Greenbelt station

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Greenbelt
WMATA Green.svg
Greenbelt station.jpg
Greenbelt station platform in April 2019
General information
Location5600-5717 Greenbelt Metro Drive
Greenbelt, Maryland [1]
Owned by WMATA
Line(s) Capital Subdivision
Platforms1 island platform (Washington Metro)
2 side platforms (MARC)
Tracks2 (Washington Metro)
4 (MARC/CSX)
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Metrobus: 89M, C2, G12, G14, R12
Aiga bus trans.svg RTA: 302/G
Aiga bus trans.svg TheBus: 11, 15X, 16
Aiga bus trans.svg Shuttle-UM: 129
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking3,399 spaces
Bicycle facilities60 racks, 52 lockers
AccessibleYes [2]
Other information
Station codeE10
History
OpenedDecember 11, 1993 (1993-12-11) [3]
Rebuilt2021
Services
Preceding station MARC train.svg MARC Following station
College Park
towards Union Station
Camden Line Muirkirk
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo small.svg Washington Metro Following station
College Park–University of Maryland Green Line Terminus
Former Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo small.svg Washington Metro Following station
College Park–University of Maryland
toward Huntington
Yellow Line Terminus
College Park–University of Maryland Green Line Commuter Shortcut
Location
Greenbelt station

Greenbelt station is a Washington Metro and MARC station in Prince George's County, Maryland. The station is the northeastern terminus of the Green Line of the Washington Metro. MARC commuter rail trains on the Camden Line also stop at Greenbelt on a set of tracks parallel to the Metro tracks.

The station is located in the city of Greenbelt, at its northwestern border (near Berwyn Heights, Beltsville, and the northern part of College Park), off of Cherrywood Lane, near the Capital Beltway. It has a parking lot that contains more than 3,300 spaces, [4] with convenient access both to the outer loop of the Beltway (Interstate 95 North) and from the inner loop of the Beltway (Interstate 95 South). It serves as a commuter station for both local residents and commuters who arrive from elsewhere — such as those who travel on the inner loop of the Beltway or south on I-95 from Baltimore. Also available at the station is a weekday express Metrobus service, the B30 route to Baltimore–Washington International Airport (BWI), allowing for connections to Baltimore's regional transit services, which has been suspended since March 2020 and permanently discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Greenbelt Metro is the most accessible station for employees and visitors of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, who can connect to TheBus's route 15X. [5] [6]

In-between Metro's Greenbelt and College Park stations, trains pass Lake Artemesia, which was created as part of the construction of the two stations. The Greenbelt Rail Yard is also nearby, the largest storage yard in the Metrorail network.

History

Greenbelt station mezzanine Washington DC metro station greenbelt.jpg
Greenbelt station mezzanine

Metro service at Greenbelt began on December 11, 1993, coinciding with the opening of three other stations in northern Prince George's County, Maryland — the completion of 7.96 miles of Green Line rail north of Fort Totten in Washington, D.C. In 1979, before opening, the name was changed from "Greenbelt Road" to just "Greenbelt". [7]

MARC train platforms at Greenbelt station in February 2007 (facing south) GreenbeltMARCstation.JPG
MARC train platforms at Greenbelt station in February 2007 (facing south)

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The Greenbelt station played a role during the January 20, 2009 presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. Prior to this date, a decision was made by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) officials not to allow private cars to park at this station in order to allow more than 1,100 charter buses to use the parking. However, only 35 such requests were made by private bus companies, and WMATA then reversed its decision, opening up 3,400 spaces to private vehicles. [8]

On June 25, 2017, Metro's Yellow Line trains stopped serving the station due to the elimination of Rush+, which was part of major changes to the Metrorail system. [9] On May 20, 2019, Metro announced that Yellow Line trains will be re-extended from Mount Vernon Square and Fort Totten to Greenbelt at all service hours beginning May 25, 2019. [10]

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platforms at the Greenbelt station would be rebuilt starting on May 29, 2021 through September 6, 2021. [11] [12] [13] On April 8, 2021, a COVID-19 mass vaccination site was opened in the parking lot of Greenbelt station. [14]

Since May 7, 2023, the northeastern terminus of the Yellow Line was truncated from this station to Mount Vernon Square, following its reopening after a nearly eight-month-long major rehabilitation project on its bridge over the Potomac River and its tunnel leading into L'Enfant Plaza. Thus, it no longer services this station. [15]

From July 22 to September 4, 2023, the Metro station was closed to improve rail system technologies, along with all other Green Line stations north of Fort Totten. [16]

Station layout

Metro trains stop at an island platform, while MARC trains utilize two high-level side platforms. All platforms are accessible to riders with disabilities, but the MARC station is unstaffed and lacking facilities.

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