Metrobus fleet (Washington, D.C.)
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This is a roster of the bus fleet of Metrobus, the fixed-route bus service run by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Washington, D.C..
Current Fleet
On July 4, 2018, WMATA awarded a 5-year contract to New Flyer for up to 694 buses, order consist of forty-foot CNG, forty-foot clean diesel, sixty-foot CNG, and sixty-foot diesel heavy-duty transit buses.[1] These new buses will replace Metro's older Orion VII CNG buses, which were delivered in 2005–2006, and Metro’s older New Flyer Low Floor buses, which were delivered between 2005 and 2007. Red/Silver painted buses will be used on local routes and Blue/Silver buses will be used on limited stop routes. These buses will have either "Local or "MetroExtra on the top of each side of the bus for easy identification.[2]
WMATA is adding a total of 533 hybrid buses to replace its diesel bus fleet. Each new "New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40" bus costs $571,737 and is expected to break down less frequently as well as offer greater fuel economy. With the latest purchase of 152 hybrid buses for $89.3 million from New Flyer of America, WMATA's Metrobus fleet will consist of 297 diesel buses, 800 hybrid buses and 458 natural gas fueled buses.[3] Additionally, WMATA placed an order for 110 new buses from New Flyer on September 18, 2019.[4] An additional order of 132 buses from New Flyer were ordered on December 23, 2019.[5]
Image | Builder and model name[6] |
Model year | Length | Numbers (Total) |
Amount in service | Energy source | Notes |
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DaimlerChrysler North America Orion VII Original |
2006 | 30 ft (9.1 m) | 3001–3035 (35 buses) |
2 retiring |
CNG |
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New Flyer DE40LF |
40 ft (12 m) | 6001–6039 (39 buses) |
25 retiring |
Diesel-electric hybrid | |||
New Flyer DE40LFR |
6040–6050 (11 buses) |
8 |
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New Flyer D40LFR |
6101–6217 (117 buses) |
33 retiring |
Diesel |
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New Flyer C40LFR |
2007 | 2801–2825 (25 buses) |
8 | CNG |
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New Flyer DE40LFA |
2008–2009 | 42 ft (13 m) | 6301–6461 (161 buses) |
160 | Diesel-electric hybrid |
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New Flyer DE60LFA articulated |
2009 | 62 ft (19 m) | 5431–5452 (22 buses) |
1 retiring |
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New Flyer DE35LFA |
37 ft (11 m) | 3751–3770 (20 buses) |
20 | ||||
New Flyer DE40LFA |
2010 | 42 ft (13 m) | 6462–6609 (148 buses) |
146 |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 |
2011 | 40 ft (12 m) | 7001–7152 (152 buses) |
151 | |||
2012–2013 | 7153–7272 (120 buses) |
119 |
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Daimler Commercial Buses Orion VII EPA10 BRT |
2012 | 30 ft (9.1 m) | 3063–3087 (25 buses) |
19 |
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3036–3062 (27 buses) |
27 | Diesel | |||||
North American Bus Industries 42-BRT |
2014–2015 | 42 ft (13 m) | 8001–8105 (105 buses) |
103 | Diesel-electric hybrid | ||
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 articulated |
2015 | 60 ft (18 m) | 5460–5480 (21 buses) |
21 | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 |
2015–2016 | 40 ft (12 m) | 2830–2993 (164 buses) |
163 | CNG |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 |
7300–7409 (110 buses) |
110 | Diesel-electric hybrid | ||||
New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE XE40[20] |
2016 | 1001 (1 bus) |
1 | Battery electric |
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New Flyer Xcelsior XN40[21] |
2018 | 3100–3199 (100 buses) |
100 | CNG | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 articulated[22] |
60 ft (18 m) | 5481–5492 (12 buses) |
12 | Diesel-electric hybrid | |||
New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 |
2019 | 40 ft (12 m) | 3200–3274 (75 buses) |
75 | CNG | ||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 |
4450–4474 (25 buses) |
25 | Diesel | ||||
2020 | 4475–4499 (25 buses)[4] |
25 | |||||
New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 |
3275–3349 (75 buses)[4] |
75 | CNG | ||||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 articulated |
2020–2021 | 60 ft (18 m) | 5500–5541 (42 buses)[4] |
34 Under delivery |
Diesel | ||
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 |
2021 | 40 ft (12 m) | 4500–4599 (100 buses)[4] |
6 Under delivery |
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Future fleet
Builder and model name | Length | Year | Fleet number | Fuel type | Notes |
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TBA articulated |
60 ft (18 m) | 2021 | TBA (2 buses) |
Battery electric[25][26] |
Retired fleet
These buses were served by WMATA at one point but were replaced by newer and more efficient buses after serving at least 8 years. Some buses were preserved and some were acquired by museums while the rest of the fleets were scrapped.
