DC Student Ride Guide(School Year 2019-2020)

Students ride free when they just

tap and go!

Students ride free

NEW!

Did you know? Did you know that students age 5 to 21 who are enrolled in DC public school, public charter school or private school can ride Metrobus, Metrorail and DC Circulator to school and school-related activities in DC for FREE?

Program Eligibility To be eligible, students must meet these three qualifi cations:

1 Resident of the District of Columbia

2 Age 5 to 21

3 Enrolled in an elementary or secondary public, private, charter or parochial school located within the District; or a “Ward of DC” through the Foster Care System.

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What’s new this school year?● The Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card has a

new look with the same great benefi ts as last year. The card is active on receipt and good until 9/30/2020.

● The new SmarTrip® card you receive will come pre-loaded with the Kids Ride Free Pass and will be ready to use on Metrorail, Metrobus and DC Circulator.

● The new SmarTrip® card will be good for the entire school year and does not expire until 9/30/2020.

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No Dangerous orFlammable Items

No Litteringor Spitting

No Audio(without earphones)

No Animals(except service animals)No Smoking No Eating

or Drinking

Legendwmata.com Information: 202-637-7000 | TTY: 202-962-2033Metro Transit Police: 202-962-2121 | Text: MYMTPD (696873)

SystemMap Under Construction

Stationin Service

Transfer Station

Silver Line • Wiehle-Reston East / Largo Town Center

Yellow Line • Huntington / Greenbelt

Green Line • Branch Ave / Greenbelt

Blue Line • Franconia-Springfield / Largo Town Center

Orange Line • New Carrollton / Vienna

Red Line • Glenmont / Shady Grove

Connecting Rail Systems

Station Features

Airport

Bus to AirportParkingHospital

Map is not to scaleWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY © 2019

Metro is accessible.

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Georgia Ave-Petworth

Van Dorn St

Franconia-Springfield

Stadium-Armory

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Brookland-CUA

Union Station

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Greenbelt

College Park-U of Md

Prince George’s Plaza

West Hyattsville

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Capitol Heights

Benning Rd

Addison Rd

Seat Pleasant

LandoverNew Carrollton

Cheverly

Deanwood

Minnesota Ave

Spring Hill

Wiehle-

Reston E

ast

Greens

boro

Tysons

Corner

McLea

n

Friendship Heights

White Flint

Twinbrook

Rockville

Shady Grove

Cleveland Park

Zoo/Adams MorganWoodley Park

Bethesda

Medical Center

Grosvenor - Strathmore Takoma

Rosslyn

L’Enfa

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Foggy

Bottom-G

WU

McPhersonSq

Largo Town Center

Dupont CircleFarragut North

Branch

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Nationa

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MetrorailOperating Times

Mon-Thu5 am - 11:30 pm

Fri5 am - 1 am

Sat7 am - 1 am

Sun8 am - 11 pm

Times are approximate

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Potomac River

Anacostia R

iver

Fairfax

Co

Arlington C

o

Montgomery

Co

Prince

Geo

rge’s Co

Prince George’s Co

District of Columbia

Distric

t of C

olumbia

Prince

Geo

rge’s Co

Arlington Co

Fairfax Co

Alexandria

Fairfax Co

Alexan

dria

Montgomery

Co

Distric

t of C

olumbia

No Dangerous orFlammable Items

No Litteringor Spitting

No Audio(without earphones)

No Animals(except service animals)No Smoking No Eating

or Drinking

Legendwmata.com Information: 202-637-7000 | TTY: 202-962-2033Metro Transit Police: 202-962-2121 | Text: MYMTPD (696873)

SystemMap Under Construction

Stationin Service

Transfer Station

Silver Line • Wiehle-Reston East / Largo Town Center

Yellow Line • Huntington / Greenbelt

Green Line • Branch Ave / Greenbelt

Blue Line • Franconia-Springfield / Largo Town Center

Orange Line • New Carrollton / Vienna

Red Line • Glenmont / Shady Grove

Connecting Rail Systems

Station Features

Airport

Bus to AirportParkingHospital

Map is not to scaleWASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY © 2019

Metro is accessible.

