The District Heights–Seat Pleasant Line, designated Route V14, was a daily bus route operated by the

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between the

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of the

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and Silver Lines of the

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and Penn Mar Shopping Center in District Heights. The line operated every 20–30 minutes during the rush hour, 60 minutes during weekday middays, and 60 minutes on the weekends. V14 trips were roughly 40–45 minutes long.

Background

Route V14 operated daily between

and Penn Mar Shopping Center. Select trips were also operated between Penn Mar Shopping Center and

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only. The route provided service inside multiple neighborhoods to various Metrorail stations. Route V14 operated out of Landover division.

History

Routes V14 and V15 were created as brand new Metrobus Routes to provide alternative Metrobus service between the newly opened

& Penn Mar Shopping Center on January 4, 1981, when the V12 was shortened to operate between Addison Road and

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s only. The main difference was that the V14 and V15 would mostly operate along Addison Road, Central Avenue, Suffolk Avenue, Walker Mill Road and other various streets instead of operating straight along

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. While V14 would be the primary Metrobus Route on the line that operate throughout most of the day, route V15 would only operate during the weekday peak-hours only. On December 11, 1993, both the V14 and V15 were extended north from

, to operate to

in order to replace the

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former routing between Deanwood and Addison Road stations, via Central Avenue, Hill Road, Seat Pleasant Drive, Addison Road, and Minnesota Avenue NE. Main differences were that the V14 would operate straight on Hill Road between the intersections of Seat Pleasant Drive and Central Avenue while the V15 would divert from the intersection of Hill Road onto the intersection of Hastings Drive, then make turn onto the intersection of Pepper Mill Drive, before returning onto Central Avenue. The routing between Addison Road and Penn Marr Shopping Center mostly remained the same other than for a small segment in the Pepper Mill Village neighborhood that was altered. As a result of these changes, the line was renamed from the District Heights Line to the District Heights–Seat Pleasant Line. In 2015, WMATA proposed to eliminate route V15 and the segment along Pepper Mill Drive and Hastings Drive. Route V14 would add weekend service and run its full route on Sundays instead of terminating at

. On March 27, 2016, route V15 was discontinued and replaced by the V14 which added weekend service. Route V14 also would operate the full route on Sundays between

and Penn Mar Shopping Center instead of

. During the

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, the line was reduced to operate on its Saturday supplemental schedule beginning on March 16, 2020. Beginning on March 18, 2020, the line was further reduced to operate on its Sunday schedule. Weekend service was also suspended beginning on March 21, 2020. The line its full schedule beginning on August 23, 2020. As part of WMATA's Better Bus Redesign taking place on June 29, 2025, the V14 remained the same, but was also combined with the

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and was extended from Penn Mar Shopping Center to Branch Avenue station, following the former K12's routing. The line was renamed into the P62.

References

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