Loudoun County Transit

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Loudoun County Transit
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A 2016 Gillig BRTPlus 40' Loudoun County Transit bus at Reston Town Center station
Headquarters209 Gibson Street, NW Leesburg, Virginia 20177
Locale Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S.
Service type Fixed-Route Bus Service, Demand Response and Paratransit
Operator Keolis
Website loudoun.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]

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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.

Routes

RouteTerminalsNotes
Commuter Bus [7] [8]
281 Aldie
Dulles South Park and Ride
Washington, D.C.
H & 4th Streets NW
AM service, operates only inbound towards Washington
282 Arlington
Eads & 12th Streets
284Arlington
Pentagon station
481 Leesburg
Leesburg Park and Ride
Washington, D.C.
H & 4th Streets NW
482Arlington
Eads & 12th Streets
483 Purcelville
Purcelville Park and Ride
484 Hamilton
Harmony Park and Ride
486 Ashburn
Brambleton Park and Ride
Washington, D.C.
H & 4th Streets NW
681Washington, D.C.
H & 4th Streets NW
Chantilly
East Gate Park and Ride
PM service, operates only outbound towards Loudoun County
682 Crystal City - 18th Street & Route 1
684Arlington
Pentagon station
881Washington, D.C.
H & 4th Streets NW
Leesburg
Leesburg Park and Ride
882 Crystal City
18th Street & US Route 1
883Washington, D.C.
H & 4th Streets NW
Purcelville
Purcelville Park and Ride
884
885
886Ashburn
Brambleton Park and Ride
Local Bus [9]
40 [10] Purcelville
Purcelville Park and Ride
Leesburg
Loudoun County Government Center
Purcellville Connector
55 [11] Leesburg Loop
Loudoun County Government Center
Leesburg Routes
56 [11]
57 [11]
62 [12] Ashburn
Village Giant
Sterling
Dulles Town Center
Ashburn Connector
70 [13] Leesburg - Loudoun County Government CenterSterling
NVCC Loudoun Campus
Leesburg to Sterling via Leesburg Pike
80 [14] Sterling
Enterprise St & E Maple Av
Sugarland Run Connector
81 [15] Sterling
Village at Potomac Falls
Sterling
Dulles Town Center
Countryside Connector
82 [16] Sterling
William Watters House
Sterling
Sterling Library
Sterling Connector
Metro Connection [17]
312 [18] Sterling
Village at Potomac Falls
Reston
Reston Town Center station
Potomac Falls
320/321 [19] Ashburn
GWU Exploration Hall
McNair
Innovation Center station
George Washington University
322 [20] Sterling
Dulles Town Center
Atlantic Boulevard Connector
323 [21] McNair Loop
Innovation Center station
Sterling
331/332 [22] Ashburn
One Loudoun
Ashburn
Ashburn station
One Loudoun
333 [23] Ashburn - Quantum ParkSterling
Loudoun Gateway station
Quantum Park/Pacific Boulevard/Loudoun Gateway
341/342 [24] Ashburn
Ashburn Chase Apartments
Ashburn
Ashburn station
Ashburn Village
343/344 [25] [26] Goose Creek Village
Park and Ride
Goose Creek/Ashburn Farm
351 [27] Leesburg
Leesburg II Park and Ride
Leesburg
371 [28] Ashburn
Old Ryan Road & Pinkhorn Way
Moorefield Parkway/Old Ryan Road
372 [29] Ashburn
INOVA Ashburn Healthplex
Westwind Farm
373 [30] Ashburn
Waxpool Road & Truro Parish Drive
Broadlands
374 [31] Ashburn
Evergreen Ridge Drive & Barnstead Drive
Brambleton
375 [32] Brambleton
Brambleton Town Center
381 [33] Sterling Loop
Loudoun Gateway station
South Riding
382 [34] Sterling
Stone Springs Hospital
Sterling
Loudoun Gateway station
Stone Ridge
391 [35] Purcelville
Purcelville Park and Ride
Ashburn
Ashburn station
Purcellville/Harmony

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