctic Avenue and Bel Pre Road
49 (first use)
50	Rockville Station	Gaithersburg	Provided connections between Shady Grove Metro station, Watkins Mill Road, Montgomery Village, and Lakeforest Mall
51 (first use)
55 (first use)	Rockville Station	Dorsey Mill Rd & Waters Hollow Rd
61 (first use)	Shady Grove Station	Montgomery College Germantown Campus
62	Shady Grove Station	Montgomery College Germantown Campus	Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [67] [68]
63X	Shady Grove Station	Gaither Road & Gaither Drive	Served 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 Station		Discontinued in 1998.
67 (first use)	Shady Grove Station		Discontinued in 1998.
68	Germantown MARC		Looped around the Germantown MARC Station. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [67] [68]
69	Germantown MARC		Looped around the Germantown MARC Station. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [67] [68]
71 (first use)	Shady Grove Station	Germantown Transit Center
72	Shady Grove Station	Germantown Commons	AM from Germantown Commons; PM from Shady Grove. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [67] [68]
73 (first use)	Shady Grove Station	Goldenrod Lane & Century Blvd	AM from Goldenrod Lane & Century Blvd; PM from Shady Grove. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [67] [68]
75 (first use)	Shady Grove Station	Urbana P&R	Discontinued in 2006
77	Shady Grove Station	Germantown Commons	AM from Germantown Commons; PM from Shady Grove. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. [67] [68]
78 (first use)	Shady Grove Station	Germantown Transit Center	via Mateny Rd, Great Seneca Hwy, Sam Eig Hwy. Replaced by Route 74
80	Shady Grove Station	Gaither Road & Redland Road	Discontinued; last run was on May 3, 2002. [60]
82	Clarksburg Gateway Center	Department of Energy, Germantown	Peak Hours Only, AM from Clarksburg; PM from Department of Energy. Combined with Route 79 on April 5, 2009. [66]
91	Rockville Town Center	Rockville Pike & Edson Lane	Operated from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Discontinued on September 3, 2001. [69]
92	Bethesda Station		Became operated by the Bethesda Urban Partnership on September 3, 2006. [70]
93	Twinbrook Station	DHHS Parklawn Shuttle (Fishers Lane)	Discontinued on September 17, 2017, due to low ridership. [58]
94 (first use)	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)	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. [58] Replaced by weekly peak hour trips to the Germantown MARC on Route 75.
98 (first use)	Germantown Transit Center		Served as a loop around Germantown. Service was realigned to extend to Kingsview P&R in January 2013 to replace route 94
124	MD 117 P&R MD 124 P&R	Shady Grove Station	Operated through I-270. Discontinued on March 14, 2008. [66]
127	Takoma Station	University of Maryland	Discontinued on May 16, 2008. [66]
129	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. Operated during Weekday Peak Hours Only. 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 15, 2020 and replaced by Flash Route Blue
VAX	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 [71] 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. ^[72]

WMATA routes

Route	Destination	Termini (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. [59]
T2	Rockville – 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. [59]
Z2	Colesville – Silver Spring	Olney (Spartan Rd & Georgia Ave)	Silver Spring station	Saturday Service Only Discontinued on January 12, 2013, due to low ridership. [73] Weekday service was still operated by Metrobus until June 29, 2025 when the Z2 was discontinued as part of Better Bus.

Transit Centers

Ride-On serves 13 MetroRail Stations and numerous Transit Centers and Park and Ride Lots across Montgomery County.

