DASH (bus)

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DASH

A DASH Gillig Phantom at King Street station
Parent	City of Alexandria
Founded	1984
Headquarters	116 South Quaker Lane
Locale	Alexandria, Virginia
Service type	bus service
Alliance	WMTA
Operator	Alexandria Transit Company
Web site	dashbus.com

Driving Alexandrians Safely Home (DASH) is the public bus system for the city of Alexandria, Virginia, operated by the Alexandria Transit Company, a non-profit organization wholly owned by the city. In 2007, DASH converted its buses to allow the use of the WMATA SmarTrip, an electronic debit farecard.

Contents 1 Fares 2 Fleet 3 Routes 4 External links

[edit] Fares

DASH's current base fare is $1.25 for riders paying cash or SmarTrip. DASH still issues and accepts paper transfers, which were discontinued completely by Metrobus and many other area transit agencies on January 4, 2009.

[edit] Fleet

The DASH bus fleet roster (current as of September 2008) consists of the following (Note: all of these buses are 35' in length):

• 1996 Gillig Phantom (40-43) - most units retired
• 1998 Gillig Phantom (44-53)
• 1999 Gillig Phantom (54-58)
• 1999 Orion V (59-68)
• 2001 Orion V (69-76)
• 2004 Orion V (77-90)
• 2007 Gillig Phantom (100-103)
• 2008 Orion V (91-99) - Replaced some of the 1996 Gillig Phantoms

Total of 63 buses

[edit] Routes

Below is a list of DASH bus routes:

• AT1 - Van Dorn Metro/Eisenhower Avenue Metro/Seminary Plaza
• AT2 - Lincolnia/Braddock Road Metro via Old Town
• AT3 - Park Fairfax/Pentagon Metro via Hunting Towers
• AT4 - Park Fairfax/Pentagon Metro via Old Town
• AT5 - Landmark/Van Dorn Street Metro/Braddock Road Metro via Old Town
• AT6 - Northern Virginia Community College/King Street Metro/Eisenhower Avenue Metro
• AT7 - Landmark/Lee Center via Old Town
• AT8 - Landmark/Van Dorn Street Metro via Old Town
• AT10 - Potomac Yard/King Street Metro

[edit] External links

• Official site

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