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Founded: | September 1985[1][2] |
Locale: | Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S. |
Service Area: | 180 square miles |
Service Type: | bus service |
Routes: | 89 (May 2019) |
Stops: | 4,061[3] |
Fleet: | 306 |
Ridership: | 30,500 (Q2 2016)[4] |
Annual Ridership: | 9,348,500 (2015)[5] |
Fuel Type: | Diesel |
Operator: | MV Transportation |
Website: | Fairfax Connector |
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Fairfax Connector is a public bus service provided by Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and is managed by the county government.[3][6]
The bus system provides service within Fairfax County, and connects to Metrobus, Metrorail stations, Virginia Railway Express, and other local bus systems. Fairfax Connector serves all of Fairfax Metrorail Stations, the city of Alexandria, the city of Fairfax, the Washington Dulles International Airport, and the Pentagon Metrorail station during morning and evening peak periods.[7]
Fairfax Connector, or simply 'The Connector', is operated under contract by MV Transportation, and is the third largest bus fleet in the D.C. area.[8] The Connector provides a fixed-route bus service within Fairfax County on 93 routes and carries about nine million passengers annually. The Connector's goals is to supplement the regional rail and bus service provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), providing reliable local bus service, and to improves the safety of the community of Fairfax County.
History
1980s
The first buses rolled out in September 1985 as a lower-cost alternative to the Metrobus service of the regional Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.[9] The original routes connected the southern part of the county (near the Mount Vernon Estate) to the Huntington Metro station which borders Alexandria. This area continues to be the core of the system, and is noted for the number of residents in the Richmond Highway area who use the service at all times of the day. It had 10 routes, and many routes serves through Huntington Station. These first 10 routes were previously served by Metrobus. In 1988, The Connector began to operate express routes, to connect to Pentagon station. It also expanded through the southeastern portion of Fairfax.[10]
1990s
In 1990, The Connector took over the operation of the RIBS (Reston Internal Bus Service). Service continues to provide through the southern portion of Alexandria, when Van Dorn Street station opened in 1991. In 1994, the service was extended to the high-technology industrial areas of suburban Reston and Herndon, located between Washington, D.C. and Washington Dulles International Airport. Along State Route 267 (the Dulles Toll Road), express buses carry commuters from free park-and-ride lots to the Washington Metro system. In 1999, the Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride and theTysons Westpark Transit Station opened, extending its operation within the county.
2000s
After having many buses running on pure diesel, The Connector ordered buses that runs in Ultra-Low Sulfur Dieselfuel in 2002. These bus upgrades can retrofitting the fleet with Green Diesel technology, so the county can go environmentally friendly. More bus stations continues to increase, with the opening of the Lorton Park-and-Ride in 2003, and the Gambrill Road Park-and-Ride in 2005. The Connector began installing the SmarTrip Fare Card technology, so that passengers can pay their fare using WMATA's SmarTrip. In June 2009, service was transitioned from the Metrobus 2W, 12-, and 20-series routes to the Connector in the Centreville, Chantilly, and Oakton areas along I-66 and near Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Station.
On July 1, 2009 MV Transportation took over from Veolia Transport as the operator.[11]
2010s
Major changes began in 2010, when the Reston East Park-and-Ride closed to make way for the Silver Line construction. After the Silver Line opened in 2014, The Connector modified its service, by providing three circulator routes within Tysons Corner, as well as new service to McLean. Many routes were modified, so The Connector can give access to its riders to transfer within the Silver Line and other portions within the County. On July 1, 2019 Transdev commenced a five year contract to operate the network with an option to extend for a further 10 years.[12] As previously mentioned, Transdev (then as Veolia Transport) had previously operated The Connector until July 1, 2009.
Fares
The base fare for The Connector are $2.00 in local routes; $4.25 on Routes 393, 394, and 395; $0.50 on routes 422, 423, 424; $5.00 on route 480; and $7.50 on route 699.[13] Fares are paid in cash (exact change), Metrobus weekly unlimited bus 'flash' pass, or WMATA issued SmarTrip card.[14]
Fleet
Fairfax Connector operates a fleet consisting of Diesel buses produced by Orion Bus Industries and New Flyer Industries., the Fairfax Connector fleet roster consists of the following buses[15] :
Retired Fleet
Divisions
The bus fleet, owned and operated by Fairfax Connector, is distributed among three garages in Newington, and Reston.
