Fairfax Connector

A Fairfax Connector New Flyer D40LFR at Pentagon City Station
Locale Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Service area 180 square miles[1]
Service type bus service
Routes 85
Stops 4,061[1]
Fleet
Daily ridership 30,500 (Q2 2016)[2]
Annual ridership 9,348,500 (2015)[3]
Fuel type Diesel
Operator MV Transportation[1]
Website Fairfax Connector

Fairfax Connector is a public bus service provided by Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and operated under contract by MV Transportation.[1][4] The first buses rolled out in September 1985 as a lower-cost alternative to the Metrobus service of the regional Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.[5] The original routes connected the southern part of the county (near the Mount Vernon Estate) to the Huntington Metro station which borders Alexandria. This area continues to be the core of the system, and is noted for the number of residents in the Richmond Highway area who use the service at all times of the day.

Fairfax Connector, or simply "The Connector", has since expanded to 50-odd routes spanning much of the county. In 1994, the service was extended to the high-technology industrial areas of suburban Reston and Herndon, located between Washington, D.C. and Washington Dulles International Airport. Along State Route 267 (the Dulles Toll Road), express buses carry commuters from free park-and-ride lots to the Washington Metro system. In June 2009, service was transitioned from the Metrobus 2W, 12-, and 20-series routes to the Connector in the Centreville, Chantilly, and Oakton areas along I-66 and near Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Station.

Fares are paid in cash (exact change), Metrobus weekly unlimited bus "flash" pass, or WMATA issued SmarTrip card.[6]

Bus routes

A typical Fairfax Connector bus stop sign

As of December 2017, the Fairfax Connector bus system consists of 86 routes. The following are the route numbers and names that make up the Fairfax Connector bus system.[7]

RoutesRoute Description
101Fort Hunt
109Rose Hill
151Engleside – Mount Vernon
152Groveton – Mount Vernon
159Engleside Limited-Stop
161Hybla Valley Counter-clockwise
162Hybla Valley Clockwise
171Richmond Highway
231Kingstowne Counter-clockwise
232Kingstowne Clockwise
301Telegraph Road
305Newington Forest – Silverbrook Road
306GMU – Pentagon
310Franconia Road – Rolling Valley
321Springfield Counter-clockwise
322Springfield Clockwise
333Patriot Ridge – Saratoga
334DLA Circulator
335Fort Belvoir "Eagle Express"
371Lorton – Franconia-Springfield Metro
372Lorton – Alban Road
373Lorton – Fullerton Road
394Saratoga – Pentagon Express
395Gambrill – Pentagon Express
401Backlick – Gallows Northbound
402Backlick – Gallows Southbound
422South Tysons – Greensboro Metro
423Central Tysons – Tysons Corner Metro
424North Tysons – Spring Hill Metro
432Old Courthouse – Beulah
461Flint Hill – Tapawingo – Vienna
462Dunn Loring – Navy Federal – Tysons
463Maple Avenue – Tysons
466Vienna – Oakton
480Wolf Trap Express
493Lorton – Tysons
494Springfield – Tysons
495Burke Centre VRE – Tysons
505Reston Town Center
507Sunset Hills – Sunrise Valley
551Herndon-Monroe – Glade – South Lakes
552North Shore – Lake Fairfax
553Reston South – Viking – Pinecrest
554Wiehle Avenue – Center Harbor
557Reston South – Soapstone
558Center Harbor – Lake Fairfax
559Reston South – Glade – Soapstone
574Reston Town Center – Tysons
585Reston South – Franklin Farm
599Pentagon – Crystal City Express
605Fair Oaks – Reston
621Penderbrook – Fairfax County Government Center
622Penderbrook – Fair Ridge
623Fairfax County Government Center
630Centreville South
631Little Rocky Run
632Westfields Boulevard – Walney Road
640Stone Road – Westfields Boulevard
641Centreville South – United Methodist Church Park and Ride
642Sully Station
644Centreville (Stone Road) Park and Ride
650Chantilly
651Chantilly – Brookfield
652Chantilly – Franklin Farm
699I-66 Express
721Chain Bridge Road – McLean
724Lewinsville Road
734McLean – West Falls Church
924Herndon Parkway – Dranesville Road
926Worldgate – Dranesville Road
927Dulles Corner – McNair Farms
928Herndon Parkway – Elden
929Centreville Road – McNair Farms
937Coppermine – Elden
950Herndon – Reston Town Center – Wiehle
951Sunrise Valley
952Sunset Hills
980Herndon-Monroe – Wiehle
981Washington Dulles International Airport – Wiehle
983Washington Dulles International Airport – Udvar-Hazy – Wiehle
985Washington Dulles International Airport – Wall Road
RIBS1Lake Anne – Hunters Woods
RIBS2South Lakes Drive
RIBS3Hunters Woods – Lake Anne
RIBS4North Point
RIBS5Herndon

Former bus routes

  • 5S – Reston-Herndon to West Falls Church station (discontinued in July 1999), was part of the Herndon-West Falls Church Line as a Metrobus route until it was transferred to the Fairfax Connector in 1994
  • 304 – Saratoga (replaced by the 333)
  • 425 – Tysons to Jones Branch (discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened)
  • 427 – Tysons to Greensboro Drive (discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened)
  • 495F – Burke VRE to Tysons, Full Circulation (replaced by the 495 in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened)
  • 495G – Burke VRE to Tysons, Greensboro Circulation (replaced by the 495 in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened)
  • 495J – Burke VRE to Tysons, Jones Branch Circulation (replaced by the 495 in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened)
  • 495M – Burke VRE to Tysons, McLean Circulation (replaced by the 495 in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened)
  • 555 – Sunset Hills Park & Ride to West Falls Church (discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened and the Sunset Hills Park & Ride closed)
  • 595 – Pentagon Express (replaced by the 599 in July 2014)
  • 597 – Crystal City Express (replaced by the 599 in July 2014)
  • 904 – Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride to Tysons Corner (discontinued in December 2001; replaced by the 574 between Reston Town Center & Tysons Corner and by the 950 between Herndon-Monroe & West Falls Church station; in July 2014, 574 was truncated to Spring Hill station and the 950 was truncated to Wiehle-Reston East station)
  • 905 – Reston Town Center to West Falls Church station (replaced by the 505 in December 2001; 505 was truncated to Wiehle-Reston East station in July 2014)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fairfax Connector Facts at a Glance". Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2016" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. August 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-14 – via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx.
  3. ↑ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-19 – via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx.
  4. ↑ "Fairfax Connector Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". Fairfax County, Virginia. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  5. ↑ Lynton, Stephen J. (1985-09-27). "Fairfax Bus Service to Begin". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  6. ↑ "Smartrip Technology On Fairfax Connector Buses". Fairfax County Government. May 2, 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Fairfax Connector Route Schedules and Maps". County of Fairfax, Virginia. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
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