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Shuttle Bus Route and Schedule

The DOE Shuttle Buses follow the same schedules between the two main Headquarters locations, Forrestal and Germantown.  The buses start their routes at each Headquarters facility at the same times, see the schedule below.  The subsequent stops at the other facilities are relative to the departure time of each route.

The shuttle bus departure and arrival times may be impacted by traffic, weather, or other logistical interruptions.

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Notice of Route Changes in April-May, 2016
Changes in the bus stop schedule have been made to reflect the changes in Germantown office space:

• 270 Corporate Center stop was added on Monday, April 18, 2016
• Cloverleaf stop was removed as of Monday, May 23, 2016

Shuttle Bus Route - Northbound
Forrestal - L'Enfant - Portals - 270 Corporate Center - Germantown
            The intermittent arrival time between Forrestal, L'Enfant and Portals
             is estimated to be five (5) minutes.

Shuttle Bus Route - Southbound
Germantown - 270 Corporate Center - Portals - L'Enfant - Forrestal
            The intermittent arrival time between Germantown and 270 Corporate
             is estimated to be five (5) minutes.

The bus stops are located at: 

• Germantown - East side of Germantown building (cafeteria side)
• 270 Corporate Center (20300 Century Boulevard) - Front entrance
• Portals - Main entrance located at 1201 Maryland Ave.,  S.W.
• L'Enfant Plaza - Opposite side of the roadway in front of the U.S. Post Office Building
• Forrestal - Under the main entrance overhang located on 10th Street

If additional transportation is required, employees leaving from the Forrestal and L'Enfant Plaza facilities should contact (202) 586-4187. Employees leaving from the Germantown and 270 Corporate Center facilities should contact (301) 903-4330.

Biodiesel (B20) Powered Buses Save Energy and Reduce Emissions

DOE Headquarters utilizes two 24 passenger bio-diesel (B20) powered shuttle buses.  The buses run seven times a day, on a 40-mile loop between DOE Headquarters, downtown Washington, DC and Germantown, MD locations. DOE projects the bio-diesel buses, which have double the fuel economy of the former 45-passenger buses, will annually consume approximately 20,000 gallons less fuel. This equates to a savings of more than 23,000 gasoline gallons equivalent or the removal of 53 passenger cars from the roads.

Bio-diesel helps to:

• Reduce petroleum consumption and dependency on foreign oil
• Improve air quality
• Provide outlets for agricultural products

Headquarters employees are reminded of the statutory provisions that authorize and limit the use of the shuttle bus service. Specific authority for the use of appropriated funds to pay for transportation for official purposes is contained in section 1344(a)(1) of Title 31, U.S. Code. Use of this transportation for any other purpose is inappropriate and against the law.

Click here to go to the Shuttle Bus FAQs

Headquarters Courier Services

The Transportation Team is responsible for providing courier services for the delivery and pick-up of DOE office material within the Washington Metropolitan area. Unclassified documents and packages requiring special messenger delivery within the Washington Metropolitan area are handled by the team during the following hours:

Courier Requirements:

• Material or packages to be delivered to other Government sites must be brought to the appropriate room listed above.
• Materials should be packaged using standard postal or interoffice packages.
• Customer must complete applicable messenger request form.
• Material will be delivered on the next scheduled messenger run.
• Customers must pick up materials from appropriate room listed above.

Click here to go to the Courier Services FAQs

Last Updated 08/05/16