DASH (bus)

DASH
A 2021 New Flyer Xcelsior XE60 DASH bus at Van Dorn St Metro Station.
ParentCity of Alexandria
FoundedMarch 1984[1]
Headquarters3000 Business Center Drive, Alexandria, VA
Service areaAlexandria, Virginia
Service typeBus service
AllianceWMATA
Routes10 and the King Street Trolley[2]
Fleet
Daily ridership14,900 (Q1 2023)[5]
Annual ridership4,209,500 (2015)[6]
Fuel typeDiesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid, Battery electric
OperatorAlexandria Transit Company
Websitedashbus.com
Old DASH sign on a lamppost on Duke St.

Driving Alexandria Safely Home (DASH) is the public bus system for the city of Alexandria, Virginia, operated by the Alexandria Transit Company.

The Alexandria Transit Company's DASH system provides safe, reliable, and courteous bus service within the City of Alexandria, and connects with Metrobus, Metrorail, Virginia Railway Express, and all local bus systems. DASH serves all of the Alexandria Metrorail Stations and the Pentagon Metrorail station.

Alexandria Transit Company (ATC) is a non-profit service corporation wholly owned by the City of Alexandria and currently operates 124 buses, including the King Street Trolley. ATC provides a fixed-route bus service within the City of Alexandria on nine routes and carries more than four million passengers annually. ATC operates transit services within portions of the City of Alexandria and between the City and the Pentagon Transit Station. ATC's purpose is to supplement the regional rail and bus service provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and to provide a local bus service to the City of Alexandria.

  1. ^ "Alexandria Transit Development Plan" (PDF). City of Alexandria Virginia. January 1, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ "DASH Schedules & Maps". January 1, 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. ^ "FY 2023 – FY 2028 Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) Transit Development Plan" (PDF). Alexandria Transit Company. March 14, 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Dash 35th Anniversary Celebration - Alexandria Living Magazine". Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Transit Ridership Report March 2023" (PDF). Dash Bus . March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

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