Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-06

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Extensive Changes in
Maryland Operations
The Capital Transit Co. will
revamp its Maryland operations,
in keeping with recent Public
Service Commission orders, be-
ginning April 20. The company
had requested commission ap-
prevail.
The program includes a new
express line, extension of two ex-
press lines, extension of a local
line, Giscontinuance of another
and changes in routing and
schedule of several others.
Starting Monday, April 81, will
be the new express line, Route
Y-9, Carroll avenue (Takoma e.
This will operate from Flower and
Hudson avenues. Takoma Park, to
Eighth street ard Market Space
NV, along Carroll avenue in
Maryland. Thence it will travel
over Laurel avenue, Aspen street.
Third street, Kansas avenue,
Fifth street, Grant Circle, New
Hampshire avenue, Sherman ave-
nue. and Ninth street in the Dis
trict. Buses will return over the
same route.
Express to Be Extended.
On April 81, the Silver Spring
Express will be extended to serve
both Forest Glen and Four Cor
ners. A branch, Route ST, will
go to Forest Glen via Georgia
avenue and Seminary road. The
other, Route So, will go to Four
Corners via Colesville road. Both
branches will operate to down
town Washington, Thirteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, over Georgia avenue, Kan
sas avenue and Thirteenth street.
Buses will return the same way.
On April %. a branch of the
Bethesda Express will begin be-
tween Old Georgetown and Alta
Vista roads and Pennsylvania
avenue and Thirteenth street
NV. The route will be over Old
Georgetown road, Wisconsin ave-
nue., Massachusetts avenue, Twen-
tieth street, I street and Thir-
tenth street NV. This will be
the TT route and will return
the same way.
All express line fares will be
five cents more than the regular
District cash or token fare and
the Maryland zone fare. These
express lines will operate Monday
through Friday. holidays excepted.
Inbound morning stops will be
made in Maryland only to pick
up passengers. Within the Dis
trict, express buses will stop at
established transfer points on sig
nal only to discharge passengers.
Outbound in the late afternoon,
passengers will be picked up on
signal at regular transfer points
in the District only and discharged
in Maryland only.
New Takoma Line.
For rush-hour operation only,
another new line will start April
21-an extension of the present
Route To Takoma Line-to be
known as Route IA. It will go
from the present terminus at
Flower and Hudson avenues via
Wayne avenue to the terminal at
Georgia and Alaska avenues. Dur
ing the non-rush period this line
will go to the vicinity of Wayne
and Georgia avenues and will be
known as Route IA.
The H-6-8, College Park COM
munity line, will be discontinued
April 20. Route B-8, an extension
of the present Route Be-, Cheverly
line, will serve Prince Georges
General Hospital.
A short portion of Route 20,
the Forest Glen line, will be dis
continued that day also, on Forest
Glen road between Georgia ave-
nue. and Seminary road and on
Seminary road between Forest
Glen road and Georgia avenue
Route Y-2 will continue to serve
Seminary road.
Route 20 Mark will bt
changed to Route Z-2 and operate
over the same route as the present
line.
The third and fourth zones o.
Route T-8, the Alta Vista line
between Alta Vista and Montros,
Junction. will be discontinued
Sunday. April q. Service alont
Old Georgetown road will be pro
vided by Route GA between
Rockville and the District line.
Silver Spring Changes.
Effective April 20, additiona
schedule changes will be made eff
fective on the Route z. Silve
Spring community lines. o.
Route Z-8. Flower avenue via Slig,
branch, no service will prevail
prior to 8 am. or after 8 pm
Sundays. Route E-4, Ga Queen
Chapel-Ager road line, will op
crate fewer runs after Z pm. an
all day Sunday. ..
On the GA, route, no servic
will be given before 8 am. or afte
8 pm. Sundays. The K-6. Ne,