Route X9 operates on weekdays only between Capitol Heights station and Gallery Place station with midday trips being shortened to Minnesota Avenue station. This route provides additional service to routes X1 and X2 along H Street and Benning Road while providing additional service to routes V2 and V4 along Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue. Route X9 operates out of Southern Avenue Division. The route would only serve all local stops and would detour along Eastern Avenue if there are moderate snow conditions.
Route X9 originally operated as part of the East Capitol Street Express Line which operated alongside the Benning Road Line with routes X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, and X7.[1] Route X9 originally operated between Capitol Heights station and Federal Triangle but was discontinued in the late 1980s and replaced by the Benning Road Line.
In 2010, WMATA released a study along the H Street and Benning Road corridor. As ridership increases along the corridor and consistent delays on the DC Streetcar, WMATA proposed a brand new route X9 to operate between Capitol Heights station and Metro Center station. This was to reduce crowding during the weekday peak-hours and to replace route X3.[2][3][4]
On December 19, 2010, route X9 was introduce as a new express bus route to primarily operate along H Street, Benning Road and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue. This new route will operate during the weekday peak-hours between Capitol Heights station and Metro Center station. The new X9 will supplement route U2 between Capitol Heights and Minnesota Avenue station and route X2 between Minnesota Avenue and Metro Center.[5][6]
In June 2012, WMATA announced that the "express" brand for Metro will be renamed into the MetroExtra brand. Route X9 was slowly converted into the MetroExtra brand in the fall of 2012. There were no major changes to the routing.[7]
On September 26, 2017, as part of WMATA's FY2018 budget, WMATA proposed to add midday service to route X9. This proposed was in part to customer demand and requests and jurisdictional coordination and responds to requests by the District Department of Transportation. Route X9 will provides additional limited-stop capacity to accommodate new riders in the Benning Road-H Street corridor during the weekday midday to help route X2 and provide a weekday midday transfer-free ride throughout the entire corridor on proposed Route X9 between downtown DC and Capitol Heights station. This proposal was also recommended in the 2010 Benning Road-H Street Lines Service Evaluation Study.[8][9]
On June 24, 2018, route X9 was given new weekday midday service which will operate every 15 minutes between Minnesota Avenue station and Metro Center station. Differences in the routing was route X9 will enter the Minnesota Avenue bus bays during the midday hours while during weekday peak-hours, the route would serve the on-street bus stop at Minnesota Avenue.[10][11]
Route X9 was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16, 2020.[12] However the route returned to service on August 24, 2020.[13]
In February 2021 during the FY2022 budget, WMATA proposed to eliminate the X9 portion between Minnesota Avenue and Capitol Heights station if WMATA does not get any federal funding.[14]
On December 11, 2022, all westbound X9 trips was shortened to terminate at Gallery Place station.[15]
Referencesedit
^"New Subway Stops Bring Metrobus Service Changes". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^Alpert, David. "WMATA plans new X9, Virginia and Greenbelt bus changes". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^"DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES FISCAL YEAR 2011" (PDF). Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^"X1-X2-X3 Metrobus Benning Road/H Street Line Study" (PDF). Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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The Benning Road H Street Limited Line designated Route X9 is a limited stop MetroExtra bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between Capitol Heights station which is served by the Blue and Silver lines of the Washington Metro and Gallery Place station which is served by the Red Green and Yellow lines of the Washington Metro The line operates every 15 16 minutes at all times on weekdays only Trips are roughly 50 minutes long During weekday midday Route X9 is shortened to operate to Minnesota Avenue station which is served by the Orange line of the Washington Metro This line provides additional service along the H Street corridor supplementing routes X1 X2 and X3 X9Benning Road H Street Limited LineOverviewSystemMetrobusOperatorWashington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityGarageBladensburg Full time Shepherd Parkway Select Peak Hour trips LiveryMetroExtraStatusIn ServiceBegan serviceDecember 19 2010RouteLocaleNorthwest Northeast Capitol Heights MarylandCommunities servedPrince George s County Northwest Northeast DowntownLandmarks servedCapitol Heights station Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue N E Minnesota Avenue station Benning Road Hechinger Mall H Street Washington Union Station Union Station Government Publishing Office Gallery Place stationStartCapitol Heights station Minnesota Avenue stationViaH Street NW NE Benning Road NEEndGallery Place stationOther routesX2 Benning Rd H Street LocalH Street Benning Road LineServiceLevelWeekday service onlyFrequency15 16 minutesOperates6 15 AM 6 40 PMRidership792 avg weekday ridership 2021 TransfersSmarTrip onlyTimetableBenning Road H Street Limited LineRoute map X8 system nav Y2 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Current Stops 2 History 3 ReferencesBackground editRoute X9 operates on weekdays only between Capitol Heights station and Gallery Place station with midday trips being shortened to Minnesota Avenue station This route provides additional service to routes X1 and X2 along H Street and Benning Road while providing additional service to routes V2 and V4 along Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Route X9 operates out of Southern Avenue Division The route would only serve all local stops and would detour along Eastern Avenue if there are moderate snow conditions Current