East Glebe is a

bus rapid transit Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...

station in

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, located on Richmond Highway (

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) between East Glebe Road and Hume Avenue. It is a stop on the portion of dedicated bus-only highway along the

Metroway Metroway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) as part of their Metrobus system. It consists of a single line operating in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia. It opened on Aug ...

bus rapid transit line, providing two-way service along the route. The station provides service to the central

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and Potomac communities in Alexandria. The southbound station is located at the northern end of the busway that runs down the median of Richmond Highway, but the northern station is in mixed-traffic on East Glebe Road, one block east at Main Line Boulevard.

History

East Glebe opened to the public as one of the original

stations; the station opened for service on August 24, 2014.

Station layout

This diagram shows the layout of the station in the median busway.

References

External links

Official Metroway site
Buildings and structures in Alexandria, Virginia Metroway 2014 establishments in Virginia Transport infrastructure completed in 2014 Bus stations in Virginia {{Virginia-transport-stub