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ART - Arlington Transit

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53 Ballston Metro-Old Glebe-East Falls Church

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Schedule Effective 6/30/2019

Weekday: Eastbound | Westbound
Holiday Service: See below

Serves the East Falls Church, Williamsburg, Rock Spring, Old Glebe, Stafford-Albemarle-Glebe, Chain Bridge Forest, Rivercrest, Bellevue Forest, Gulf Branch, Donaldson Run, Cherrydale, and Ballston neighborhoods.


Weekday Eastbound

Bus MetroRail East Falls Church Metro Williamsburg & Old Dominion N Glebe Rd & River St Madison Center (Old Glebe & Stafford) N Quincy St & 21st St N MetroRail Ballston-MU Metro
AM Trips
53B 6:00 A   6:11 A   6:16 A     6:26 A   6:31 A  
53B 6:25 A   6:36 A   6:41 A     6:51 A   6:56 A  
53B 6:50 A   7:01 A   7:06 A     7:16 A   7:21 A  
53B 7:15 A   7:26 A   7:31 A     7:41 A   7:46 A  
53B 7:40 A   7:51 A   7:56 A     8:06 A   8:11 A  
53B 8:05 A   8:16 A   8:21 A     8:31 A   8:36 A  
53B 8:30 A   8:41 A   8:46 A     8:56 A   9:01 A  
PM Trips
53A 2:47 P   2:57 P     3:02 P   3:10 P   3:15 P  
53A 3:12 P   3:22 P     3:27 P   3:35 P   3:40 P  
53A 3:37 P   3:47 P     3:52 P   4:00 P   4:05 P  
53A 4:02 P   4:12 P     4:17 P   4:25 P   4:30 P  
53A 4:27 P   4:37 P     4:42 P   4:50 P   4:55 P  
53A 4:52 P   5:02 P     5:07 P   5:15 P   5:20 P  
53A 5:17 P   5:27 P     5:32 P   5:40 P   5:45 P  
53A 5:42 P   5:52 P     5:57 P   6:05 P   6:10 P  
53A 6:07 P   6:17 P     6:22 P   6:30 P   6:35 P  
53A 6:32 P   6:42 P     6:47 P   6:55 P   7:00 P  
53A 6:57 P   7:07 P     7:12 P   7:20 P   7:25 P  

Weekday Westbound

Bus MetroRail Ballston-MU Metro N Quincy St & 21st St N Madison Center (Old Glebe & Stafford) N Glebe Rd & River St Williamsburg & Old Dominion MetroRail East Falls Church Metro
AM Trips
53A     6:04 A     6:10 A   6:19 A  
53A 6:14 A   6:21 A   6:29 A     6:35 A   6:44 A  
53A 6:39 A   6:46 A   6:54 A     7:00 A   7:09 A  
53A 7:04 A   7:11 A   7:19 A     7:25 A   7:34 A  
53A 7:29 A   7:36 A   7:44 A     7:50 A   7:59 A  
53A 7:54 A   8:01 A   8:09 A     8:15 A   8:24 A  
53A 8:19 A   8:26 A   8:34 A     8:40 A   8:49 A  
53A 8:44 A   8:51 A   8:59 A     9:05 A   9:14 A  
PM Trips
53B 2:35 P   2:42 P     2:50 P   2:56 P   3:04 P  
53B 3:00 P   3:07 P     3:15 P   3:21 P   3:29 P  
53B 3:25 P   3:32 P     3:40 P   3:46 P   3:54 P  
53B 3:50 P   3:57 P     4:05 P   4:11 P   4:19 P  
53B 4:15 P   4:22 P     4:30 P   4:36 P   4:44 P  
53B 4:40 P   4:47 P     4:55 P   5:01 P   5:09 P  
53B 5:05 P   5:12 P     5:20 P   5:26 P   5:34 P  
53B 5:30 P   5:37 P     5:45 P   5:51 P   5:59 P  
53B 5:55 P   6:02 P     6:10 P   6:16 P   6:24 P  
53B 6:20 P   6:27 P     6:35 P   6:41 P   6:49 P  
53B 6:45 P   6:52 P     7:00 P   7:06 P   7:14 P  
53B 7:10 P   7:17 P     7:25 P   7:31 P   7:39 P  

HOLIDAY SERVICE

New Year's Day No service
New Year's Day (observed) No service
M.L. King Jr. Day No service
Presidents' Day No service
Memorial Day No service
Independence Day No service
Labor Day No service
Indigenous People's Day (Columbus Day) No service
Veterans Day No service
Thanksgiving Day No service
Day After Thanksgiving No service
Christmas Eve No service
Christmas Day No service
Christmas (observed) No service
New Year's Eve No service

ART serves Arlington County, Virginia.