Arlington Transit
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| Service area | Arlington County, VA |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Routes | 13 |
| Fleet | 30 Buses [1] |
| Annual ridership | 1,225,427 (2008)[1] |
| Fuel type | CNG |
| Operator | National Express Transit Corp. |
| Website | Official Website |
Arlington Transit (ART) is a bus transit system that operates in Arlington County, Virginia, and is managed by the county government. It includes part of the Pike Ride service along Columbia Pike, shared with WMATA. Most of its services are designed to connect city neighborhoods with nearby Metro stations. ART, under contract with the neighboring City of Falls Church, ran that municipality's GEORGE bus system from 2009 to 2010, which had served as a feeder to Metrorail stations at the east and west ends of that City, until the city's suspension of the service due to budget constraints.[2]
Fares
ART's fares are $1.50 for riders using cash and the SmarTrip card or Students, Senior Citizens and Disable only pay $0.75. As of January 4, 2009, ART no longer issues or accepts paper transfers. Riders must use a SmarTrip card to get the rail-to-bus discount or to transfer free from bus to bus. Starting September 3, 2013, students of Arlington Public Schools that attend a middle or high school may obtain an iRide Smartrip Card that gives a $0.75 discount for students of Arlington County. It is available Ballston, Rosslyn Crystal City, Shirlington and all other commuter stores. (http://www.commuterpage.com/pages/tools-resources/commuter-store-commuter-direct/#store_locations) Students must present a student ID and a document with his or her name and address or just a DMV ID. The card expires on the student's 19th birthday and can be used on any regional bus such as MetroBus.
The discount is only for ART Buses. http://www.commuterpage.com/pages/special-programs/iride-for-arlington-teens/student-iride-smartrip-card/iride-smartrip-card-faq/
Routes
- 41 - Columbia Pike-Ballston-Court House
- 42 - Ballston-Pentagon Shuttle
- 45 - Columbia Pike, DHS-Sequoia, Rosslyn
- 51 - Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center
- 52 - Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center-East Falls Church
- 53 - Ballston Metro-Old Glebe-East Falls Church Metro
- 61 - Rosslyn-Court House Metro Shuttle
- 62 - Court House Metro-Lorcom Lane-Ballston Metro
- 74 - Douglas Park-Arlington Village-Arlington View-Pentagon City
- 75 - Wakefield-Carlin Springs Rd.-Ballston
- 77 - Shirlington-Lyon Park-Court House
- 84 - Douglas Park, Nauck, Pentagon City
- 87 - Pentagon Metro-Army Navy Drive-Shirlington
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About ART". Arlington, Virginia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ↑ Arlington Takes Over GEORGE Bus, June, 2009
External links
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