ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria’s DASH bus system will cut service on five lines on Jan. 31 after its board voted unanimously Thursday night to approve the reductions, according to The Alexandria Brief’s report on the vote. DASH says its fiscal 2027 budget review found that current funding is not enough to cover operating costs.
The biggest saving comes on Line 31, at an estimated $1,012,000. Buses would no longer run between the King Street Metro and Braddock Road Metro stations in Old Town, DASH said. Line 30 and the King Street Trolley would keep serving the area. Weekend buses on the line would run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every 20 minutes instead of every 15.
Line 30 would end service between the West Alexandria Transit Center and Van Dorn Metro, saving an estimated $361,000, DASH said. Lines 35 and 32 would continue serving the area, and weekend service would run from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
In Potomac Yard, Lines 33 and 34 would be adjusted to reduce overlap, saving an estimated $445,000. Off-peak and weekend buses would run every 60 minutes instead of every 30, and some riders would need to walk farther to reach the Archway stop, DASH said.
Line 102 would lose its midday service, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., saving an estimated $103,500. Peak buses would run every 45 minutes instead of every 30, according to DASH.
The cuts take effect Jan. 31 unless money is found by Dec. 31, and DASH still projects a $1.2 million gap, The Alexandria Brief reported. Board Chair David Kaplan said Mayor Alyia Gaskins had asked DASH to look at repaying the city $250,000 to $750,000, and that repaying the city would require more cuts, the report said. City Manager James Parajon had asked DASH to repay $1 million this fiscal year.
DASH collected public input on the reductions before the vote. Its rider survey closed Nov. 10.