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Veirs Mill Road Line

December 15, 2023

The Veirs Mill Road Line, designated Route Q2, Q4, Q6, is a daily bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between Silver Spring station and Shady Grove station of the Red Line of the Washington Metro. The line operates every 16–30 minutes at all times at a combined frequency of 10 minutes during weekday peak-hours, 15 minutes during the weekday midday and weekends, and 30 minutes during the late nights. All trips roughly take 55–60 minutes. The line operates along the Veirs Mill Road corridor connecting passengers to various Metro stations and communities.

Q2, Q4, Q6
Veirs Mill Road Line
Route Q4 at Wheaton station
Overview
SystemMetrobus
OperatorWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
GarageMontgomery
LiveryLocal
StatusIn Service
Route
LocaleMontgomery County, Maryland
Communities servedSilver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton, Glenmont, Rockville, King Farm, Shady Grove, Derwood
Landmarks servedShady Grove station (Q2, Q6), Montgomery College (Q2, Q6), Rockville station, Wheaton station, Forest Glen station (Q2, Q4), Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center (Silver Spring station) (Q2, Q4)
StartQ2, Q6: Shady Grove station
Q4: Rockville station
ViaRockville Pike, Veirs Mill Road, Georgia Avenue
EndQ2, Q4: Silver Spring station
Q6: Wheaton station
Length55-60 minutes
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency16-30 minutes (each line)
10 minutes (Weekday peak-hours)
15 minutes (Weekday midday and weekends)
30 minutes (Late nights)
Operates4:15 AM - 12:40 AM (Monday - Thursday)
4:15 AM - 1:40 AM (Friday)
4:45 AM - 1:40 AM (Saturday)
5:50 AM - 12:40 AM (Sunday)
Ridership3,113 (avg. weekday ridership 2022)
TransfersSmarTrip only
TimetableVeirs Mills Road Line
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Background edit

 
Route Q2 outside Wheaton station
 
Route Q6 at Wheaton station

The Veirs Mill Road Line consists of routes Q2, Q4 and Q6. Route Q2 operates between Silver Spring station and Shady Grove station. Route Q4 operates between Silver Spring station and Rockville station. Route Q6 operates between Wheaton station and Shady Grove station. Routes and Q2 and Q6 plus the Q4 operate under the same routing except routes Q2 and Q6 serve Montgomery College, while all route Q2 and Q6 skip the college on Sundays. The scheduling of the routes goes as the following:

  • Route Q2 operates during the AM Peak Hours and after 6:20 PM on weekdays, and before 8:00 AM and after 7:00 PM on Saturdays and before 8:00 AM and after 5:00 PM on Sundays.
  • Route Q4 operates daily until 7:00 PM between Monday and Friday, until 8:00 PM on Saturdays and until 5:00 PM on Sundays.
  • Route Q6 operates from Monday through Friday from 5:05 AM until 7:35 PM, from 7:00 AM until 7:35 PM on Saturdays and from 9:00 AM until 5:35 PM on Sundays.

Routes Q2, Q4 and Q6 currently operate out of Montgomery division. It sometimes utilizes articulated buses due to its high ridership volume.

Route Stops edit

History edit

Route Q2 originally operated under the Washington Suburban Lines bus company when it was introduced in the 1940s. The line provided service along Veirs Mill Road between Wheaton and Rockville Maryland and later Silver Spring.[citation needed] The Washington Suburban Lines was later acquired by DC Transit, and then became a WMATA route on February 4, 1973, when WMATA acquired DC Transit.[1]

The Veirs Mill Road Line originally consisted of routes Q1, Q2, and Q7. They would all operate between Silver Spring station and Montgomery Village. The Q1 would make some trips to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in Germantown, while the Q7 would operate through Wheaton Woods via Aspen Hill Road and Parkland Drive.

On February 21, 1978, routes Q1 and Q7 were eliminated. Meanwhile, the Q2 would be truncated from Montgomery Village to the Rockville Campus of Montgomery College. On the same day, routes Q4 and Q8 would be added to the line. Route Q4 would operate between Silver Spring station and Rock Creek Village, and route Q8 would operate between Montgomery Mall and Silver Spring station.[2]

On December 15, 1984, when both Shady Grove station and Rockville station opened, route Q2 was extended to terminate at Shady Grove station and route Q4 was extended to Rockville station.[3]

On January 27, 1985, route Q4 would be redesignated as the Parkland Drive Line. That designation would remain until 1994, when it would be replaced by current Ride On route 48. On the same day, Metrobus route Q8 would be eliminated and replaced by Ride On routes 38 and 47. The 38 would replace the portion of the route between Westfield Wheaton and Congressional Plaza, while the 47 would replace the portion of the route that operated along Seven Locks Road.

