DASH (bus)
DASH bus at Van Dorn Street station | |
| Parent | City of Alexandria |
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| Founded | March 1984 |
| Headquarters | 3000 Business Center Drive, Alexandria, VA |
| Service area | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Alliance | WMATA |
| Routes | 11 |
| Fleet | |
| Daily ridership | 14,900 (Q1 2023) |
| Annual ridership | 4,209,500 (2015) |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid, Battery electric |
| Operator | Alexandria Transit Company |
| Website | dashbus |
DASH is the main public transit bus operator in the Northern Virginia city of Alexandria. DASH provides bus service within the City of Alexandria, connecting to local and regional public transit services in the Washington metropolitan area. DASH operates throughout the city of Alexandria, with 124 buses on eleven routes. DASH buses serve all five Washington Metro stations within Alexandria city limits, with additional hubs at the Mark Center Building, the former Landmark Mall, and The Pentagon. DASH buses carry over five million passengers annually as of 2024.
DASH is operated by the Alexandria Transit Company (ATC), a non-profit corporation wholly owned by the City of Alexandria. ATC is governed by an eleven-person board of directors elected by the city council. The Alexandria Transit Company was formed to supplement the regional rail and bus service provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and to provide a local bus service to the City of Alexandria.