B30toBWI

5AtoIAD

5AtoIAD

West F

alls C

hurchVT/U

VA

Shaw-H

oward U

Glenmont

Wheaton

Forest Glen

Silver Spring

Waterfro

nt

Navy Y

ard-B

allpark

Anaco

stia

Congres

s Heig

hts

Southern

Ave

Naylor R

d

Suitlan

d

Eastern Market

Capitol South

Federal Center SW

Judiciary Sq

Arlington Cemetery

Pentagon

Pentagon City

Crystal

City

Farrag

ut Wes

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Metro Cen

ter

Federa

l Tria

ngle

Smithso

nian

Archive

s

Navy M

em’l-P

enn Q

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Mt Vern

on Sq

7th St-C

onven

tion C

enter

Gallery

Place

Chinato

wn

Court Hous

e

Ronald ReaganWashington National Airport

Braddock Rd

King St-Old Town

Eisenhower Ave

Huntington

ColumbiaHeights

Tenle

ytown-A

U

Van N

ess-U

DC

Georgia Ave-Petworth

Van Dorn St

Franconia-Springfield

Stadium-Armory

Potomac Ave

Brookland-CUA

Union Station

NoMa-Gallaudet U

Greenbelt

College Park-U of Md

Prince George’s Plaza

West Hyattsville

Fort Totten

Rhode Island AveBrentwood

U StAfrican-Amer Civil

War Mem’l/Cardozo

East F

alls C

hurchVien

na

Fairfax

-GMU

Dunn L

oring

Merrifie

ld

Ballsto

n-MU

Virgini

a Sq-G

MU

Claren

don

Morgan Blvd

Capitol Heights

Benning Rd

Addison Rd

Seat Pleasant

LandoverNew Carrollton

Cheverly

Deanwood

Minnesota Ave

Spring Hill

Wiehle-

Reston E

ast

Greens

boro

Tysons

Corner

McLea

n

Friendship Heights

White Flint

Twinbrook

Rockville

Shady Grove

Cleveland Park

Zoo/Adams MorganWoodley Park

Bethesda

Medical Center

Grosvenor - Strathmore Takoma

Rosslyn

L’Enfa

nt Plaz

a

Foggy

Bottom-G

WU

McPhersonSq

Largo Town Center

Dupont CircleFarragut North

Branch

Ave

Kenne

dy Cen

ter

Nationa

l Mall

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Where can I receive a new Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card?Request a Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card from your Card Administrator at your school.

How do I use my card? Tap your Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card on the faregate or farebox target on Metrorail, Metrobus or DC Circulator. Be sure to tap your Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card by itself. Flashing the card to ride Metrorail, Metrobus or DC Circulator is never permitted.

What if I lose my card?Request a new Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card from your Card Administrator at your school. The lost card will be reported to Metro and no longer be active. You will not be charged for a replacement Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card, but must pay regular fare to ride Metrorail, Metrobus and DC Circulator until your new card arrives.

Can I add value to my Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card? No – You cannot add value to your Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card.

When does my old card expire? You need to replace the old card by 9/30/2019.

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FAQs

No card, no free rideIf you forget or lose your Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card, you must pay the regular fare to ride Metrorail, Metrobus or DC Circulator until you fi nd or replace your Kids Ride Free SmarTrip® card.

Questions?● Call the DDOT School Transit Offi ce

at (202) 673-1740

● Visit kidsridefree.dc.gov

If you see something, say something.When riding Metro, please be aware of your surroundings. To report any unattended bags or suspicious behavior, contact Transit Police via text at 696873 (MyMTPD) or call 202-962-2121. You can also see the station manager.

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