On September 22, 1990, the line was slightly rerouted to serve the Wheaton station bus bays when the station opened. On the same day, route Q1 would be reincarnated to operate between Wheaton station and Rockville station. It would provide supplemental express service along Veirs Mill Road during rush hour.

Routes Q1 and Q2 would operate the Veirs Mill Road Line on its own between Silver Spring station and Shady Grove station via Montgomery College along Georgia Avenue and Veirs Mill Road.

On January 13, 2001, route Q1 was discontinued and replaced by route Q2.[4]

In 2009, WMATA proposed to restructure the Veirs Mill Road Line.[5][6] In coordination with Montgomery County and the Maryland Department of Transportation, WMATA proposed to restructure the Q2 in order to address continuing performance-related issues, including schedule adherence, bus bunching, traffic congestion, delays, passenger crowding, and long trip duration.[7]

WMATA proposed to split the Q2 into two routes into a Q2A and Q2B. Route Q2A would operate between Shady Grove station and Wheaton station while route Q2B will operate between Rockville station and Silver Spring station. The proposal will provide overlapping service along Veirs Mill Road between Wheaton and Rockville operating daily with a 7.5-minute peak service and 15-minute off-peak service, while providing wider headways along the Maryland Route 355 segment (Shady Grove to Rockville), where parallel Ride On service is available and the well-served Georgia Avenue segment (Wheaton to Silver Spring, where parallel Metrobus service is available) with 15-minute peak service and 30-minute off-peak service. A new limited-stop route along Viers Mill Road will be implemented in the future.[7]

The proposal was brought up as early as 2003[8] and discussed in 2005. The Q2 is one of the most popular routes in the entire system with an average weekday ridership of 10,200 riders.[9]

In later proposals, WMATA proposed to introduce a Q4 and Q6 to operate alongside route Q2. The Q4 will operate between Silver Spring and Rockville stations and the Q6 will operate between Shady Grove and Wheaton stations. Performance measures goes as the following:[10]

Bus Productivity Measure June 2009 Productivity June 2011 Productivity
Daily passengers 10,200 10,400
Passengers per trip 53 54
Cost recovery 36.5% 36.5%
Operating speed 14.4 MPH +5% savings

Financial impacts to the proposed changes goes as follow:[10]

Item FY 2010 (6 months)
Jan 2010 – Jun 2010		 FY 2011 (12 months)
July 2010 – Jun 2011
Cost (Savings) to Convert Q2 to Q4 and Q6 ($135,000) ($261,900)
Revenue from Ridership Increase ($30,000) ($60,000)
Net Cost (Savings) ($165,000) ($321,900)
Cost for one Service Operations Manager $40,000 $80,000
Total Net Cost (Savings) ($125,000) ($241,900)

On December 27, 2009, changes were made to the Veirs Mill Road.[11]

Route Q2 kept its same routing, but would only operate during early morning and post PM peak service and discontinue Sunday service. A new route Q1 would operate during early morning and late nights as well but would skip Montgomery College. A new Q4, Q5, and Q6 were also introduced to operate alongside the Q1 and Q2. Route Q4 would operate between Rockville station and Silver Spring station and routes Q5 and Q6 will operate between Shady Grove station and Wheaton station. Route Q4 would operate daily, route Q5 would skip Montgomery College and only operating on Sunday, and route Q6 will operate Monday through Saturdays serving Montgomery College. Additionally, a new limited-stop route along Viers Mill Road would be implemented in the new future.[12]

The new line will have a combined frequency of 7–8 minutes during weekday peak hours and 15 minutes during off-peak hours.[11][12]

When the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center at Silver Spring station opened, routes Q1, Q2, and Q4 were rerouted from its bus stop along Wayne Avenue to Bus Bay 218 at the transit center on the second level sharing the bay with route J5.[13][14]