Division name | Location | Capacity | Routes | Notes |
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Huntington | 6900 Newington Rd, Lorton, VA 22079 |
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Reston-Herndon Division | 268 Spring Street, Herndon, VA 20170 |
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West Ox | 4970 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 |
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Routes
, the Fairfax Connector bus system consists of 93 routes. The following are the route numbers and names that make up the Fairfax Connector bus system.[17]
Route | Name | Termini (Western/Southern) | Termini (Eastern/Northern) | Weekday Peak | Weekday Off-Peak | Saturday | Sunday | Notes |
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101 | Fort Hunt | Huntington Station (North Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | |||||
109 | Rose Hill | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
151 | Engleside – Mount Vernon | Huntington Station (South Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | This route operates via Richmond Highway | ||||
152 | Groveton – Mount Vernon | Huntington Station (South Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | This route operates via Fort Hunt Road and Sherwood Hall Lane | ||||
159 | Engleside Limited-Stop | Huntington Station (South Side) | Sacramento Drive & Richmond Highway | AM Service to Huntington Station, PM Service to Sacramento DriveLimited Stop at Richmond Highway | ||||
161 | Hybla Valley Circulator | Huntington Station (South Side) | This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop | |||||
162 | Hybla Valley Circulator | Huntington Station (South Side) | This route operates on a clockwise loop | |||||
171 | Richmond Highway | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
231 | Kingstowne Circulator | This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop | ||||||
232 | Kingstowne Circulator | This route operates on a clockwise loop | ||||||
301 | Telegraph Road | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
305 | Newington Forest – Silverbrook Road | |||||||
306 | GMU – Pentagon | |||||||
308 | Franconia-Springfield - Mt Vernon Hospital | Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Service started on March 30, 2019 | |||||
310 | Franconia Road – Rolling Valley | Rolling Valley Park & Ride | Huntington Station (North Side) | |||||
321 | Greater Springfield Circulator | This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop | ||||||
322 | Greater Springfield Circulator | This route operates on a clockwise loop | ||||||
334 | Newington Circulator | This route operates on a loop | ||||||
335 | Fort Belvoir 'Eagle Express' | |||||||
340 | Patriot Ridge – Saratoga | Fort Belvoir (North Area) | ||||||
341 | Boston Boulevard – Saratoga | Saratoga Park & Ride | ||||||
371 | Lorton – Franconia-Springfield Metro | Lorton Park & Ride | ||||||
372 | Lorton – Alban Road | Lorton Park & Ride | ||||||
373 | Lorton – Fullerton Road | Laurel Crest Drive & Silverbrook Road | ||||||
393 | Saratoga – Mark Center – Pentagon Express | Saratoga Park & Ride | AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to SaratogaExpress Route: $4.25 Fare | |||||
394 | Saratoga – Pentagon Express | Saratoga Shopping Center (Rolling Road) (AM Start)Backlick North Park & Ride (PM End) | AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Backlick NorthExpress Route: $4.25 Fare | |||||
395 | Gambrill – Pentagon Express | Gambrill Park & Ride (AM Start)Backlick North Park & Ride (PM End) | AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Backlick NorthExpress Route: $4.25 Fare | |||||
401 | Backlick – Gallows | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | This route operates Northbound trips only | |||||
402 | Backlick – Gallows | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | This route operates Southbound trips only | |||||
422 | Boone Boulevard – Towers Crescent | Tysons Corner Station (South Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
423 | Park Run – Westpark | Tysons Corner Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
424 | Jones Branch Drive | Tysons Corner Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
432 | Old Courthouse – Beulah | This route operates on a loop | ||||||
461 | Flint Hill – Tapawingo – Vienna | Vienna Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
462 | Dunn Loring – Navy Federal – Tysons | Tysons Corner Station (South Side) | ||||||
463 | Maple Avenue – Tysons | Vienna Station (North Side) | Tysons Corner Station (North Side) | |||||
466 | Vienna – Oakton | Vienna Station (North Side) | AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop | |||||
467 | Dunn Loring – Vienna Community Center – Vienna Town Hall – Tysons | Tysons Corner Station (South Side) | Service started on March 30, 2019 | |||||
480 | Wolf Trap Express | West Falls Church station (North Side) | Wolf Trap Filene Center | This Route operates seasonally for Wolf Trap Filene Center events only | Express Route: $5.00 Fare | |||
494 | Lorton – Springfield – Tysons | Westpark Drive & Jones Branch Drive | ||||||
495 | Burke Centre VRE – Tysons | Westpark Drive & Jones Branch Drive | ||||||
505 | Reston Town Center | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Reston Town Center Transit Station | |||||
507 | Sunset Hills – Sunrise Valley | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
551 | South Lakes Drive | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | |||||
552 | Reston North: North Shore – Lake Fairfax | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Lake Fairfax Drive & Baron Cameron Avenue | |||||
553 | Reston South: Viking – Pinecrest | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Lawyers Road & Viking Drive | |||||
554 | Reston North: Wiehle Avenue – Center Harbor | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Wiehle Avenue & Center Harbor Road | |||||
557 | Reston South: Soapstone | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Reston South Park & Ride | |||||
558 | Reston North: Center Harbor – Lake Fairfax | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | ||||||
559 | Reston South: Glade – Soapstone | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
574 | Reston – Tysons | Reston Town Center Transit Station | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | |||||
585 | Reston South – Franklin Farm | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Franklin Farm Road & Centreville Road | AM Service to Wiehle – Reston East Station, PM Service to Franklin Farm | ||||
599 | Pentagon – Crystal City Express | Reston North Park & Ride | 23rd Street South & Crystal Drive (AM End)Crystal City Station (PM Start) | AM Service to Crystal City, PM Service to RestonExpress Route: $7.50 Fare | ||||
605 | Fair Oaks – Reston | Reston Town Center Transit Station | Fair Oaks Mall | |||||
621 | Penderbrook – Fairfax County Government Center | Vienna Station (South Side) | Fairfax Government Center Park & Ride | This route operates on a loop | ||||
622 | Penderbrook – Fair Ridge | Vienna Station (South Side) | Fairfax Towne Center | This route operates on a loop | ||||
623 | Fairfax County Government Center | Vienna Station (South Side) | Fairfax Government Center Park & Ride | AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop | ||||
624 | Stringfellow Road – Fair Lakes | Vienna Station (South Side) | Stringfellow Road Park & Ride | AM Service to Stringfellow Road, PM Service to Vienna Station | ||||
630 | Centreville South | Vienna Station (South Side) | Centreville UMC Park & Ride | |||||
631 | Little Rocky Run | Vienna Station (South Side) | Little Rocky Run (Braddock Road) | AM Service to Vienna Station, PM Service to Little Rocky Run | ||||
632 | Westfields Boulevard – Walney Road | Vienna Station (South Side) | Park Meadow Drive & Newbrook Drive | |||||
