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36-402: Route R12 operates Monday through Saturday from Greenbelt station and Deanwood station mostly along Kenilworth Avenue. The route provides service along Kenilworth Avenue and smaller communities to various Metrorail stations. Route R12 currently operates out of Landover division. Route R12 was created as a brand new express streetcar route around 1963 operating as an express streetcar route all

72-566: 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, with convenient access both to the outer loop of the Beltway (Interstate 95 North) and from

108-507: A budget crisis in spring of 2010. The Metro Board then took all service cuts off the table before approving the budget for this fiscal year. Alterations to Greenbelts bus service came back up at the request of the City and Prince George's County. At the time of the proposal, the R12 was suffering bus bunching and scheduling problems due to its long route. Proposals were set for route R12 including shortening

144-455: A result, route R12's bus stops were moved onto River Road in order to serve the station. There were no detours that affected route R12. During the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the R12 was relegated to operate on its Saturday supplemental schedule beginning on March 16, 2020. However beginning on March 18, 2020, the route was further reduced to operate on its regular Saturday schedule with

180-446: Is the third station in the area to serve rail traffic. The first station, Lanham , 0.75 miles (1.21 km) north of the current station, opened in the 1870s. By the late 1960s, it consisted of a small shelter and an asphalt platform served by a few Penn Central (later Conrail ) commuter trains between Washington and Baltimore. The second, Capital Beltway station , sat just inside the Capital Beltway . Opened on March 16, 1970, it

216-463: 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. 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

252-560: 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. On June 25, 2017, Metro's Yellow Line trains stopped serving

288-498: The Potomac River and its tunnel leading into L'Enfant Plaza . Thus, it no longer services this station. 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 . 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

324-657: The Beltway Plaza loop being replaced by route G14 and G16. In September 2010, it was proposed for route R12 to still terminate at Greenbelt station and split the Greenbelt to New Carrollton station portion to route G12 but route R12 would serve Franklin Park instead of route G14 and G16 and serve the Beltway Plaza loop. On December 19, 2010, R12 was shorten to only operate between Deanwood station & Greenbelt station . The rest of its route between Greenbelt and New Carrollton station ,

360-755: The Blue Plus service. The service ended on May 7, 2023 with the reopening of the Yellow Line . The Purple Line light rail system will begin at New Carrollton and run west to Bethesda . The line will connect to Washington Metro stations on the Red and Green lines. The system is under construction as of 2022 and is scheduled to open in 2027. At New Carrollton, the Northeast Corridor consists of three tracks. The westernmost two tracks (Tracks 2 and 3) have an island platform between them, with Track 1 having no platform. To

396-648: The Capital Beltway , and John Hanson Highway . As a result of these changes, R11 & R15 were split their own separate line as the, "Greenbelt-New Carrollton Express Line" while R12 remained a part of its own line, which was renamed the, "Kenilworth Avenue Line". On January 4, 1981 when Addison Road station opened, R12 was extended from Deanwood station to Addison Road station via Minnesota Avenue NE, and route P12's former routing on Addison Road, Palmer Highway, Addison Road, Seat Pleasant Drive, Hill Road, and Central Avenue when P12 discontinue service to Deanwood. On

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432-709: The Capital Office Park & Greenbelt Federal Courthouse, before turning onto Kenilworth Avenue, and then operating the rest of the way to the New Carrollton station , Route R12 was renamed the, "Kenilworth Avenue-New Carrollton Line". Also routes R11 & R15 were discontinued and was replaced by the R12 which operates on a combination of both former routes between Greenbelt & the New Carrollton station, essentially replacing both of those Metrobus Routes in their entirety. The segment of R12's former route between

468-519: The Deanwood & Addison Road station , was replaced by both routes V14 & V15 , which were extended from Addison Road to operate between Deanwood station & Penn Mar Shopping Center, via R12's former routing. Bus service in Greenbelt, Maryland were controversial over the last few years due to lack of services. The proposal was mentioned as part of Metro's systemwide bus and rail cuts proposed during

