Evening star., 1937-04-30
TAK0MA CAR LINE
WILL Be REPLACED
BYBUSSESS SUNDAY
Revamped Transit Service
Will Involve Four
Major Steps.
TWO-AND-HALF MILES
OF TRACK TO BE JUNKED
Extensive Route Changes Are De-
tailed in Announcement
of Service.

the TakOma street car line now op-
Grating through Kennedy and Third
streets, the Capital Transit Co. an
nounced today. The program was Or
dered some time ago by the Public
Utilities Commission after extensive
studies and hearings.
There are four major steps in the
revamped transit service.
First. the street car tracks from
Fourteenth and Kennedy streets to
Takoma will be abandoned, and the
company will institute shuttle bus
service between the two points. On
this line there will be the street car
token fare.
Second the present Takoma express
bus service operating out of Fifth
street in Takoma and travelling down
Thirteenth street, will be continued.
with some changes in route and opera
ton, the fare remaining at 10 cents
cash or use of the sl.25 weekly pass.
New Service in Addition.
Third, there will be instituted new
express bus service, operating from
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Ninth street in downtown Washington,
the fare to be 10 cents cash or the
weekly pass.
Fourth, the Chillum line will be ex-
tended and routed as far north as
Madison and North Capitol streets.
| The change means abandonment of
nearly "a miles Of street car track
between Fourteenth and Kennedy
streets and Takoma. A railway bus
terminal is being developed at that
point to facilitate the transfer of pas
sengers there and to revamp the turn
around for the Fourteenth street cars.
| The shuttle bus will be known as
the Kennedy street bus line" North
bound, 1t will 60 east on Kennedy,
north on Third, east on Aspen, north
on Willow to the District line. South
bound it will 60 south on Laurel, west
on Aspen, south on Third and west
on Kennedy to the terminal. Trans
fers to and from intersecting street car
lines will be given free on payment of
= cash or token fare; and to and from
the express busses on payment Of the
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Takoma Express Route.
The route of the "Takoma express
via Thirteenth street" bus will be:
| Southbound, in the morning rush
from the terminal on Fifth street
south on Dahlia, south on Fifth, west
on Madison, south on Thirteenth, east
on Pennsylvania, south on Seventh
west on Constitution and north or
Ninth to terminal between Constitu-
ton and Pennsylvania avenues.
Northbound, in the evening rush
period, north from the terminal
on Ninth, west on Pennsylvania, north
| on Thirteenth east on Madison, north
| on Fifth, west on Cedar, north or
Sixth and Piney Branch road, east
on Dahlia to Fifth, south to terminal
The new express line to be known
as "Takoma express via Ninth street
and will use the following streets
Southbound in the morning rush, from
a terminal at the District line, south
on Laurel, west on Aspen, south or
Third, Kansas, Illinois, New Hamp-
shire, Sherman and Florida avenue.
and Ninth street, east on Pennsyl-
vania, south on Seventh west on Con.
stitution and north on Ninth to ter
minal
Evening Service on Same Line.
Northbound in the evening rush this
line win use Ninth street to Pennsyl-
vania and thence over the southbound
route reversed to Aspen and Willow
streets, then north on Willow to the
District line and south on Laurel tc
terminal. In the rush period . few
busses Of this line will turn into Ver-
mont avenue from Florida avenue and
use Thirteenth street and the route
Of the ''Takoma express via Thirteenth
street" line to get into and out OF the
downtown district.
| In other that rush hours from Mon
day to Saturday, inclusive, except on
legal holidays, express bus service on
a "Takoma- -Petworth Express" line
will be operated over two slightly diff
ferent routes, one for the midday
period and the other for the evening.
During the midday period busses
will be routed south on Laurel, west
on Aspen, south on Fifth, Kansas, 1lli-
nois, New Hampshire, Sherman, Flor
ida and Vermont. avenues and Thir'
teenth street, east on Pennsylvania
south on Seventh, west on Constitu.
ton, north on Ninth to terminal.
Northbound From Terminal.
Northbound from terminal to Penn
sylvania, thence north via south.
bound route reversed to Aspen anc
Willow streets, thence north on Will
low street to the District line ane
south on Laurel street to terminal.
During the evening non-rush Pc
Rad they will be routed south or
Laurel, west on Aspen, south or
Fifth street, Kansas, Illinois, New
Hampshire, Sherman, Florida anc
Vermont avenues, and Thirteenth
street, east on E, south on Eleventh
west on Pennsylvania, north on Thir
teenth via southbound route reversed
to Aspen and Willow streets, thenc'
north on Willow street to Distric
line and south on Laurel street II
| terminal