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{{Infobox bus line
|box_width     = 250px
|number        = Y2, Y7, Y8
|logo          = <!-- bus logo (ex: Image_name.png) -->
|logo_width    =<!-- width of bus logo -->
|logo_alt      = <!-- logo image alternate text (only works if logo_width is supplied) -->
|bgcolor       = <!-- background color for infobox title (hex codes need a '#', i.e. #00ff33 not 00ff33) -->
|titlecolor    = <!-- color of the title text (hex codes need a '#') -->
|subheader     = Georgia Avenue–Maryland Line
|operatorlogo  = WMATA Metrobus logo.svg
|oplogo_width  = 250px
|image         = WMATA 2005 New Flyer DE40LF 6023 on Route Y8.jpg
|image_width   = 250px
|image_alt     = 
|caption       = Route Y8 at [[Wheaton station (Washington Metro)|Wheaton station]]
|system        = [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]
|operator      = [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]
|garage        = Montgomery
|livery        = Local
|pvr           =
|status        = In Service
|open          = 1970s
|close         = 
|predecessors  = 
|night         = 
|locale        = [[Montgomery County, Maryland]]
|communities   = [[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]], [[Forest Glen, Maryland|Forest Glen]], [[Wheaton, Maryland|Wheaton]], [[Glenmont, Maryland|Glenmont]], [[Aspen Hill, Maryland|Aspen Hill]], [[Leisure World, Maryland|Leisure World]], [[Olney, Maryland|Olney]]
|landmarks     = [[MedStar Montgomery Medical Center]] (Y2,Y8), [[Olney, Maryland|Olney]] (Y2,Y8), Georgia Ave–ICC Park & Ride Lot (Y7), [[Leisure World, Maryland|Leisure World]] (Y7,Y8), [[Aspen Hill, Maryland|Aspen Hill]], [[Glenmont station]], [[Wheaton station (Washington Metro)|Wheaton station]], [[Forest Glen station]], Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center ([[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]])
|termini       = <!-- used when route starts and stops at a single location, overrides the start and end parameters -->
|start         = Y7: Georgia Ave – ICC Park & Ride Lot<br />Y2, Y8: [[MedStar Montgomery Medical Center]]
|via           = [[Maryland Route 97|Georgia Avenue]]
|end           = [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]]
|length        = Y2: 55 minutes<br />Y7: 62 minutes<br />Y8: 70 minutes
|otherroutes   = 
|compete       =
|ibus          =
|level         = Daily
|level1        = 
|frequency     = 15 - 20 minutes (7AM - 9PM)<br />30 minutes (After 9 PM)
|alt_frequency = 
|time          = 
|day           = 4:18 AM - 1:55 AM
|zone          =
|timetable_link= [https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables/upload/Y2,7,8_210905.pdf Georgia Avenue-Maryland Line]
|ridership     = 680,963 (Y2, FY 2023)<ref name=ridership>{{cite web | title=Metrobus FY2023 Annual Line Performance Report | website=wmata.com | date=April 27, 2024| url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/upload/ALPR-FY2023.pdf| access-date=May 28, 2024}}</ref><br/>605,472 (Y7, FY 2023)<ref name=ridership/><br/>651,794 (Y8, FY 2023)<ref name=ridership/>
|transfers     = [[SmarTrip]] only
|map_link      = 
|map           = 
|map_state     = 
|map_name      = 
|previous_line = [[Benning Road-H Street Limited Line|X9]]
|next_line     = [[Colesville–Ashton Line|Z2]]
|notes         = 
}}
The '''Georgia Avenue–Maryland Line''', designated '''Route Y2, Y7, Y8''', is a daily bus route operated by the [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] between [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]] of the [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]] of the [[Washington Metro]] and [[MedStar Montgomery Medical Center]] in [[Olney, Maryland|Olney]] (Y2, Y8) or the Georgia Ave – ICC Park & Ride Lot (Y7). The line operates every 20 minutes during the weekday peak hour and weekend late nights, 30 minutes all other times on weekdays, and 40–45 minutes on weekends. Y2 trips are roughly 55 minutes long, Y7 trips are roughly 62 minutes long, and Y8 trips are roughly 70 minutes long. This route provides service along [[Georgia Avenue]] in Maryland providing service to multiple communities.

