Flash BRT

Flash BRT
Overview
OwnerRide On
LocaleMontgomery County, Maryland
Transit typeBus rapid transit
Number of lines1 operational
2 under development
Number of stations12 (operational)
~45 (overall)
HeadquartersRockville, Maryland
Websitehttp://www.ridetheflash.com
Operation
Began operationOctober 14, 2020
(U.S. 29 only)
Operator(s)Ride On
Number of vehicles16 Nova Bus LFS articulated
Technical
System length14 mi (23 km) on U.S. 29[1]

Flash BRT is a bus rapid transit network in Montgomery County, Maryland with one operational line and two more under development.[1] When complete, the network will run along U.S. 29 from Silver Spring to Burtonsville, Maryland Route 355 from Bethesda to Clarksburg, and Maryland Route 586 from Wheaton to Rockville.[2]

The Burtonsville–Greencastle Express Line, designated Route Z11, was a weekday peak-hour bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between Silver Spring station of the Red Line of the Washington Metro and Burtonsville Crossing Park & Ride Lot in Burtonsville, Maryland. The line operated every 10–25 minutes during the weekday peak hours in the peak direction only. Route Z11 trips are roughly 50 minutes long. The line was suspended on March 18, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was replaced by Flash BRT in October 2020.

  1. ^ a b Pascale, Jordan (2020-10-13). "Montgomery County Launches A New Rapid Bus Service This Week". WAMU 88.5. Washington, DC.
  2. ^ "WHERE WILL IT BE?". Ride the FLASH. 2016-10-30. Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-08-02.