ART 53 – Ballston-Old Glebe-East Falls Church
ART 53 is a convenient way to travel to the East Falls Church and Ballston-MU Metrorail stations. ART 53 operates Monday through Friday, at half-hour intervals during rush hour periods and every hour during other parts of the day.
The route serves the East Falls Church, Williamsburg, Rock Spring, Old Glebe, Stafford-Albemarle-Glebe, Chain Bridge Forest, Rivercrest, Bellevue Forest, Gulf Branch, Donaldson Run, Cherrydale, and Ballston neighborhoods. Look for the green and white ART bus stop signs at more than 100 stops along the route.
Input Sought on Possible ART 53 Changes
Arlington Transit (ART) is considering possible service and route changes for the ART 53 bus route and would like your input. Changes would be implemented in 2013. Please view the three possible options or suggest your own.
Printer-friendly ART 53 schedule and map (PDF, 166 KB, Adobe Reader required)
Not all bus stops are shown on the map. Icons on the map represent schedule "timepoints" – the stops that are listed in the printed and online schedules for the route. Clicking the icons will show upcoming scheduled arrival times for that timepoint.
ART RealTime arrival estimates are also available for ART buses that are less than 45 minutes away. There are additional bus stops between the timepoints, usually about two blocks apart. Look for Metrobus and ART bus stop signs along the route. The bus stop signs will have route numbers indicating which routes serve each stop.
For a larger map with more viewing options, see the System Map.
ART 53 Schedules
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Route Info View/Print Schedule Mobile Updates Effective 10/1/2012
Route Map
Holiday Schedule
ART 53 does not operate on these Arlington County holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