504-482: The Greenbelt station would be rebuilt starting on May 29, 2021 through September 6, 2021. On April 8, 2021, a COVID-19 mass vaccination site was opened in the parking lot of Greenbelt station. 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

540-573: The MARC Penn Line ) began stopping at Capital Beltway, replacing stops at Lanham and Landover. On October 30, 1983, Amtrak and AMDOT moved from Capital Beltway to a new island platform and waiting room at New Carrollton station. Until 2003, some Acela Express trains stopped at New Carrollton. In October 2015, the Palmetto began stopping in New Carrollton. In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across

576-482: The MARC station is unstaffed and lacking facilities. [REDACTED] Media related to Greenbelt (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons New Carrollton station New Carrollton station is a joint Washington Metro , MARC , and Amtrak station just outside the city limits of New Carrollton , Prince George's County , Maryland located at the eastern end of the Metro's Orange Line . The station will also serve as

612-560: The Macke Industrial Park Complex. In 1973, all routes were converted into Metrobus Routes when WMATA took over all of the streetcar companies that operated throughout the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area and merged them all into its "Metrobus" System keeping their exact same routing as their streetcar lines. Following the opening of Stadium–Armory station , routes R11, R12, & R15 were shorten to terminate their routes at

648-514: The Metrorail network. 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". . The Greenbelt station played a role during

684-675: The Springhill Lake Apartment Complex and Beltway Plaza . On August 23, 2015, the R11 was eventually permanently discontinued and replaced by more frequent route R12 service. These services would not enter Beltway Plaza . Beginning on September 1, 2019 for nine months, the College Park Metrobus loop was temporarily closed for construction of the Purple line at College Park station having all stops located along River Road. As of

720-596: The Stadium Armory on July 18, 1977 with all routes discontinuing service to Farragut Square . Routes R11 and R15 will also operate during early Saturday morning trips before the first Blue Line train operated. Routes R13 and R14 were discontinued on July 18, 1977 being replaced by the R11, R12, and R15 On September 26, 1977, early Saturday morning service on routes R11 & R15's were discontinued, due to new Blue and Orange Line service being introduced during earlier times on Saturday mornings. Weekday peak hour service

756-568: The east of the Amtrak platform is the Metro platform, serving the Orange Line . Bus loops and parking lots are located on both sides of the rail line. The station has entrances at Harkins Road and Ellin Road, and Garden City Drive near U.S. Route 50 , and Exit 19 on Interstate 495 . Long-term plans for the New Carrollton station include adding a second island platform (providing access to Track 1) and adding

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792-595: The eastern terminus of the Purple Line , currently under construction, and is adjacent to the Capital Beltway . Beneath the Metro station platform, a waiting room serves Amtrak's Northeast Regional , Vermonter , and Palmetto trains, as well as MARC's Penn Line trains. The New Carrollton Rail Yard is nearby. Greyhound , a nationwide intercity bus company, also stops at the station on routes serving Richmond , Washington , Philadelphia , New York City , Pittsburgh , and points beyond. The New Carrollton station

828-581: 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

864-521: The other hand, during the time this particular change took place, R12 was truncated to only operate up to the Beltway Plaza Mall , discontinuing service to Goddard Space Flight Center . Route R12 was renamed the " Kenilworth Avenue–Addison Road" Line as of result. On December 11, 1993, when both College Park–University of Maryland station & Greenbelt station opened, R12 was rerouted to operate between Deanwood & New Carrollton stations, via

900-419: The same path. The route was change to operate along Greenbelt Road, Beltway Plaza, Cherrywood Lane, Breezewood Drive, Edmonston Road, Springhill Drive, and back along Cherrywood Lane to Greenbelt station Northbound. The route would operate vice versa going from Greenbelt station, Springhill Lake Complex, and Beltway Plaza going southbound. Service along Springhill Lane was replaced by TheBus route 16 . Route R12

