Welcome TABLE OF CONTENTS FARE INFORMATION...... 2 Aboard! IDENTIFY YOUR BUS...... 3 SERVICE UPDATES...... 4 he Alexandria Transit SYSTEM MAP...... 6 Company’s DASH system OLD TOWN MAP...... 8 provides safe and reliable bus Tservice within the City of Alexandria KING STREET TROLLEY...... 9 and connects with Metrobus, AT1 Seminary Plaza via Beauregard...... 10 Metrorail, Virginia Railway Express Van Dorn Metro via Landmark Plaza...... 12 (VRE), the Fairfax Connector, and AT1 the free King Street Trolley. DASH AT2 Braddock Metro via Old Town...... 14 serves all of the Alexandria Metrorail AT2X - King Street Metro...... 14 stations, as well as the Pentagon AT2 Lincolnia via Mark Center...... 16 Metrorail station during morning and evening peak periods. AT2X - Mark Center...... 16 For your convenience, all DASH AT3 Pentagon Metro via Parkfairfax...... 18 buses and King Street Trolleys are AT3 Hunting Point via Old Town...... 19 equipped with bicycle racks for AT4 Pentagon Metro via Parkfairfax...... 20 passengers to use at no cost. AT4 Old Town via Cameron Mills Rd...... 21 AT3|4 Old Town - Parkfairfax Loop...... 22 AT5 Braddock Metro via Old Town...... 24 LET’S CONNECT AT5 Van Dorn Metro via Bradlee Shopping Center...... 26
(703) 746-DASH 3274 AT6 King Street Metro...... 28 dashbus.com AT6 NVCC - Alexandria Campus...... 30 AT7 Lee Center via King Street Metro...... 32 facebook.com/dashbus AT7 Landmark Mall via Van Dorn Metro...... 33 @dashbus AT8 Braddock Metro via Old Town...... 34 @dashbus_alexandria AT8 Van Dorn Metro via Landmark Mall...... 37
Alexandria Transit Company AT9 Potomac Yard via Shirlington...... 40 3000 Business Center Drive AT9 Mark Center via Bradlee...... 42 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 AT10 Potomac Yard via Del Ray...... 44 Customer Service Hours AT10 King Street Metro...... 46 Monday-Friday 7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. A Route Number & Destination Reading the Schedule A This guide contains the DASH system map, individual IDENTIFYING FARES route maps, and timetables for all DASH routes and YOUR BUS B Block Number (internal use) the King Street Trolley. The times listed for each trip DASH offers affordable fares, a unique transfer are the scheduled departure times for those stops. All DASH buses display system, and a money-saving monthly DASH The last time point for each trip is the scheduled a headsign showing C Bus Number Pass. Please have the exact fare ready when arrival time. the route number and you board. Drivers carry no change. destination. The headsign Customer Code of Conduct It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! B is on the front of the bus We ask that riders observe the Code of Conduct just above the windshield. 1 System Map: This map will give you an idea of C policy at all times when riding DASH Buses or the The same information is the many places you can travel on DASH, and which King Street Trolley. DASH Operators have the also displayed on the curb route/direction you will need to use. authority to remove any person(s) from the Free side of the bus. $1.60 2 Choosing your Destination: Look at the map bus and/or restrict them from using the service Cash Fare Children age 4 or should their behavior become inappropriate or under with adult and find the timepoints nearest our trip start and hazardous to vehicle and passenger safety. (Only 2 children per end points. Your stop may be between timepoints. paying customer) 3 Read down the column to see what $40.00 Major Stops: Accessible Service DASH Tracker Monthly DASH Pass a bus will depart from a given timepoint. Read Free time DASH buses and trolleys are wheelchair accessible. The Know when your DASH bus is (Available in paper and across a row to see when the bus will reach another electronic form on a Bus-to-Bus Transfer City of Alexandria also sponsors the DOT Paratransit coming by using the DASH Tracker ® timepoint. If the time is blank, that trip does not SmarTrip Card) (Available only when Program, a curb-to-curb service for persons with real-time application. Visit: paying your base fare serve that timepoint. with a SmarTrip® Card) disabilities. For information, call (703) 746-4079 https://tracker.dashbus.com $40 DASH Pass = Unlimited Monthly Rides Lost and Found 1 Free For added savings and convenience, the monthly Items found aboard DASH buses and the King Street Select Route King Street Trolley DASH Pass is available on your