Fairfax Connector

	A Fairfax Connector New Flyer D40LFR at Van Dorn St Station
Founded	September 1985[1][2]
Locale	Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Service area	180 square miles[3]
Service type	bus service
Routes	89 (May 2019)
Stops	4,061[3]
Fleet	313
Daily ridership	30,500 (Q2 2016)[4]
Annual ridership	9,348,500 (2015)[5]
Fuel type	Diesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid
Operator	Transdev from July 1, 2019
Website	Fairfax Connector

Fairfax Connector is a public bus service provided by Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and is managed by the county government.[3][6]

The bus system provides service within Fairfax County, and connects to Metrobus, Metrorail stations, Virginia Railway Express, and other local bus systems. Fairfax Connector serves all of Fairfax Metrorail Stations, the city of Alexandria, the city of Fairfax, the Washington Dulles International Airport, and the Pentagon Metrorail station during morning and evening peak periods.[2]

Fairfax Connector, or simply "The Connector", is operated under contract by Transdev, and is the third largest bus fleet in the D.C. area.[7] The Connector provides a fixed-route bus service within Fairfax County on 93 routes and carries about nine million passengers annually. The Connector's goals is to supplement the regional rail and bus service provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), providing reliable local bus service, and to improves the safety of the community of Fairfax County.

History

A typical Fairfax Connector bus stop sign

1980s

The first buses rolled out in September 1985 as a lower-cost alternative to the Metrobus service of the regional Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.[1] The original routes connected the southern part of the county (near the Mount Vernon Estate) to the Huntington Metro station which borders Alexandria. This area continues to be the core of the system, and is noted for the number of residents in the Richmond Highway area who use the service at all times of the day. It had 10 routes, and many routes serves through Huntington Station. These first 10 routes were previously served by Metrobus. In 1988, The Connector began to operate express routes, to connect to Pentagon station. It also expanded through the southeastern portion of Fairfax.[2]

1990s

In 1990, The Connector took over the operation of the RIBS (Reston Internal Bus Service). Service continues to provide through the southern portion of Alexandria, when Van Dorn Street station opened in 1991. In 1994, the service was extended to the high-technology industrial areas of suburban Reston and Herndon, located between Washington, D.C. and Washington Dulles International Airport. Along State Route 267 (the Dulles Toll Road), express buses carry commuters from free park-and-ride lots to the Washington Metro system. In 1999, the Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride and the Tysons Westpark Transit Station opened, extending its operation within the county.

2000s

After having many buses running on pure diesel, The Connector ordered buses that runs in Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel fuel in 2002. These bus upgrades can retrofitting the fleet with Green Diesel technology, so the county can go environmentally friendly. More bus stations continues to increase, with the opening of the Lorton Park-and-Ride in 2003, and the Gambrill Road Park-and-Ride in 2005. The Connector began installing the SmarTrip Fare Card technology, so that passengers can pay their fare using WMATA's SmarTrip. In June 2009, service was transitioned from the Metrobus 2W, 12-, and 20-series routes to the Connector in the Centreville, Chantilly, and Oakton areas along I-66 and near Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Station.

On July 1, 2009 MV Transportation took over from Veolia Transport as the operator.[8]

2010s

Major changes began in 2010, when the Reston East Park-and-Ride closed to make way for the Silver Line construction. After the Silver Line opened in 2014, The Connector modified its service, by providing three circulator routes within Tysons Corner, as well as new service to McLean. Many routes were modified, so The Connector can give access to its riders to transfer within the Silver Line and other portions within the County. On July 1, 2019 Transdev commenced a five year contract to operate the network with an option to extend for a further 10 years.[9] As previously mentioned, Transdev (then as Veolia Transport) had previously operated The Connector until July 1, 2009.

On December 5, 2019, Fairfax Connector worker went on a strike against Transdev affecting 30,000 riders with all routes operating on Sunday service.[10] The strike joins 130 employees at Metrobus's Cinder Bed garage who went on strike against Transdev on October 24, 2019.[11]

Fares

The base fares for the Connector are $2.00 on local routes; $4.25 on Routes 393, 394, 395, 396, 697, 698, and 699; $0.50 on routes 422, 423, and 424; $5.00 (round-trip) on Route 480; and $7.50 on Route 599.[12] Fares are paid in cash (exact change), Metrobus weekly unlimited bus "flash" pass, or WMATA issued SmarTrip card.[13]

Fleet

Fairfax Connector operates a fleet consisting of Diesel, and Diesel-electric Hybridbuses produced by Orion Bus Industries and New Flyer Industries. As of January 2021, the Fairfax Connector fleet roster consists of the following buses:[2]

