Evening star., 1943-08-17
Downtown Bus
Terminals on 6
Routes Restored
Three Lines Extended,
Fourth Ienethened
To Suburban End


Bus service was restored today by
the Capital Transit Co. to six of
its former downtown terminals,
while three other lines were par
TALLY restored and another was ex-
tended to its suburban end.
These steps were taken by the
company as a result of the action
of 4he Once of Defense Transporta-
tioh last Saturday in lifting the or
der Of May % curtailing bus service
20 per cent.
The following routes were ex-
tended to their former downtown
terminals:
J-l. Takoma Express via Thir-
teenth street; Us, Takoma Pet
worth Express (non-rush hours
only; PA, Petworth Express: La,
Connecticut avenue; K-4. Chillum
Heights, and RS, West End. Routes
La, J-1, J-6 and PA were extended
from their temporary terminal at
Twelfth and H streets NV. over
their former regular routes TO the
terminus south Of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at Thirteenth street NV.
Route K-4 was extended via
Eleventh street to the terminus
south OF Pennsylvania avenue at
Eleventh street NV. The West End
route Of RS was extended to its
regular terminus at Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
The other changes are:
Routes S-2 and SIS now operate
south on Eleventh street to E street,
west on E street to Twelfth and
north on Twelfth street over their
regular routes. The company re-
quested the Public Utilities Commis-
sion for permission for BUS stand
on E street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets N. W., for buses
of the two routes until further re-
routing can be arranged.
Route NJ has been extended from
its terminus at Forty sixth and Fes-
senden streets to Wisconsin avenue
and Fessenden street NV, its for
mer terminus.
Route J-3 was extended from its
present terminus at Ninth and G
streets NV, to Ninth and E streets.
For buses coming out OF the parking
lot in the afternoon rush hours. re-
quest was made to the PUG that a
terminal be permitted on the north
side of D street, between Eighth
and Ninth streets NV.
Speed Gratifies Flanagan.
In a public statement, James H.
Flanagan, chairman OF the PUG,
said that "the speed with which the
company has moved in instituting
these changes is gratifying. 1t means
that thousands of riders will be re-
lieved of a certain amount of incon-
veniences which they accepted viii
lingly during the time they knew
1t to be necessary"
Il am sure" Mr.. Flanagan con-
tinued. "the public will appreciate
the fact that such sudden shifts in
service impose a considerable hard
ship on the employees Of the COM
pany, who have taken on additional
duties during these months Of
extraordinary demand for public
transportation
E. D. Merrill. president of the
transit company. told the commits
sion that further study Is being
made of the most expeditions way
in which to extend other routes to
the end that service may be re-
stored as soon as possible"
Uurge Use Of Streetcars.
In statement to it's patrons the
company asked that they continue
to ride streetcars instead of buses, :"
to have their fare ready when
boarding, to move to the rear of the
bus or streetcar and to leave by the
center door on buses and the
streamline .streetcars."
49, We urge those who have
changed their travel habits to fit
their transportation needs these
past few months to continue as they
have so that the travel load may be
distributed equitably," the state
ment said.
The company statement promised
that an effort was being made to
place maximum bus service on the
streets, caring first for lines where
conditions are least satisfactory.