| Ride on | |
| Parent: | transit services division, Montgomery County Department of Transportation |
| Headquarters: | 101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Budget.: | ds |
| Service Type: | Local, express, and limited stop bus service, paratransit, demand responsive transport, bus rapid transit |
| Routes: | 81 |
| Fleet: | 350 |
| Ridership: | |
| Annual Ridership: | |
| Fuel Type: | CNG, diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, battery electric |
Ride On (formerly Ride-On) is the primary public transportation system in Montgomery County, Maryland. Managed by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Ride On serves Montgomery County as well as the community of Langley Park in Prince George's County and Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. In fiscal 2018, it operated on a US$112.3 million budget.[1] In, the system had a ridership of, or about per weekday as of .
Ride on has a fleet of about 400 buses and operates 81 routes, including operating two Metrobus routes on weekends.[2]
Ride On began service on March 31, 1975, as Ride-On.[3] Serving Silver Spring and Takoma Park, two routes were in operation: The Blue and the Green. Within a few weeks it was carrying twice the number of passengers projected: about 2,000 riders per day. The Buses were nineteen passenger Grummans. Starting in 1983, single front door TMC City Cruisers entered service. These buses were part of a joint order with Frederick City Transit, and shared the same paint livery. In the fall of 1984, as the Washington Metro's Red Line extension to Shady Grove was complete, Ride On would see its largest route expansion to date. Numerous routes would be added to accommodate passengers who would utilize the eight new metrorail stations along the western portion of Montgomery County. At that time, Ride On would begin to replace a few WMATA routes that operated in Montgomery County. OBI Orion I 30' foot buses would be introduced that same year to allow for the added service. In 1989, 57 30-foot Gillig Phantom buses, the first buses in the second-generation blue-and-white scheme, went into service. In 1991 and 1992, 45 new Orion I 30' buses - Ride On's last Orion Is - entered service.
In the spring of 1996, Ride On's first CNG buses, the 1996 35 feet Orion V buses, went into service. These buses retired in 2009.
In 2000, Ride On buses were painted in a special livery to commemorate Ride On's founding's 25th anniversary.[4]
In September 2001, Ride On buses were used to transport Montgomery County firemen to the Pentagon in Virginia to assist in search and rescue operations after the attacks which were on September 11, 2001.[5] [6]
In 2001, the 2001 40 feet Orion V Diesel buses (5580-5591 and 5612–5623) went into service.
In 2002, the 2002 40 feet Orion V Diesel buses (5592–5611) went into service. These were the last high floor buses, until the 2019 RideOn Flex buses.
In early 2004, Ride On's first low-floor buses, the 2003/2004 35 feet Orion VII CNG buses (5900–5932) went into service. They replaced all of the remaining 1988-1989 30 feet Gillig Phantom buses (5300–5356),which were also Ride On's last buses without wheelchair lifts, therefore resulting in an all-accessible fleet.
In late 2005, 15 New Flyer C40LF buses (5822–5836) went into service. These were the first New Flyer buses ordered by Ride On.
In 2006, Ride On started accepting SmarTrip cards and in August 2006, all the Ride On buses started getting equipped with GFi GENFAREs.
Also, in 2006, the 2005 35 feet Orion VII CNG buses went into service. These were the last Orion models ordered for RideOn. Additionally, Ride On's first five hybrid-electric buses, the 2006 40 feet Gillig Low Floor aka Gillig Advantage buses (5300–5304, formerly 5750–5754), went into service.
In 2007, 8 of the 2007 40 feet Gillig Advantage Hybrid buses (5305–5313, formerly 5755–5763) went into service. Also, in 2007, an order of Champion cutaway buses (5182–5231 and 5285–5296) went into service. All of these buses had fire damage and they all were retired 5 years later, on July 18, 2012.
Between summer and fall 2008, Ride On's first low floor diesel buses, the 2008 29 feet Gillig Advantage Diesel buses (5001–5006) and the 2008 40 feet Gillig Advantage Diesel buses (5726–5746) went into service. All of these buses were the last buses in the second-generation blue-and-white paint scheme.
In 2009, Ride On introduced a new logo and a new blue/yellow/green paint scheme. Also, in 2009, the 29 feet Gillig Advantage Diesel buses (5007–5031), the 40 feet Gillig Advantage Diesel buses (5747–5757), and the 40 feet Gillig Advantage Hybrid buses (5314–5348) all went into service. 5314 was originally numbered 5349. These buses were the only buses to have a big yellow uppercase letter "R" on the back side.
On autumn 2011, 12 of the Ride On's 40-foot Gillig Low Floor hybrid buses (5349–5360) and one clean diesel bus (5758) went into service. All 13 of these buses were purchased with funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Seven additional 40' Gillig Low Floor hybrid buses (5361–5367), which were also purchased with stimulus funds from the ARRA, went into service in mid-2012.