634 | Stringfellow Road – Fair Lakes | Vienna Station (South Side) | Stringfellow Road Park & Ride | AM Service to Vienna Station, PM Service to Stringfellow RoadThis route operates via Interstate 66 | ||||
640 | Centreville North: Stone Road – Westfields Boulevard | Vienna Station (South Side) | Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride | |||||
641 | Centreville South – United Methodist Church Park and Ride | Vienna Station (South Side) | Centreville UMC Park & Ride | |||||
642 | Centreville North: Sully Station | Vienna Station (South Side) | Sully Station (Gov't Center) Park & Ride | |||||
644 | Centreville (Stone Road) Park and Ride – Vienna | Vienna Station (South Side) | Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride | AM Service to Vienna Station, PM Service to Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride | ||||
650 | Chantilly | Vienna Station (South Side) | Avion Parkway & Stonecroft Blvd | |||||
651 | Chantilly – Brookfield | Vienna Station (South Side) | Lee Road & Lee Jackson Highway | |||||
652 | Chantilly – Franklin Farm | Vienna Station (South Side) | Avion Parkway & Stonecroft Blvd | |||||
698 | Vienna – Pentagon | Vienna Station (South Side) | AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Vienna StationService started on January 19, 2019 | |||||
699 | Government Center – Downtown D.C. | Fairfax County Government Center Park & Ride | AM Service to Downtown, PM Service to Fairfax County Government CenterExpress Route: $4.25 Fare | |||||
721 | Chain Bridge Road – McLean | McLean station (Weekday Peak Hours)Tysons Corner Center (Weekday off-peak hours & Weekends) | Beverly Drive & Old McLean Village Drive | |||||
724 | Lewinsville Road | McLean station (Colshire Drive) | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | |||||
924 | Herndon Parkway – Dranesville Road | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Dranesville Road & Leesburg Pike | AM Service to Wiehle – Reston East Station, PM Service to Dranesville Road | ||||
926 | Worldgate – Dranesville Road | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Dranesville Road & Leesburg Pike | AM Service to Dranesville Road, PM Service to Wiehle – Reston East Station | ||||
927 | Dulles Corner – McNair Farms | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop | |||||
929 | Centreville Road | Wiehle – Reston Station | ||||||
937 | Coppermine – Elden | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | Herndon Harbor House | |||||
950 | Herndon – Reston | Reston Town Center Transit Station | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | |||||
951 | Sunrise Valley | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | This route operates via Sunrise Valley Drive | ||||
952 | Sunset Hills | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | This route operates via Sunset Hill Road | ||||
980 | Herndon-Monroe – Wiehle-Reston East | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | AM Service to Wiehle – Reston East, PM Service to Herndon – Monroe | ||||
981 | Dulles Airport – Wiehle | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Operates when Udvar Space Museum is closed [18] | |||||
983 | Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy – Wiehle | Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Operates when Udvar Space Museum is open (9:00 am -7:30 pm only) [19] | ||||
985 | Dulles Corner – Wall Road | Wall Road & Air and Space Museum Parkway | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | |||||
RIBS1 | Lake Anne – Hunters Woods | Reston Town Center Transit Station | This route operates on a clockwise loop | |||||
RIBS2 | South Lakes Drive | Reston Town Center Transit Station | ||||||
RIBS3 | Hunters Woods – Lake Anne | Reston Town Center Transit Station | This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop | |||||
RIBS4 | North Point | Reston Town Center Transit Station | ||||||
RIBS5 | Herndon | Reston Town Center Transit Station |
Former routes
These routes have been served by Fairfax Connector 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 Fairfax Connector.
Route | Name | Termini (Western/Southern) | Termini (Eastern/Northern) | Weekday Peak | Weekday Off-Peak | Saturday | Sunday | Notes |
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5S | Reston-Herndon | Discontinued in July 1999This route was part of the Herndon-West Falls Church Line as a Metrobus route until it was transferred to the Fairfax Connector in 1994 | ||||||
102 | Fort Hunt | Huntington Station (North Side) | Richmond Highway & Mount Vernon Memorial Highway | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 AM Service to Huntington Station, PM Service to Mount Vernon | ||||
103 | Belle View | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||||
105 | Richmond Highway | Huntington Station (North Side) | All routes Discontinued on September 26, 2004. Replaced by Route 171. | |||||
106 | Richmond Highway | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
107 | Richmond Highway | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
108 | Telegraph Road | Discontinued on September 26, 2004Replaced by Route 301 | ||||||
109 (first use) | Old Keene Mill – Franconia Road | Huntington Station (North Side) | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Route 109 is immediately reincarnated as the Rose Hill route. | |||||
110 | Old Keene Mill – Franconia Road | King Street – Old Town StationHuntington Station (North Side) (Sundays Only) | Rolling Valley Park & Ride | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||
123 | Franconia Road | Huntington Station (North Side) | Discontinued on October 15, 2006.Replaced by Route 310 | |||||
151 (first use) | Richmond Highway Circulator | Huntington Station (South Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | Counter–clockwise loop. Discontinued on August 1, 2010.Route 151 was immediately reincarnated as Engleside – Mount Vernon Route | ||||
152 (first use) | Richmond Highway Circulator | Huntington Station (South Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | Clockwise loop. Discontinued on August 1, 2010.Route 152 was immediately reincarnated as Groveton – Mount Vernon Route | ||||
202 | Beulah Street | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||||
203 | Kingstowne Village | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by the Kingstowne Circulator (Routes 231, 232) | ||||||
204 | Springfield – Van Dorn | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by the Greater Springfield Circulator (Routes 321, 322) | ||||||
301 (first use) | Hayfield – Kingstowne | Leaf Road | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Route 301 is immediately reincarnated as the Telegraph Road route. | |||||
303 | Island Creek | Mount Air Drive & Telegraph Road | Discontinued on June 28, 2009. | |||||
304 | Saratoga | Rolling Road & Northumberland Road | Discontinued on January 14, 2013Replaced by Route 333 | |||||
307 | Laurel Hill/Lorton | Laurel Crest Drive & Silverbrook Road | Sheffield Garden | Discontinued on September 3, 2011.Replaced by Route 333 | ||||
311 | Hayfield – Kingstowne | Telegraph Road & Hayfield Road | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | |||||
331 | I-95 Circulator | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Counter–clockwise loop. Discontinued on September 3, 2011.Replaced by the Newington – DLA Circulator (Routes 333, 334) | |||||
332 | I-95 Circulator | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Clockwise loop. Discontinued on September 3, 2011.Replaced by the Newington – DLA Circulator (Routes 333, 334) | |||||
333 (first use) | Newington – DLA Circulator | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Counter–clockwise loop. Discontinued on October 15, 2012Replaced by Route 334. Route was immediately reincarnated as the Patriot Ridge – Saratoga route. | |||||
