# North Capitol Street Line

The North Capitol Street Line, designated as Route 80 is a daily bus route that is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between Fort Totten station of the Red and Green lines of the Washington Metro and McPherson Square station of the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines of the Washington Metro. With late night and early morning trips extending to Foggy Bottom-GWU station of the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines of the Washington Metro. The line operates every 12 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night.

## Background

Route 80 operates between Fort Totten station and McPherson Square station with late night and early morning trips extending to Foggy Bottom station providing service along North Capitol Street. The route is one of the most popular routes, with having 4,594 average weekday ridership in 2023.

### Current stops

| Bus stop | Direction | Connections |
| Washington, D.C. |||
| Fort Totten Bus Bay F | Southbound stop, Northbound terminal | Metrobus: 60, 64, E2, E4, F6, K2, K6, K9, R1, R2 Washington Metro: |
| Fort Totten Alighting Only | Northbound | Metrobus: 60, 64, E2, E4, F6, K2, K6, K9, R1, R2 Washington Metro: |
| Galloway Street NE / 4th Street NE | Southbound | Metrobus: E2, E4, F6 |
| Galloway Street NE / South Dakota Avenue NE | Bidirectional | Metrobus: E2, F6 |
| South Dakota Avenue NE / Farragut Place NE | Bidirectional | |
| South Dakota Avenue NE / 8th Street NE | Bidirectional | |
| South Dakota Avenue NE / Delafield Street NE | Southbound | |
| South Dakota Avenue NE / Emerson Street NE | Northbound | |
| South Dakota Avenue NE / Decatur Street NE | Bidirectional | |
| 12th Street NE / Crittenden Street NE | Bidirectional | |
| 12th Street NE / Buchanan Street NE | Southbound | |
| 12th Street NE / Allison Street NE | Northbound | |
| 12th Street NE / Varnum Street NE | Bidirectional | |
| 12th Street NE / Upshur Street NE | Southbound | |
| 12th Street NE / Taylor Street NE | Bidirectional | |
| 12th Street NE / Michigan Avenue NE | Bidirectional | Metrobus: R4 |
| 12th Street NE / Quincy Street NE | Bidirectional | Metrobus: H6 |
| 12th Street NE / Perry Street NE | Bidirectional | |
| 12th Street NE / Otis Street NE | Bidirectional | |
| 12th Street NE / Monroe Street NE | Southbound | Metrobus: G8, H8, H9 |
| 12th Street NE / Newton Street NE | Northbound | Metrobus: G8, H8, H9 |
| Brookland-CUA Bus Bays E and J | Bidirectional | Metrobus: G8, H2, H4, H6, H8, H9, R4 CUA Shuttle: Blue, Green Washington Metro: ACHS Shuttle: Brookland Metro Metropolitan Branch Trail |
| Monroe Street NE / 7th Street NE | Bidirectional | Metrobus: G8, H2, H4 |
| Michigan Avenue NE / Catholic University of America Gibbons Hall | Southbound | Metrobus: H2, H4 |
| Michigan Avenue NE / 4th Street NE | Northbound | Metrobus: H2, H4 |
| Michigan Avenue NE / Irving Street NE | Bidirectional | Metrobus: H2, H4 |
| Michigan Avenue NE / Franklin Street NE | Bidirectional | Metrobus: H2, H4 |
| Michigan Avenue NE / North Capitol Street NE | Northbound | Metrobus: D8, H2, H4 |
| North Capitol Street NW / Girard Street NE | Southbound | Metrobus: D8, H2, H4 |
| North Capitol Street NW / Douglas Street NE | Southbound | |
| North Capitol Street NE / Evarts Street NE | Northbound | |
| North Capitol Street NW / Channing Street NW | Southbound | |
| North Capitol Street NE / Channing Street NE | Northbound | |
| North Capitol Street NW / Bryant Street NW | Southbound | |
| North Capitol Street NE / Bryant Street NE | Northbound | |
| North Capitol Street NW / Adams Street NW | Southbound | |
| North Capitol Street NW / W Street NW | Southbound | |
| North Capitol Street NW / V Street NW | Southbound | |
| North Capitol Street NE / V Street NE | Northbound | |
| North Capitol Street NW / Rhode Island Avenue NW | Southbound | Metrobus: G8 |
| North Capitol Street NE / Rhode Island Avenue NE | Northbound | Metrobus: G8 |
| North Capitol Street NE / T Street NE | Northbound | |
| North Capitol Street NW / Randolph Place NW | Southbound | |
| North Capitol Street NE / Randolph Place NE | Northbound | |
| North Capitol Street NW / Florida Avenue NW | Southbound | Metrobus: 90, 92, P6 |
| North Capitol Street NE / Florida Avenue NE | Northbound | Metrobus: 90, 92, P6 |
| North Capitol Street NW / P Street NW | Southbound | Metrobus: P6 |
| North Capitol Street NE / P Street NE | Northbound | Metrobus: P6 |
| North Capitol Street NW / N Street NW | Northbound | Metrobus: P6 |
| North Capitol Street NW / Pierce Street NW | Southbound | Metrobus: P6 |
| North Capitol Street NE / M Street NE | Northbound | Metrobus: P6 |
| North Capitol Street NW / K Street NW | Southbound | Metrobus: D4, P6 |
| North Capitol Street NE / K Street NE | Northbound | Metrobus: D4, P6 |
| North Capitol Street NE / I Street NE | Northbound | |
| North Capitol Street NW / H Street NW | Southbound | Metrobus: D8, X2, X9 |