Builder and model name	Model year	Length	Numbers (Total)	Amount in service	Energy source	Engine/Transmission	Notes
New Flyer Low Floor Restyled D40LFR	2007	40 ft (12 m)	9700-9751 (52 buses)	52	Diesel	Cummins ISL Allison B400R
New Flyer Low Floor Restyled D35LFR	2007	35 ft (11 m)	9754-9769 (16 buses)	15			9766 is out of service following an accident.[14]
DaimlerChrysler North America Orion VII Next Generation	2008	30 ft (9.1 m)	9770-9795 (26 buses)	26
New Flyer Low Floor Restyled D40LFR	2009–2010	40 ft (12 m)	9600-9644 (45 buses)	45
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2011–2015[15]	40 ft (12 m)	7701-7753, 7755-7777, 7795-7799, 9645-9675 (112 buses)	112		Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R	7701-7753 and 9645-9675 are 2011 Models 7755-7758 are 2012 Models 7759-7777 are 2013 Models 7795-7799 are 2015 Models
Daimler Commercial Buses Orion VII EPA10 BRT	2012	30 ft (9.1 m)	3082–3087 (6 buses)	6	Diesel-electric hybrid	Cummins ISB6.7 BAE Systems HybriDrive hybrid system	Ex WMATA buses, acquired in 2021 following transfer. Used on Routes 350 and 351.
New Flyer Xcelsior XD35	2012–2015	35 ft (11 m)	7778-7794, 7800-7811, 9676-9690 (44 buses)	44	Diesel	Cummins ISL9 Allison B400R	9676-9690 are 2012 models 7778-7794 are 2014 models 7800-7811 are 2015 models
New Flyer Xcelsior XD35	2018	35 ft (11 m)	7816-7825 (10 buses)	10		Cummins L9 Allison B400R
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2018–2019	40 ft (12 m)	7812-7815, 7826-7829 (8 buses)	8
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40	2020	40 ft (12 m)	7830-7840 (11 buses)	11

Retired Fleet

Year	Builder and model name	Numbers (preserved numbers)	Year Retired	Powertrain (engine and transmission)	Notes
1985	Bus Industries of America Orion I (01.507)	7700-7732	2007	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison MT-647	Originally had Detroit Diesel 6V71Ns & Allison MT-644s.
1988	Bus Industries of America Orion I (01.507)	7733-7739		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-747
1988	Bus Industries of America Orion I (01.502)	7800-7809		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-748	Originally had Detroit Diesel 6V71Ns & Allison MT-647s.
1988-1989	Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS-06 (T80-206)	7941L-7952L		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731	Leased, Ex-Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
1989	Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS-06 (T70-606)	7953L		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Leased, Ex-Muncie Indiana Transit System (MITS)
1989-1991	Bus Industries of America Orion I (01.507)	7740-7761		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HT-748	7754 was repainted and converted into the Mobile Accessible Travel Training (MATT) bus
1994	Transportation Manufacturing Corporation RTS-06 (T80-206)	7810-7854	2011-2013	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison V731	7832 was preserved by the DMV Mass Transit Museum until August 2017. 7849 was preserved by Commonwealth Coach & Trolley of Roanoke, VA. Suffered severe fire damage in November 2017.[16]
1997	Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501)	8033-8066		Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R	Leased
1998	Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.505)	7903-7912	2010-2011
1998	Orion Bus Industries Orion V (05.501)	7762-7781	2010-2011		Bus 7767 were repainted in the new Fairfax Connector scheme, and upgraded its destination sign
1999		7855-7869, 7913-7917	2011		Bus 8913 upgraded its destination sign
2000		7782-7799, 7870-7890	2012-2014
2002	DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion V (05.504)	7891-7898	2016	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR Allison B400R
2002	DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses Orion V (05.505)	7918-7927	2016-2017	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR Allison B400R
2003	Champion Cutaways	7928-7930	2010	Ford E450
2006	ElDorado National Aero Elites	7931-7940	2012	International DT466 Allison 2200

Divisions

The bus fleet, owned and operated by Fairfax Connector, is distributed among three garages in Newington, and Reston.

