Evening star., 1960-03-31

90. ana lCS successor, 1nGer
County Transit.
The Maryland Public Service
Commission authorized the
changeover yesterday, its exec
utive secretary, Albert L. Deem,
said today. Mr.. Deen said he
expects in the main that the
cost of transportation for D. C.
Transit-operated buses will be
a little greater than under the
Inter County fare schedules.
Authorize CIOseout
The commission also author
lied Inter County Transit to
discontinue its operations be-
cause of severe financial
losses"
I. B. Goad. director of trans
portation for D. c. Transit Sys-
tenn. Inc, said that of the 16
routes. five will offer through
service between downtown
Washington and: Atomic En-
ergy Commission at German
town, Md, Gaithersburg, Glen
mont, Massachusetts, avenue
extended and Rockville.
+ The change gives D. C.
Transit sole operating rights
in Montgomery County. In
Prince Georges County it will
share service with the VIVA
Transit Co., Inc.
Fare zones generally will be
a miie and a half long. Fares
will be IL cents for the first
zone, 8 cents for the second
and 7 cents for each zone
thereafter.
New Lines
Service varies on different
lines and schedules should be
consulted.
The new lines follow:
Route G-18- The Langley
Park Shopping Center-Prince
Georges General Hospital route,
six zones.
Route J-4-College Park, be.
tween Georgia and Alaska ave-
nues NV. and College Park,
six zones.
Route Us - Massachusetts
avenue extended - Thirteenth
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
to Massachusetts, avenue and
Goldsboro road, near Glen Echo
"a District fare and two Mary
land zones. (On all downtown
to suburban lines a commuta-
tion ticket will be available in
addition to the regular cash
fare. The communication ticket
will vary according to the zone,
but the more zones the greater
percentage of reduction, off,
cials said0
Route J-7-Bradley Loop
Friendship Heights terminal at
the District line on Wisconsin
avenue to Wilson lane and
River road in Maryland, four
zones.
Bethesda Line
Route J-8 - Bethesda
Georgia and Alaska avenues
NV. to District line at Western
avenue, five zones.
/ Route Q-l-Thirteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. to
the Atomic Energy Commission.
via Georgia avenue and VferS
Mill road, IL Maryland zones
and a District fare.
Route Q-3-Thirteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue, NV. over
River road and Falls road to
Rockville, connecting with
Atomic Energy Commission,
eight zones, with District fare.
Route O. - Gaithersburg
lexpress-Thirteenth and Penn
Isylvania avenue. NV. and
Gaithersburg, via Sixteenth
street and Georgia avenue
NV, nine zones and a District
flare.
Route O. - Glenmont ex-
press-Thirteenth and Penn
sylvania avenue, NV. and
Glenmont, four zones and Dis
Itrict fare.
Route T-1-Bradley boule-
lvard-between District Line at
Wisconsin avenue, NV. to Be
theSda and over Bradley boule-
ward to River road end Bradley
boulevard to Congressional
Country Club, five zones and
District fare.
River Road Route
Route River road -
From Thirteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. and
Rockville by River road, Po-
tomac and Normandy Farm:
eight zones and District fare.
Route Y-6- Glenmont -
Georgia and Alaska avenues
NV. to streets in the Glen
mont area; five zones.
Route Y-8-Rockville- -Viers
Mill-Georgia and Alaska to
Rockville: seven zones. A
branch of this route operates to
Randolph Hills and Viers Mill
} Village.
Route Z-1-Olney-Georgia
and Alaska to Olney via Coles
vile pike and Ashton; seven
zones.
Route Z-3-Olney by Georgia
avenue - from Georgia and
Alaska IN Olnev seven zopeS