==Background==
[[File:WMATA 2013 New Flyer XDE40 7259 on Route Y2.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Route Y2 at [[Wheaton station (Washington Metro)|Wheaton station]]]]
Routes Y2, Y7, and Y8 operate along [[Georgia Avenue]] providing frequent service to multiple communities. Route Y2 operates daily as a direct service between [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]] and [[MedStar Montgomery Medical Center]], skipping both the ICC Park & Ride lot and the [[Leisure World, Maryland|Leisure World]] clubhouse. Route Y7 operates on weekdays only via the [[Leisure World, Maryland|Leisure World]] clubhouse but instead terminates at the ICC Park & Ride lot instead of MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. Route Y8 operates daily on the same Y2 routing but serves the Leisure World clubhouse. Routes Y7 and Y8 only operate between 6:00 AM and 8:00 PM when the Leisure World clubhouse is open while route Y2 rarely operates between those hours on weekdays (it runs all day on weekends).

Routes Y2, Y7, and Y8 operate out of Montgomery division. It often uses articulated buses due to its high ridership volume.

===Route Stops===
<section begin=Y2-table/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Bus stop
!Direction
!Y2
!Y7
!Y8
!Connections
|-
!colspan="10"|[[Montgomery County, Maryland]]
|-
![[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]]<br /><small>Bus Bay 219</small>
|Northbound station,<br />Southbound terminal
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': [[Georgia Avenue–7th Street Line|70]], [[Georgia Avenue Limited Line|79]], [[New Carrollton-Silver Spring Line|F4]], [[Bethesda–Silver Spring Line|J1, J2]], [[Veirs Mill Road Line|Q2, Q4]], [[16th Street Line|S2]], [[16th Street Limited Line|S9]], [[Colesville–Ashton Line|Z2]], [[Silver Spring-Fairland Line|Z6]], [[Laurel–Burtonsville Express Line|Z7]], [[Silver Spring-Fairland Line|Z8]]<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, [[Flash BRT]] (Blue, Orange)<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[MTA Maryland Bus]]''': 915, 929<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Shuttle-UM]]''': 111<br />{{bus icon|12px}} '''[[Peter Pan Bus Lines|Peter Pan Bus]]'''<br />{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''[[Washington Metro]]''': {{WMATA icon|Red}}<br />{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''[[MARC Train|MARC]]''': ''[[Brunswick Line]]''<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} [[Maryland Transit Administration|MTA]]: [[Purple Line (Maryland)|Purple Line]] (Planned)
|-
![[Georgia Avenue]] / Ellsworth Drive
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': F4, Q2, Q4<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20
|-
!Wayne Avenue / Dixon Avenue
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': 70, Q2, Q4
|-
![[Maryland Route 97|Georgia Avenue]] / [[U.S. Route 29 in Maryland|Colesville Road]]
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 8, 21, 22
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Cameron Street
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 28
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Spring Street
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Spring Street
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Ballard Street
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Noyes Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Spring Street
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Highland Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Grace Church Road
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Luzerne Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Seminary Place
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Forest Glen Road<br /><small>[[Forest Glen station]]</small>
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 7, 8<br />{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''[[Washington Metro]]''': {{WMATA icon|Red}}
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Tilton Drive
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / American Finnmark Entrance
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Belvedere Boulevard
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / August Drive
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Hildarose Drive
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Dexter Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Dennis Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Evans Parkway
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Evans Drive
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Dayton Street
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Predella Drive
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Plyers Mill Road
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 37
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Windham Lane
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 37
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Veirs Mill Road
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Q2, Q4<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 37
|-
![[Wheaton Station]]<br /><small>Bus Bays A and E</small>
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 7, 8, 9, 31, 34, 37, 38, 48<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': [[Greenbelt–Twinbrook Line|C2, C4]], [[Veirs Mill Road Line|Q2, Q4, Q6]]<br />{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''[[Washington Metro]]''': {{WMATA icon|Red}}
|-
![[Maryland Route 586|Veirs Mill Road]] / [[Maryland Route 193|University Boulevard]]
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': C2 (Eastbound only), C4, Q2, Q4, Q6<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 8 (Northbound Only), 9 (Northbound only), 34, 38, 48
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Reedie Drive
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Ennalls Avenue
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Grandview Avenue / University Boulevard
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / University Boulevard
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Blueridge Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Dawson Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Arcola Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Parker Avenue
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Henderson Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Weisman Road
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Shorefield Road
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Mason Street
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / [[Randolph Road]]