Location	Facility Name	Ride-On Routes	Other Routes	Rail Connections
Silver Spring	Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, FLASH Orange/Blue	MetroBus: C87, D40, D4X, D60, D6X, M20, M52, M54, M70, P30	Metro Red Line, MARC Brunswick Line
Langley Park	Takoma-Langley Crossroads Transit Center	15, 16, 17, 18, 25	MetroBus: M12, M60, M6X, P31 Prince George's County TheBus: P43	None (Purple Line opens 2027)
Hillandale	Hillandale Center (Powder Mill Road at New Hampshire Avenue)	20, 22, 24, 27	MetroBus: M60, M6X	None
Silver Spring	Forest Glen Metro Station	7, 8	MetroBus: M20	Metro Red Line
Wheaton	Wheaton Metro Station	4, 7, 8, 9, 31, 34, 37, 38, 40, 41, 48	MetroBus: M12, M20, M22	Metro Red Line
Glenmont	Glenmont Metro Station	26, 31, 33, 39, 41, 49, 51, 53	MetroBus: M20, M22, M42, M44	Metro Red Line
White Oak	White Oak Adventist Hosptial	27	MetroBus: M42, M44, M60, P16	None
White Oak	Tech Road Park and Ride	27, FLASH Orange/Blue	MetroBus: M42, M44, M54, M60	None
Fairland	Briggs Chaney Park and Ride	21, 39, FLASH Orange	MetroBus: M52	None
Burtonsville	Burtonsville Park and Ride	FLASH Blue	MetroBus: M52	None
Takoma/Washington DC	Takoma Metro Station	12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 24, 25	MetroBus: C75, C77, D50, D5X, P42	Metro Red Line
Chevy Chase/Washington DC	Friendship Heights Metro Station	1, 11, 23, 29	MetroBus: C83, D80, D82, D96, M82	Metro Red Line
Bethesda	Bethesda Metro Station	29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 47, 70	MetroBus: D96, M22, M70 Fairfax Connector: 798	Metro Red Line (Purple Line opens 2027)
Bethesda	Montgomery Mall Transit Center	6, 26, 42, 47, 96	MetroBus: M70 Fairfax Connector: 798	None
Bethesda	Medical Center Metro Station	30, 33, 34, 46, 70, Extra 101	MetroBus: M70 Fairfax Connector: 798	Metro Red Line
North Bethesda	Grosnevor-Strathmore Metro Station	6, 37, 46, 96, Extra 101	None	Metro Red Line
North Bethesda	North Bethesda Metro Station	5, 26, 42, 46, 81, Extra 101	MetroBus: M42, M44	Metro Red Line
Rockville	Twinbrook Metro Station	5, 26, 44, 45, 46	MetroBus: M12	Metro Red Line
Rockville	Rockville Station	40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 63, 81, 301, Extra 101	MetroBus: M82	Metro Red Line, MARC Brunswick Line, Amtrak
Rockville	Montgomery College Rockville	40, 46, 55, Extra 101	None	None
Derwood	Shady Grove Metro Station	43, 53, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 71, 73, 74, 76, 78, 79, 90, 100, Extra 101, Extra Lime, Extra Pink	None	Metro Red Line
Rockville	Fallsgrove Center	45	None	None
Rockville	Traville Gateway Transit Center/USG	43, 66, 67, Extra Pink, Extra Lime	None	None
Gaithersburg	Lakeforest Transit Center	54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, Extra 101	None	None
Germantown	Kingsview Park and Ride	71, 78, 98	None	None
Germantown	Germantown Transit Center	55, 61, 74, 75, 83, 97, 98, 100	None	None
Germantown	Milestone Center Park and Ride	55, 70, 75, 83, 90	None	None
Olney	Montgomery Medical Center	52, 53	MetroBus: M22	None
Aspen Hill	Georgia Avenue/ICC Park and Ride	51, 53	MetroBus: M20	None
Montgomery Village	Montgomery Village/Club House Road	59, 60, 64, 65	None	None

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External links

• Official website
• Oren's Transit Page: Ride On
• Ride On – A look back at 48 years of innovation
• ETS Photo Express Ride-On (Montgomery County) Photo Galleries
• BusTalk U.S. Surface Transportation Galleries
• Montgomery County, MD | Vector Media
• | 47 Montgomery County Ride On Bus Stock Photos