In July 2012, all 62 of the 2007 Champion cutaway Ride On buses retired due to fires and got replaced with 30 of the 1999 30 feet Orion V buses (renumbered 5100–5129). All 30 of these units were formerly operated by Washington's WMATA.
On September 19, 2013, 12 new 40-foot Gillig Low Floor clean diesel buses (5759–5770) went into service. A week later (September 26, 2013), 28 new 29-foot Gillig Low Floor clean diesel buses (5032–5059) also went into service. Also, the 2013 29-foot Gillig Low Floor clean diesel buses replaced all of the 2003 model shuttle transit vehicles (STV) that were formerly operated by Pittsburgh's Port Authority of Allegheny County.
In April 2014, 19 of the brand-new 2014 40-foot Gillig Low Floor CNG buses (5837–5855) entered service. These replaced Ride On's first 40 ft CNGS (5803–5821). They are Ride On's first new CNG buses in almost a decade (2005 35' Orion VII CNG buses, which went into service in 2006).
Between September and October 2014, 32 of the new 29-foot Gillig Low Floor clean diesel buses (5060–5091) went into service, and replaced all of the 1999 30 feet Orion V buses (5100–5129) that were formerly operated by WMATA.
Ride On celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2015, with 3 buses (1 from each of the 3 bus divisions) wrapped in the transit agency's 40th anniversary ad.
In 2016, between April and May, 40 of the new 40 ft Gillig LF clean diesel buses (44000D-44039D), 1 bus which is 29 ft Gillig LF clean diesel (42000D) and 16 of the 40 ft Gillig LF CNG buses (44040c-44055c) entered service. And with the new buses came the new five-digit numbering system for Ride On, along with the addition of suffixes denoting engines with a ("C" for compressed natural gas, "D" for diesel, "E" for electric and "H" for hybrid).
Ride On extRa, a new limited bus stop service along Maryland Route 355, began on October 2, 2017, between Lakeforest Transit Center and Medical Center Metro Station., the route serves 13 stops. Ride On added 59 Gillig 40-foot buses in summer and the fall 2017; 42 buses replaced some of the oldest vehicles in the fleet. Seventeen buses (44056D-44072D) are specially branded and used exclusively for Ride On's new extRa service that began October 2, 2017. This limited-stop service runs along Route 355 from Lakeforest Transit Center to Medical Center Metro Station. All of the 59 buses are manufactured by Gillig; 25 run on clean diesel (44056D-44080D) and 34 use compressed natural gas (44081C-44114C).[7] Four additional 40-foot CNG buses (44115C-44118C) entered service in the winter of 2018. These replaced all of the 2003 Orion VIIs and most of the 2004 Orion VII buses.
Ride On was award a $1.75 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to purchase the county's first four electric buses and charging stations. Ride On is partnering with Proterra, the bus manufacturer, and the Center for Transportation and the Environment, a nonprofit that develops technologies and implements solutions to achieve energy and environmental sustainability. The Montgomery County Department of General Services, which purchases and maintains the Ride On buses, greatly assisted with the grant application. The four Proterra Catalyst 35 ft electric buses are scheduled to serve Route 18 in Takoma Park starting in 2019. The county has applied for a separate grant to help buy 10 more electric buses through FTA's Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program. The county expects to hear back around the end of the year if its application was approved.[8] [9]
MCDOT Ride On received a $4.365 million grant from the FTA to replace diesel buses with 10 new, electric buses on October 1, 2018.[10]
Ride On added 26 Gillig 40-foot buses in spring 2019; replacing all the remaining Orion VII's. These buses introduced a brand new paint scheme with a wave pattern and are painted blue, dark blue, light green, and a touch of white.[11] 23 use compressed natural gas (44119C-44141C) and 3 run on clean diesel (44142D-44144D).
On April 28, 2019, Ride On announced Ride On Flex, an on-demand bus service that runs in three major metropolitan areas in the county using new, 11-passenger cutaway buses (41000D-41006D).
MCDOT has a climate action plan to move to zero-emissions fleet by 2035. On September 4, 2020, Ride On's first four fully-electric buses (43000E-43003E) entered service on the routes 18 and 25 in Silver Spring and Takoma Park. They are manufactured by Proterra and can run on a single charge all day long. That same year, 39 of the 29 feet buses (42001D-42039D) and 9 of the 40 feet Gillig Advantage Diesel buses (44145D-44153D) entered service. These new 2020 Gillig buses came with new annocements that repeat stops twice. These replaced the 2008/2009 29 feet Gillig Advantage Diesel buses, and the 2006/2007 Gillig Advantage Hybrid buses.[12]
On October 14, 2020, Ride On launched its brand new BRT Flash service on US 29. The orange route operates between Silver Spring and Briggs Chaney every 15 minutes daily while the blue route operates between Silver Spring and Burtonsville every 15 minutes only during peak hours (5:30AM to 8:30 AM and 3:30PM to 7:00 PM) Monday-Friday. Ride On's very first articulated (62 feet) buses (46000D-46015D) operate on the Flash service, which replaced Ride On route 129 and WMATA route Z11
In 2022, all of the Ride On buses changed their announcement narrator, getting a new announcement narrator to replace the old narrator.
