User:Isntabelle/Fort Totten–Petworth Lines
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| 60, 64 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Totten–Petworth Line Fort Totten–Federal Triangle Line | |||
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| Overview | |||
| System | Metrobus | ||
| Operator | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||
| Garage | Bladensburg | ||
| Livery | Local | ||
| Status | In Service | ||
| Began service | 1872 | ||
| Predecessors | K4 | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale | Northeast, Northwest | ||
| Communities served | Fort Totten, Petworth, Columbia Heights (64), Cardozo (64), Shaw (64), Mount Vernon Square (64), Downtown (64) | ||
| Landmarks served | Fort Totten station, Armed Forces Retirement Home (60), Georgia Avenue–Petworth station, U Street station (64), Metro Center station (64), Federal Triangle (64) Federal Triangle station (64) | ||
| Start | Fort Totten station | ||
| Via | Upshur Street NW (60), 11th Street NW (64), New Hampshire Avenue (64) | ||
| End | 60: Georgia Avenue–Petworth station 64: Federal Triangle station | ||
| Length | 12-20 minutes (60) 35 minutes (64) | ||
| Other routes | 62,63 | ||
| Service | |||
| Level | Weekdays only (60) Daily (64) | ||
| Frequency | 60: 24-48 minutes 64: 24 minutes, 15 minutes (Peak Hours) | ||
| Operates | 60: 5:36-7:48 64: 5:00-12:00 | ||
| Transfers | SmarTrip only | ||
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The Fort Totten–Petworth Lines designated Route 60 and Route 64 as the Fort Totten–Federal Triangle Line are weekday only and daily bus routes respectively operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The lines operate from Fort Totten station of the Washington Metro's Green and Red Lines to Georgia Avenue–Petworth station of the Washington Metro's Green line (60) or Federal Triangle station of the Washington Metro's Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines. (64) Route 60 operates every 24-48 minutes on weekdays. The short ride takes about 12-20 minutes to complete. Route 64 operates every 24 minutes during off hours and weekends and every 15 minutes during peak hours. Trips take roughly 35 minutes.
Background
[edit]Route 60 runs from Fort Totten station to Georgia Ave-Petworth station and Route 64 runs from Fort Totten station to Federal Triangle. Both routes providing service in Petworth. Route 64 provides service on 11th Street NW and on the U Street Corridor. Route 60 operates on weekdays only and Route 64 operates daily.
Both routes currently operate out of the Bladensburg division.
History
[edit]Route 60 began service as the 11th Street, Upshur Street, and New Hampshire Avenue Line in 1872 as a horsecar service.
The line was acquired in 1902 by the Washington Railway and Electric Company, which merged to become the Capital Traction Company in the 1930s and operated as DC Transit after 1956. The streetcar line, along with Route 40 were abandoned on December 3, 1961.
64 originally operated between Half Street SW & O Street SW (Greenleaf Point) and 11th Street NW & Monroe Street NW (Petworth) alongside 60 until December 1991 when it was rerouted to operate between the Fort Totten station & Federal Triangle to replace the K4.
On September 18, 1999, both 60 & 64 were truncated even further to only operate between the Fort Totten & Georgia Avenue stations with the portion replaced by the 66.
In 2008, 64's original routing between Fort Totten and Federal Triangle was restored and replaced the 66.
64 was rerouted on 11th Street between Florida Avenue & S Street NW to Florida & Vermont Avenues NW to directly serve the U Street Station on June 24, 2018.
Route 60 and 64 were split from each other on June 6, 2021, renaming Route 64 as the Fort Totten–Federal Triangle Line.