454:, route W4 could not enter the base beginning on March 21, 2003. The route would have to be rerouted South Capitol Street between Firth Sterling Avenue and Malcolm X Avenue. Passengers will be able to alight at stops on South Capitol Street at the Navy′s Firth Sterling Gate, walk through the security checkpoint, and access an internal military shuttle bus which will follow the W9 routing around the base to reach destinations within Bolling Air Force Base and the Navy′s Anacostia Annex.
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472:. This was because route W4 was suffering from low ridership with large Portion of the Line in Maryland runs on Congested Roadways, impacting on-time performances with extended run times in Maryland that creates scheduling inflexibility in DC, where overwhelming majority of boardings occur. It was also proposed to improve the frequency of buses during all hours of the day.
545:, Route W4 was reduced to operate on its Saturday supplemental schedule during the weekdays beginning on March 16, 2020. On March 18, 2020, the line was further reduced to operate on its Sunday schedule. Weekend service was later further reduce to operate every 30 minutes on March 21, 2020. Regular service was restored on August 23, 2020.
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Route W4 currently operates out of
Southern Avenue and Shepherd Parkway divisions. During the weekday peak-hours, the line utilizes articulated buses due to its high ridership volume from Shepherd Parkway. Route W4 used to operate out of Bladensburg until Shepherd Parkway received articulated buses.
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would be discontinued with alternative service will be provided on routes A2, A6, A7, A8, A9, and W2. Fort Drum and DC Village residents would lose direct service to
Anacostia station if the proposal goes through. However WMATA later backed out the proposal on March 31, 2020.
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October 20, 2011, 22-year-old Demetrius Thompson was shot in the face by two men on board a W4 bus near the intersection of 24th Street and Alabama Avenue SE. Thompson was later transported to a local hospital and later
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984:"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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883:"Metro puts 22 bus lines up for 'elimination.' Will your route be cut?"
756:"Service Evaluation Study 2011-Part II W4 Deanwood-Alabama Avenue Line"
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1034:"FY22 Proposed Metrobus Service Changes District of Columbia"
429:. Off peak service would terminate along Kenilworth Avenue.
1009:"August 2020 Metrobus Service Changes, August 23 | WMATA"
858:"DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Proposed Metrobus Service Changes"
780:"MARYLAND PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES FISCAL YEAR 2013"
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1149:"4 Injured in Head-on Collision Between Metrobus, SUV"
1105:"Metrobus passenger fatally shot in face in Southeast"
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909:"Metro Backs Away From Significant Bus Service Cuts"
828:"Metrobus Service Changes, Effective March 24, 2013"
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1063:16 August
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324:Route W4
262:SmarTrip
245:24 Hours
242:Operates
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608:May 24,
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