In March 2023, Ride On's first Gillig Plus Battery Electric buses (44154E-44163E) entered service. 44156E and 44158E entered service on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
In July/August 2023, Ride On brought back 3 of the 2008 40 feet Gillig Advantage Diesel buses from retirement (5737, 5744, and 5746) to operate for the Flash BRT service.
Between late June/July 2024, Ride On brought back the remaining 2008 40 feet Gillig Advantage Diesel buses from retirement (5726, 5728, 5730, 5732–5736, 5738/5739, 5742/5743, and 5745) due to the 2 new Ride On extRa routes "Lime" and "Pink" that operate between the Shady Grove metro station and Traville Transit Center. As these buses returned, they got the new announcement narrator just like what the other Ride On buses had, starting from 2022. These buses are expected to stay in service until 2025, when the new hydrogen fuel celled buses are expected to be delivered to the Gaithersburg bus depot.
Along with standard bus service, Ride On operates three additional services, Ride On extRa, Ride On Flex, and Ride On Flash.
RideOn extRa is a bus service that started on October 2, 2017, and is a limited bus stop service via Maryland Route 355 between Medical Center station on WMATA metro train's red line and the Lakeforest Mall Transit Center. This bus route has free WiFi, USB charging ports, and more padding in the seats compared to traditional Ride On services. The fare charged is the same as on other Ride On buses, although fare loading on the bus is not permitted., Ride On extRa serves a new bus stop at Templeton Place in Rockville, MD, increasing the number of bus stops to 13.There are two new routes called "Lime" and "Pink" that will provide stops along Shady Grove Rd, and Downtown Crown starting on September 8, 2024. The buses used on this route will be 2008 Gillig Advantages and 2019 Gillig Advantage CNGs.
Ride On Flex is an on-demand bus service that began serving Montgomery County on June 26, 2019, and runs in and around Rockville, Glenmont, and Wheaton using new, 11-passenger cutaway buses.[13] Passengers are able to request a bus using an app. The new service does not charge a higher fare, and accepts the same payment methods as standard Ride On buses with no onboard fare loading allowed.[14]
Flash is a bus rapid transit network that began service on October 14, 2020.[15] [16] The first route operates between Silver Spring and Burtonsville along U.S. Route 29. Additional routes are in development and will likely run along MD 355 between Clarksburg and Bethesda and MD 586 between Rockville and Wheaton.[17] Flash has dedicated stops with prepayment machines and operates in a mix of mixed-traffic and dedicated lanes using articulated buses equipped with Wi-Fi and USB ports.[18] It is the second BRT system in the Washington metropolitan area and the first in Montgomery County.
, Ride On's current one-way fare is $1.00 regardless of payment method. Children, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities can ride for free. Fares were suspended from March 2020 to July 2022 in response to COVID-19. Prior to that, Ride On's one-way fare was $2.00 regardless of payment method. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities could ride free on weekdays between 9:30 AM and 3:00 PM, and on Saturdays between 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM; at all other times, a reduced fare of $1.00 was charged., children ages 5 and up can ride Ride On, as well as Metrobus routes originating in Montgomery County, for free until they graduate from high school by using a Youth Cruiser SmarTrip card.[19] Ride On offers a $0.50 discount for bus fares that transfer from the Washington Metro.
As with all other transit providers in the Washington Metropolitan Area,, Ride On stopped the issue or acceptance of paper transfers. Riders wanting transfer credit must use a SmarTrip card to get the rail-to-bus or bus-to-rail discount or to transfer free from bus to bus.