Division name	Location	Capacity	Routes	Buses	Notes
Huntington	6900 Newington Rd, Lorton, VA 22079	100	101, 109, 151, 152, 161, 162, 171, 231, 232, 301, 310, 321, 322, 334, 335, 341, 350, 351, 371, 402, 558 Weekdays Only: 159, 372, 373, 393, 394, 395, 396 Select Trips Only: 401	7812-7815, 7830-7840, 9604, 9607-9613, 9614-9644, 9730-9735, 9740-9751	South County Routes
Reston-Herndon Division	268 Spring Street, Herndon, VA 20170	104	321, 322, 422, 423, 424, 467, 505, 507, 551, 574, 585, 721, 927, 937, 950, 951, 952, 981, 983, 985, RIBS1, RIBS2, RIBS3, RIBS4, RIBS5 Weekdays Only: 552, 553, 554, 557, 924, 926, 929, 937, 980 Monday-Saturday Only: 558, 559	7778-7794, 7800-7811, 7816-7825, 9676-9690, 9700-9710, 9720-9729, 9738, 9739, 9754-9769, 9775-9795	North and West County Routes
West Ox	4970 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030	124	306, 308, 310, 401, 463, 466, 480, 494, 495, 605, 621, 630, 640, 937 Weekdays Only: 622, 623, 624, 697, 699 Select Trips Only: 151, 152, 171, 321, 334	7701-7737, 7738-7753, 7755-7758, 7759-7777, 7795-7799, 7826-7829, 9645-9675, 9712-9717, 9770-9774	West County Routes Shared with WMATA

Routes

As of August 2020, the Fairfax Connector bus system consists of 93 routes. The following are the route numbers and names that make up the Fairfax Connector bus system.[17]