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': C8<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 10
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Judson Road
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': C8<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 10
|-
![[Glenmont Station]]<br /><small>Bus Bays D and H</small>
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}} 
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': [[College Park-White Flint Line|C8]]<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 10, 26, 31, 33, 39, 41, 49, 51, 53<br />{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''[[Washington Metro]]''': {{WMATA icon|Red}}
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Glenallan Avenue
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 41, 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Epping Road
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 41, 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Weller Road
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 41, 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Hathaway Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Janet Road
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Kayson Street
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Rippling Brook Drive
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / May Street
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Regina Drive
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Niles Street
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Verona Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Hewitt Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 51
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Wendy Lane
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Aspen Hill Road
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Gate of Heaven Cemetery
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / [[Maryland Route 185|Connecticut Avenue]]
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': L8<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 26, 34, 41
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Chesterwood Drive
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Postgate Terrace
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Heathfield Road
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Bel Pre Road
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 49
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Bel Pre Road
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 49
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Georgian Colonies
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Rossmoor Boulevard
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Rossmoor Boulevard / Georgia Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Leisure World of Maryland / Clubhouse
|Bidirectional
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Rossmoor Boulevard / Georgia Avenue
|Bidirectional
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / International Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Georgia Avenue / [[Maryland Route 28|Norbeck Road]]
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Norbeck Road
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52
|-
!Georgia Avenue-ICC Park & Ride Lot / Bus Bay Shelter
|Southbound station,<br />Northbound terminal
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 53<br />{{bus icon}} '''MTA Maryland Bus''': 201, 204
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Batchellors Forest Road
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Hillcroft Drive
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Emory Lane
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Emory Church Road
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Silo Inn Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / #16910
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / #17020
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Old Baltimore Road
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Cherry Valley Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Hines Road
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Prince Philip Drive
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / King William Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Queen Mary Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / Spartan Road
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / [[Maryland Route 108|Olney Laytonsville Road]]
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Z2 (Southbound only)<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Georgia Avenue / [[Maryland Route 108|Olney Sandy Spring Road]]
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Z2 (Southbound only)<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52, 53
|-
!Olney Sandy Spring Road / Village Center Drive
|Bidirectional
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': Z2 (Southbound only)<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]]''': 52
|-
!Spartan Road / Olney Sandy Spring Road
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Spartan Road / Ohara Circle
|Northbound
|{{Tick}}
|{{Xmark}}
|{{Tick}}
|
|-
!Spartan Road / Appomattox Avenue
|Southbound
|{{Tick}}
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==History==
The line originally operated under former [[Streetcars in Washington, D.C., and Maryland|streetcar lines]] prior to becoming buses in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/history.cfm |accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref> During Metro's inception, routes Y2 and Y4 operated between [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]] and [[Kensington, Maryland|Kensington]] before being replaced by [[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]] through the 1980s-1990s. Then route Y4 operated between [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]] and [[Glenmont station]] before being replaced by Ride On route 49 in 1998. Route Y1 operated between [[Montgomery Village, Maryland|Montgomery Village]] and [[West Potomac Park|Potomac Park]]. Route Y3 originally operated between [[Leisure World, Maryland|Leisure World]] and Southwest Mall, then became a part of the Homecrest-Wheaton Line.<ref name="June_20_1991">{{cite news |last1= |first1=|title=METROBUS ROUTE CHANGES |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1991/06/20/metrobus-route-changes/b0537571-4260-4421-b812-0f5f724c2518/ |newspaper=Washington Post |accessdate=27 April 2020}}</ref> Both the Y1 and Y3 were later discontinued around the 1990s and replaced by Ride On routes.