Ride On operates a fleet consisting of Diesel, CNG, Diesel-electric hybrid, and Battery electric buses produced by Gillig Corporation, Nova Bus, Proterra, and Starcraft.
| Image | Builder and model name | Model year | Length | Numbers (total) | Vehicles in service | Fuel type | Notes | |
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| Gillig Advantage | 2008 | 40 feet (12 meters) | 5726-5746 (21 buses) | 19 | Diesel |
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| 2009, 2011, 2013 | 40 feet (12 meters) | 5747-5770 (24 buses) | 19 |
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| 2009, 2011, 2012 | 40 feet (12 meters) | 5314-5367 (54 buses) | 53 | Diesel-electric hybrid |
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| 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016 | 29 feet (8.8 meters) | 5008, 5011, 5017, 5025, 5027, 5032–5091, 42000D (65 buses) | 63 | Diesel |
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| 2014 | 40 feet (12 meters) | 5837-5855 (19 buses) | 18 | Compressed natural gas (CNG) |
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| 2016 | 40 feet (12 meters) | 44000D-44039D (40 buses) | 40 | Diesel |
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| 40 feet (12 meters) | 44040C-44055C (16 buses) | 16 | Compressed natural gas (CNG) | 44049c was involved in an accident on July 12, 2022. It returned to service a week later! | ||||
| Starcraft BusAllstar XL | 2016 | 30 feet (9.1 meters) | 59–61 (3 buses) | 3 | Gasoline |
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| Gillig BRT Plus | 2017 | 40 feet (12 meters) | 44056D-44072D (17 buses) | 17 | Diesel |
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| Gillig Advantage | 44073D-44080D (8 buses) | 8 |
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| 2017/2018 | 44081C-44118C (38 buses) | 38 | Compressed natural gas (CNG) |
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| Starcraft Starlite Transit | 2019 | 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 41000D-41006D (7 buses) | 7 | Diesel |
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| Gillig Advantage | 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 44119C-44141C (23 buses) | 23 | Compressed natural gas (CNG) |
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| 44142D-44144D (3 buses) | 3 | Diesel | ||||||
| 62abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 46000D-46015D (16 buses)[21] | 16 |
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| Proterra Catalyst BE35 | 35abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 43000E–43003E (4 buses) | 4 | Battery electric[24] |
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| GilligAdvantage | 2020 | 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 44145D-44153D (9 buses) | 9 | Diesel |
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| 2020 | 29 feet (8.8 meters) | 42001D-42021D (21 buses)[25] | 21 |
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| GilligAdvantage | 2021 | 29 feet (8.8 meters) | 42022D-42039D (18 buses) | 18 | Replaced the 2005 New Flyer C40LF buses (5822–5836)
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| Gillig Plus | 2022 | 40abbr=onNaNabbr=on | 44154E-44163E (10 buses) | 10 | Battery Electric | 44156E and 44158E entered service on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, and the rest of the buses entered service in March 2023. |
| Model year | Builder and model name | Numbers (total) | Year retired | Picture | Notes |
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| 1979–1981 | Transportation Manufacturing Corporation T-30 CityCruiser | 5101-5256 (156 buses) | 1996–1998 | ||
| 1984 | Bus Industries of America Orion I (01.502) | 5257-5297 (41 buses) | 2001–2002 | The first buses in the second-generation blue-and-white paint scheme | |
| 1990–1992 | 5500-5545 (46 buses) | 2010 | |||
| 1988–1989 | Gillig Phantom 30' (3096TB3208) | 5300-5356 (57 buses) | 2004 | The first Gillig Phantom buses for Ride On | |
| 1993 | Flxible Metro D | 5700-5703 (4 buses) | 2008 |
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| 1994–1997 | Gillig Phantom 35' | 5360-5409 (50 buses) | 2013 | ||
| 1999 | 5410-5423 (14 buses) | 2015 | The last Gillig Phantom buses for Ride On | ||
| 1993 | Bus Industries of America Orion V (05.504) | 5546-5547 (2 buses) | 2009 |
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| 1995 | Orion Bus Industries Orion VI CNG (06.501) | 5801-5802 (2 buses) | 2005 |
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| 1996 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V CNG (05.503) | 5997-5999 (3 buses) | 2009 |
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| Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.503) | 5550-5566 (17 buses) | 2011 |
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| 1998 | 5572-5579 (8 buses) | 2012 |
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| 1999 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501) | 5705-5725 (21 buses) | 2014–2016 |
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| 1999–2000 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V CNG (05.501) | 5803-5821 (19 buses) | 2013–2014 | The 2014 40 feet Gillig Advantage CNG buses (5837–5855) replaced these buses. | |
| 1999 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.505) | 5100-5129 (30 buses) | 2014 |
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| 2001–2002 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.504) | 5580-5623 (44 buses) | 2016–2017 |
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| 2003 | DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII CNG (07.502) (semi-low floor) | 5900-5917 (18 buses) | 2017 |
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| 2004 | 5918-5932 (15 buses) | 2017–2019 |
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| 2005 | 5933-5957 (25 buses) | 2019 |
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| New Flyer Industries C40LF | 5822–5836 (15 buses) | 2020 |
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| 2006–2007 | Gillig Low Floor Advantage | 5300–5313 (14 buses) |
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| 2008 | 5001-5006 (6 buses) | 2020–2021 |
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| 2001–2002 | ElDorado National Aero Elites | 5101-5181 (81 buses) | 2009 | ||
| 2004 | IC Corp | 5232–5234, 5238–5241, 5243-5246 (11 buses) | 2013 | ||
| 2001 | Ford/StarTrans Bus Cutaways | 5201-5212 (12 buses) | 2007 | ||
| 2007 | Champion Cutaways | 5182–5231, 5285-5296 (62 buses) | 2012 | ||
The bus fleet, owned and operated by Ride On, is distributed among three depots in Kensington, Silver Spring and Gaithersburg.
