Richmond Highway Express

REX
Richmond Highway Express
A 2008 New Flyer Industries DE40LFA in the REX blue-and-gold paint scheme at King Street–Old Town station
Overview
System	Metrobus
Operator	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Garage	Cinder Bed
Status	In Service
Began service	September 26, 2004[1]
Predecessors	Metrobus 9A
Route
Locale	City of Alexandria[2] Fairfax County
Communities served	Old Town Alexandria, Huntington, Groveton, Hybla Valley, Mount Vernon, Woodlawn
Landmarks served	King Street–Old Town station, Eisenhower Avenue station, Huntington station, Fort Belvoir
Start	King Street–Old Town station
Via	Richmond Highway
End	Fort Belvoir
Length	15 miles (24.14 km)
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	15 minutes (Peak Hours) 20 minutes (Weekday Middays, Saturdays and Sundays) 30 minutes (After 9PM)
Operates	5:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Ridership	656,252 (FY 2023)[3]
Transfers	SmarTrip only
Timetable	Richmond Highway Express
Route map King Street–Old Town  REX  Eisenhower Avenue Huntington Richmond Highway / South Kings Highway Richmond Highway / Southgate Drive Richmond Highway / Lockheed Boulevard Richmond Highway / Dart Drive Richmond Highway / Arlington Drive Richmond Highway / Belford Drive Richmond Highway / Ladson Lane Richmond Highway / Mohawk Lane Richmond Highway / Frye Road Richmond Highway / Lukens Lane Richmond Highway / Sacramento Drive Richmond Highway / Cooper Road Richmond Highway / Jeff Todd Way Richmond Highway / Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Fort Belvoir Pence Gate Belvoir Road / 16th Street Belvoir Road / Langfitt Loop Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Gunston Road / 5th Street Gunston Road / Goethals Road Fort Belvoir Post Exchange & Commissary  REX  Legend Major stop Minor stop  REX  Terminal Metro connection ←   {{{system_nav}}}   →

The Richmond Highway Express a.k.a. "REX", is a limited-stop bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between King Street–Old Town station of the Yellow and Blue lines of the Washington Metro and Fort Belvoir. This line runs through the Richmond Highway (U.S. Route 1) corridor in Fairfax County, Virginia. This line provides a cross-county service from the neighborhood of Old Town Alexandria in Alexandria, Virginia and the military base of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County.