333 (second use) | Patriot Ridge – Saratoga | Saratoga Park & Ride | Discontinued on September 30, 2017Replaced by Routes 340 and 341 | |||||
334 (first use) | Newington – DLA Circulator | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Clockwise loop. Became single circulator route 334 on October 15, 2012. | |||||
380 | Franconia-Springfield – Pentagon Express | Discontinued on November 23, 2009Route renamed as 380D. | ||||||
380D | Franconia-Springfield – Pentagon Express Detour | Gambrill Park & Ride (AM Start)Backlick North Park & Ride (PM End) | Discontinued on September 6, 2011Replaced by Route 395 | |||||
383 | Lorton | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||||
384 | Saratoga | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by Route 304 | ||||||
385 | Newington Forest | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||||
402 (first use) | Vienna – Merrifield – Dunn Loring | Vienna Station (South Side) | Old Lee Highway & Hilltop Road | Discontinued on June 28, 2009.Route 402 is immediately reincarinated to the Backlick – Gallows route, as southbound only trips | ||||
403 | Vienna – Merrifield – Dunn Loring | Vienna Station (South Side) | Old Lee Highway & Hilltop Road | Discontinued on June 28, 2009. | ||||
425 | Tysons – Jones Branch Drive | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | West Falls Church station (North Side) | Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened | ||||
427 | Tysons – Greensboro Drive | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | West Falls Church station (North Side) | Operated via Greensboro DriveDiscontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened | ||||
493 | Lorton – Tysons Express | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | Discontinued in May 2015. | |||||
493F | Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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493G | Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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493J | Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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493M | Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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494F | Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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494G | Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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494J | Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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494M | Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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495F | Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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495G | Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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495J | Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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495M | Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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504 | Tysons Corner – Reston Town Center | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | Reston Town Center Transit Station | Discontinued on October 1, 2006 | ||||
555 | Sunset Hills Park & Ride – West Falls Church | Sunset Hills Park & Ride | West Falls Church station (North Side) | Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened and the Sunset Hills Park & Ride closed | ||||
556 | Reston Town Center | Reston Town Center Transit Station | West Falls Church station (North Side) | AM Service to West Falls Church Station, PM Service to Reston Town Center Transit StationDiscontinued on June 28, 2009. | ||||
595 | Pentagon Express | Reston North Park & Ride | AM Service to Pentagon Station, PM Service to Reston via Pentagon CityDiscontinued in July 2014. Replaced by Route 599 | |||||
597 | Crystal City Express | Reston North Park & Ride | Crystal City Station (AM End)15th Street South & South Eads Street (PM Start) | AM Service to Crystal City, PM Service to RestonDiscontinued in July 2014. Replaced by Route 599 | ||||
734 | McLean – West Falls Church | West Falls Church station (South Side) | Discontinued in June 2016 | |||||
904 | Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride | Tysons Corner |
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905 | Reston Town Center | West Falls Church station (North Side) |
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922 | Herndon | Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride | Sterling Blvd. & Centreville Road | Discontinued on June 28, 2009. | ||||
928 | Herndon Parkway – Elden | Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride | Dranesville Road & Herndon Parkway | AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop.Discontinued in May 2015 | ||||
989 | Pentagon – Crystal City | Reston East Park & Ride (Wiehle Avenue) | 23rd Street South & Crystal Drive (AM End)Crystal City Station (PM Start) | AM Service to Crystal City, PM Service to Reston East & Wiehle AvenueDiscontinued on October 1, 2006. Route splits into routes 595, and 597. |
External links
Notes and References
- News: Fairfax Bus Service to Begin. The Washington Post. 1985-09-27. 2015-12-11. 0190-8286. en-US. Stephen J.. Lynton.
- Web site: Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022. 2019-03-31.
- Web site: Fairfax Connector Facts at a Glance . March 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150901194627/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/news/facts.htm . 2015-09-01 . yes .
- Web site: Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2016 . American Public Transportation Association. pdf . http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx . August 22, 2016 . 2016-11-14.
- Web site: Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015 . American Public Transportation Association. pdf . http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx . March 2, 2016 . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: Fairfax Connector Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Fairfax County, Virginia. December 13, 2010.
- Web site: Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022. 2019-03-31.
- Web site: Fairfax County to sign $200M Connector bus service contract. 2018-10-22.
- News: Fairfax Bus Service to Begin. The Washington Post. 1985-09-27. 2015-12-11. 0190-8286. en-US. Stephen J.. Lynton.
- Web site: Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022. 2019-03-31.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190520052709/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fairfax-county-to-sign-200m-connector-bus-service-contract Fairfax County to sign $200M Connector bus service contract
- https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/americas/single-view/view/transdev-wins-fairfax-county-bus-contract.html Transdev wins Fairfax bus contract
- Web site: Fares and Policies: Connector. 2019-03-31.
- Web site: May 2, 2007 . Smartrip Technology On Fairfax Connector Buses . Fairfax County Government . December 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230072145/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/riders/smartrip.htm . 2013-12-30.
- Web site: Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022. 2019-03-31.
- Web site: Fairfax County Connector Exercises Contract Options From New Flyer. August 13, 2015. New Flyer.
- Web site: Fairfax Connector Route Schedules and Maps. County of Fairfax, Virginia. February 6, 2013.
- Web site: Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy Center – Wiehle-Reston East . January 24, 2015 . 4 April 2019.
- Web site: Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy Center – Wiehle-Reston East . January 24, 2015 . 4 April 2019.