In 2015, WMATA proposed to simplify the Viers Mill Road Line. WMATA proposed terminate the line at Wheaton station when Metrorail is open and coordinate all routes into two routes. The line will still operate to Silver Spring station only during the early mornings and late nights when Metrorail isn't operating. This will help buses to arrive on time by having them avoid the heavy traffic near the Capital Beltway and simplify the bus service by reducing the number of routes from five to two according to WMATA. Alternative service would be provided by routes Y2, Y7, and Y8.[15]

WMATA also proposed to implement a new limited stop MetroExtra route Q9 between Wheaton station and Rockville station during the weekdays to help relieve crowding.[15]

On June 26, 2016, as part of a pilot program, customers traveling southbound on Q Line buses will be able to transfer to Red Line trains at Wheaton station or Forest Glen station and continue southbound to Silver Spring station free of charge using their SmarTrip card. The same thing applies to Northbound service. However, customers choosing the northbound will be charged the regular fare, but will receive a credit for the free Red Line trip applied to their card within three days. The free Red Line trip only applies to customers boarding the Red Line at Silver Spring or Forest Glen stations who then transfer to the Q Line buses at Wheaton northbound and Forest Glen and Silver Spring stations Southbound. Customers traveling outside this area on the Red Line will be charged the regular rail fare.[16]

During WMATA's FY2021 budget year, WMATA proposed to eliminate service between Rockville station and Shady Grove station with all routes terminating at Rockville station and consolidated into route Q4.[17][18] This was because service is duplicate to both Red Line and Ride On and would cut costs terminating the line at Rockville. According to performance measures, 1,539 weekday riders (24%) would be required to transfer, 861 Saturday riders (18%) would be required to transfer, and 626 Sunday riders (18%) would be required to transfer.[19]

Montgomery County residents expressed concerns over the proposed changes. Many residents voiced their concerns of the proposed changes on economic impacts and proposed loss of service.[20][21] Members of the Montgomery County Council and state delegation sent a letter to WMATA Chairman Paul Smedberg quoting;[22]

The Metrobus routes currently recommended for service reductions, including the Q, J, L and Z bus lines, provide transportation for many of our most transit-dependent residents," the lawmakers wrote. "Service reductions will disproportionately affect students commuting to Montgomery College, seniors running daily errands and service workers accessing jobs. Roughly 65,000 Montgomery riders use Metrobus on a daily basis, and for many these bus routes are their only source of transportation.

Tom Hucker stated:[23]

The WMATA General Manager's proposed bus cuts would have a severe negative impact on riders, and we want to make sure residents have their voice heard before the board makes their decision on the proposal

At least 30 Montgomery County leaders called on WMATA not to cut Metrobus routes in the region, saying it will "disproportionately affect" students, seniors, and service workers with no other source of transportation. The letter's signatories include state senators Craig Zucker, Susan Lee, and Cheryl Kagan, Maryland State Delegates Marc Korman, Sara Love, and Julie Palakovich Carr and all nine members of the county council. In the letter to Metro Chairman Paul Smedberg, members of the Montgomery County Council and state delegation said they opposed the cuts, which are part of WMATA's proposed FY 2021 operating budget, and urged the agency to prioritize "maintaining frequent and reliable service."

According to 343 voters to the line, 21% of voters were in favor of the changes, 60% were against the changes, and 19% were undecided. Most of the responses were concerns of passengers trips becoming longer and not wanting to transfer to other buses.[24]

On April 2, 2020, WMATA would back out of the proposal due to the major customer and political pushback.[25][26][27]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the line was reduced to operate on its Saturday supplemental schedule beginning on March 16, 2020.[28] However beginning on March 18, 2020, the line was further reduced to operate on its Sunday schedule with routes Q2 and Q6 being suspended and replaced by routes Q1 and Q5.[29] Weekend service was also suspended beginning on March 21, 2020.[30] The line restored its weekday schedule beginning on August 23, 2020. However, route Q2 and Q6 Saturday schedule remained suspended.[31]

On September 26, 2020, WMATA proposed to eliminate all route Q2 and Q6 Saturday service and replace them with routes Q1 and Q5 full time. They also will eliminate the Q5 weekday trips and reduce service due to low federal funding. Routes Q2 and Q6 has not operated on Saturdays since March 14, 2020 due to Metro's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[32] However, on September 5, 2021, all Q2 and Q6 Saturday service was restored.[33]