The original Georgia Avenue–Maryland Line operated as routes Y5, Y6, Y7, Y8, and Y9. At one point during its inception, route Y5 would operate between Leisure World to Federal Triangle, then operate as part of the Norbeck–Wheaton Line until the 1990s when it was replaced by Ride On route 48. Route Y5 would later join the Georgia Avenue–Maryland Line. Route Y6 operated between [[Glenmont, Maryland|Glenmont]] and [[Wheaton, Maryland|Wheaton]] before being extended to [[Aspen Hill, Maryland|Aspen Hill]]. Route Y7 would operate between Montgomery Village and Southwest Mall. Routes Y8 and Y9 would only operate between [[MedStar Montgomery Medical Center]] and [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring]]. All routes would primarily operate along [[Georgia Avenue]].

During the 1980 to 1990s, routes Y5, and Y7 were rerouted to operate with routes Y8 and Y9 MedStar Montgomery Hospital and Silver Spring. Y6 would also join the line but would keep its same routing between Glenmont and Aspen Hill.

===1990s===
In the 1990s, route Y6 was renamed route Q3 which would operate on its same routing. The route was later replaced by [[Ride On (bus)|Ride On]] route 41 in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpwt.com:80/TransSvcDiv/routelist/routes/route41.htm|title=Ride-On Route 41 Information|author=|date=February 5, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980205192207/http://www.dpwt.com:80/TransSvcDiv/routelist/routes/route41.htm|accessdate=May 20, 2020|archive-date=1998-02-05}}</ref>

Y5 was also eliminated and replaced by routes Y7, Y8, and Y9.

Since the 1990s, the Georgia Avenue–Maryland Line operates as the following:<ref name="2012 Study">{{cite web |title=Y5, 7, 8, 9 Metrobus Georgia Avenue-Maryland Line Study |url=https://studylib.net/doc/8846047/y5--7--8--9-metrobus |accessdate=20 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pagnucco |first1=Adam |title=Is This Smart Growth? Part Four |url=http://maryland-politics.blogspot.com/2009/07/is-this-smart-growth-part-four.html |website=Maryland Politics Watch |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=2 July 2009}}</ref>
* Y7: Rockville station to Silver Spring station via the Norbeck Park and Ride. Trips to Rockville are only served during peak hours.
* Y8: Montgomery General Hospital to Silver Spring via Leisure World only.
* Y9: Montgomery General Hospital to Wheaton as a direct route.

===2003 Changes===
====June====
On June 29, 2003, WMATA made changes to the line where all trips will operate between Montgomery General Hospital and Silver Spring station. Trips passing Leisure World Clubhouse were named route Y9 while trips serving the clubhouse were named route Y8. The Norbeck Park & Ride Lot will be served directly only by southbound trips in the morning rush and by northbound trips in the afternoon rush as route Y7 which was extended to the Montgomery General Hospital. Route Y7 trips to [[Rockville station]] were eliminated with all trips terminating at the Norbeck Park and Ride lot.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro News Release {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2771 |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>

At the time, routes Y7 and Y9 did not serve Silver Spring station making route Y8 the only route to serve Silver Spring. Route Y7 and Y8 operate daily while route Y9 operated during the weekday peak hours only.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmata.com:80/timetables/md/Y7-9.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.wmata.com:80 |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030626023536/http://www.wmata.com:80/timetables/md/Y7-9.pdf |archive-date=26 June 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====September====
On September 7, 2003, Leisure World Clubhouse requested that on weekdays, the number of trips diverting off of Georgia Avenue to serve clubhouse directly be significantly reduced. Route Y8 trips not diverting into the clubhouse were named route Y9 and half of Y7 trips will no longer serve the clubhouse. Existing route Y7 trips serving the clubhouse were named route Y5. The changes goes as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus service route changes in Maryland Begin the Week of Sept. 7 |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2838 |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>

*All Y5 and Y7 trips will serve the Norbeck Park & Ride Lot.
*All Y5 and Y8 trips will serve Leisure World
*All Y8 trips will serve Leisure World, but not the Norbeck Park & Ride Lot
*All Y9 trips will serve neither. The times that most weekday trips pass stops south of Leisure World will not change.