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Logo Size: | 200 |
Founded: | September 1985[1][2] |
Locale: | Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S. |
Service Area: | 180 square miles |
Service Type: | bus service |
Routes: | 89 (May 2019) |
Stops: | 4,061[3] |
Fleet: | 306 |
Ridership: | 30,500 (Q2 2016)[4] |
Annual Ridership: | 9,348,500 (2015)[5] |
Fuel Type: | Diesel |
Operator: | MV Transportation |
Website: | Fairfax Connector |
Fairfax Connector is a public bus service provided by Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and is managed by the county government.[3][6]
The bus system provides service within Fairfax County, and connects to Metrobus, Metrorail stations, Virginia Railway Express, and other local bus systems. Fairfax Connector serves all of Fairfax Metrorail Stations, the city of Alexandria, the city of Fairfax, the Washington Dulles International Airport, and the Pentagon Metrorail station during morning and evening peak periods.[7]
Fairfax Connector, or simply 'The Connector', is operated under contract by MV Transportation, and is the third largest bus fleet in the D.C. area.[8] The Connector provides a fixed-route bus service within Fairfax County on 93 routes and carries about nine million passengers annually. The Connector's goals is to supplement the regional rail and bus service provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), providing reliable local bus service, and to improves the safety of the community of Fairfax County.
History
1980s
The first buses rolled out in September 1985 as a lower-cost alternative to the Metrobus service of the regional Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.[9] The original routes connected the southern part of the county (near the Mount Vernon Estate) to the Huntington Metro station which borders Alexandria. This area continues to be the core of the system, and is noted for the number of residents in the Richmond Highway area who use the service at all times of the day. It had 10 routes, and many routes serves through Huntington Station. These first 10 routes were previously served by Metrobus. In 1988, The Connector began to operate express routes, to connect to Pentagon station. It also expanded through the southeastern portion of Fairfax.[10]
1990s
In 1990, The Connector took over the operation of the RIBS (Reston Internal Bus Service). Service continues to provide through the southern portion of Alexandria, when Van Dorn Street station opened in 1991. In 1994, the service was extended to the high-technology industrial areas of suburban Reston and Herndon, located between Washington, D.C. and Washington Dulles International Airport. Along State Route 267 (the Dulles Toll Road), express buses carry commuters from free park-and-ride lots to the Washington Metro system. In 1999, the Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride and theTysons Westpark Transit Station opened, extending its operation within the county.
2000s
After having many buses running on pure diesel, The Connector ordered buses that runs in Ultra-Low Sulfur Dieselfuel in 2002. These bus upgrades can retrofitting the fleet with Green Diesel technology, so the county can go environmentally friendly. More bus stations continues to increase, with the opening of the Lorton Park-and-Ride in 2003, and the Gambrill Road Park-and-Ride in 2005. The Connector began installing the SmarTrip Fare Card technology, so that passengers can pay their fare using WMATA's SmarTrip. In June 2009, service was transitioned from the Metrobus 2W, 12-, and 20-series routes to the Connector in the Centreville, Chantilly, and Oakton areas along I-66 and near Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Station.
On July 1, 2009 MV Transportation took over from Veolia Transport as the operator.[11]
2010s
Major changes began in 2010, when the Reston East Park-and-Ride closed to make way for the Silver Line construction. After the Silver Line opened in 2014, The Connector modified its service, by providing three circulator routes within Tysons Corner, as well as new service to McLean. Many routes were modified, so The Connector can give access to its riders to transfer within the Silver Line and other portions within the County. On July 1, 2019 Transdev commenced a five year contract to operate the network with an option to extend for a further 10 years.[12] As previously mentioned, Transdev (then as Veolia Transport) had previously operated The Connector until July 1, 2009.
Fares
The base fare for The Connector are $2.00 in local routes; $4.25 on Routes 393, 394, and 395; $0.50 on routes 422, 423, 424; $5.00 on route 480; and $7.50 on route 699.[13] Fares are paid in cash (exact change), Metrobus weekly unlimited bus 'flash' pass, or WMATA issued SmarTrip card.[14]
Fleet
Fairfax Connector operates a fleet consisting of Diesel buses produced by Orion Bus Industries and New Flyer Industries., the Fairfax Connector fleet roster consists of the following buses[15] :
Retired Fleet
Divisions
The bus fleet, owned and operated by Fairfax Connector, is distributed among three garages in Newington, and Reston.