Fairfax Connector Routes
Route	Name	Termini (Western/Southern)	Termini (Eastern/Northern)	Weekday Peak	Weekday Off-Peak	Saturday	Sunday	Notes
101	Fort Hunt	Huntington Station (North Side)	Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens	Y	Y	Y	Y
109	Rose Hill	Huntington Station (North Side)	Van Dorn Street station	Y	Y	Y	Y
151	Engleside – Mount Vernon	Huntington Station (South Side)	Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens	Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates via Richmond Highway
152	Groveton – Mount Vernon	Huntington Station (South Side)	Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens	Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates via Fort Hunt Road and Sherwood Hall Lane
159	Engleside Limited-Stop	Huntington Station (South Side)	Sacramento Drive & Richmond Highway	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Huntington Station, PM Service to Sacramento Drive Limited Stop at Richmond Highway
161	Hybla Valley Circulator	Huntington Station (South Side)		Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop
162	Hybla Valley Circulator	Huntington Station (South Side)		Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates on a clockwise loop
171	Richmond Highway	Huntington Station (North Side)	Lorton VRE Station	Y	Y	Y	Y
231	Kingstowne Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station		Y	N	N	N	This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop
232	Kingstowne Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station		Y	N	N	N	This route operates on a clockwise loop
301	Telegraph Road	Huntington Station (North Side)	Franconia–Springfield station	Y	N	N	N
305	Newington Forest – Silverbrook Road	Lorton VRE Station	Franconia–Springfield station	Y	N	N	N
306	GMU – Pentagon	George Mason University	Pentagon station	Y	Y	N	N	• Last 2 buses to Pentagon continue as Route 395 to Gambrill P&E.
308	Franconia-Springfield - Mt Vernon Hospital	Franconia–Springfield station	Inova Mount Vernon Hospital	Y	Y	Y	N	Service started on March 30, 2019
310	Franconia Road – Rolling Valley	Rolling Valley Park & Ride	Huntington Station (North Side)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Service runs Daily everyday
321	Greater Springfield Circulator	Van Dorn Street station		Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop
322	Greater Springfield Circulator	Van Dorn Street station		Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates on a clockwise loop
334	Newington Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station		Y	Y	N	N	This route operates on a loop
335	Fort Belvoir "Eagle Express"	Franconia–Springfield station		Y	N	N	N
340	Patriot Ridge – Saratoga	Franconia–Springfield station	Fort Belvoir (North Area)	N	Y	N	N
341	Boston Boulevard – Saratoga	Franconia–Springfield station	Saratoga Park & Ride	Y	N	N	N
350	Springfield Business Circulator (TAGS)[18]	Franconia–Springfield station		Y	Y	N	N	Began Service on January 4, 2021 replacing Metrobus TAGS routes.[19] $0.50 on route 350, free fare during rush hours.
351	Springfield Business Circulator (TAGS)[18]	Franconia–Springfield station		Y	N	N	N	Began Service on January 4, 2021.[19] This route is free.
371	Lorton – Franconia-Springfield Metro	Franconia–Springfield station	Lorton Park & Ride	N	Y	Y	Y
372	Lorton – Alban Road	Franconia–Springfield station	Lorton Park & Ride	Y	N	N	N
373	Lorton – Fullerton Road	Franconia–Springfield station	Laurel Crest Drive & Silverbrook Road	Y	N	N	N
393	Saratoga – Mark Center – Pentagon Express	Saratoga Park & Ride	Pentagon station	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Saratoga Express Route: $4.25 Fare
394	Saratoga – Pentagon Express	Saratoga Shopping Center (Rolling Road) (AM Start) Backlick North Park & Ride (PM End)	Pentagon station	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Backlick North Express Route: $4.25 Fare
395	Gambrill – Backlick – Pentagon Express	Gambrill Park & Ride	Pentagon station	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Gambrill Express Route: $4.25 Fare
396	Gambrill – Backlick – Pentagon Express	Backlick North Park & Ride	Pentagon station	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Backlick North Express Route: $4.25 Fare
401	Backlick – Gallows	Franconia–Springfield station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates Northbound trips only
402	Backlick – Gallows	Franconia–Springfield station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates Southbound trips only
422	Boone Boulevard – Towers Crescent	Tysons Corner Station (South Side)		Y	Y	N	N	This route operates on a loop
423	Park Run – Westpark	Tysons Corner Station (North Side)		Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates on a loop
424	Jones Branch Drive	Tysons Corner Station (North Side)	Spring Hill Station	Y	Y	Y	N	This route operates on a loop
432	Old Courthouse – Beulah	Spring Hill Station		Y	N	N	N	This route operates on a loop
461	Flint Hill – Tapawingo – Vienna	Vienna Station (North Side)		Y	N	N	N	This route operates on a loop
462	Dunn Loring – Navy Federal – Tysons	Dunn Loring station	Tysons Corner Station (South Side)	Y	N	N	N
463	Maple Avenue – Tysons	Vienna Station (North Side)	Tysons Corner Station (North Side)	Y	Y	Y	Y
466	Vienna – Oakton	Vienna Station (North Side)		Y	Y	N	N	AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop
467	Dunn Loring – Vienna Community Center – Vienna Town Hall – Tysons	Dunn Loring	Tysons Corner Station (South Side)	N	Y	Y	N	Service started on March 30, 2019 Sunday Service began on January 4, 2021.[20]
480	Wolf Trap Express	West Falls Church station (North Side)	Wolf Trap Filene Center	This Route operates seasonally for Wolf Trap Filene Center events only				Express Route: $5.00 Fare
494	Lorton – Springfield – Tysons	Lorton VRE Station	Westpark Drive & Jones Branch Drive	Y	Y	N	N
495	Burke Centre VRE – Tysons	Burke Centre VRE Station	Westpark Drive & Jones Branch Drive	Y	Y	N	N
505	Reston Town Center	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Reston Town Center Transit Station	Y	Y	Y	Y	Truncated from West Falls Church station to Wiehle-Reston East station in July 2014
507	Sunset Hills – Sunrise Valley	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)		Y	Y	N	N	This route operates on a loop
551	South Lakes Drive	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride	Y	Y	Y	Y
552	Reston North: North Shore – Lake Fairfax	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Lake Fairfax Drive & Baron Cameron Avenue	Y	N	N	N
553	Reston South: Viking – Pinecrest	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Lawyers Road & Viking Drive	Y	N	N	N