Stops edit Bus stop Direction ConnectionsPrince George s County MarylandCapitol Heights StationBus Bay D Eastbound terminal Westbound station nbsp Metrobus 96 97 A12 F14 V2 V4 nbsp TheBus 24 25 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp nbsp Washington D C Dix Street NE 62nd Street NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus V2 V458th Street NE Foote Street NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus V2 V4Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE Division Avenue NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus V2 V4 W4Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE 49th Avenue NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus V2 V4Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE 44th Avenue NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus V2 V4Minnesota Avenue Station Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus U4 U5 U6 U7 V2 V4 V7 V8 X2 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp Minnesota Avenue NE Benning Road NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus A31 U4 U7 V2 V4 X2Benning Road NE 19th Street NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus S41 X2Benning Road NE 16th Street NE Westbound nbsp Metrobus B2 X2 X8Benning Road NE 15th Street NE Eastbound nbsp Metrobus B2 X2 X8H Street NE 14th Street NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus B2 X2H Street NE 8th Street NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus 90 92 X2H Street NE Union Station Garage Bidirectional nbsp Amtrak VRE MARC at Union Station nbsp DC Streetcar at Union Station nbsp Metrobus 80 96 D6 D8 X2 X8 nbsp DC Circulator Georgetown Union Station Congress Heights Union Station National Mall nbsp MTA Maryland Bus 903 922 nbsp Loudoun County Transit nbsp PRTC OmniRide nbsp Washington Metro nbsp at Union StationH Street NW North Capitol Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus 80 D8 X2H Street NW 7th Street NW Gallery Place station Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus 70 74 79 80 P6 X2 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp nbsp nbsp H Street NW 9th Street NW Eastbound nbsp Metrobus 80 G8 Westbound only P6 X29th Street NW G Street NW Gallery Place station Eastbound station Westbound terminal nbsp Metrobus 80 G8 Westbound only P6 X2 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp nbsp nbsp History editRoute X9 originally operated as part of the East Capitol Street Express Line which operated alongside the Benning Road Line with routes X1 X2 X3 X4 X5 X6 and X7 1 Route X9 originally operated between Capitol Heights station and Federal Triangle but was discontinued in the late 1980s and replaced by the Benning Road Line In 2010 WMATA released a study along the H Street and Benning Road corridor As ridership increases along the corridor and consistent delays on the DC Streetcar WMATA proposed a brand new route X9 to operate between Capitol Heights station and Metro Center station This was to reduce crowding during the weekday peak hours and to replace route X3 2 3 4 On December 19 2010 route X9 was introduce as a new express bus route to primarily operate along H Street Benning Road and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue This new route will operate during the weekday peak hours between Capitol Heights station and Metro Center station The new X9 will supplement route U2 between Capitol Heights and Minnesota Avenue station and route X2 between Minnesota Avenue and Metro Center 5 6 In June 2012 WMATA announced that the express brand for Metro will be renamed into the MetroExtra brand Route X9 was slowly converted into the MetroExtra brand in the fall of 2012 There were no major changes to the routing 7 On September 26 2017 as part of WMATA s FY2018 budget WMATA proposed to add midday service to route X9 This proposed was in part to customer demand and requests and jurisdictional coordination and responds to requests by the District Department of Transportation Route X9 will provides additional limited stop capacity to accommodate new riders in the Benning Road H Street corridor during the weekday midday to help route X2 and provide a weekday midday transfer free ride throughout the entire corridor on proposed Route X9 between downtown DC and Capitol Heights station This proposal was also recommended in the 2010 Benning Road H Street Lines Service Evaluation Study 8 9 On June 24 2018 route X9 was given new weekday midday service which will operate every 15 minutes between Minnesota Avenue station and Metro Center station Differences in the routing was route X9 will enter the Minnesota Avenue bus bays during the midday hours while during weekday peak hours the route would serve the on street bus stop at Minnesota Avenue 10 11 Route X9 was suspended during the COVID 19 pandemic on March 16 2020 12 However the route returned to service on August 24 2020 13 In February 2021 during the FY2022 budget WMATA proposed to eliminate the X9 portion between Minnesota Avenue and Capitol Heights station if WMATA does not get any federal funding 14 On December 11 2022 all westbound X9 trips was shortened to terminate at Gallery Place station 15 References edit New Subway Stops Bring Metrobus Service Changes The Washington Post Retrieved May 12 2020 Alpert David WMATA plans new X9 Virginia and Greenbelt bus changes Greater Greater Washington Retrieved May 9 2020 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES FISCAL YEAR 2011 PDF Retrieved May 12 2020 X1 X2 X3 Metrobus Benning Road H Street Line Study PDF Retrieved May 12 2020 Tetu Michelle X9 Express Metrobus Launches NBC4 Washington Retrieved May 9 2020 District of Columbia to get new limited stop Metrobus route www wmata com Retrieved May 12 2020 Metro News Release wmata com Archived from the original on December 14 2018 Retrieved May 12 2020 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PDF Retrieved May 12 2020 Planned Transit Improvements for Wards 7 and 8 PDF DC Circulator Retrieved May 9 2020 Metrobus Service Changes June 24 WMATA www wmata com Retrieved May 9 2020 Big Bus Changes X2 X9 Circulator Big Bus Changes Retrieved May 9 2020 Metro announces additional COVID 19 changes including reduced service 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