Fairfax Connector takes over Annandale bus routes
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| The 3A Metrobus, seen here on Annandale Road, will be replaced by a new Fairfax Connector bus route. |
The Fairfax Connector bus service is taking over five old Metrobus routes as of July 10, including three routes that serve the Annandale area.
The new Connector route 803 will replace Metrobus route 3A. It runs from Patriot Drive in Annandale, mostly along Annandale Road, to the East Falls Church Metro Station.
There are stops at Little River Turnpike/Annandale Road; Hickory Hill Road/Graham Road, and Hillwood Avenue. On weekends, it will stop at the Seven Corners Transit Center.
Route 803 will operate every 30 minutes during weekday rush hours, every 40 to 60 minutes during weekday non-rush hours, and every 45 minutes on weekends.
Weekday eastbound service on route 803 starts at 5:35 a.m. at Patriot Drive/Americana Drive. The last eastbound bus on weekdays leaves Patriot/Americana at 8:45 p.m.
The new Connector route 834 will replace Metrobus route 29C, and the new Connector route 835 replaces Metrobus route 29W. Both 29C and 29W had been discontinued.
Related story: Fairfax Connector to replace Metrobus routes in Annandale
Route 834 runs on weekday mornings from Little River Turnpike/Lake Drive to the Pentagon Metro Station with stops at Little River Turnpike/John Marr Drive, Little River/Braddock Road, and Little River/Oasis Road.
Route 835 runs on weekday mornings from Northern Virginia Community College at Lake Drive to the Pentagon Metro Station, with stops at Braeburn Drive/Guinea Road and Duncan Drive/Holborn Avenue.
Both 834 and 835 will provide weekday rush-hour service every 30 minutes. The fare for both routes is $4.75 for express service. The base fare for regular trips on non-express routes is $2 ($1 for seniors).
The new Connector Route 703 serves Pimmit Hills and replaces Metrobus route 3T. Connector route 715, replacing Metrobus route 15K, will connect the East Falls Church Metro station and Langley.
The new routes serve approximately 69,000 residents and provide access to more than 36,000 jobs in Fairfax County.
Fairfax Connector is also making service changes in five existing Connector routes that don’t serve the Annandale/Mason District area.
According to the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, the route changes take into account public input offered at virtual community meetings last fall and through an online survey.
This has information about the FREE Fairfax Connector Bus Program for Middle school and High school students.
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/connector/student-pass
It is a great concrete action to support a greener more sustainable future, helping to break the auto-centric transportation habit early on in the lives of our youth.
Have your student reach out to their guidance counselor before it is too late. (BTW, it is available to private and home schooled students as well.)
Your child can grow in independence via active and mass transit:
– Fairfax Connector 495 to Tysons from Burke
– Fairfax Connector 306 from GMU-Burke/Springfield-Pentagon
– Fairfax Connector 310 from Rolling Valley to Franconia to Huntington
– Fairfax Connector 395 from Gambrill to Pentagon
Match any of the above with a bike, up to 2 per bus and this can open up many possibilities.
Participants must reside in Fairfax County or the City of Fairfax, regardless of which school – public, private or home school – they attend.
For pass distribution information, check with your school's administration or email [email protected].
Or that FARM residents/students also can get Capital Bikeshare memberships for $5/year? (Low Socioeconomic)
– https://www.capitalbikeshare.com/pricing/for-all
There’s a typo on the express fare here. The express fare is actually $4.25, not $4.75; that fare is for Route 835 only, as Route 834 is regular fare ($2).