554	Reston North: Wiehle Avenue – Center Harbor	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Wiehle Avenue & Center Harbor Road	Y	N	N	N
557	Reston South: Soapstone	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Reston South Park & Ride	Y	N	N	N
558	Reston North: Center Harbor – Lake Fairfax	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)		N	Y	Y	Y
559	Reston South: Glade – Soapstone	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)		N	Y	Y	Y	This route operates on a loop
574	Reston – Tysons	Reston Town Center Transit Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	Y	Y	Y
585	Reston South – Franklin Farm	Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side)	Franklin Farm Road & Centreville Road	Y	Y	N	N	AM Service to Wiehle – Reston East Station, PM Service to Franklin Farm
599	Pentagon – Crystal City Express	Reston North Park & Ride	23rd Street South & Crystal Drive (AM End) Crystal City Station (PM Start)	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Crystal City, PM Service to Reston Express Route: $7.50 Fare
605	Fair Oaks – Reston	Reston Town Center Transit Station	Fair Oaks Mall	Y	Y	Y	Y
621	Penderbrook – Fairfax County Government Center	Vienna Station (South Side)	Fairfax Government Center Park & Ride	N	Y	N	N	This route operates on a loop
622	Penderbrook – Fair Ridge	Vienna Station (South Side)	Fairfax Towne Center	Y	N	N	N	This route operates on a loop
623	Fairfax County Government Center	Vienna Station (South Side)	Fairfax Government Center Park & Ride	Y	N	N	N	AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop
624	Stringfellow Road – Fair Lakes	Vienna Station (South Side)	Stringfellow Road Park & Ride	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Stringfellow Road, PM Service to Vienna Station
630	Centreville South	Vienna Station (South Side)	Centreville UMC Park & Ride	N	Y	Y	Y
631	Little Rocky Run	Vienna Station (South Side)	Little Rocky Run (Braddock Road)	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Vienna Station, PM Service to Little Rocky Run
632	Westfields Boulevard – Walney Road	Vienna Station (South Side)	Park Meadow Drive & Newbrook Drive	Y	N	N	N
634	Stringfellow Road – Fair Lakes	Vienna Station (South Side)	Stringfellow Road Park & Ride	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Vienna Station, PM Service to Stringfellow Road This route operates via Interstate 66
640	Centreville North: Stone Road – Westfields Boulevard	Vienna Station (South Side)	Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride	N	Y	Y	Y
641	Centreville South – United Methodist Church Park and Ride	Vienna Station (South Side)	Centreville UMC Park & Ride	Y	N	N	N
642	Centreville North: Sully Station	Vienna Station (South Side)	Sully Station (Gov't Center) Park & Ride	Y	N	N	N
644	Centreville (Stone Road) Park and Ride – Vienna	Vienna Station (South Side)	Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Vienna Station, PM Service to Centreville (Stone Road) Park & Ride
650	Chantilly	Vienna Station (South Side)	Avion Parkway & Stonecroft Blvd	N	Y	Y	Y
651	Chantilly – Brookfield	Vienna Station (South Side)	Lee Road & Lee Jackson Highway	Y	N	N	N
652	Chantilly – Franklin Farm	Vienna Station (South Side)	Avion Parkway & Stonecroft Blvd	Y	N	N	N
697	Stringfellow Road – Downtown D.C.	Stringfellow Road Park and Ride lot	Downtown, Washington D.C.	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Downtown, PM Service to Stringfellow Road Park and Ride lot. Service began on August 31, 2020.[21]
698	Vienna – Pentagon	Vienna Station (South Side)	Pentagon station	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Pentagon, PM Service to Vienna Station Service started on January 19, 2019
699	Government Center – Downtown D.C.	Fairfax County Government Center Park & Ride	Downtown, Washington D.C.	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Downtown, PM Service to Fairfax County Government Center Express Route: $4.25 Fare
721	Chain Bridge Road – McLean	McLean station (Weekday Peak Hours) Tysons Corner Center (Weekday off-peak hours & Weekends)	Beverly Drive & Old McLean Village Drive	Y	Y	Y	Y
724	Lewinsville Road	McLean station (Colshire Drive)	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N
924	Herndon Parkway – Dranesville Road	Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side)	Dranesville Road & Leesburg Pike	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Wiehle – Reston East Station, PM Service to Dranesville Road
926	Worldgate – Dranesville Road	Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side)	Dranesville Road & Leesburg Pike	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Dranesville Road, PM Service to Wiehle – Reston East Station
927	Dulles Corner – McNair Farms	Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride		Y	Y	N	N	AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop
929	Centreville Road	Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side)		Y	N	N	N
937	Coppermine – Elden	Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride	Herndon Harbor House	Y	Y	Y	Y
950	Herndon – Reston	Reston Town Center Transit Station	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Truncated from West Falls Church station to Wiehle-Reston East station in July 2014
951	Sunrise Valley	Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Y	Y	N	N	This route operates via Sunrise Valley Drive
952	Sunset Hills	Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Y	Y	N	N	This route operates via Sunset Hill Road
980	Herndon-Monroe – Wiehle-Reston East	Herndon – Monroe Park & Ride	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Wiehle – Reston East, PM Service to Herndon – Monroe
981	Dulles Airport – Wiehle	Washington Dulles International Airport	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Operates when Udvar Space Museum is closed [22]
983	Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy – Wiehle	Udvar-Hazy Air & Space Museum	Wiehle – Reston East Station (North Side)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Operates when Udvar Space Museum is open (9:00 am –7:30 pm only) [22]
985	Dulles Corner – Wall Road	Wall Road & Air and Space Museum Parkway	Wiehle – Reston East Station (South Side)	Y	Y	N	N
RIBS1	Lake Anne – Hunters Woods	Reston Town Center Transit Station		Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates on a clockwise loop
RIBS2	South Lakes Drive	Reston Town Center Transit Station		Y	Y	Y	Y
RIBS3	Hunters Woods – Lake Anne	Reston Town Center Transit Station		Y	Y	Y	Y	This route operates on a counter–clockwise loop
RIBS4	North Point	Reston Town Center Transit Station		Y	Y	Y	Y
RIBS5	Herndon	Reston Town Center Transit Station		Y	Y	Y	Y

