Ride On (bus)

Ride on
A Gillig compressed natural gas bus at Shady Grove station in the most recent paint scheme.
Parenttransit services division, Montgomery County Department of Transportation
FoundedMarch 31, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-03-31)
Headquarters101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor
Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Service typeLocal, express, and limited stop bus service, paratransit, demand responsive transport, bus rapid transit
Routes81
Fleet350
Daily ridership59,800 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Annual ridership16,644,600 (2023)[2]
Fuel typeCNG, diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, battery electric
Websitewww.montgomerycountymd.gov/dot-transit/

Ride On (formerly Ride-On) is the primary public transportation system in Montgomery County, Maryland. Managed by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Ride On serves Montgomery County as well as the community of Langley Park in Prince George's County and Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. In fiscal 2018, it operated on a US$112.3 million budget.[3] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 16,644,600, or about 59,800 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

Ride on has a fleet of about 400 buses and operates 81 routes, including operating two Metrobus routes on weekends.[4]

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Services - Ride on program". Montgomery County MD Government. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ride on routes and schedules".