On June 25, 2023, all Q1 trips was changed to Q2 trips and all Q5 trips was changed to Q6 trips, with Q2 and Q6 trips continuing to bypass Montgomery College on Sundays. [34]

References edit

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  3. ^ Zibart, Eve (December 16, 1984), "A rainbow coalition flocks to Red Line; four stops open amid hoopla", The Washington Post, p. A1
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The Veirs Mill Road Line designated Route Q2 Q4 Q6 is a daily bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between Silver Spring station and Shady Grove station of the Red Line of the Washington Metro The line operates every 16 30 minutes at all times at a combined frequency of 10 minutes during weekday peak hours 15 minutes during the weekday midday and weekends and 30 minutes during the late nights All trips roughly take 55 60 minutes The line operates along the Veirs Mill Road corridor connecting passengers to various Metro stations and communities Q2 Q4 Q6Veirs Mill Road LineRoute Q4 at Wheaton stationOverviewSystemMetrobusOperatorWashington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityGarageMontgomeryLiveryLocalStatusIn ServiceRouteLocaleMontgomery County MarylandCommunities servedSilver Spring Forest Glen Wheaton Glenmont Rockville King Farm Shady Grove DerwoodLandmarks servedShady Grove station Q2 Q6 Montgomery College Q2 Q6 Rockville station Wheaton station 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Southbound nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Arbutus Avenue Northbound nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Parklawn Memorial Southbound nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Aspen Hill Road Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 26Veirs Mill Road Twinbrook Parkway Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 26 45Veirs Mill Road Meadow Hall Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Atlantic Avenue Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road 1902 Northbound nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road 1907 Southbound nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Nimitz Avenue Northbound nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Midway Avenue Southbound nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Okinawa Avenue Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 44Veirs Mill Road Broadwood Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 44Veirs Mill Road Clagett Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Edmonston Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Woodburn Road Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road First Street Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YVeirs Mill Road Dodge Street Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp YRockville StationBus Bays D and G Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 44 45 46 47 52 55 56 59 63 81 101 301 nbsp Metrobus T2 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp nbsp MARC Brunswick Line nbsp Amtrak Capitol LimitedHungerford Drive Beall Avenue Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp YHungerford Drive 451 Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp YHungerford Drive North Washington Street Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp YHungerford Drive Frederick Avenue Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 45 46 55Mannakee Street Hungerford Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 46 55Mannakee Street South Campus Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 46 55Montgomery Community College West Campus Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 46 55 101Mannakee Street South Campus Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 46 55Mannakee Street Hungerford Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 46 55Frederick Road Mannakee Street Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 45 55Hungerford Drive Campus Drive Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 45 55Frederick Road College Parkway Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 45 55 Northbound only Frederick Road East Gude Drive Northbound nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 45 55Frederick Road West Gude Drive Southbound nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 45Frederick Road 15501 Northbound nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 55Frederick Road West Gude Drive Southbound nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 55Frederick Road Indianola Drive Northbound nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 55Frederick Road Watkins Pond Boulevard Southbound nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 55Frederick Road Redland Road Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 55Sommerville Drive Redland Road Bidirectional nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 55 57 59 63 66Sommerville Drive 15910 Southbound nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 55 57 59 63 66Shady Grove stationBus Bay C Southbound station Northbound terminal nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y nbsp Ride On 43 46 53 55 57 58 59 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 71 74 76 78 79 90 100 101 nbsp MTA Maryland Bus 201 202 991 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp History editRoute Q2 originally operated under the Washington Suburban Lines bus company when it was introduced in the 1940s The line provided service along Veirs Mill Road between Wheaton and Rockville Maryland and later Silver Spring citation needed The Washington Suburban Lines was later acquired by DC Transit and then became a WMATA route on February 4 1973 when WMATA acquired DC Transit 1 The Veirs Mill Road Line originally consisted of routes Q1 Q2 and Q7 They would all operate between Silver Spring station and Montgomery Village The Q1 would make some trips to the U S Atomic Energy Commission in Germantown while the Q7 would operate through Wheaton Woods via Aspen Hill Road and Parkland Drive On February 21 1978 routes Q1 and Q7 were eliminated Meanwhile the Q2 would be truncated from Montgomery Village to the Rockville Campus of Montgomery College On the same day routes Q4 and Q8 would be added to the line Route Q4 would operate between Silver Spring station and Rock Creek Village and route Q8 would operate between Montgomery Mall and Silver Spring station 2 On December 15 1984 when both Shady Grove station and Rockville station opened route Q2 was extended to terminate at Shady Grove station and route Q4 was extended to Rockville station 3 On January 27 1985 route Q4 would be redesignated as the Parkland Drive Line That designation would remain until 1994 when it would be replaced by current Ride On route 48 On the same day Metrobus route Q8 would be eliminated and replaced by Ride On routes 38 and 47 The 38 would replace the portion of the route between Westfield Wheaton and Congressional Plaza while the 47 would replace the portion of the route that operated along Seven Locks Road On September 22 1990 the line was slightly rerouted to serve the Wheaton station bus bays when the station opened On the same day route Q1 would be reincarnated to operate between Wheaton station and Rockville station It would provide supplemental express service along Veirs Mill Road during rush hour Routes Q1 and Q2 would operate the Veirs Mill Road Line on its own between Silver Spring station and Shady Grove station via Montgomery College along Georgia Avenue and Veirs Mill Road On January 13 2001 route Q1 was discontinued and replaced by route Q2 4 In 2009 WMATA proposed to restructure the Veirs Mill Road Line 5 6 In coordination with Montgomery County and the Maryland Department of Transportation WMATA proposed to restructure the Q2 in order to address continuing performance related issues including schedule adherence bus bunching traffic congestion delays passenger crowding and long trip duration 7 WMATA proposed to split the Q2 into two routes into a Q2A and Q2B Route Q2A would operate between Shady Grove station and Wheaton station while route Q2B will operate between Rockville station and Silver Spring station The proposal will provide overlapping service along Veirs Mill Road between Wheaton and Rockville operating daily with a 7 5 minute peak service and 15 minute off peak service while providing wider headways along the Maryland Route 355 segment Shady Grove to Rockville where parallel Ride On service is available and the well served Georgia Avenue segment Wheaton to Silver Spring where parallel Metrobus service is available with 15 minute peak service and 30 minute off peak service A new limited stop route along Viers Mill Road will be implemented in the future 7 The proposal was brought up as early as 2003 8 and discussed in 2005 The Q2 is one of the most popular routes in the entire system with an average weekday ridership of 10 200 riders 9 In later proposals WMATA proposed to introduce a Q4 and Q6 to operate alongside route Q2 The Q4 will operate between Silver Spring and Rockville stations and the Q6 will operate between Shady Grove and Wheaton stations Performance measures goes as the following 10 Bus Productivity Measure June 2009 Productivity June 2011 ProductivityDaily passengers 10 200 10 400Passengers per trip 53 54Cost recovery 36 5 36 5 Operating speed 14 4 MPH 5 savingsFinancial impacts to the proposed changes goes as follow 10 Item FY 2010 6 months Jan 2010 Jun 2010 FY 2011 12 months July 2010 Jun 2011Cost Savings to Convert Q2 to Q4 and Q6 135 000 261 900 Revenue from Ridership Increase 30 000 60 000 Net Cost Savings 165 000 321 900 Cost for one Service Operations Manager 40 000 80 000Total Net Cost Savings 125 000 241 900 On December 27 2009 changes were made to the Veirs Mill Road 11 Route Q2 kept its same routing but would only operate during early morning and post PM peak service and discontinue Sunday service A new