The Metrobus 11Y makes many stops along Richmond Highway between Mount Vernon Highway and the Braddock Road Metro station. Photo by Mike Salmon.
Bus riders in Mount Vernon will see some changes on Sunday, June 6, when the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority shifts around buses and schedules, which includes bus route 11 which goes through Mount Vernon.
The 11C partially replaces the 11Y bus which will operate between Mount Vernon and the Braddock Road Metrorail Station during morning and evening rush hours.
Morning trips will operate northbound from Mount Vernon to the Braddock Road Metrorail Station and afternoon trips will operate from the Braddock
Road Metrorail Station to Mount Vernon. Route 11C will serve all bus stops between the Braddock Road Metrorail Station and Mount Vernon. Local fare will be required for this route.
According to WMATA, these changes are part of improvements to more than 60 Metrobus routes to provide more frequent, reliable service and restore routes.
In April, Metrobus ridership on weekdays averaged about 180,000 passenger trips each day, providing essential transportation for people to get around the region. The service changes will bring Metrobus service to 85 percent of pre-pandemic service levels with more buses, more often to accommodate the growing return of bus riders.