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Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) is an American public transportation system in
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, plus two adjacent
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, Manassas and Manassas Park. Services provided by PRTC include OmniRide, OmniRide Local, and OmniRide Ridesharing Service operating in Prince William County, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Stafford County. Spotsylvania County's membership is solely based on a membership requirement due to the VRE operations in the county and the state aid that comes with the VRE. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .


Organization

The Commission was established in 1986. It consists of representatives from each local jurisdiction, the Chairman of the
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and two members of the House of Delegates and one member of the
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from the related legislative districts. Together with the
Northern Virginia Transportation Commission The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) is an independent agency in the Commonwealth of Virginia to promote and improve transportation. It covers the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and the Cities of Alexandria, Falls Churc ...
PRTC operates the
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. By 1986, it became apparent that the jurisdictions outside of NVTC could not reach agreement on how to support VRE by joining NVTC so PRTC was created. Legislation established a 2% motor fuels tax to support VRE expenses and other transportation investments. PRTC operates a carpooling and vanpooling project called "OmniRide Ridesharing Service" (formerly "OmniMatch"). PRTC participates in the
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rechargeable fare card program with other public transportation agencies.


Fleet

The PRTC bus fleet consists of the following models ():


OmniRide


OmniRide Local (formerly OmniLink)


Fares

fares are:


Regular Fares


OmniRide Metro Express (formerly OnmiRide Metro Direct)

$4.25 (using cash); $3.45 (using SmarTrip)


OmniRide Express (between Northern Virginia and Washington, DC)

$9.20 (using cash); $6.90 (using SmarTrip)


OmniRide East-West Express

$1.55 (using cash or SmarTrip)


OmniRide Local

$1.55 (using cash or SmarTrip); $3.60 (Day Pass, SmarTrip Only)


Routes


Local

*DALELOC Dale City: This route operates between the Omniride Transit Center and to Dale City (Chinn Center) via Dale Blvd and Prince William Pkwy (with Saturday service). *DUMFLOC Dumfries: This route operates between the Omniride Transit Center to Dumfries (Fuller Heights) via Route 1 to Freedom High School,
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Woodbridge Campus and Ferlazzo Building (with Saturday service). *65 Manassas North: This route operates between the City of Manassas to the
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Manassas Campus via Sudley Rd (Weekday Service Only). *67 Manassas South: This route operates between the City of Manassas and the Station via Liberia Ave and Euclid Ave (Weekday Service Only). *68 Manassas Park: This route operates between City of Manassas and to Station via Manassas Park Community Center and Maplewood Shopping Center (Weekday Service Only). *WOODLOC Woodbridge/Lake Ridge: This route operates in a loop between Omniride Transit Center and to Woodbridge and Lake Ridge via Prince William Pkwy and Old Bridge Rd to Potomac Mills and Station (with Saturday service). *RT1LOC Route 1: This route operates between the Station and to Quantico via Route 1 (with Saturday service). *96 East-West Express: This route operates between the City of Manassas and the Omniride Transit Center via Prince William Pkwy to Potomac Mills (Weekday Service Only).


Metro Express (formerly Metro Direct)

*60 Manassas Metro Express: This route operates between the City of Manassas and the Tysons Corner Metro Station. Service to Tysons Corner began July 2014. *61 Linton Hall Metro Express: This route operates between Gainesville and the Tysons Corner Metro Station. Service began in late 2004. Service to Tysons Corner began July 2014. *Prince William Metro Express: This route operates between Woodbridge and the Franconia–Springfield Metro Station (now with Saturday service).


Express

*D-100/200/300 Dale City: This route operates between Dale City, Pentagon/Rosslyn/Ballston and); between Dale City and Downtown Washington; between Dale City and
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and between Dale City and Mark Center. *L-100/200 Lake Ridge: This route operates Lake Ridge, Pentagon and Crystal City; between Lake Ridge and Downtown Washington; between Lake Ridge and Mark Center. *601/602 Manassas: This route operates between Manassas, Pentagon and Downtown Washington, with connections to Crystal City. *MC-100/200 Montclair: This route operates between Montclair, Pentagon and Downtown Washington. *RS South Route 1: This route operates between
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, Woodbridge, Pentagon and Downtown Washington. *T Tysons Express: This route operates between eastern Prince William County and Tysons Corner. Service began November 9, 2009. *H Haymarket: This route operates between Haymarket and Rosslyn/Ballston. Service began December 17, 2018. *543 Stafford-Washington: This route operates between Stafford and Downtown Washington. Service began November 4, 2019. *942 Stafford-Pentagon: This route operates between Stafford and Pentagon. Service began November 4, 2019.


References

* This article incorporates material from
Virginia Railway Express Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a commuter rail service that connects outlying small cities of Northern Virginia to Union Station in Washington, D.C. It operates two lines which run during weekday rush hour only: the Fredericksburg Line fro ...
.


External links


Official site
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