Route profile

Route 901 is a commuter bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration

Maryland Transit Administration

The Maryland Transit Administration is a state-operated mass transit administration in Maryland, and is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation. It is better known as MTA Maryland to avoid confusion with other cities' transit agencies who share the initials MTA. The MTA operates a...

 in the U.S. state of Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

 and the District of Columbia between La Plata

La Plata, Maryland

La Plata is a town in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,551 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Charles County.-History:...

, Waldorf

Waldorf, Maryland

Waldorf, Maryland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is south-southeast of Washington, D.C. The population of the census-designated area only was 67,752 at the 2010 census...

, and downtown Washington, DC. The line is operated by Dillon's Bus Service under a service contract with MTA Maryland. Service operates on weekdays only, providing AM service from La Plata and Waldorf to Washington, and PM service from Washington to Waldorf and La Plata, operating primarily along Maryland highways 210

Maryland Route 210

Maryland Route 210 , or Indian Head Highway, is a state highway in Prince George's and Charles counties in Maryland. At its northern end, MD 210 starts from the end of South Capitol Street in Washington, D.C., connecting the U.S. Capitol with Indian Head, Maryland...

 and 228

Maryland Route 228

Maryland Route 228 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Berry Road, the state highway runs from MD 210 in Accokeek east to U.S. Route 301 and MD 5 Business in Waldorf...

, and US 301

U.S. Route 301 in Maryland

U.S. Route 301 in Maryland is a major highway that runs from Delaware to the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge into Virginia. It passes through three of Maryland's four main regions: the Eastern Shore, the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, and Southern Maryland...

. Except for stops in downtown Washington, all stops are made in Charles County

Charles County, Maryland

Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....

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Route

Buses are marked either 901 La Plata via Waldorf or 901 Smallwood via Waldorf to indicate whether the terminus of the route is the La Plata Park & Ride or Regency Furniture Stadium

Regency Furniture Stadium

Regency Furniture Stadium is a 4,200-seat baseball park in Waldorf, Maryland that hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 2, 2008, as the tenants of the facility, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers, 3-2. For the 2010 baseball season, the collegiate...

 via the Smallwood Village Center in Waldorf. All morning trips, regardless of origin, are marked 901 Washington, DC.

Connections

Route 901 connects with Metro

Washington Metro

The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...

 at the Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter, Foggy Bottom-GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, and Metro Center stations. The route also connects with Virginia Railway Express

Virginia Railway Express

The Virginia Railway Express is a regional/ commuter rail service that connects the Northern Virginia suburbs to Union Station in Washington, D.C., via two lines: the Fredericksburg Line from Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the Manassas Line from Broad Run/Airport station in Bristow,...

at L'Enfant Plaza.