| Division name | Location | Capacity | Routes | Buses |
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| Silver Spring | 8710 Brookville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 | 147 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34, 36, 39, 41, 47, 51 Weekends: 23, 29, 38, 42, L8, T2 |
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| Gaithersburg | 16700 Crabbs Branch Way Rockville, MD 20855 | 155 | 43, 46, 48, 49, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 90, 100, 101, Flash BRT Weekends: 45, 83, 97, 98 |
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| Nicholson | 4700 Nicholson Court Kensington, MD 20895 | 68 | Weekdays: 6, 7, 23, 29, 31, 32, 33, 37, 38, 42, 44, 45, 52, 53, 81, 83, 96, 97, 98
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Ride On offers 81 routes throughout Montgomery County. All routes run through peak rush hour periods between 6 AM and 9 AM and 3 PM to 7 PM on weekdays. Many routes offer services for off-peak hours and weekends as well.[30]
| Route | Name | Terminus (Western/Southern) | Terminus (Eastern/Northern) | Service | Notes |
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| 1 | Silver Spring – Friendship Heights |
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| 2 | Silver Spring – Lyttonsville | Brookville (Ride On Operations Center) |
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| 4 | Silver Spring – Kensington — Wheaton | Weekday Peak Hour service only |
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| 5 | Silver Spring – Twinbrook | Certain trips serve Victory Forest Apartments | |||
| 6 | Parkside Condominium – Westfield Montgomery Mall | Westfield Montgomery Mall Transit Center | Parkside Condominium | Weekday service only | |
| 7 | Wheaton – Forest Glen | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Wheaton, PM from Forest Glen) | |||
| 8 | Silver Spring – Wheaton | via Forest Glen Rd & Holy Cross Hospital | |||
| 9 | Silver Spring – Wheaton | ||||
| 10 | Hillandale – Twinbrook | New Hampshire Ave & Powder Mill Rd | Replaced WMATA Metrobus Route C6 in 1998. | ||
| 11 | Silver Spring – Friendship Heights | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Silver Spring, PM from Friendship Heights) | Service started in 1997 | ||
| 12 | Silver Spring – Takoma | via Carroll Ave | |||
| 13 | Silver Spring – Takoma | Weekday Peak Hour service only | via Sligo Creek Pkwy | ||
| 14 | Silver Spring – Takoma | No Sunday service | via Colesville Rd | ||
| 15 | Silver Spring – Langley Park | Second-highest ridership in system, avg. 4,500 per day | |||
| 16 | Silver Spring – Takoma | via New Hampshire Ave | |||
| 17 | Silver Spring – Langley Park | via Montgomery College in Takoma Park | |||
| 18 | Silver Spring – Langley Park | Sunday service between Langley Park and Takoma station only | via Takoma station | ||
| 19 | Silver Spring – Northwood | Forest Glen Rd & Burnett Ave | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Forest Glen Rd, PM from Silver Spring) | ||
| 20 | New Hampshire Ave & Powder Mill Rd | Operates via Piney Branch Rd & New Hampshire Ave | |||
| 21 | Silver Spring – Briggs Chaney | Briggs Chaney Park & Ride | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Briggs Chaney, PM from Silver Spring) | Service started on June 25, 2007.[32] | |
| 22 | Hillandale Center (Powder Mill Rd) | Weekday Peak Hour service only | Operates via Columbia Pike & Colesville Rd | ||
| 23 | Friendship Heights – Sibley Hospital | No Sunday service | |||
| 24 | Hillandale – Takoma | Powder Mill Rd & New Hampshire Ave | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Hillandale, PM from Takoma) | ||
| 25 | Takoma – Langley Park | Weekday Peak Hour service | via Maple Ave | ||
| 26 | Montgomery Mall – Glenmont | ||||
| 27 | Hillandale - Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center - Tech Road Park & Ride | Hillandale Center (Powder Mill Rd & New Hampshire Ave) | Tech Rd Park & Ride |
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| 28 | VANGO Free Circulator – Silver Spring | No Sunday service | Free service, VanGO Shuttle Loop around Downtown Silver Spring. | ||
| 29 | Bethesda – Glen Echo/Friendship Heights | Weekend service was extended from Glen Echo to Bethesda on October 10, 2021 | |||
| 30 | Bethesda – Medical Center | Weekday service only | |||
| 31 | Wheaton – Glenmont | Weekday peak hour service only | via Poplar Run | ||
| 32 | Bethesda – Naval Ship R&D Center | Naval Ship Research & Development Center | Weekday peak hour service only | via Cabin John | |
| 33 | Glenmont – Medical Center | Weekday peak hour service only | |||