Division name | Location | Capacity | Routes | Notes |
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Huntington | 6900 Newington Rd, Lorton, VA 22079 |
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Reston-Herndon Division | 268 Spring Street, Herndon, VA 20170 |
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West Ox | 4970 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 |
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Routes
, the Fairfax Connector bus system consists of 93 routes. The following are the route numbers and names that make up the Fairfax Connector bus system.[17]
Route | Name | Termini (Western/Southern) | Termini (Eastern/Northern) | Weekday Peak | Weekday Off-Peak | Saturday | Sunday | Notes |
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101 | Fort Hunt | Huntington Station (North Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | |||||
109 | Rose Hill | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
151 | Engleside – Mount Vernon | Huntington Station (South Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | This route operates via Richmond Highway | ||||
152 | Groveton – Mount Vernon | Huntington Station (South Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | This route operates via Fort Hunt Road and Sherwood Hall Lane | ||||
159 | Engleside Limited-Stop | Huntington Station (South Side) | Sacramento Drive & Richmond Highway | AM Service to Huntington Station, PM Service to Sacramento DriveLimited Stop at Richmond Highway | ||||
161 | Hybla Valley Circulator | Huntington Station (South Side) | This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop | |||||
162 | Hybla Valley Circulator | Huntington Station (South Side) | This route operates on a clockwise loop | |||||
171 | Richmond Highway | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
231 | Kingstowne Circulator | This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop | ||||||
232 | Kingstowne Circulator | This route operates on a clockwise loop | ||||||
301 | Telegraph Road | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
305 | Newington Forest – Silverbrook Road | |||||||
306 | GMU – Pentagon | |||||||
308 | Franconia-Springfield - Mt Vernon Hospital | Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | Service started on March 30, 2019 | |||||
310 | Franconia Road – Rolling Valley | Rolling Valley Park & Ride | Huntington Station (North Side) | |||||
321 | Greater Springfield Circulator | This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop | ||||||
322 | Greater Springfield Circulator | This route operates on a clockwise loop | ||||||
334 | Newington Circulator | This route operates on a loop | ||||||
335 | Fort Belvoir 'Eagle Express' | |||||||
340 | Patriot Ridge – Saratoga | Fort Belvoir (North Area) | ||||||
341 | Boston Boulevard – Saratoga | Saratoga Park & Ride | ||||||
371 | Lorton – Franconia-Springfield Metro | Lorton Park & Ride | ||||||
372 | Lorton – Alban Road | Lorton Park & Ride | ||||||
373 | Lorton – Fullerton Road | Laurel Crest Drive & Silverbrook Road | ||||||
393 | Saratoga – Mark Center – Pentagon Express | Saratoga Park & Ride | AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to SaratogaExpress Route: $4.25 Fare | |||||
394 | Saratoga – Pentagon Express | Saratoga Shopping Center (Rolling Road) (AM Start)Backlick North Park & Ride (PM End) | AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Backlick NorthExpress Route: $4.25 Fare | |||||
395 | Gambrill – Pentagon Express | Gambrill Park & Ride (AM Start)Backlick North Park & Ride (PM End) | AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Backlick NorthExpress Route: $4.25 Fare | |||||
401 | Backlick – Gallows | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | This route operates Northbound trips only | |||||
402 | Backlick – Gallows | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | This route operates Southbound trips only | |||||
422 | Boone Boulevard – Towers Crescent | Tysons Corner Station (South Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
423 | Park Run – Westpark | Tysons Corner Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
424 | Jones Branch Drive | Tysons Corner Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
432 | Old Courthouse – Beulah | This route operates on a loop | ||||||
461 | Flint Hill – Tapawingo – Vienna | Vienna Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
462 | Dunn Loring – Navy Federal – Tysons | Tysons Corner Station (South Side) | ||||||
463 | Maple Avenue – Tysons | Vienna Station (North Side) | Tysons Corner Station (North Side) | |||||
466 | Vienna – Oakton | Vienna Station (North Side) | AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop | |||||
467 | Dunn Loring – Vienna Community Center – Vienna Town Hall – Tysons | Tysons Corner Station (South Side) | Service started on March 30, 2019 | |||||
480 | Wolf Trap Express | West Falls Church station (North Side) | Wolf Trap Filene Center | This Route operates seasonally for Wolf Trap Filene Center events only | Express Route: $5.00 Fare | |||
494 | Lorton – Springfield – Tysons | Westpark Drive & Jones Branch Drive | ||||||
495 | Burke Centre VRE – Tysons | Westpark Drive & Jones Branch Drive | ||||||
505 | Reston Town Center | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Reston Town Center Transit Station | |||||
507 | Sunset Hills – Sunrise Valley | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
551 | South Lakes Drive | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | |||||
552 | Reston North: North Shore – Lake Fairfax | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Lake Fairfax Drive & Baron Cameron Avenue | |||||
553 | Reston South: Viking – Pinecrest | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Lawyers Road & Viking Drive | |||||
554 | Reston North: Wiehle Avenue – Center Harbor | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Wiehle Avenue & Center Harbor Road | |||||
557 | Reston South: Soapstone | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | Reston South Park & Ride | |||||
558 | Reston North: Center Harbor – Lake Fairfax | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | ||||||
559 | Reston South: Glade – Soapstone | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | This route operates on a loop | |||||
574 | Reston – Tysons | Reston Town Center Transit Station | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | |||||
585 | Reston South – Franklin Farm | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Franklin Farm Road & Centreville Road | AM Service to Wiehle – Reston East Station, PM Service to Franklin Farm | ||||
599 | Pentagon – Crystal City Express | Reston North Park & Ride | 23rd Street South & Crystal Drive (AM End)Crystal City Station (PM Start) | AM Service to Crystal City, PM Service to RestonExpress Route: $7.50 Fare | ||||
605 | Fair Oaks – Reston | Reston Town Center Transit Station | Fair Oaks Mall | |||||
621 | Penderbrook – Fairfax County Government Center | Vienna Station (South Side) | Fairfax Government Center Park & Ride | This route operates on a loop | ||||
622 | Penderbrook – Fair Ridge | Vienna Station (South Side) | Fairfax Towne Center | This route operates on a loop | ||||
623 | Fairfax County Government Center | Vienna Station (South Side) | Fairfax Government Center Park & Ride | AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop | ||||
624 | Stringfellow Road – Fair Lakes | Vienna Station (South Side) | Stringfellow Road Park & Ride | AM Service to Stringfellow Road, PM Service to Vienna Station | ||||
630 | Centreville South | Vienna Station (South Side) | Centreville UMC Park & Ride | |||||
631 | Little Rocky Run | Vienna Station (South Side) | Little Rocky Run (Braddock Road) | AM Service to Vienna Station, PM Service to Little Rocky Run | ||||
632 | Westfields Boulevard – Walney Road | Vienna Station (South Side) | Park Meadow Drive & Newbrook Drive | |||||