SmarTrip® Card or Trolley will be held in the Lost and Found *Fares subject to change 2 Select Direction purchase a paper DASH Pass at select locations. for 30 days. Please call (703) 746-DASH for assistance. The DASH Pass is accepted for unlimited rides on 3 Select Bus Stop DASH honors the Regional SmarTrip® Card, the 7-Day all DASH buses. Passes are valid for a full calendar DASH HOLIDAY SCHEDULES Regional Bus Pass, other regional fare media, and the 4 Plan to be at your stop 2-3 month starting on the first day of the month and No Service monthly DASH Pass. The Regional Metrorail-to-Bus Transfer New Year’s Day minutes before estimated Discount of $0.50 is automatically applied when using ending on the last day of that month. Martin L. King, Jr. Day Saturday Service ® arrival time a SmarTrip Card. Metrobus Senior and Disabled 7-Day The electronic DASH Pass is available at most CVS Presidents’ Day Saturday Service passes, Metro Access, and DOT Passes are also accepted. and Giant locations within the City of Alexandria, as Memorial Day Sunday Service Please Note: DASH Tracker For the current list of accepted regional fare media, visit well as the Arlington and Fairfax Commuter Stores. Independence Day Sunday Service provides estimated vehicle stop . For a list of participating locations, visit arrival times and map locations dashbus.com/ride-dash/fares Labor Day Sunday Service dashbus.com/ride-dash/fares. for vehicles. Columbus Day Saturday Service Free 4-Hour Transfer on SmarTrip® Veterans Day Regular Service QUESTIONS? Contact DASH Service at DASH offers a free 4-hour transfer when you Thanksgiving Day No Service QUESTIONS? Contact DASH Service at (703) 746-DASHhe Alexandria between Transit 7:00 A.M. Company’s and 7:00 ® pay your fare with a SmarTrip Card, which is Christmas Day No Service We appreciate your help in keeping our system P.M.,(703) Monday 746-DASHDASH through system between Friday. provides 7:00am DASH's and safe courteous 7:00pm, and automatically added to your card. DASH transfers safe and secure for all to enjoy! driversMonday can through also assist Friday. you DASH’s with information courteous to reliable bus service within the are good for up to four hours on all DASH routes, getdrivers you canwhere also you assist need you to with go. information Please visit to KING STREET TROLLEY SCHEDULE City of Alexandria and connects with in any direction, including a return trip on the same DASH monitors the bus system with video surveillance equipment. Video T getdashbus.com/ride-dash you where you need to for go. route Log and on to The FREE King Street Trolley runs every 10-15 Metrobus, Metrorail, Virginia Railway route. footage may be used to prosecute any individual and/or restrict them from schedule dashbus.com/Routes information, bus for stop route locations, and schedule and minutes daily between the King Street Metro and In A DASH riding DASH or the King Street Trolley if they are found in breach of the Code otherinformation,Express information. (VRE), bus stopthe Sign locations,Fairfax up for theConnector, and other DASH transfers are honored on Metrobus and the Waterfront. Newsletter of Conduct. information.and the free to You receive King can alsoStreet real-time sign Trolley. up notifications for DASH DASH participating local bus systems for up to two hours. of delays and other important information at Sunday-Wednesday 10:30 A.M. - 10:30 P.M. eNewsserves to all receive of the real-time Alexandria notifications Metrorail of Additional charges may apply when transferring to dashbus.com. 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 A.M. delaysstations, and as other well important as the Pentagoninformation. services priced higher than DASH. Thursday-Saturday 2 2 EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2018 3 A Route Number & Destination IDENTIFYING A
YOUR BUS B Block Number (internal use) All DASH buses display a headsign showing C Bus Number the route number and destination. The headsign B Customer Code of Conduct is on the front of the bus We ask that riders observe the Code of Conduct just above the windshield. C policy at all times when riding DASH Buses or the The same information is King Street Trolley. DASH Operators have the also displayed on the curb authority to remove any person(s) from the side of the bus. bus and/or restrict them from using the service should their behavior become inappropriate or hazardous to vehicle and passenger safety.
