519:, or V7, V8, and V9. U2's routing between the intersection of Anacostia Road SE & Minnesota Avenue SE and Hanna Place SE & Benning Road SE, via Minnesota Avenue SE, Ridge Road SE, Anacostia Road SE, B Street SE, Texas Avenue SE, E Street SE, Alabama Avenue SE, H Street SE, Benning Road SE, Hanna Place SE, and H Street SE to its Benning Heights terminus at the intersection of Hanna Place SE & Benning Road SE, was replaced by route V9.
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Station if the changes occur. Weekday passengers affected may be less due to the proposed extension of route V9.
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Minnesota Avenue, and to reduce/eliminate service with low productivity on the line. According to WMATA, there will be approximately 700
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Anacostia station via Minnesota Avenue NE/SE, Good Hope Road SE, 16th Street SE (to the Minnesota Avenue), W Street SE (Minnesota Avenue), Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, and Howard Road SE, instead of operating between
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1120:"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"
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Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE, Minnesota Avenue NE/SE,
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948:"DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES"
859:"Bus Routes Change Sunday to Link with Orange Line"
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890:Leslie, Renee T. (12 January 1984).
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468:Route U2 originally operated as the
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1277:Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) routes
1194:"Metrobus Service Changes June, 6"
646:. The new line will be called the
442:V2 had a prior incarnation as the
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857:Feaver, Douglas B. (1978-11-30).
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975:Levine, Ethan (19 June 2015).
740:"WASHINGTON DC TRANSIT ROUTES"
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429:Capitol Heights-Navy Yard Line
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547:Capitol Heights station
512:& Benning Heights.
470:Benning-Kenilworth Line
458:Minnesota Ave-M St Line
448:S. Washington-Ridge Rd.
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385:Capitol Heights station
349:Capitol Heights station
270:1,076,865 (V4, FY 2023)
268:1,367,146 (V2, FY 2023)
194:Capitol Heights station
744:www.chicagorailfan.com
460:on December 28, 1991.
260:V4: 4:10 AM - 11:47 PM
167:Potomac Avenue station
123:Prince George's County
923:on December 21, 2011
640:Bureau of Engraving
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209:Pennsylvania Avenue
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129:Communities served
662:COVID-19 pandemic
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840:2020-05-14
689:References
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379:Background
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770:"History"
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679:Incidents
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425:Anacostia
401:Southeast
397:Northeast
300:Route map
286:Timetable
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141:Anacostia
119:Southeast
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1178:25 March
1054:June 27,
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644:route V1
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255:Operates
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159:Greenway
137:Greenway
64:Operator
58:Metrobus
49:Overview
1154:28 July
901:21 June
801:21 June
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495:Changes
411:History
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1199:6 June
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540:V7, V8
538:, U8,
536:U5, U6
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111:Locale
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