Year | Builder and model name | Numbers (preserved numbers) |
Year Retired | Picture | Powertrain (engine and transmission) |
Notes |
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1953 | General Motors Old Look |
Unknown (1912) | 1988 | |||
1959–1974 | General Motors New Look |
1000–6724 (unknown➔1400, 1461) |
1990s–2000 |
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1974–1975 | AM General Metropolitan |
7000–7619 | 1990s |
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1976–1978 | Flxible Corporation New Looks (53096 Models) |
8000–8661 | 1999–2001 |
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1979 | General Motors Corporation RTS II |
9001–9115 (9112) |
2000–2001 |
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MAN SG 220 |
5001–5043 | 1995 |
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1983–1984 | Neoplan USA AN440A |
9500–9576 | 1994 |
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1983 | MAN SG 310 |
5101–5133 | 2002 |
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1986–1987 | Flxible Metro A |
8700–8922, 8950–8975 | 2005–2006 |
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1988 | Flxible Metro B |
9201–9239, 9251–9289 |
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Gillig Phantom |
5080–5099 | 2001 |
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1989 | Flxible Metro B |
5151–5185 | 2006 |
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1990 | 9301–9413 | 2010 | ||||
9421–9463 | 2006–2007 |
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1991 | 9481–9498 | 2009 |
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1992 | Bus Industries of America Orion V (05.501) |
9601–9660 | 2008 |
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1993 | Flxible Metro D |
9701–9785 | 2010 |
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1994 | 9801–9835 |
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1995 | Flxible Metro E |
4001–4104 |
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North American Bus Industries (American Ikarus) 436.06 |
5201–5245 | 2011 |
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1997–1998 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501) |
4200–4412 (4271) |
2014–2016 |
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1999 | Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.505) |
3900–3950 | 2012 |
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1999–2000 | Orion Bus Industries Orion II (02.501) |
3701–3742 | 2008–2009 |
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2000 | Orion Bus Industries Orion VI (06.501) |
2000–2099 | April 17, 2012 |
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Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501) |
2100–2231 | 2018–2020 |
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2001–2002 | New Flyer Industries C40LF |
2300–2399, 2401–2464 | 2016 |
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2002 | Thomas Dennis SLF230 |
3951–3954 | 2009 |
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2002–2003 | Neoplan USA AN460 (articulated) |
5301–5321 | 2015–2016 |
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2005–2006 | DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion VII (07.501) (semi-low floor) |
2501–2685, 2701–2730 | 2018–2020 |
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2008 | North American Bus Industries 60-BRT articulated |
5401–5422 | 2021 |
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Divisions
Division | Location | Areas served | Capacity | Buses | Notes |
