Ride On Service Changes /  Cambios en el horario

Effective Sunday, June 29, 2025 /  A partir del domingo 29 de junio de 2025


The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will adjust several Ride On bus route schedules, add the new Route 40, and discontinue Route 10 on Sunday, June 29, to ensure consistent service amidst Metro service changes due to the Better Bus Network implementation and Ride On Reimagined Year 1 Implementation. The new schedules are available at  rideonbus.com and  will be available in print by May 31st

  • Route 10: Service will be discontinued and replaced by Metrobus Routes M12, M42, M44, & M60.
  • Route 29Trip time adjustments for efficiency. Weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
  • Route 34In response to community feedback, Route 34 will continue to provide service between Wheaton, Medical Center, and Bethesda. The current routing between Wheaton and Bethesda will remain the same. The following changes to other parts of the route will take effect on June 29, 2025:
    • 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 see the  WMATA route profile.
    • 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.
  • *NEW*  Route 40Will replace portions of Metrobus Routes Q2, Q4, and Q6. Route 40 will operate between Montgomery College-Rockville (MC-R) and Wheaton Metro station. Service span and headways will be comparable to current Q2/Q4/Q6 service between MC-R and Wheaton. Certain trips will end at Rockville Metro (early AM, late PM, all Sunday service).
  • Route 41Will be extended south to Wheaton Metro Station to replace Route 34 and L8 service on parts of Connecticut Avenue. All-day and weekend service on Plyers Mill Road between Kensington and Wheaton will also be added. Service to Glenmont will continue. 
  • Route 42Service to Boiling Brook Parkway & Rocking Horse Road and to and from the William F. Bolger Center/U.S. Postal Service training facility will be discontinued. 
  • Route 43:  Trip time adjustments for efficiency on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
  • L8 : WMATA will discontinue Route L8. Ride On will no longer provide weekend service on this route. Find alternate routes  here.
  • T2 : WMATA will change the route number of Route T2 to M82 and provide service on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Ride On will no longer provide weekend service on this route.
More information on the changes to Routes 10, 34, New 40, 41, 42, L8 & T2 can be found in the PDF linked  here.

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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.