936-652: The section to Greenbelt station with the Greenbelt to New Carrollton portion to be replaced by a new route T14 operating between Goddard Corporate Park and Beltway Plaza along the old R12 routing in Old Greenbelt. This however would lead to a reduction of service and a loss of a direct route from route R12 routing to New Carrollton station. Other proposals were a route G12 would run on route R12's routing in Old Greenbelt running between Greenbelt station and New Carrollton station in May and discontinue service into Franklin Park and

972-590: The segment of its route between the Deanwood station and intersection of Keniworth Avenue and River Road. Route R12 would run along River Road to serve College Park station, before returning onto River Road to rejoin Kenilworth Avenue. R12 would then operate on the same exact routing it had been operating on between the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue & River Road and Beltway Plaza, and run along Cherrywood Lane to serve Greenbelt station. Then R12 would operate past

1008-402: The station due to the elimination of Rush+, which was part of major changes to the Metrorail system. 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. In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platforms at

1044-490: The supplemental trips not operating and having no Saturday service when WMATA implemented its modified Sunday schedule and regular Sunday service during the weekends. Additional service was brought back on August 23, 2020, however Saturday service remained suspended. On September 26, 2020, WMATA proposed to eliminate all route R12 Saturday service and reduce weekday service to only every 60 minutes due to low federal funding. However on March 14, 2021, all route R12 Saturday service

1080-456: The system. The Metro station was closed from May 28, 2022 to September 5, 2022, as part of the summer Platform Improvement Project, which also affected stations north of Stadium-Armory on the Orange Line. Shuttle buses and free parking were provided at the closed stations. On September 10, 2022, Blue Line trains started serving the station due to the 14th Street bridge shutdown as a part of

1116-479: The way between Farragut Square in Downtown D.C. & Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt weekdays only, and between Federal Triangle and Beltway Plaza Mall on Saturdays as part of the "Kenilworth Avenue Express" Streetcar Line, with routes R11 & R15 operating between Farrugut Square & Springhill Lake Apartment Complex peak hours only, and routes R13 & R14 operating between Southwest D.C. &

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1152-455: Was also rerouted to operate along Campus drive to/from College Park–University of Maryland station instead of backtracking along River Road in order to add Metrobus service to the parks and recreational centers along Campus drive. Route R12 would only operate along River Road one way in both directions. Route R11 was also reincarnated back into service to operate parallel to R12 operating during weekday early mornings, skipping R12's diversion into

1188-441: Was not changed. On December 3, 1978, shortly after Deanwood station opened, R12 was truncated even further to only operate up to Deanwood station discontinuing service to Stadium–Armory station . Route R11 and R15 were rerouted to operate as a brand new express route between Beltway Plaza Mall (R11)/Greenbelt Center (R15) and New Carrollton station , running primarily along via Greenbelt Road, Cherrywood Lane, Kenilworth Avenue,

1224-813: Was replaced by a new route G12 under the request of the city of Greenbelt to break R12's super lengthy route into two separate routes and in order to improve service reliability, adherence to schedule times, and avoid duplication with the already existing Prince George's County TheBus Routes & other Metrobus Routes. Route R12 was rerouted inside Franklin Park and the Springhill Lake Complex. Buses previously operated along Edmonston Road, Springhill Drive, Springhill Lane, Breezewood Drive, and backtrack to Beltway Plaza Mall via Cherrywood Lane and Greenbelt Road before running again on Cherrywood Lane to Greenbelt station going northbound and from Greenbelt to Beltway Plaza to Springhill Lake Complex going southbound under

1260-643: Was restored. Greenbelt station 39°00′40″N 76°54′40″W  /  39.011068°N 76.911011°W  / 39.011068; -76.911011 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

1296-505: Was served by Penn Central (later Amtrak) Metroliners . On November 20, 1978, the Washington Metro opened its New Carrollton station, along with the Cheverly , Deanwood , Landover , and Minnesota Avenue stations, marking the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km) of Metro track northeast from the Stadium–Armory station . In August 1982, Conrail commuter trains (later AMDOT, then

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