Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

WMATA Silver Line Service Plan

February 28, 2013

Jim Hughes Director Intermodal Planning

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Silver Line: Where will it go?

Silver Line: Phase 1

Tysons Corner to Reston at Wiehle Ave

Opening 2013 Now under construction 11.4 miles Five stations

Silver Line: Phase 2

Herndon, Dulles Airport and eastern Loudon

Projected opening 2018 11 miles Six stations

Silver Line Benefits

High-quality, high-capacity transit in Dulles Corridor to Reston Integrated bus network More direct service to VA from DC and Prince Georges Co. Supports future development Will ensure region remains economically competitive and prosperous
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Changes since Original Plan

Original terminus: StadiumArmory
Infrastructure and operational constraints

New terminus: Largo Service levels now conform to Metros rail service criteria
Rush hour: every six minutes Non-rush hour : every 12 minutes late night: every 20 minutes Weekends: every 12-15 minutes
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Rail Service Plan

Line
Silver Orange Blue Green

From
Wiehle Ave Vienna Franconia Springfield Greenbelt Largo

To

Peak Head way

6 min 6 min 12 min 6 min

Mid-Day Head way

12 min 12 min 12 min 12 min

New Carrollton Largo Branch Ave

Yellow A
Yellow B Yellow + Red

Huntington
Huntington FranconiaSprringfield Shady Grove

Mount Vernon
Ft. Totten Greenbelt Glenmont

6 min
n/a 12 min. 3-6 min

n/a
12 min n/a 6-12 min

Impacts to Other Rail Lines

Blue Line Impacts: Rosslyn station tunnel at maximum capacity Transition to Silver Line - Rush Plus 2012
Trains every 14-minute on Blue Line during rush hour

When Silver Line opens: trains every 12 minutes vs. 14 Orange Line Impacts: Due to expected rider shift to Silver Line, fewer rush hour trains between Vienna and West Falls Church Silver line to Largo eliminates need for the Rush Plus service between Vienna and Largo.
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Integrated Bus Service

Goals: Provide greater customer ease and satisfaction Serve new markets Improve reliability and service efficiency Improve efficient use of Metrobus fleet Increase transit ridership Encourage use of the Silver Line Today: 60 bus routes serve Silver Line area When Silver Line opens Dec 2013: 62 route changes, including 12 new routes, 39 modified routes and 11 eliminated routes
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Bus Changes
Metrobus
Modify 11 routes Two routes recommended for elimination: 24T, 28T

Fairfax Connector
New circulator system in Tysons Corner 12 new routes (Tysons Corner, McLean and Reston) Nine routes recommended for elimination

Loudoun County
Express buses will serve Wiehle-Reston East instead of West Falls Church

Prince William County

Express buses will now serve Tysons Central instead of Vienna and West Falls Church

Washington Flyer
Express buses will now serve Wiehle-Reston East instead of West Falls Church
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Public Outreach & Opportunity for Comment

3 Open Houses:
March 12, 5-8p, Faith Temple #2 Baptist Church, Capitol Hgts., MD March 14, 5-8p, Reston Community Center, Reston, VA March 16 (Sat.), 11-4p, Sheraton Crystal City, Arlington, VA

Intercept or pop-up events

March March March March 5, Largo Town Center Metro, 4-6p 7, West Falls Church Metro, 4-6p 8, Tysons Mall I, 10-2p and Pentagon City Metro 4-6p 9 (Sat.), Eden Center, 10-2p

Website coming soon: www.wmata.com/silverline

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Thank you!

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Appendix- Bus Information

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Blue Line Bus Alternatives (exist today)

Metrobus Service: 10E, 9E to Rosslyn 16Y from Columbia Pike to Farragut Square 16F to Federal Triangle 7Y to Federal Triangle 10B Old Town to Ballston 23A Crystal City to Ballston on to Tysons (improved service) 22A, including Saturday service 22B trips between Ballston and Barcroft 25B from Van Dorn to Ballston 28A , created Metro Extra 28X between King Street Station and Tysons

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Blue Line Bus Alternatives (exist today)

ART: 41 42 45 77

from from from from

Columbia Pike to Court House Pentagon to Ballston Columbia Heights West to Rosslyn Shirlington to Rosslyn

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