| North Capitol Street NE / H Street NE | Northbound | Metrobus: D8, X2, X9 |
| North Capitol Street NE / Massachusetts Avenue NE Union Station | Northbound | Amtrak, VRE, MARC (at Union Station) Metrobus: 33, 96, D6, D8, X2, X8, X9 Washington Metro: DC Circulator: Georgetown–Union Station Congress Heights – Union Station National Mall MTA Maryland Bus: 903, 922 Loudoun County Transit PRTC OmniRide |
| North Capitol Street NW / Massachusetts Avenue NW Union Station | Southbound | Amtrak, VRE, MARC (at Union Station) Metrobus: 33, 96, D6, D8, X2, X8, X9 Washington Metro: DC Circulator: Georgetown–Union Station Congress Heights – Union Station National Mall MTA Maryland Bus: 903, 922 Loudoun County Transit PRTC OmniRide |
| Massachusetts Avenue NW / G Street NW | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 96 |
| Massachusetts Avenue NW / New Jersey Avenue NW | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 33, X2 DC Circulator: Georgetown–Union Station |
| H Street NW / 5th Street NW | Southbound | Metrobus: X2 |
| H Street NW / 4th Street NW | Northbound | Metrobus: X2 |
| H Street NW / 6th Street NW | Bidirectional | Metrobus: X2 |
| H Street NW / 7th Street NW Gallery Place-Chinatown | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 70, 74, 79, P6, X2, X9 Washington Metro: |
| H Street NW / 9th Street NW | Northbound | Metrobus: G8, P6, X2, X9 |
| H Street NW / 11th Street NW Metro Center | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 54, 59, 63, 64, D6, G8, P6, S2, X2 Washington Metro: |
| H Street NW / 13th Street NW | Southbound Bidirectional (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 3F, 3Y, 16Y, D6, G8, X2 |
| K Street NW / 13th Street NW | Northbound | Metrobus: 3F, 3Y, 16Y, D6, S2, S9 DC Circulator Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro DC Circulator: Georgetown–Union Station |
| H Street NW / 14th Street NW McPherson Square | Northbound (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 3F, 3Y, 16E, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 52, 54, 59, D4, D6, G8, S2, S9, X2 DC Circulator Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro DC Circulator: Georgetown–Union Station Washington Metro: |
| Franklin Square Bus Bay A McPherson Square | Southbound | Metrobus: 3F, 3Y, 16E, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 52, 54, 59, D4, D6, G8, S2, S9, X2 DC Circulator Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro DC Circulator: Georgetown–Union Station Washington Metro: |
| K Street NW / 14th Street NW McPherson Square | Northbound | Metrobus: 3F, 3Y, 16E, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 52, 54, 59, D4, D6, G8, S2, S9, X2 DC Circulator Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro DC Circulator: Georgetown–Union Station Washington Metro: |
| I Street NW / 15th Street NW McPherson Square | Southbound (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 3Y, 11Y, 33, 36, 80, D6, G8, S2, S9, X2 Washington Metro: |
| 15th NW between I & K Streets NW McPherson Square | Northbound stop, Southbound terminal | Metrobus: 3Y, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, D6, G8, S2, S9, X2 Washington Metro: |
| H Street NW / Madison Place NW McPherson Square | Northbound (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 3Y, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, D6, G8, S2, S9, X2 Washington Metro: |
| H Street NW / 17th Street NW (Northbound) I Street NW / 17th Street NW (Southbound) Farragut Square | Bidirectional (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 3Y, 11Y, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 38B, D6, G8, L2, N2, N4, N6, X2 DC Circulator: Georgetown – Union Station MTA Maryland Bus: 901, 902, 904, 905, 909, 950, 995 Loudoun County Transit PRTC OmniRide Washington Metro: (at Farragut West) (at Farragut North) |
| I Street NW / 18th Street NW Farragut West | Southbound (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 3Y, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 38B, D6, X2 PRTC OmniRide Washington Metro: |
| H Street NW / 18th Street NW Farragut West | Northbound (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 3Y, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 42, 43, D6, X2 MTA Maryland Bus: 305, 325 PRTC OmniRide Washington Metro: |
| I Street NW / 19th Street NW | Southbound (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 3Y, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 38B, D6, X2 |
| I Street NW / 20th Street NW | Southbound (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 32, 33, 36, 38B, X2 |
| Pennsylvania Avenue NW / 21st Street NW | Northbound (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 32, 33, 36, X2 DC Circulator: Georgetown – Union Station |
| Pennsylvania Avenue NW / 22nd Street NW Foggy Bottom-GWU | Northbound stop, Southbound terminal (Late night & early morning only) | Metrobus: 32, 33, 36, 38B, X2 DC Circulator: Georgetown – Union Station Washington Metro: |

