Shady Grove/College Park Shuttle
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are the days/times the Shuttle-UM will run?
2. Where is the pick up/drop off location at each campus?
3. What stops will the Shuttle-UM make along the way?
4. What route will the Shuttle-UM take from College Park to Shady Grove in Rockville?
5. Who can ride the Shuttle-UM?
6. Is there a charge for this service?
7. What if the Shuttle-UM bus service is suspended due to inclement weather?
8. What other options are there if due to inclement weather, a student cannot take the Shuttle-UM?
1. What are the days/times the Shuttle-UM will run? The Shuttle-UM will run Monday-Friday from 6:30 am to 4:30 pm while the University is open between the University of Maryland College Park and the Universities at Shady Grove during the times listed below. It will run during the Fall and Spring semesters only. This academic year will be a pilot.
Please go to www.transportation.umd.edu/routes/fallpreview.html and click on the #124 The Universities at Shady Grove to get more information.
2. Where is the pick up/drop off location at each campus? The College Park pick up/drop off location is at the Stamp Student Union. The Shady Grove pick up/drop off location is in the loop (in small parking lot 5) in front of building III. There is a Shuttle-UM sign located there.
3. What stops will the Shuttle-UM make along the way? The Shuttle-UM will make stops at the Art/Sociology building and UMUC on the way to Shady Grove. On the way back to College Park the Shuttle-UM will stop at Campus Drive and Adelphi Road (UMUC/ICC) and Campus Drive and Preinkert Drive. Please go to www.transportation.umd.edu/routes/fallpreview.html and click on the #124 The Universities at Shady Grove to get more information.
4. What route will the Shuttle-UM take from College Park to Shady Grove in Rockville? The route the shuttle will take is Adelphi Road to New Hampshire Avenue to I-495 to I-270N to MD-28W to Darnestown Road to Shady Grove Road to Gudelsky Drive to the Universities at Shady Grove. The driver will reverse the route to go back.
5. Who can ride the Shuttle-UM? Students, faculty, and staff may ride Shuttle-UM buses, all passengers are required to show a valid University of Maryland, College Park or University of Maryland, University College Identification (IDs) when they board off-campus commuter routes. You can read about the ridership policy by visiting www.transportation.umd.edu/routes.html.
6. Is there a charge for this service? No, there is no charge for this service. The Shuttle-UM driver will ask to see your Maryland identification card.
7. What if the Shuttle-UM bus service is suspended due to inclement weather? In the event that we have to suspend Shuttle-UM bus service due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances that we are unable to overcome at the time, we take multiple steps to inform students. An announcement will be posted on the DOTS website (www.transportation.umd.edu) and a recorded message will be placed on the DOTS transit services phone line at 301-314-2255.
In addition, an announcement will be posted on the Universities at Shady Grove website (www.shadygrove.umd.edu), text message alert system, and the Universities at Shady Grove main phone line 301-738-6000 (inclement weather). The bus will also display a message on the destination sign. If campus closes early, we will attempt to have at least one full run of every route after the university has closed. However, there may be times when this cannot be safely done due to the weather.
8. What other options are there if due to inclement weather, a student cannot take the Shuttle-UM? If a student is at the Shady Grove campus and the Shuttle-UM cannot get there because of weather purposes, there are other options for students to get back to College Park. Montgomery County has a RideOn bus service at the Universities at Shady Grove campus with three different bus lines that all connect the campus to WMATA's Shady Grove Metro Station.
Those routes, the #43, #66 and #67, can take students to the metro station where they can then take MetroRail to the College Park Metro Station. The one-way fare for this method of travel would cost the passenger anywhere from $3.10 to $5.85, depending on the time of day they will be traveling and if they will be using a SmartTrip card or not. Some important links for other options of transportation are:
http://shadygrove.umd.edu/about/directions/public-transportation.cfm (USG web site)
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/DOT/transit/routesandschedules/rideonroutes.asp (Ride On Schedules & Maps by Route. You can also access this via Rideonbus.com or montgomerycountymd.gov)