===2011 Changes===
On December 18, 2011, new service was added to the new Intercounty Connector Park and Ride Lot off Georgia Avenue. Routes Y5 and Y7 would enter the Park and Ride in order for passengers to transfer to [[MTA Maryland bus service|MTA Maryland]] 201 and 202. Service to the Norbeck Park & Ride Lot was discontinued.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus service to change the week of September 26 |url=http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5093 |date=November 29, 2011 |accessdate=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221210117/http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5093 |archive-date=December 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2012 Study===
[[File:WMATA 2005 New Flyer DE40LF.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Route Y7 at Silver Spring station.]]
Between 2011 and 2012, WMATA released a study on the Y lines. At the time, the Y line was suffering from insufficient run time, inconvenient service frequencies, and operational issues the line has. Proposals were to simplify the line, add time to schedule buses, combine bus stops together, improve amenities at bus stops, and convert route Y9 as a MetroExtra route. These changes will go under short to long term plans.<ref name="2012 Study"/><ref>{{cite web |title=The Metrobus "Y" Line: Factsheet |url=https://studylib.net/doc/8846046/y5--7--8--9-metrobus-georgia-avenue |accessdate=20 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

At the time of the study, frequencies goes as the following:
* Y5: Weekday Peak Hour service (AM to Silver Spring, PM to Olney) and Sunday service only.
* Y7: Weekday Peak Hour service (AM to Silver Spring, PM to Olney) and late night Saturday service only.
* Y8: Daily (except service in the Weekday Peak direction). Most Saturday service only operates between SIlver Spring and Leisure World.
* Y9: Daily direct between Silver Spring and Olney. Most Sunday trips only operates between Medstar Montgomery Medical Center and Wheaton station.

===August 2014 Changes===
On August 24, 2014, routes Y5 and Y9 were discontinued by WMATA and replaced by routes Y7 and Y8 in order to simplify the Georgia Avenue–Maryland Line. Route Y7 would also be shortened and rerouted to Georgia Ave–ICC Park & Ride Lot instead of MedStar Hospital while route Y8 would discontinue service to the [[Leisure World, Maryland|Leisure World]] clubhouse remaining straight along [[Georgia Avenue]]. During the weekends, route Y7 would only operate between Leisure World clubhouse and [[Wheaton station (Washington Metro)|Wheaton station]].<ref name="August_24_2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5760|title=Metrobus service changes effective August 24 include more trips to improve reliability, reduce crowding|author=|date=|website=www.wmata.com|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062459/https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5760|archive-date=February 24, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus service changes effective August 24 |url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/metrobus-service-changes-effective-august-24/285098694 |website=wusa9.com |accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Matt |title=Changes To Metrobus Routes Coming Soon |url=https://dcist.com/story/14/08/15/new-metrobus-changes-coming-soon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223050646/https://dcist.com/story/14/08/15/new-metrobus-changes-coming-soon/ |url-status=live |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |website=DCist |accessdate=20 May 2020 |language=en }}</ref>

===Temporary Y4===
Between October 14, 2014 and December 12, 2014, a temporary route Y4 was introduced as the '''Leisure World–Olney Line''' running on weekdays between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM in order to provide residents access to the Leisure World clubhouse from [[Olney, Maryland|Olney]]. This was because residents lost direct access to the clubhouse on August 24, 2014 when the Y8 became a direct route. Passengers would have to walk from the clubhouse onto Georgia Avenue to take the Y8 instead of waiting at the bus stops as the Y7 would take them to Silver Spring or up to the Georgia Ave–ICC Park & Ride Lot on weekdays only.

