Suitland station

Suitland
Location 4500 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, MD 20746
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s) Green Line Green Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Metrobus: D12, D13, D14, K12, K13, P12, V12
MTA Maryland Commuter Bus
TheBus: 34
Construction
Structure type Open-cut
Parking 1,890 spaces
Bicycle facilities 10 racks, 20 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code F10
History
Opened January 13, 2001 (2001-01-13)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 5,677 daily [1]Decrease 4.17%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Terminus
Green Line
toward Greenbelt

Suitland is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Suitland, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Green Line, the station is located at Silver Hill Road and Suitland Parkway.

Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995,[2] and the station opened on January 13, 2001.[3] Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of rail southeast of the Anacostia station and the opening of the Branch Avenue, Congress Heights, Naylor Road and Southern Avenue stations.[3]

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
P
Platform level
Northbound Green Line Green Line toward Greenbelt (Naylor Road)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound Green Line Green Line toward Branch Avenue (Terminus)

Notable places nearby

Notes

  1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  2. Fehr, Stephen C. (September 23, 1995), "After 25 years of building, Metro nears finish line", The Washington Post, p. B1
  3. 1 2 Layton, Lyndsey (January 14, 2001), "All Metro doors now open; Five new Green Line stations complete 32-year project, but expansions continue", The Washington Post, p. A1

External links

Media related to Suitland (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 38°50′38″N 76°55′54″W / 38.84384°N 76.931607°W / 38.84384; -76.931607


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