ART 75 Route Expanded
On Monday, September 27, ART 75 expanded to include stops at the Shirlington Transit Center and the Virginia Square Metro station. In addition, changes were made to the ART 75 bus stop at the Ballston Metro station.
Route Expansion
The ART 75 bus route expanded to include Virginia Square-GMU Metro station, FDIC and the GMU-Virginia Square campus to the north, and Four Mile Run Drive and Shirlington to the south. Rush hour service will run from 5:30 a.m. until 9:20 a.m. and again from 2:50 p.m. until 7:55 p.m. Monday through Friday, with stops along the way in the Claremont, Columbia Forest, Columbia Heights West, Glencarlyn, and Bluemont neighborhoods, as well as the Ballston Metro.
See the ART 75 page for complete information. To be informed of service changes and disruptions, sign up for ART Alerts.
New Bus Stop Locations in Ballston
There are now two separate ART 75 stops in Ballston; northbound and southbound.
Northbound, toward Virginia Square: The ART 75 northbound bus stop at Ballston Metro is located on North Stuart Street, Bus Bay D, which is the bus bay closest to Fairfax Drive (sharing with Metrobuses 2A, 2B, 2C and 2G).
Southbound, toward Wakefield High School and Shirlington: The ART 75 southbound stop in Ballston is at the corner of Wilson Boulevard and Taylor Street.
New Metrorail Connection at Virginia Square
Since the ART 75 route has expanded to include Virginia Square, Metrorail riders connecting with ART 75 southbound may wish to make the connection at the Virginia Square-GMU station.
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