634 | Stringfellow Road – Fair Lakes | Vienna Station (South Side) | Stringfellow Road Park & Ride | AM Service to Vienna Station, PM Service to Stringfellow RoadThis route operates via Interstate 66 | ||||
640 | Centreville North: Stone Road – Westfields Boulevard | Vienna Station (South Side) | Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride | |||||
641 | Centreville South – United Methodist Church Park and Ride | Vienna Station (South Side) | Centreville UMC Park & Ride | |||||
642 | Centreville North: Sully Station | Vienna Station (South Side) | Sully Station (Gov't Center) Park & Ride | |||||
644 | Centreville (Stone Road) Park and Ride – Vienna | Vienna Station (South Side) | Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride | AM Service to Vienna Station, PM Service to Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride | ||||
650 | Chantilly | Vienna Station (South Side) | Avion Parkway & Stonecroft Blvd | |||||
651 | Chantilly – Brookfield | Vienna Station (South Side) | Lee Road & Lee Jackson Highway | |||||
652 | Chantilly – Franklin Farm | Vienna Station (South Side) | Avion Parkway & Stonecroft Blvd | |||||
698 | Vienna – Pentagon | Vienna Station (South Side) | AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Vienna StationService started on January 19, 2019 | |||||
699 | Government Center – Downtown D.C. | Fairfax County Government Center Park & Ride | AM Service to Downtown, PM Service to Fairfax County Government CenterExpress Route: $4.25 Fare | |||||
721 | Chain Bridge Road – McLean | McLean station (Weekday Peak Hours)Tysons Corner Center (Weekday off-peak hours & Weekends) | Beverly Drive & Old McLean Village Drive | |||||
724 | Lewinsville Road | McLean station (Colshire Drive) | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | |||||
924 | Herndon Parkway – Dranesville Road | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Dranesville Road & Leesburg Pike | AM Service to Wiehle – Reston East Station, PM Service to Dranesville Road | ||||
926 | Worldgate – Dranesville Road | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Dranesville Road & Leesburg Pike | AM Service to Dranesville Road, PM Service to Wiehle – Reston East Station | ||||
927 | Dulles Corner – McNair Farms | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop | |||||
929 | Centreville Road | Wiehle – Reston Station | ||||||
937 | Coppermine – Elden | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | Herndon Harbor House | |||||
950 | Herndon – Reston | Reston Town Center Transit Station | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | |||||
951 | Sunrise Valley | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | This route operates via Sunrise Valley Drive | ||||
952 | Sunset Hills | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | This route operates via Sunset Hill Road | ||||
980 | Herndon-Monroe – Wiehle-Reston East | Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride | Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side) | AM Service to Wiehle – Reston East, PM Service to Herndon – Monroe | ||||
981 | Dulles Airport – Wiehle | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Operates when Udvar Space Museum is closed [18] | |||||
983 | Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy – Wiehle | Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | Operates when Udvar Space Museum is open (9:00 am -7:30 pm only) [19] | ||||
985 | Dulles Corner – Wall Road | Wall Road & Air and Space Museum Parkway | Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side) | |||||
RIBS1 | Lake Anne – Hunters Woods | Reston Town Center Transit Station | This route operates on a clockwise loop | |||||
RIBS2 | South Lakes Drive | Reston Town Center Transit Station | ||||||
RIBS3 | Hunters Woods – Lake Anne | Reston Town Center Transit Station | This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop | |||||
RIBS4 | North Point | Reston Town Center Transit Station | ||||||
RIBS5 | Herndon | Reston Town Center Transit Station |
Former routes
These routes have been served by Fairfax Connector 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 Fairfax Connector.
Route | Name | Termini (Western/Southern) | Termini (Eastern/Northern) | Weekday Peak | Weekday Off-Peak | Saturday | Sunday | Notes |
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5S | Reston-Herndon | Discontinued in July 1999This route was part of the Herndon-West Falls Church Line as a Metrobus route until it was transferred to the Fairfax Connector in 1994 | ||||||
102 | Fort Hunt | Huntington Station (North Side) | Richmond Highway & Mount Vernon Memorial Highway | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 AM Service to Huntington Station, PM Service to Mount Vernon | ||||
103 | Belle View | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||||
105 | Richmond Highway | Huntington Station (North Side) | All routes Discontinued on September 26, 2004. Replaced by Route 171. | |||||
106 | Richmond Highway | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
107 | Richmond Highway | Huntington Station (North Side) | ||||||
108 | Telegraph Road | Discontinued on September 26, 2004Replaced by Route 301 | ||||||
109 (first use) | Old Keene Mill – Franconia Road | Huntington Station (North Side) | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Route 109 is immediately reincarnated as the Rose Hill route. | |||||
110 | Old Keene Mill – Franconia Road | King Street – Old Town StationHuntington Station (North Side) (Sundays Only) | Rolling Valley Park & Ride | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||
123 | Franconia Road | Huntington Station (North Side) | Discontinued on October 15, 2006.Replaced by Route 310 | |||||
151 (first use) | Richmond Highway Circulator | Huntington Station (South Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | Counter–clockwise loop. Discontinued on August 1, 2010.Route 151 was immediately reincarnated as Engleside – Mount Vernon Route | ||||
152 (first use) | Richmond Highway Circulator | Huntington Station (South Side) | Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens | Clockwise loop. Discontinued on August 1, 2010.Route 152 was immediately reincarnated as Groveton – Mount Vernon Route | ||||
202 | Beulah Street | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||||
203 | Kingstowne Village | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by the Kingstowne Circulator (Routes 231, 232) | ||||||
204 | Springfield – Van Dorn | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by the Greater Springfield Circulator (Routes 321, 322) | ||||||
301 (first use) | Hayfield – Kingstowne | Leaf Road | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Route 301 is immediately reincarnated as the Telegraph Road route. | |||||
303 | Island Creek | Mount Air Drive & Telegraph Road | Discontinued on June 28, 2009. | |||||
304 | Saratoga | Rolling Road & Northumberland Road | Discontinued on January 14, 2013Replaced by Route 333 | |||||
307 | Laurel Hill/Lorton | Laurel Crest Drive & Silverbrook Road | Sheffield Garden | Discontinued on September 3, 2011.Replaced by Route 333 | ||||
311 | Hayfield – Kingstowne | Telegraph Road & Hayfield Road | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | |||||
331 | I-95 Circulator | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Counter–clockwise loop. Discontinued on September 3, 2011.Replaced by the Newington – DLA Circulator (Routes 333, 334) | |||||
332 | I-95 Circulator | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Clockwise loop. Discontinued on September 3, 2011.Replaced by the Newington – DLA Circulator (Routes 333, 334) | |||||
333 (first use) | Newington – DLA Circulator | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Counter–clockwise loop. Discontinued on October 15, 2012Replaced by Route 334. Route was immediately reincarnated as the Patriot Ridge – Saratoga route. | |||||