## History

Route 80 began service in 1872 as the North Capitol Street and College Park Line as a horsecar service.
The line was a mix of its current and the College Park Line, Operated along North Capitol Street and in College Park, Maryland via Brentwood.
After electric streetcars operated by the Metropolitan Railroad took over the city, the line was acquired in 1902 by the Washington Railway and Electric Company, which merged to become the Capital Traction Company in the 1930s, and operated as DC Transit after 1956. Just two years later on September 7, 1958, Routes 80 and 82 were abandoned, the first streetcar lines to be abandoned.
After DC Streetcars, Route 80 service on the North Capitol Street Streetcar Line, alongside 81 between Brookland & Potomac Park. it was later extended to Riggs Road NE, via 12th Street NE and South Dakota Avenue NE during the early 1970s although both routes were eventually truncated to the Fort Totten Metro Station on February 19, 1978, shortly after it opened.
Route 81 operated as a part of the Line until 1996/1997 when it became a part of the College Park Line, operating between Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood station and Cherry Hill via Greenbelt station.
As of September 5, 2021, the line stopped serving Kennedy Center and service was replaced by routes 42 and 43.
Early morning and late night service was extended to Foggy Bottom station on June 25, 2023.
As of December 17, 2023, the route now operates 24/7.
In WMATA's FY2025, they proposed terminating the route at Union Station instead of going to McPherson Square or Foggy Bottom-GWU, eliminating service on service along H Street, I Street, K Street, 15th Street, 13th Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Massachusetts Avenue. It would also be proposed Route 80 would be moved into the 20-minute Frequent Service Network, rather than the 12-minute Frequent Service Network. Service would operate every 20 minutes or better from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the week.