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Andrews Federal Center[33] | 38°49′46″N 76°52′56″W / 38.829570°N 76.882310°W | Southwest DC, Prince George's County | 175 | 4475-4487, 6473-6520, 7075-7099, 7168-7231 | Opened June 23, 2019[34] |
Bladensburg | 38°55′23″N 76°58′12″W / 38.922930°N 76.970020°W | Northeast and Southeast DC | 257 | 2817-2825, 2830-2916, 3006, 3009, 3044, 3049, 3051, 3053, 3200-3274, 3275-3314, 5462-5480, 5481-5492 | Plans to be rebuilt.[35] |
Cinder Bed Road[36] | 38°44′35″N 77°10′59″W / 38.743190°N 77.183030°W | City of Alexandria, Fairfax County | 160 | 6301-6354 | Opened 2018, operated by the private contractor TransDev[37] |
Four Mile Run | 38°50′35″N 77°03′13″W / 38.843040°N 77.053700°W | Arlington County, Fairfax County, City of Alexandria | 218 | 2917-2993, 3100-3199, 3315-3349 | |
Landover | 38°56′10″N 76°52′31″W / 38.936230°N 76.875320°W | Prince George's County | 210 | 3036-3040, 4450-4462, 4500-4501, 4503, 4505, 4507-4508, 6001, 6005-6008, 6015, 6042-6050, 7001-7074, 7379-7409, 8001-8033 | |
Montgomery | 39°02′51″N 77°06′33″W / 39.047630°N 77.109230°W | Montgomery County | 240 | 4463-4474, 5444-5452, 5460-5461, 5500-5529, 6016-6029, 6032-6033, 6037-6039, 6040-6041, 6424-6461, 6462-6472, 7232-7272, 7348-7378, 8034-8054, 8056-8065 | |
Southern Avenue Annex | 38°52′22″N 76°55′55″W / 38.872710°N 76.931990°W | Southeast DC, Prince George's County | 103 | 3041-3044, 3058, 6105-6135, 7300-7347 | Operates Weekdays only, formerly known as "Prince George's" Division up until 1989 |
Shepherd Parkway | 38°48′54″N 77°01′02″W / 38.815040°N 77.017170°W | Southeast and Southwest DC, Prince George's County | 250 | 3045-3048, 3050, 3052, 3054-3057, 3059-3062, 3063-3070, 3751-3770, 4488-4499, 5442, 5530-5532, 5535-5538, 6355-6423, 6564-6609, 8067-8105 | Opened in 2012 |
Western | 38°57′31″N 77°05′08″W / 38.958530°N 77.085510°W | Northwest DC | 138 | 1001, 3071-3081, 6521-6563, 7101-7152, 7153-7167 |
Closed divisions
Division | Location | Areas served | Capacity | Notes |
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Arlington | 38°52′41″N 77°06′32″W / 38.878120°N 77.108963°W | Arlington County, Fairfax County | Closed in 2009, replaced by West Ox Division | |
Northern | 38°56′49″N 77°01′57″W / 38.946860°N 77.032380°W | Northwest DC | 175 | Former trolley barn for the Capital Traction Company; closed June 23, 2019 due to structural issues, planned to be rebuilt[38] |
Southeastern | 38°52′34″N 77°00′28″W / 38.876080°N 77.007870°W | Southeast and Southwest DC | Closed in 2008; operations moved to Southern Avenue until the Shepherd Parkway Division opened in 2012 | |
Royal Street | 38°48′39″N 77°02′34″W / 38.810950°N 77.042800°W | Fairfax County, City of Alexandria | 83 | Closed in 2014, Replaced by the Cinder Bed Division. Demolished in January 2020.[39] |
West Ox | 38°51′10″N 77°22′22″W / 38.852840°N 77.372760°W | Arlington County, Fairfax County | 100 | Operated Weekdays only, shared with Fairfax Connector. Temporarily closed on March 14, 2021; All operations were moved to Four Mile Run Division.[40] |
References
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- ^ "Metro begins express bus service and other improvements to 16th Street Line" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Hedgpeth, Dana (May 11, 2011). "Metro is putting its mind to saving energy". The Washington Post. p. B1.
- ^ a b c d e "WMATA 2020 NFI Order". New Flyer Industries. September 18, 2019.
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