Former routes

These routes have been served by Fairfax Connector at one point but have since been discontinued due to either low ridership, duplication of another route, simplification to other routes, or combined into another route. However some routes would be reincarnated into new routes for Fairfax Connector.

Former Fairfax Connector Routes
Route	Name	Termini (Western/Southern)	Termini (Eastern/Northern)	Weekday Peak	Weekday Off-Peak	Saturday	Sunday	Notes
5S		Reston-Herndon	West Falls Church station					Discontinued in July 1999 This route was part of the Herndon-West Falls Church Line as a Metrobus route until it was transferred to the Fairfax Connector in 1994
102	Fort Hunt	Huntington Station (North Side)	Richmond Highway & Mount Vernon Memorial Highway	Y	Y	N	N	Discontinued on September 26, 2004 AM Service to Huntington Station, PM Service to Mount Vernon
103	Belle View							Discontinued on September 26, 2004
105	Richmond Highway	Huntington Station (North Side)						All routes Discontinued on September 26, 2004. Replaced by Route 171.
106	Richmond Highway	Huntington Station (North Side)
107	Richmond Highway	Huntington Station (North Side)
108	Telegraph Road							Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by Route 301
109 (first use)	Old Keene Mill – Franconia Road	Huntington Station (North Side)	Franconia–Springfield station	Y	Y	Y	N	Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Route 109 is immediately reincarnated as the Rose Hill route.
110	Old Keene Mill – Franconia Road	King Street – Old Town Station Huntington Station (North Side) (Sundays Only)	Rolling Valley Park & Ride	Y	Y	Y	Y	Discontinued on September 26, 2004
123	Franconia Road	Huntington Station (North Side)	Franconia–Springfield station	Y	Y	Y	Y	Discontinued on October 15, 2006. Replaced by Route 310
151 (first use)	Richmond Highway Circulator	Huntington Station (South Side)	Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens	Y	Y	Y	Y	Counter–clockwise loop. Discontinued on August 1, 2010. Route 151 was immediately reincarnated as Engleside – Mount Vernon Route
152 (first use)	Richmond Highway Circulator	Huntington Station (South Side)	Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens	Y	Y	Y	Y	Clockwise loop. Discontinued on August 1, 2010. Route 152 was immediately reincarnated as Groveton – Mount Vernon Route
202	Beulah Street							Discontinued on September 26, 2004
203	Kingstowne Village	Franconia–Springfield station	Van Dorn Street station					Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by the Kingstowne Circulator (Routes 231, 232)
204	Springfield – Van Dorn	Franconia–Springfield station	Van Dorn Street station					Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by the Greater Springfield Circulator (Routes 321, 322)
301 (first use)	Hayfield – Kingstowne	Franconia–Springfield station	Leaf Road	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Route 301 is immediately reincarnated as the Telegraph Road route.
303	Island Creek	Franconia–Springfield station	Mount Air Drive & Telegraph Road	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued on June 28, 2009.
304	Saratoga	Franconia–Springfield station	Rolling Road & Northumberland Road	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued on January 14, 2013 Replaced by Route 333
307	Laurel Hill/Lorton	Laurel Crest Drive & Silverbrook Road	Sheffield Garden	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued on September 3, 2011. Replaced by Route 333
311	Hayfield – Kingstowne	Franconia–Springfield station	Telegraph Road & Hayfield Road	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued on September 26, 2004
331	I-95 Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station	Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)	Y	Y	N	N	Counter–clockwise loop. Discontinued on September 3, 2011. Replaced by the Newington – DLA Circulator (Routes 333, 334)
332	I-95 Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station	Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)	Y	Y	N	N	Clockwise loop. Discontinued on September 3, 2011. Replaced by the Newington – DLA Circulator (Routes 333, 334)
333 (first use)	Newington – DLA Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station	Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)	Y	Y	N	N	Counter–clockwise loop. Discontinued on October 15, 2012 Replaced by Route 334. Route was immediately reincarnated as the Patriot Ridge – Saratoga route.
333 (second use)	Patriot Ridge – Saratoga	Franconia–Springfield station	Saratoga Park & Ride	Y	Y	N	N	Discontinued on September 30, 2017 Replaced by Routes 340 and 341
334 (first use)	Newington – DLA Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station	Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)	Y	Y	N	N	Clockwise loop. Became single circulator route 334 on October 15, 2012.
380	Franconia-Springfield – Pentagon Express	Franconia–Springfield station	Pentagon station	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued on November 23, 2009 Route renamed as 380D.
380D	Franconia-Springfield – Pentagon Express Detour	Gambrill Park & Ride (AM Start) Backlick North Park & Ride (PM End)	Pentagon station	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued on September 6, 2011 Replaced by Route 395
383	Lorton							Discontinued on September 26, 2004
384	Saratoga							Discontinued on September 26, 2004 Replaced by Route 304
385	Newington Forest							Discontinued on September 26, 2004