Accessible Service DASH Tracker DASH buses and trolleys are wheelchair accessible. The Know when your DASH bus is City of Alexandria also sponsors the DOT Paratransit coming by using the DASH Tracker Program, a curb-to-curb service for persons with real-time application. Visit: disabilities. For information, call (703) 746-4079 https://tracker.dashbus.com Lost and Found 1 Items found aboard DASH buses and the King Street Select Route Trolley will be held in the Lost and Found 2 Select Direction for 30 days. Please call (703) 746-DASH for assistance. 3 Select Bus Stop DASH HOLIDAY SCHEDULES 4 Plan to be at your stop 2-3 No Service New Year’s Day minutes before estimated Saturday Service Martin L. King, Jr. Day arrival time Presidents’ Day Saturday Service Memorial Day Sunday Service Please Note: DASH Tracker Independence Day Sunday Service provides estimated vehicle stop arrival times and map locations Labor Day Sunday Service for vehicles. Columbus Day Saturday Service Veterans Day Regular Service Thanksgiving Day No Service Christmas Day No Service We appreciate your help in keeping our system safe and secure for all to enjoy! KING STREET TROLLEY SCHEDULE DASH monitors the bus system with video surveillance equipment. Video The King Street Trolley runs every 10-15 FREE footage may be used to prosecute any individual and/or restrict them from minutes daily between the King Street Metro and riding DASH or the King Street Trolley if they are found in breach of the Code the Waterfront. of Conduct. Sunday-Wednesday 10:30 A.M. - 10:30 P.M. Thursday-Saturday 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 A.M. EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVEEFFECTIVE MARCHAPRIL 1, 1, 2018 2018APRIL 1,3 2018 3 C
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A Access Improvements V E Y L all, DASH asks all passengers to BA T observe the following: Are Coming to the AMERON S King Street-Old Town Metrorail C All passengers must pay the fare. Station! Operators have the right to refuse service KING S to any non-paying customers. T Here is what you need to know: KING S ALLAHAN DR T No smoking, eating, drinking or use of C drugs. Beginning in late Spring 2018, the City of Alexan- D BAY J TAXI AREA AINGERFIELD RD dria and WMATA will be starting a major project KING S BAY K TREET KING S GARDENS P T No use of speakerphones or portable to improve the layout, functionality, and capacity ARK TION TA speakers. of the King Street-Old Town Metrorail Station bus GONAL RD ALEXANDRIA TION DIA loop and Kiss & Ride area. TA UNION S
No playing of audio devices that can be BA CALLAHAN DR heard by others. The King Street-Old Town Metrorail Station Y A BA Y H METRORAIL S BA will remain open during construction with no Y G ANTAL ST Y B GONAL RD ECH Please keep your feet off of the seats. impact to train service, but there will be major BA DIA D D Construction Area impacts to bus, vehicle, and pedestrian access AINGERFIELD RD No solicitation of any kind. to the station. Customers should allow extra Y C Sidewalk/Pedestrian BA Y F time to complete their trips. Y D BA Connection Be a good neighbor and offer your seat to BA Y E BA AXI AREA PRINCE S Crosswalk senior citizens or persons with disabilities if Temporary changes beginning in late Spring 2018 T T the bus is full or you are seated in the front and ending in Spring 2019: GONAL RD REINEKERS LN PRINCETemporary S Bus Bay DIA T of the bus. TRIAN • DASH, King Street Trolley and Metrobus YLE PEDES Taxi Area Check around before you leave to ensure stops will be relocated to Diagonal Road, CARL TUNNEL D Daingerfield Road, or King Street. A diagram AINGERFIELD RD Metrorail Station you have all of your belongings. of the temporary bus bays and route assign- Entrance ments is shown at right. For your safety, please stand behind the DUKE S T Capital Bikeshare
yellow line at the front of the bus. DUKE S • The Carlyle Pedestrian Tunnel will remain T DUKE S T Bike Parking open to pedestrians via Diagonal Road. DUKE S REINEKERS LN Please have strollers and carts collapsed T before stepping on the bus. • There will be no Kiss & Ride area, metered No profanity or foul language. parking, or shuttle bus access during construc- tion. On-Street parking will also be limited Pets must be in carriers aboard DASH and Temp. Closest Temp. Closest the King Street Trolley. We ask that you Route Destination Stop Metrorail Route Destination Stop Metrorail make sure the carrier can fit underneath Location Entrance Location Entrance DASH ROUTES METROBUS ROUTES the bus seat if the bus is full. o ld o n/ raddock oad e ro a or h 28A To Tysons Corner Metro Bay E South / o ark en er/ incolnia a ou h 29K To George Mason Univ Bay B South o ld o n/ raddock oad e ro a ou h 29N To Vienna Metro Bay B South o an orn e ro a ou h REX To Fort Belvoir Bay A South Help us Provide you with Exceptional o lexandria am us a ou h NH2 To National Harbor/Huntington Metro Bay A South Service! o ld o n/ ee en er a ou h o andmark all ia an orn e ro a ou h KING STREET TROLLEY If you see a problem on the bus, tell the operator o ld o n/ raddock oad e ro a or h KST King Street Trolley to Waterfront Bay K North immediately. o andmark all/ an orn e ro a ou h o o omac ard a or h - MetroAccess/DOT Pick-Ups Bay L North If there is a medical emergency, a threat or serious crime being committed and you cannot safely communicate this To learn more about the project and impact to bus service during construction, please visit: to the operator, call 911. Be prepared to give the bus number, location and direction of travel. www.dashbus.com/ksmproject
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