| 34 | Aspen Hill – Friendship Heights | Weekday peak hour service is extended to Aspen Hill (AM service to Friendship Heights, PM service to Aspen Hill) | Originally went from Aspen Hill to Medical Center until extended to Friendship Heights Station on May 4, 2008, replacing original Ride On Route 42. | ||
| 36 | Bethesda Loop | Bethesda station | Weekday service only |
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| 37 | Potomac – Wheaton | Potomac Community Center | Weekday Peak Hour service only | Serves Grosvenor-Strathmore station | |
| 38 | Wheaton – North Bethesda (White Flint) | ||||
| 39 | Glenmont – Briggs Chaney | Briggs Chaney Park & Ride | Weekday Peak Hour service only | ||
| 41 | Aspen Hill – Glenmont | Grand Pre Rd & Bel Pre Rd (Aspen Hill) | |||
| 42 | North Bethesda (White Flint) – Montgomery Mall | Montgomery Mall Transit Center | No Sunday Service | Created on January 13, 2013, to replace the 38 portion between Montgomery Mall and White Flint.[34] | |
| 43 | Shady Grove – Traville TC | Traville Transit Center |
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| 44 | Twinbrook – Rockville | Weekday Peak Hour service only | |||
| 45 | Rockville Regional TC (Fallsgrove) – Twinbrook | Rockville Regional Transit Center (Fallsgrove Center) | No Sunday service | Select trips operates via Rockville Senior Center | |
| 46 | Montgomery College – Medical Center | Montgomery College Rockville Campus |
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| 47 | Rockville – Montgomery Mall – Bethesda |
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| 48 | Wheaton – Rockville |
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| 49 | Rockville – Glenmont |
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| 51 | Glenmont – ICC (Georgia Ave at MD 200) | ICC Park & Ride | Weekday Peak Hour service only |
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| 52 | Rockville – Medstar Montgomery Medical Center (Olney) - Good Counsel High School | Weekday Peak Hour service only | |||
| 53 | Shady Grove – Glenmont | Weekday Peak Hour service only |
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| 54 | Rockville – Lakeforest | Lakeforest Transit Center |
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| 55 | Rockville – Germantown TC | Germantown Transit Center |
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| 56 | Rockville – Lakeforest | Lakeforest Transit Center |
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| 57 | Shady Grove – Lakeforest | Lakeforest Transit Center |
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| 58 | Shady Grove – Lakeforest | Lakeforest Transit Center |
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| 59 | Montgomery Village Center (Clubhouse Rd) |
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| 60 | Montgomery Village Center (Stedwick Rd) | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Montgomery Village, PM from Shady Grove) | via Shady Grove Rd, Midcounty Hwy, Washington Grove Ln, Flower Hill Way, and Centerway Rd. | ||
| 61 | Shady Grove – Germantown TC | Germantown Transit Center |
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| 63 | Rockville – Shady Grove | Weekday service only | via Gaither Rd and Piccard Dr | ||
| 64 | Montgomery Village Center (Clubhouse Rd) | via Centerway Rd and Emory Grove Rd | |||
| 65 | Montgomery Village Center (Stedwick Rd) |
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| 66 | Shady Grove – Traville TC | Traville Transit Center | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Shady Grove, PM from Traville) | via Shady Grove Adventist Hospital | |
| 67 | Shady Grove – Traville TC | Traville Transit Center | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Traville, PM from Shady Grove) | via Frederick Ave and Dufief Mill Rd | |
| 70 | Germantown – Bethesda (Express) | Milestone P&R |
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| 71 | Shady Grove – Kingsview | Kingsview P&R | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Kingsview, PM from Shady Grove) | via I-370, I-270, Clopper Rd, Mateny Rd, Dawson Farm Rd, and Steeple Rd | |
| 73 | Shady Grove – Clarksburg (Cabin Branch) | Cabin Branch (Clarksburg) | Weekday Peak Hour service only |
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| 74 | Shady Grove – Germantown TC | Germantown Transit Center | No Sunday service
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| 75 | Clarksburg MCCF – Germantown TC - Germantown MARC | Germantown Transit Center | Montgomery County Correctional Facility |
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| 76 | Shady Grove – Poolesville | Poolesville (W Willard Rd & Wooton Ave) | No Sunday service |