===December 2014 Changes===
On December 14, 2014, a new route Y2 was introduced to operate a direct routing between [[MedStar Montgomery Medical Center]] and [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]] which was the Y8 routing and former Y9 routing. Route Y8 was also rerouted back to the [[Leisure World, Maryland|Leisure World]] clubhouse but discontinued all weekend service. Route Y4 was also discontinued as there was no need for the route to operate anymore as the Y8 covered the same routing. These changes were all towards customer feedback and frustration due to the August 24 changes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus service changes effective December 14 to shorten wait times, reduce crowding |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5821 |website=www.wmata.com |accessdate=20 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062835/https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5821|archive-date=January 13, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Y2,7,8 - WMATA.com |url=https://studylib.net/doc/8099632/y2-7-8---wmata.com |language=en}}</ref>

===September 2015 Changes===
When the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center at [[Silver Spring station (Maryland)|Silver Spring station]] opened, routes Y2, Y7, and Y8 were rerouted from its terminus along Wayne Avenue to the new transit center. The Y2, Y7, and Y8 were assigned to Bus Bay 219 on level 2.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldchain |first1=Michelle |title=Finally, The Silver Spring Transit Center Makes Its Debut |url=https://dc.curbed.com/2015/9/21/9919280/silver-spring-transit-center |website=Curbed DC |accessdate=2 May 2020 |language=en |date=21 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/Paul-Sarbanes-Transit-Center.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |accessdate=3 May 2020}}</ref>

===June 2017 Changes===
On June 25, 2017, weekend route Y8 service was restored operating its full route. Route Y7 also discontinued weekend service on the same day being replaced by routes Y2 and Y8. This gives residents from [[Olney, Maryland|Olney]] weekend service to the [[Leisure World, Maryland|Leisure World]] clubhouse which has not happened since the 2014 changes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Be ready for Metro changes June 25, 2017 {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/june-25-changes.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus Service Changes, June 25 {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/metrobus-service-changes-june-25.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref>

===December 2017 Changes===
On December 17, 2017, northbound buses which departed from Wheaton station will operate via Veirs Mill Road, University Boulevard, Grandview Avenue, and Blueridge Avenue to access Georgia Avenue due to closure of Reedie Drive. Northbound service on Reedie Drive, and Georgia Avenue between Reedie Drive and Blueridge Avenue will be eliminated.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus Service Changes, December 17 {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/metrobus-service-changes-december17.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>

==Incidents==
* On October 11, 2011, 52-year old Victor McEachin stabbed a Y7 bus driver at [[Wheaton station (Washington Metro)|Wheaton station]] after he allegedly had inappropriate sexual behavior on board the bus. After a 26 year old women reported the incident to the driver, the driver told the man to respect other passengers, then began talking in a loud manner. After arriving at [[Wheaton station (Washington Metro)|Wheaton station]], the driver got off and McEachin began attacking the driver and the 26 year old woman. McEachin then attempted to punch the woman, then got into a physical altercation and stabbed the driver. The suspect later fled the scene but was later arrested nearby University Boulevard West and Amherst Avenue. The driver suffered minor injuries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bus Driver Stabbed at Wheaton Metro Station |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/metro-bus-driver-stabbed-wheaton-metro-station/1904382/ |website=NBC4 Washington |accessdate=20 May 2020}}</ref> McEachin was later convicted on May 2, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last1=French |first1=Esther |title=Metro Bus Passenger Convicted in Stabbing of Bus Driver |url=https://patch.com/maryland/wheaton-md/metro-bus-passenger-convicted-in-stabbing-of-bus-driver |website=Wheaton, MD Patch |accessdate=20 May 2020 |language=en |date=2 May 2012}}</ref>
* On May 11, 2020 around 9:30 PM, a passenger threatened a Y2 bus driver which caused the driver to be distracted and serve along Georgia Avenue and struck a sign on a Church lawn. No series injuries were reported and it's unknown if any arrests were made.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weil |first1=Martin |title=Local Digest: Bus crashes after driver says he was threatened, Metro says |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/bus-crashes-after-driver-says-he-was-threatened-metro-says/2020/05/11/0bb665f4-9341-11ea-9f5e-56d8239bf9ad_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |accessdate=20 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Salazar |first1=Lesly |title=PHOTOS: Metro bus crashes in Silver Spring after rider allegedly threatens driver |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/metro-bus-crashes-rider-threatens-driver |website=WJLA |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=11 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=alanhenney |number=1259692534181306369 |title=update: The Metrobus is in the process of being removed from the Silver Spring United Methodist Church lawn. #wmata NEWS PHOTOS TOM YEATMAN: |date=May 10, 2020 }}</ref>

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