route Q1 would operate during early morning and late nights as well but would skip Montgomery College A new Q4 Q5 and Q6 were also introduced to operate alongside the Q1 and Q2 Route Q4 would operate between Rockville station and Silver Spring station and routes Q5 and Q6 will operate between Shady Grove station and Wheaton station Route Q4 would operate daily route Q5 would skip Montgomery College and only operating on Sunday and route Q6 will operate Monday through Saturdays serving Montgomery College Additionally a new limited stop route along Viers Mill Road would be implemented in the new future 12 The new line will have a combined frequency of 7 8 minutes during weekday peak hours and 15 minutes during off peak hours 11 12 When the Paul S Sarbanes Transit Center at Silver Spring station opened routes Q1 Q2 and Q4 were rerouted from its bus stop along Wayne Avenue to Bus Bay 218 at the transit center on the second level sharing the bay with route J5 13 14 In 2015 WMATA proposed to simplify the Viers Mill Road Line WMATA proposed terminate the line at Wheaton station when Metrorail is open and coordinate all routes into two routes The line will still operate to Silver Spring station only during the early mornings and late nights when Metrorail isn t operating This will help buses to arrive on time by having them avoid the heavy traffic near the Capital Beltway and simplify the bus service by reducing the number of routes from five to two according to WMATA Alternative service would be provided by routes Y2 Y7 and Y8 15 WMATA also proposed to implement a new limited stop MetroExtra route Q9 between Wheaton station and Rockville station during the weekdays to help relieve crowding 15 On June 26 2016 as part of a pilot program customers traveling southbound on Q Line buses will be able to transfer to Red Line trains at Wheaton station or Forest Glen station and continue southbound to Silver Spring station free of charge using their SmarTrip card The same thing applies to Northbound service However customers choosing the northbound will be charged the regular fare but will receive a credit for the free Red Line trip applied to their card within three days The free Red Line trip only applies to customers boarding the Red Line at Silver Spring or Forest Glen stations who then transfer to the Q Line buses at Wheaton northbound and Forest Glen and Silver Spring stations Southbound Customers traveling outside this area on the Red Line will be charged the regular rail fare 16 During WMATA s FY2021 budget year WMATA proposed to eliminate service between Rockville station and Shady Grove station with all routes terminating at Rockville station and consolidated into route Q4 17 18 This was because service is duplicate to both Red Line and Ride On and would cut costs terminating the line at Rockville According to performance measures 1 539 weekday riders 24 would be required to transfer 861 Saturday riders 18 would be required to transfer and 626 Sunday riders 18 would be required to transfer 19 Montgomery County residents expressed concerns over the proposed changes Many residents voiced their concerns of the proposed changes on economic impacts and proposed loss of service 20 21 Members of the Montgomery County Council and state delegation sent a letter to WMATA Chairman Paul Smedberg quoting 22 The Metrobus routes currently recommended for service reductions including the Q J L and Z bus lines provide transportation for many of our most transit dependent residents the lawmakers wrote Service reductions will disproportionately affect students commuting to Montgomery College seniors running daily errands and service workers accessing jobs Roughly 65 000 Montgomery riders use Metrobus on a daily basis and for many these bus routes are their only source of transportation Tom Hucker stated 23 The WMATA General Manager s proposed bus cuts would have a severe negative impact on riders and we want to make sure residents have their voice heard before the board makes their decision on the proposalAt least 30 Montgomery County leaders called on WMATA not to cut Metrobus routes in the region saying it will disproportionately affect students seniors and service workers with no other source of transportation The letter s signatories include state senators Craig Zucker Susan Lee and Cheryl Kagan Maryland State Delegates Marc Korman Sara Love and Julie Palakovich Carr and all nine members of the county council In the letter to Metro Chairman Paul Smedberg members of the Montgomery County Council and state delegation said they opposed the cuts which are part of WMATA s proposed FY 2021 operating budget and urged the agency to prioritize maintaining frequent and reliable service According to 343 voters to the line 21 of voters were in favor of the changes 60 were against the changes and 19 were undecided Most of the responses were concerns of passengers trips becoming longer and not wanting to transfer to other buses 24 On April 2 2020 WMATA