Loudoun County Transit

Loudoun County Transit
A 2016 Gillig BRTPlus 40' Loudoun County Transit bus at Reston Town Center station
Headquarters209 Gibson Street, NW Leesburg, Virginia 20177
LocaleLoudoun County, Virginia, U.S.
Service typeFixed-Route Bus Service, Demand Response and Paratransit
OperatorKeolis
Websiteloudoun.gov/4121/Transit-Commuter-Services

Loudoun County Transit (LC Transit) is a public-transportation service provided by the Loudoun County, Virginia government. Loudoun County Transit provides fixed routes and on-demand/paratransit bus service.[1]

The buses operate from Dulles, Leesburg, and Purcellville to Washington Metro stations as well as directly to Rosslyn, Virginia, The Pentagon, and Washington, D.C. The service utilizes buses that are permitted to travel on the express lanes of the Dulles Toll Road, unlike normal traffic. This allows for a shorter trip and also bypasses commuter tolls. The Loudoun County Commuter Bus accepts payment via SmarTrip, a reloadable transit card issued by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.[2]

Loudoun County Transit buses also operates local bus service through Sterling, Ashburn, and Leesburg, providing connections to Silver Line metro stations. Virginia Regional Transit only operates the Purcellville Connector that is part of local bus service. LC Transit uses long buses (seating around 50) with white and metal trim and display the LC Transit logo,[3][4] while VRT buses are short (seating around 15) and have a predominantly white and maroon color scheme, frequently without a logo.[5][6] Local buses are around the same size as VRT buses & have the LC Transit logo.

  1. ^ "Accessible Bus Service | Loudoun County, VA - Official Website". www.loudoun.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  2. ^ "SmarTrip. More than a smart card. It's pure genius". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original on November 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  3. ^ Dekatyou. "Loudoun County Transit 71023". Photobucket. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  4. ^ "Commuter Bus Service". Loudoun County Government. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  5. ^ Dekatyou. "Virginia Regional Transit 197". Photobucket. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  6. ^ "Local Bus Service: Virginia Regional Transit". Loudoun County Government. Retrieved 2012-05-02.