The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will adjust the Ride On Route 41 service schedule on Sunday, September 7, to improve on-time performance and service. The new schedule is available at rideonbus.com and will be available in print the week of August 11. This service change comes just over two months after the June 29 large-scale service changes to numerous routes. This smaller change is necessary to improve service reliability on Route 41.
The County has also implemented a zero-fare policy, that went into effect on Sunday, June 29 for all Ride On, Ride On extRa, Ride On Flex and Flash buses. The zero-fare policy reduces barriers to public transportation access for many residents.
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The Ride On Reimagined Service and Implementation Plan is set to transform public transportation in Montgomery County by making it more efficient, accessible, and aligned with the needs of the community. The implementation of Ride On Reimagined Service will take place in phases beginning with the launch of the Year 1 Network on June 29, 2025.
Beginning April or May, you may start to see new signs at bus stops. These signs will continue to show the current bus service, along with the new bus route names that will go into effect on June 29, 2025.
Below are maps to the new and updated routes:
Route 10 will be discontinued. The last day of service will be Saturday, June 28, 2025.
Route 10 will be replaced with portions of new Metrobus routes M12, M42, M44, and M60 routes.
Route 34 will no longer provide service between Bethesda and Friendship Heights. Bus service on Wisconsin Avenue from Bethesda to Friendship Heights will be provided by new Metrobus route D96. For more information on D96, please visit https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/Better-Bus/upload/Resource_2025-Route-Profiles_District-of-Columbia.pdf (pp. 111-112).
Route 34 will no longer provide peak-period service between Aspen Hill and Wheaton. Ride On Route 41, which currently provides service between Aspen Hill and Glenmont, will be extended south to Wheaton via Weller Road, Connecticut Avenue, Plyers Mill Road, and Georgia Avenue.Route 34 will continue to operate between Wheaton, Medical Center, and Bethesda using its current routing. Bus service along Wisconsin Avenue between Bethesda and Friendship Heights will be provided by Metrobus D96. Service between Wheaton and Aspen Hill will be provided by the Route 41 extension.
The new Route 40 is a partial replacement for the Metrobus Q2, Q4, and Q6. It runs from the Wheaton Metro Station to Montgomery College Rockville including Rockville Metro Station, i.e. mostly Veirs Mill Road.
Silver Spring riders can take the new Metrobus M20 (replacing Routes Y2, Y7, and Y8) from the Silver Spring Transit Center along Georgia Avenue to the Wheaton Metro Station and transfer to Route 40.
Riders can transfer to the Ride On Routes 55 or 101 at the Rockville Metro Station or Montgomery College Rockville or anywhere in between those.
No. Route 40 will go to Montgomery College Rockville during normal business hours for the college. Early morning and late evening trips on weekdays and Saturdays, and all trips on Sundays, will begin and end at Rockville Metro Station.
Effective June 29, 2025, Route 41 will be extended south to Wheaton Metro Station to replace Route 34 and L8 service on parts of Connecticut Avenue.
Service to Boiling Brook Parkway and Rocking Horse Road will be discontinued. Service to and from the William F. Bolger Center/U.S. Postal Service training facility will be discontinued.
Ride On Route 38 on Boiling Brook Parkway, and the new Metrobus Routes M42 and M44 will stop where Boiling Brook meets Parklawn Drive
The affected trips (one AM, on PM) from the Bolger Center will continue to run, but will no longer stop at the Bolger Center.
No. Route 42 will terminate at North Bethesda Metro.
Beginning June 29, 2025, WMATA will discontinue Route L8.
No, Ride On will no longer provide weekend service on this route. All weekend service will be handled by Metrobus M22.