333 (second use) | Patriot Ridge – Saratoga | Saratoga Park & Ride | Discontinued on September 30, 2017Replaced by Routes 340 and 341 | |||||
334 (first use) | Newington – DLA Circulator | Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) | Clockwise loop. Became single circulator route 334 on October 15, 2012. | |||||
380 | Franconia-Springfield – Pentagon Express | Discontinued on November 23, 2009Route renamed as 380D. | ||||||
380D | Franconia-Springfield – Pentagon Express Detour | Gambrill Park & Ride (AM Start)Backlick North Park & Ride (PM End) | Discontinued on September 6, 2011Replaced by Route 395 | |||||
383 | Lorton | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||||
384 | Saratoga | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by Route 304 | ||||||
385 | Newington Forest | Discontinued on September 26, 2004 | ||||||
402 (first use) | Vienna – Merrifield – Dunn Loring | Vienna Station (South Side) | Old Lee Highway & Hilltop Road | Discontinued on June 28, 2009.Route 402 is immediately reincarinated to the Backlick – Gallows route, as southbound only trips | ||||
403 | Vienna – Merrifield – Dunn Loring | Vienna Station (South Side) | Old Lee Highway & Hilltop Road | Discontinued on June 28, 2009. | ||||
425 | Tysons – Jones Branch Drive | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | West Falls Church station (North Side) | Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened | ||||
427 | Tysons – Greensboro Drive | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | West Falls Church station (North Side) | Operated via Greensboro DriveDiscontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened | ||||
493 | Lorton – Tysons Express | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | Discontinued in May 2015. | |||||
493F | Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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493G | Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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493J | Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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493M | Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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494F | Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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494G | Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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494J | Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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494M | Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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495F | Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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495G | Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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495J | Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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495M | Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator | Tysons Westpark Transit Station |
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504 | Tysons Corner – Reston Town Center | Tysons Westpark Transit Station | Reston Town Center Transit Station | Discontinued on October 1, 2006 | ||||
555 | Sunset Hills Park & Ride – West Falls Church | Sunset Hills Park & Ride | West Falls Church station (North Side) | Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened and the Sunset Hills Park & Ride closed | ||||
556 | Reston Town Center | Reston Town Center Transit Station | West Falls Church station (North Side) | AM Service to West Falls Church Station, PM Service to Reston Town Center Transit StationDiscontinued on June 28, 2009. | ||||
595 | Pentagon Express | Reston North Park & Ride | AM Service to Pentagon Station, PM Service to Reston via Pentagon CityDiscontinued in July 2014. Replaced by Route 599 | |||||
597 | Crystal City Express | Reston North Park & Ride | Crystal City Station (AM End)15th Street South & South Eads Street (PM Start) | AM Service to Crystal City, PM Service to RestonDiscontinued in July 2014. Replaced by Route 599 | ||||
734 | McLean – West Falls Church | West Falls Church station (South Side) | Discontinued in June 2016 | |||||
904 | Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride | Tysons Corner |
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905 | Reston Town Center | West Falls Church station (North Side) |
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922 | Herndon | Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride | Sterling Blvd. & Centreville Road | Discontinued on June 28, 2009. | ||||
928 | Herndon Parkway – Elden | Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride | Dranesville Road & Herndon Parkway | AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop.Discontinued in May 2015 | ||||
989 | Pentagon – Crystal City | Reston East Park & Ride (Wiehle Avenue) | 23rd Street South & Crystal Drive (AM End)Crystal City Station (PM Start) | AM Service to Crystal City, PM Service to Reston East & Wiehle AvenueDiscontinued on October 1, 2006. Route splits into routes 595, and 597. |
External links
Notes and References
- News: Fairfax Bus Service to Begin. The Washington Post. 1985-09-27. 2015-12-11. 0190-8286. en-US. Stephen J.. Lynton.
- Web site: Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022. 2019-03-31.
- Web site: Fairfax Connector Facts at a Glance . March 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150901194627/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/news/facts.htm . 2015-09-01 . yes .
- Web site: Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2016 . American Public Transportation Association. pdf . http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx . August 22, 2016 . 2016-11-14.
- Web site: Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015 . American Public Transportation Association. pdf . http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx . March 2, 2016 . 2016-03-19.
- Web site: Fairfax Connector Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Fairfax County, Virginia. December 13, 2010.
- Web site: Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022. 2019-03-31.
- Web site: Fairfax County to sign $200M Connector bus service contract. 2018-10-22.
- News: Fairfax Bus Service to Begin. The Washington Post. 1985-09-27. 2015-12-11. 0190-8286. en-US. Stephen J.. Lynton.
- Web site: Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022. 2019-03-31.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190520052709/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fairfax-county-to-sign-200m-connector-bus-service-contract Fairfax County to sign $200M Connector bus service contract
- https://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/americas/single-view/view/transdev-wins-fairfax-county-bus-contract.html Transdev wins Fairfax bus contract
- Web site: Fares and Policies: Connector. 2019-03-31.
- Web site: May 2, 2007 . Smartrip Technology On Fairfax Connector Buses . Fairfax County Government . December 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230072145/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/riders/smartrip.htm . 2013-12-30.
- Web site: Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022. 2019-03-31.
- Web site: Fairfax County Connector Exercises Contract Options From New Flyer. August 13, 2015. New Flyer.
- Web site: Fairfax Connector Route Schedules and Maps. County of Fairfax, Virginia. February 6, 2013.
- Web site: Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy Center – Wiehle-Reston East . January 24, 2015 . 4 April 2019.
- Web site: Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy Center – Wiehle-Reston East . January 24, 2015 . 4 April 2019.
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