Evening star., 1928-04-01
SUBURBAN BUS
SERVICE TO START
Silver Spring Line to Down
town Section viii Begin
Operation Today.

Through motor coach service be-
tween downtown Washington ana Varl-
Gus terminals in Maryland north OF
washington. including Forest Glen. Lin
den. Four Corners, W0odSide and silver
SprinS. wfA begin today BY the wash
incton Rand Transit Co. This new
service was inaugurated IN accofcance
with the approval of the Public Uun-
ties Commission of the District OF Co
lumbia and the Public Service ConiniS-
sion of Maryland and with the support
of the various citizens associations N
the territory.
This also provides through service 70
noints on Sixteenth street north ol
kennedy street. including Walter Reeo
Hospital and adjacent residence oiS-
trictS
VIII Run Every Is Minutes.
BuSses will leave Eighth and Pennsyl-
vania avenue every Is minutes during
the day destined 10 one OF the above
named points in Maryland. Schedules
will be found in buses and will be dis
tributed in the various residence dis
tricts involved today and may be had
upon application to the Washington
Rapid Transit Co ONCE. Transfer ar
rangements between buses OF the
Washington Rapid Transit Co. and cars
Of the Capital Traction Co. at Four
teenth street and Colorado avenue viii
remain as at present Rates OF fare
viii be the same as heretofore. but, for
purposes. OF Identification, zone checks
viii be issued on southbound trips in
Maryland, such checks TO be retained
by passengers as far as the District
line as evidence Of the amount OF fare
paid.
Arriving and leaving times at the va
riOuE Maryland teFTnini will remain
practically the same as has been in eff
feet for several months past. Buses
leaving Eighth street and Pennsylvania
avenue will operate over regular rou'e
by way Of Pennsylvania avenue. Twelfth
street. Massachusetts, avenue. TO Six
teenth street. except between 4 and 6
pm. when Forest Glen buses will be
Twelfth street, X street. Fifteenth
street and Florida avenue to Sixteenth
street. making no stops for passengers
between Fifteenth and X streets and
Sixteenth and Buchanan streets.
Local Service Planned.
During this two-hour period addi-
tionAl trips win be run locally between
Eighth street and Pennsylvania avenue
and Sixteenth and Buchanan streets
by way OF Pennsylvania avenue. Twelfth
street. Massachusetts, avenue to Six
teenth, and passengers wishing to board
the Forest Glen bus In the territory be-
tween Twelfth and X streets and Six
teenth and Buchanan streets can board
such local bus and transfer at Sixteenth
and Buchanan streets TO the Maryland
bus
In addition TO the through service
the new schedule effective today pro-
yides additional service on all lines within
the District Of Columbia between noon
and pm. On week days In order To
provide additional capacity for lncreas-
ed patronage. Service between points In
Petworth and Lincoln Memorial viii be
operated on Sundays beginning about 10
O'Clock in the morning by way Of Route
7 New Hampshire avenue. Columbia
road. Sixteenth street, Executive ave-
nue. Seventeenth street and u street,.
This will be operated with doubIe-deck
blISseS In order 10 give opportunity for
the pleasure riding In the open air on
the top decks which is particularly en-
joyabie during the warm months OF the
year.