would back out of the proposal due to the major customer and political pushback 25 26 27 During the COVID 19 pandemic the line was reduced to operate on its Saturday supplemental schedule beginning on March 16 2020 28 However beginning on March 18 2020 the line was further reduced to operate on its Sunday schedule with routes Q2 and Q6 being suspended and replaced by routes Q1 and Q5 29 Weekend service was also suspended beginning on March 21 2020 30 The line restored its weekday schedule beginning on August 23 2020 However route Q2 and Q6 Saturday schedule remained suspended 31 On September 26 2020 WMATA proposed to eliminate all route Q2 and Q6 Saturday service and replace them with routes Q1 and Q5 full time They also will eliminate the Q5 weekday trips and reduce service due to low federal funding Routes Q2 and Q6 has not operated on Saturdays since March 14 2020 due to Metro s response to the COVID 19 pandemic 32 However on September 5 2021 all Q2 and Q6 Saturday service was restored 33 On June 25 2023 all Q1 trips was changed to Q2 trips and all Q5 trips was changed to Q6 trips with Q2 and Q6 trips continuing to bypass Montgomery College on Sundays 34 References edit History Retrieved 20 May 2020 Metro To Expand Change Bus Service April 21 The Washington Post Retrieved 29 May 2020 Zibart Eve December 16 1984 A rainbow coalition flocks to Red Line four stops open amid hoopla The Washington Post p A1 Metrobus service changes effective January 13 2001 January 13 2001 Archived from the original on February 10 2001 Retrieved June 15 2020 guest blog proposed changes to Q2 bus hurt downcounty riders Retrieved 29 May 2020 MetroBus Q2 Veirs Mill Line Study Retrieved 29 May 2020 a b Proposed Restructuring of the Veirs Mill Road Line Route Q2 PDF Retrieved 29 May 2020 http www montgomeryplanningboard org meetings archive 03 meeting archive agenda 111303 item11 111303 pdf bare URL PDF Wilk Cavan What s old is new on the Q2 Greater Greater Washington Retrieved 29 May 2020 a b Proposed Restructuring of Metrobus Route Q2 Veirs Mill Road Line PDF Retrieved 29 May 2020 a b Metrobus Route Changes WMATA Archived from the original on January 13 2010 Retrieved 16 June 2020 a b metrobus Q2 adds four new routes on sunday Retrieved 29 May 2020 Goldchain Michelle 21 September 2015 Finally The Silver Spring Transit Center Makes Its Debut Curbed DC Retrieved 2 May 2020 Paul S Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring www wmata com Retrieved 3 May 2020 a b Q1 2 4 Veirs Mill Road Line PDF Retrieved 30 May 2020 Metrobus Service Changes June 26 2016 WMATA www wmata com Retrieved 27 May 2020 Mottley Grace 19 February 2020 WMATA Proposes Eliminating Seven Montgomery Bus Routes Montgomery Community Media Retrieved 30 May 2020 Muntean Pete Fischer Jordan Metro puts 22 bus lines up for elimination Will your route be cut Retrieved 30 May 2020 MARYLAND Proposed Metrobus Service Changes PDF Retrieved 30 May 2020 Canales Veronica 4 March 2020 Montgomery County Residents Voice Concerns Over Metrobus Route Cuts Montgomery Community Media Retrieved 30 May 2020 Lewis Kevin 20 February 2020 WMATA proposes service reductions on Q J L and Z Metrobus lines in Montgomery County WJLA Retrieved 30 May 2020 Grunberger Alessia 20 February 2020 Bus Service Shouldn t Be Cut Montgomery Lawmakers Tell Metro Silver Spring MD Patch Retrieved 3 May 2020 Finch Justin Barnes Sophia Montgomery County Residents Invited to Weigh in on Metrobus Cuts NBC4 Washington Retrieved 30 May 2020 Report by Finance and Capital Committee A 04 02 2020 PDF Retrieved 30 May 2020 Barthel Margaret Metro Backs Away From Significant Bus Service Cuts WAMU Retrieved 30 May 2020 Delgadillo Natalie As Metro Considers Cutting Dozens Of Bus Lines Some Riders Say It Would Hurt Low Income Residents WAMU Retrieved 30 May 2020 Barthel Margaret Metro Is Proposing Cuts To Bus Routes But Some Riders Are Pushing Back WAMU Retrieved 30 May 2020 Metro announces additional COVID 19 changes including reduced service beginning Monday WMATA www wmata com Retrieved 31 January 2021 METRO SERVICE LEVELS amp HOURS FURTHER REDUCED TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL TRIPS ONLY STARTING WEDNESDAY WMATA www wmata com Retrieved 31 January 2021 Weekend Metro service limited to 26 bus routes reduced rail service expect wait times of 30 minutes customers urged to travel only if essential WMATA www wmata com Retrieved 11 February 2021 Metrobus Service Changes beginning August 23 WMATA www wmata com Retrieved 31 January 2021 Proposed Service Adjustments by Jurisdiction PDF Retrieved 27 September 2020 Improved frequency and changes to Metrobus service begin Sunday Sept 5 2021 WMATA www wmata com Retrieved 16 August 2021 Metrobus Changes Begin Sunday June 25 2023 WMATA www wmata com Retrieved 12 June 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veirs Mill Road Line amp oldid 1171897413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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