402 (first use)	Vienna – Merrifield – Dunn Loring	Vienna Station (South Side)	Old Lee Highway & Hilltop Road	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued on June 28, 2009. Route 402 is immediately reincarinated to the Backlick – Gallows route, as southbound only trips
403	Vienna – Merrifield – Dunn Loring	Vienna Station (South Side)	Old Lee Highway & Hilltop Road	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued on June 28, 2009.
425	Tysons – Jones Branch Drive	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	West Falls Church station (North Side)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened
427	Tysons – Greensboro Drive	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	West Falls Church station (North Side)	Y	Y	N	N	Operated via Greensboro Drive Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened
493	Lorton – Tysons Express	Lorton VRE Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	Y	N	N	Discontinued in May 2015.
493F	Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator	Lorton VRE Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	Y	N	N	Full Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 493
493G	Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator	Lorton VRE Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N	Greensboro Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 493
493J	Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator	Lorton VRE Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N	Jones Branch Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 493
493M	Lorton – Tysons Express Circulator	Lorton VRE Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N	McLean Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 493
494F	Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	Y	N	N	Full Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 494
494G	Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N	Greensboro Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 494
494J	Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N	Jones Branch Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 494
494M	Springfield – Tysons Express Circulator	Franconia–Springfield station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N	McLean Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 494
495F	Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator	Burke Centre VRE Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	Y	N	N	Full Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 495
495G	Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator	Burke Centre VRE Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N	Greensboro Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 495
495J	Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator	Burke Centre VRE Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N	Jones Branch Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 495
495M	Burke VRE – Tysons Express Circulator	Burke Centre VRE Station	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Y	N	N	N	McLean Circulation Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened. Replaced by Route 495
504	Tysons Corner – Reston Town Center	Tysons Westpark Transit Station	Reston Town Center Transit Station	Y	Y	Y	Y	Discontinued on October 1, 2006
555	Sunset Hills Park & Ride – West Falls Church	Sunset Hills Park & Ride	West Falls Church station (North Side)	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued in July 2014 when the Metro Silver Line opened and the Sunset Hills Park & Ride closed
556	Reston Town Center	Reston Town Center Transit Station	West Falls Church station (North Side)	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to West Falls Church Station, PM Service to Reston Town Center Transit Station Discontinued on June 28, 2009.
595	Pentagon Express	Reston North Park & Ride	Pentagon station	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Pentagon Station, PM Service to Reston via Pentagon City Discontinued in July 2014. Replaced by Route 599
597	Crystal City Express	Reston North Park & Ride	Crystal City Station (AM End) 15th Street South & South Eads Street (PM Start)	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Crystal City, PM Service to Reston Discontinued in July 2014. Replaced by Route 599
734	McLean – West Falls Church	McLean station	West Falls Church station (South Side)	Y	N	N	N	Discontinued in June 2016
904		Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride	Tysons Corner					Discontinued in December 2001. Replaced by Route 574 between Reston Town Center & Tysons Corner and by Route 950 between Herndon-Monroe & West Falls Church station
905		Reston Town Center	West Falls Church station (North Side)					Discontinued in December 2001. Replaced by Route 505
922	Herndon	Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride	Sterling Blvd. & Centreville Road	Y	Y	N	N	Discontinued on June 28, 2009.
928	Herndon Parkway – Elden	Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride	Dranesville Road & Herndon Parkway	Y	N	N	N	AM Service operates on a counter–clockwise loop, PM Service operates on a clockwise loop. Discontinued in May 2015
989	Pentagon – Crystal City	Reston East Park & Ride (Wiehle Avenue)	23rd Street South & Crystal Drive (AM End) Crystal City Station (PM Start)	Y	N	N	N	AM Service to Crystal City, PM Service to Reston East & Wiehle Avenue Discontinued on October 1, 2006. Route splits into routes 595, and 597.

