Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission

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Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) is the public transportation system in Prince William County, Virginia, plus two independent cities, Manassas and Manassas Park, that are surrounded by the county. Services provided by PRTC include OmniRide, OmniLink, and OmniMatch.

Contents 1 Fleet 1.1 OmniRide 1.2 OmniLink 2 Fares 2.1 Metro Direct Fares 3 Routes 3.1 Metro Direct 3.2 Express 4 External links

[edit] Fleet

The PRTC bus fleet consists of the following models (roster current as of May 2008):

[edit] OmniRide

• 1989 TMC RTS II (101-112; currently the oldest buses in operation)
• 1993 MCI (142-146)
• 1996 MCI (147-150)
• 2000 Orion V 40' (172-183)
• 2002-06 MCI (301-352)
• 2005-07 Gillig Phantom 40' (184-188)

[edit] OmniLink

• 2005-06 Gillig Advantage 30'

[edit] Fares

[edit] Metro Direct Fares

OmniRide: $2.50 (using cash); $2.10 (using SmarTrip)

[edit] Routes

[edit] Metro Direct

• Linton Hall Metro Direct: This route operates between Gainesville and the West Falls Church Metro Station. Service began in late 2004.
• Manassas Metro Direct: This route operates between the City of Manassas and the West Falls Church Metro Station.
• Prince William Metro Direct: This route operates between Dale City, Woodbridge and the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station.

[edit] Express

• Capitol Hill:
• Dale City: This route operates between Dale City, Pentagon and Crystal City; between Dale City and Downtown Washington; between Dale City, Washington Navy Yard, Bolling AFB and Anacostia Naval Air Station.
• Lake Ridge: This route operates Lake Ridge, Pentagon and Crystal City; between Lake Ridge and Downtown Washington.
• Manassas: This route operates between Manassas, Pentagon and Downtown Washington, with connections to Crystal City.
• Montclair: This route operates between Montclair, Pentagon and Downtown Washington.
• Rosslyn/Ballston: This route operates between Dale City, Woodbridge and Pentagon/Rosslyn/Ballston.
• Route 1 (North): This route operates between Dale City, Montclair, Woodbridge and Downtown Washington.
• Route 1 (South): This route operates between Triangle, Dumfries, Woodbridge, Pentagon and Downtown Washington.

[edit] External links

• Official site

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