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| 78 | Shady Grove – Kingsview | Kingsview P&R | No Sunday Service |
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| 79 | Shady Grove – Clarksburg | Clarksburg Gateway Center | Weekday Peak Hour service only (AM from Clarksburg, PM from Shady Grove) | ||
| 81 | Rockville – North Bethesda (White Flint) | Weekday Peak Hour service only |
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| 83 | Holy Cross Germantown – Germantown TC - Germantown MARC | Germantown Transit Center | No Sunday service |
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| 90 | Shady Grove – Damascus - Milestone | Woodfield (Woodfield Road) (peak) Milestone P&R (Damascus) (off-peak) | Weekday Service only |
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| 96 | Grosvenor – Rock Spring – Montgomery Mall | Montgomery Mall Transit Center | Weekday Service only |
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| 97 | Germantown TC – Gunners Lake | Germantown Transit Center | A circular loop route (AM: Clockwise loop, PM: Counterclockwise loop) |
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| 98 | Germantown TC – Kingsview | Kingsview P&R | Germantown Transit Center | No Sunday service | Serves Germantown Community Center during weekday off-peak and Maryland SoccerPlex on Saturdays |
| 100 | Shady Grove – Germantown TC (Express) | Germantown Transit Center | Express via I-370 and I-270 | ||
| 101 | Lakeforest – Medical Center (Ride On extRa) | Lakeforest Transit Center | Weekday Peak Hour service only |
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| 301 | Rockville – Tobytown | Tobytown Drive |
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| Name | Terminus (Western/Southern) | Terminus (Eastern/Northern) | Service | Notes |
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| Flash Blue | Burtonsville Park & Ride | Weekday Peak Hour Service only |
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| Flash Orange | Briggs Chaney Park & Ride |
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Additionally, Ride On operates two weekend routes that are served by WMATA Metrobus on weekdays.[36] [37]
| Route | Name | Terminus (Western/Southern) | Terminus (Eastern/Northern) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L8 | Aspen Hill – Friendship Heights | Friendship Heights station | Grand Pre Road & Bel Pre Road (Aspen Hill) | |
| T2 | Rockville – Friendship Heights | via Potomac | ||
These routes have been served by Ride On 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 Ride On.
| Route | Name | Terminus (Western/Southern) | Terminus (Eastern/Northern) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | Silver Spring – Lyttonsville | Temporary replacement for Route 2 during construction of the Lyttonsville Place bridge in 2018. Ran in a clockwise loop from Silver Spring to Lyttonsville Road & Claridge House, and back. Discontinued on January 11, 2019, after construction was completed.[38] | |||
| 2B | Silver Spring – Lyttonsville | Brookville (Ride On Operations Center) | Temporary replacement for Route 2 during construction of the Lyttonsville Place bridge in 2018. Ran from Silver Spring to the Ride On Operations Center via 16th Street, 2nd Ave and Brookville Road. Discontinued on January 11, 2019, after construction was completed. | ||
| 3 | Silver Spring – Takoma | AM from Takoma Station, PM from Silver Spring Station. Discontinued on September 17, 2017, due to low ridership.[39] | |||
| 10 (first use) | Silver Spring – Northwood | Northwood | Discontinued on June 28, 1992. Replaced by realigned route 8 and extended route 19. | ||
| 11 (first use) | Silver Spring – Takoma | Discontinued in the early 1980s; replaced by extended route 3. | |||
| 21 (first use) | Silver Spring – Parkside Plaza | Parkside Plaza | |||
| 21 (second use) | Silver Spring – Lyttonsville | Brookville (Ride On Operations Center) | |||
| 21 (third use) | Burtonsville Shuttle | Briggs Chaney Park & Ride | Burtonsville Park & Ride | Northbound operated on Columbia Pike via Greencastle Park & Ride. Southbound operated on Old Columbia Pike. Only ran midday on weekdays. Discontinued on January 4, 2002.[40] | |
| 22 (first use) | Silver Spring – Paddington Square | Paddington Square | |||
| 26 (first use) | Grosvenor – Wheaton | Operated via Plyers Mill Road and Strathmore/Knowles Avenues. Discontinued on June 28, 1992; replaced by extended route 7. | |||
| 27 (first use) | Friendship Heights – Medical Center | Discontinued on September 7, 2003, due to low ridership. Alternative service available on extended Route 33 and realigned Route 36.[41] | |||
| 31 (first use) | Glen Echo – Bethesda | Replaced by Route 29 in early 1996. | |||
