Welcome TABLE OF CONTENTS FARE INFORMATION...... 2 Aboard! FINDING 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 serviceT 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: 7AM - 7PM FARES (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018) Accessible Service DASH buses and trolleys are wheelchair accessible. The DASH offers affordable fares, a unique transfer City of Alexandria also sponsors the DOT Paratransit system, and a money-saving monthly DASH Program, a curb-to-curb service for persons with Pass. Please have the exact fare ready when disabilities. For information, call (703) 746-4079. you board. Drivers carry no change. Lost and Found Items found aboard DASH buses and the King Street Trolley will be held in the Lost and Found for 30 days. Please call (703) 746-DASH for assistance. $1.75 Free Cash Fare Children age 4 or $45 DASH Pass = Unlimited Monthly Rides
under with adult For added savings and convenience, the monthly (Only 2 children per ® $45.00 paying customer) DASH Pass is available on your SmarTrip Card or Monthly DASH Pass purchase a paper DASH Pass at select locations. (Available in paper and electronic form on a Free The DASH Pass is accepted for unlimited rides on ® SmarTrip Card) Bus-to-Bus Transfer all DASH buses. Passes are valid for a full calendar (Available only when paying your base fare month starting on the first day of the month and $1.00 with a SmarTrip® Card) ending on the last day of that month. Senior/Disabled SmarTrip® During Off Peak Periods (Before Free The electronic DASH Pass is available at most CVS 6 AM, 9 AM-3 PM, After 6 PM) and Giant locations within the City of Alexandria, as on weekdays, and anytime on King Street Trolley weekends and holidays. well as the Arlington Commuter Stores and Fairfax Connector Stores. For a list of participating locations, visit:
DASH honors the Regional SmarTrip® Card, the 7-Day dashbus.com/ride-dash/fares. Regional Bus Pass, other regional fare media, and the monthly DASH Pass. The Regional Metrorail-to-Bus Transfer ® Discount of $0.50 is automatically applied when using Free 4-Hour Transfer on SmarTrip a SmarTrip® Card. Metrobus Senior and Disabled 7-Day DASH offers a free 4-hour transfer when you passes, Metro Access, and DOT Passes are also accepted. pay your fare with a SmarTrip® Card, which is automatically added to your card. DASH transfers For the current list of accepted regional fare media, visit are good for up to four hours on all DASH routes, dashbus.com/ride-dash/fares. in any direction, including a return trip on the same route. DASH HOLIDAY SCHEDULES DASH transfers are honored on Metrobus and New Year’s Day No Service participating local bus systems for up to two hours. Martin L. King, Jr. Day Saturday Service Additional charges may apply when transferring to Presidents’ Day Saturday Service services priced higher than DASH. Memorial Day Sunday Service Independence Day Sunday Service Labor Day Sunday Service Inclement Weather Columbus Day Saturday Service During weather emergencies, DASH may modify its Veterans Day Regular Service routes and/or schedules to ensure passenger safety. For service information and alerts, please visit Thanksgiving Day No Service dashbus.com or call (703) 746-DASH. Christmas Day No Service 2 2 FINDING A YOUR BUS A Route Number & Destination All DASH buses display a headsign showing the route number and destination. The headsign Block Number B (internal use) is on the front of the bus B just above the windshield. The same information is C also displayed on the curb side of the bus. C Bus Number
Reading the Schedule Reading the Bus Stop Sign ALEXANDRIA This guide contains the DASH system map, Please check the route number and A individual route maps, and timetables for all DASH destination on your bus sign to verify that you are at the correct bus stop. routes and the King Street Trolley. The times listed dashbus.com for each trip are the scheduled departure times for 703.746.DASH those stops. The last time point for each trip is the A Sign C Stop ID B AT8 Landmark scheduled arrival time. B Route Number C STOP ID #: 4001000 It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! DASH Tracker 1 System Map: This map will give you an idea of Know when your DASH bus is the many places you can travel on DASH, and which coming by using the DASH Tracker route/direction you will need to use. real-time application. Visit: https://tracker.dashbus.com
2 Find Your Route: Once you know the route you need, find the corresponding route map. Using the 1 Select Route map, find the (A, B, C, etc.) nearest to timepoints 2 Select Direction your trip start and end points. Your stop may be inbetween timepoints. 3 Select Bus Stop 4 Plan to be at your stop 2-3 3 Check Timetable: Read down the column to see minutes before estimated what time a bus is scheduled to depart from a given arrival time timepoint Please Note: DASH Tracker provides estimated vehicle stop arrival times and map locations for vehicles.
EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVE APRIL FEBRUARY 1, 2018 3,3 2019 3 CUSTOMER CODE OF CONDUCT Access Improvements Are Coming to the To ensure a pleasant ride for all, DASH asks all passengers to observe the following King Street-Old Town Metrorail Station! All passengers must pay the fare. Operators have the right to refuse service Here is what you need to know: to any non-paying customers. No smoking, eating, drinking or use of Beginning in November 2018, the City of drugs. Alexandria and WMATA started a major project to improve the layout, functionality, and capacity No playing of audio devices that can be of the King Street-Old Town Metrorail Station bus heard by others. loop and Kiss & Ride area. Please keep your feet off of the seats. The King Street-Old Town Metrorail Station will remain open during construction with no No profanity on the bus. impact to train service, but there will be major impacts to bus, vehicle, and pedestrian access Be a good neighbor and offer your seat to to the station. Customers should allow extra senior citizens or persons with disabilities if time to complete their trips. the bus is full or you are seated in the front Temporary changes beginning in November 2018 of the bus. Check around before you leave to ensure • DASH, King Street Trolley and Metrobus you have all of your belongings. stops will be relocated to Diagonal Road, Daingerfield Road, or King Street. A diagram For your safety, please stand behind the of the temporary bus bays and route assignments is shown at right. yellow line at the front of the bus. No solicitation of any kind. • There will be no Kiss & Ride area, metered parking, or shuttle bus access during Please have strollers and carts collapsed construction. On-Street parking will also be limited. before stepping on the bus. Pets must be in carriers aboard DASH and the King Street Trolley. We ask that you make sure the carrier can fit underneath the bus seat if the bus is full. For safety reasons, no items can block the aisle.
Help us Provide you with Exceptional To learn more about the project and impact to bus Service! service during construction, please visit: If you see a problem on the bus, tell the operator www.dashbus.com/ksmproject immediately. If there is a medical emergency, a threat or serious crime Summer 2019 Metrorail Alert being committed and you cannot safely communicate this There will be a separate Metrorail shutdown to the operator, call 911. affecting all Alexandria Metrorail stations from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Be prepared to give the bus number, location and direction Weekend 2019. Please visit of travel. dashbus.com/summer2019 for more information. 4 4 COMMONWEALTH AVE
RUSSELL RD CAMERON ST
KING ST NORTH L ENTRANCE
SUNSET DR N CAMERON ST
TEMPORARY CROSSWALK KING ST
METRORAIL STATION KING ST CALLAHAN DR DAINGERFIELD RD J KING STREET K KING ST SOUTH GARDENS PARK ENTRANCE
ALEXANDRIA DIAGONAL RD UNION STATION Construction Area
CALLAHAN DR A H Sidewalk/Pedestrian
G ANTAL S Connection B ECH T DIAGONAL RD D
DAINGERFIELD RD Crosswalk C D F A Temporary Bus Bay E PRINCE ST Taxi Area
Metrorail Station REINEKERS LN PRINCE ST DIAGONAL RD Entrance
CARLYLETUNNEL PEDESTRIAN Escalator
DAINGERFIELD RD Elevator
DUKE ST Capital Bikeshare
DUKE ST DUKE ST Bike Parking
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Temporary Bus Stops During King Street Metro Construction (Through Summer 2019)
Temp. Closest Temp. Closest Stop Metrorail Stop Metrorail Route Destination Location Entrance Route Destination Location Entrance DASH ROUTES METROBUS ROUTES 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 o lexandria am us a ou h NH2 To National Harbor/Huntington Metro Bay A South o ld o n/ ee en er a ou h o andmark all ia an orn e ro a ou h KING STREET TROLLEY o ld o n/ raddock oad e ro a or h KST King Street Trolley to Waterfront Bay K North o andmark all/ an orn e ro a ou h o o omac ard a or h - MetroAccess/DOT Pick-Ups Bay L North