New York businessman Joel Azumah wrote to DCist today to let us know that his discount bus line, modestly dubbed TransportAzumah, will be launching several new routes servicing D.C. this month. Refreshingly, these routes will not be servicing New York. Instead, Azumah plans to offer non-stop bus service from D.C. to Wilmington, Philadelphia and Boston.

TransportAzumah’s sorry looking web site doesn’t instill a lot of confidence, but given that cheapo bus giants Bolt and Mega, not to mention DC2NY or Washington Deluxe, seem to think that Washingtonians only want to travel to New York and nowhere else, we’re guessing many of our readers will want to give Azumah a shot.

Here’s what Azumah says to expect: D.C. to Philly and D.C. to Boston routes will start on Friday, November 20, while D.C. to Wilmington service starts on Tuesday, November 24. On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, service to Philadelphia will operate hourly, while Boston and Wilmington buses will leave four times a day. TransportAzumah plans to service D.C. at a stop near Union Station.

Most fares will be in the $20 range, which isn’t the cheapest option out there, but it’s roughly in line with the competition. Azumah also says that promotional fares starting at $2 can also be had by using the booking code “CRAZYFARES”.

As for how TransportAzumah’s features stack up to the competition (between D.C. and Philly, that’s only New Century and Apex), they offer guaranteed seats with advance purchase, but no power outlets or wireless internet, at least at the beginning. Azumah did say that he hopes to have wifi installed sometime in 2010.