| 35 | Wheaton – Montgomery Mall | Montgomery Mall Transit Center | Discontinued on September 1, 2002; replaced by extended route 47 and realigned Route 34.[42] [43] | ||
| 40 (First Use) | Wheaton Plaza Shuttle | Wheaton Station | Operated as a midday and weekend shuttle between Wheaton Station and Westfield Wheaton. Discontinued on July 25, 1998; replaced by route 9. | ||
| 40 (Second Use) | White Flint – Glenmont | Discontinued in early 2001; replaced by extended WMATA Metrobus route C8.[44] [45] | |||
| 41 (first use) | Shady Grove Shopper Shuttle | Rockshire Shopping Center | Gaithersburg (Ride On Operations Center) | Operated as a lunch-hour shuttle. | |
| 41 (second use) | Wheaton – Aspen Hill | Grand Pre Road & Bel Pre Road (Aspen Hill) | Originally replaced Metrobus Route Q3 in 1996. Discontinued on July 25, 1998; replaced by extended route 34. | ||
| 42 (first use) | White Flint – Rockville | Via Old Farm and Tilden Woods | |||
| 42 (second use) | Friendship Heights – Medical Center | Combined with Route 34 on May 4, 2008.[46] | |||
| 46 (first use) | Twinbrook – Layhill | Via Arctic Avenue and Bel Pre Road | |||
| 49 (first use) | |||||
| 50 | |||||
| 51 (first use) | |||||
| 55 (first use) | Rockville - Dorsey Mill | Rockville Station | Dorsey Mill Rd & Waters Hollow Rd | ||
| 61 (first use) | Shady Grove Station - Germantown | Montgomery College Germantown Campus | |||
| 62 | Shady Grove – Germantown | Montgomery College Germantown Campus | Discontinued on May 28, 2005.[47] [48] | ||
| 63X | Shady Grove – Gaither Road | Gaither Road & Gaither Drive | Served as a supplement to Route 63, connecting passengers from the Gaither Road industrial area to Shady Grove Metro during the midday and late night. Started service on January 6, 2019. Combined with route 63 on May 12, 2019. | ||
| 66 (first use) | Shady Grove – Shady Grove Hospital | Discontinued by 1998. | |||
| 67 (first use) | Shady Grove – Shady Grove Hospital | Discontinued by 1998. | |||
| 68 | Germantown MARC Shuttle | Looped around the Germantown MARC Station. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. | |||
| 69 | Germantown MARC Shuttle | Looped around the Germantown MARC Station. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. | |||
| 71 (first use) | Shady Grove - Germantown | Germantown Transit Center | |||
| 72 | Shady Grove – Germantown | Germantown Commons | AM from Germantown Commons; PM from Shady Grove. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. | ||
| 73 (first use) | Shady Grove – Germantown – Goldenrod Lane | Goldenrod Lane & Century Blvd | AM from Goldenrod Lane & Century Blvd; PM from Shady Grove. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. | ||
| 75 (first use) | Shady Grove - Urbana | Urbana Park & Ride | Discontinued in 2006 | ||
| 77 | Shady Grove – Germantown | Germantown Commons | AM from Germantown Commons; PM from Shady Grove. Discontinued on May 28, 2005. | ||
| 78 (first use) | Shady Grove - Germantown | Germantown Transit Center | via Mateny Rd, Great Seneca Hwy, Sam Eig Hwy. Replaced by Route 74 | ||
| 80 | Shady Grove – King Farm Loop | Gaither Road & Redland Road | Discontinued; last run was on May 3, 2002. | ||
| 82 | Clarksburg Town Center – Germantown Transit Center | Clarksburg Gateway Center | AM from Clarksburg; PM from Department of Energy. Combined with Route 79 on April 5, 2009. | ||
| 91 | Rockville Pike Shuttle | Rockville Pike & Edson Lane | Operated from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Discontinued on September 3, 2001.[49] | ||
| 92 | Bethesda Shuttle | Became operated by the Bethesda Urban Partnership on September 3, 2006.[50] | |||
| 93 | US – HHS – Twinbrook Station | DHHS Parklawn Shuttle (Fishers Lane) | Discontinued on September 17, 2017, due to low ridership. | ||
| 94 | Clarksburg – Germantown MARC | Clarksburg Gateway Center | Discontinued on September 17, 2017, due to low ridership. Replaced by peak hour trips to Germantown MARC on Route 75. | ||
| 124 | Shady Grove Express | MD 117 Park & RideMD 124 Park & Ride | Shady Grove Station | Operates through I-270. Discontinued on March 14, 2008. | |
| 127 | Campus Connector (Takoma – Silver Spring – Shady Grove UMS) | Discontinued on May 16, 2008. | |||
| 129 | Burtonsville – Silver Spring (Limited Stop) | Burtonsville Park & Ride |
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| VAX | Montgomery College Vax Shuttle | Montgomery College Germantown Campus |
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Additionally, Ride On ran one weekend route that is served by WMATA Metrobus on weekdays. This route has since been discontinued due to the same reason as other discontinued Ride On routes.