DASH (bus)
Driving Alexandria Safely Home (DASH) is the public bus system for the city of Alexandria, Virginia, operated by the Alexandria Transit Company.
A 2021 New Flyer Xcelsior XE60 DASH bus at Van Dorn St Metro Station. | |
| Parent | City of Alexandria |
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| Founded | March 1984 |
| Headquarters | 3000 Business Center Drive, Alexandria, VA |
| Service area | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Alliance | WMATA |
| Routes | 10 and the King Street Trolley |
| Fleet |
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| Daily ridership | 14,900 (Q1 2023) |
| Annual ridership | 4,209,500 (2015) |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid, Battery electric |
| Operator | Alexandria Transit Company |
| Website | dashbus.com |
The Alexandria Transit Company's DASH system provides safe, reliable, and courteous bus service within the City of Alexandria, and connects with Metrobus, Metrorail, Virginia Railway Express, and all local bus systems. DASH serves all of the Alexandria Metrorail Stations and the Pentagon Metrorail station.
Alexandria Transit Company (ATC) is a non-profit service corporation wholly owned by the City of Alexandria and currently operates 124 buses, including the King Street Trolley. ATC provides a fixed-route bus service within the City of Alexandria on nine routes and carries more than four million passengers annually. ATC operates transit services within portions of the City of Alexandria and between the City and the Pentagon Transit Station. ATC's purpose is to supplement the regional rail and bus service provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and to provide a local bus service to the City of Alexandria.