References

Lynton, Stephen J. (1985-09-27). "Fairfax Bus Service to Begin". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
"Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-03-31.
"Fairfax Connector Facts at a Glance". Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
"Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2016" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. August 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-14 – via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx.
"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-19 – via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx.
"Fairfax Connector Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". Fairfax County, Virginia. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
"Fairfax County to sign $200M Connector bus service contract". Retrieved 2018-10-22.
Fairfax County to sign $200M Connector bus service contract Washington Examiner March 30, 2009
Transdev wins Fairfax bus contract Metro Report International May 16, 2019
Smith, Max. "Fairfax Connector bus workers go on strike". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
George, Justin. "Fairfax Connector workers go on strike Thursday". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
"Fares and Policies: Connector". Retrieved 2021-01-31.
"Smartrip Technology On Fairfax Connector Buses". Fairfax County Government. May 2, 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
"Bus crash shuts down section of Florida Avenue in Fairfax County". Retrieved 29 August 2019.
"Fairfax County Connector Exercises Contract Options From New Flyer". New Flyer. August 13, 2015.
https://www.commonwealthcoachandtrolley.org/buses-destroyed-by-fire
"Fairfax Connector Route Schedules and Maps". County of Fairfax, Virginia. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
"350 351 TAGS Springfield Business Circulators" (PDF).
"Fairfax Connector Resumes Fare Collection, Launches New and Enhanced Service January 4, 2021 | Connector". www.fairfaxcounty.gov. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
"Fairfax Connector Resumes Fare Collection, Launches New and Enhanced Service January 4, 2021 | Connector". www.fairfaxcounty.gov. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
"Department Homepage Fairfax Connector Returns to Full Service, Launches New and Enhanced Bus Routes on August 29". Retrieved 30 August 2020.
"Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy Center – Wiehle-Reston East" (PDF). January 24, 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

External links

Fairfax Connector website

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[connector_start-1] Lynton, Stephen J. (1985-09-27). "Fairfax Bus Service to Begin". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-12-11.

[connector_info-2] "Fairfax County Transit Development Plan Fiscal Year 2016 – Fiscal Year 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-03-31.

[connector_facts-3] "Fairfax Connector Facts at a Glance". Archived from the original on 2015-09-01. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[APTA-2016-Q2-4] "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2016" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. August 22, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-14 – via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx.

[APTA-2015-Q4-5] "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-19 – via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx.

[6] "Fairfax Connector Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". Fairfax County, Virginia. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

[7] "Fairfax County to sign $200M Connector bus service contract". Retrieved 2018-10-22.

[8] Fairfax County to sign $200M Connector bus service contract Washington Examiner March 30, 2009

[9] Transdev wins Fairfax bus contract Metro Report International May 16, 2019

[10] Smith, Max. "Fairfax Connector bus workers go on strike". Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[11] George, Justin. "Fairfax Connector workers go on strike Thursday". Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[12] "Fares and Policies: Connector". Retrieved 2021-01-31.

[fcgov-2007-05-02-13] "Smartrip Technology On Fairfax Connector Buses". Fairfax County Government. May 2, 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved December 13, 2010.

[14] "Bus crash shuts down section of Florida Avenue in Fairfax County". Retrieved 29 August 2019.

[15] "Fairfax County Connector Exercises Contract Options From New Flyer". New Flyer. August 13, 2015.

[16] ttps://www.commonwealthcoachandtrolley.org/buses-destroyed-by-fire

[schedules-17] "Fairfax Connector Route Schedules and Maps". County of Fairfax, Virginia. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

[350,_351-18] "350 351 TAGS Springfield Business Circulators" (PDF).

[Jan_2021-19] "Fairfax Connector Resumes Fare Collection, Launches New and Enhanced Service January 4, 2021 | Connector". www.fairfaxcounty.gov. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[Jan_4_2021-20] "Fairfax Connector Resumes Fare Collection, Launches New and Enhanced Service January 4, 2021 | Connector". www.fairfaxcounty.gov. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[21] "Department Homepage Fairfax Connector Returns to Full Service, Launches New and Enhanced Bus Routes on August 29". Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[Routes_981/983-22] "Dulles Airport – Udvar-Hazy Center – Wiehle-Reston East" (PDF). January 24, 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

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