Parking 3,519 spaces Platforms in use 2 | Bicycle facilities 18 | |
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Location 4700 Garden City Drive (Metro)
4300 Garden City Drive (Amtrak)
New Carrollton, Maryland Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Amtrak Line(s) Northeast Corridor
Orange Line
Purple Line (proposed) Tracks 2 (Washington Metro)
3 (Amtrak/MARC) Connections Metrobus: 87, B21, B22, B24, B27, B29, C28, F4, F6, F12, F13, F14, G12, G14, T14, T18
MTA Maryland Commuter Bus
TheBus: 15X, 16, 21, 21X
Greyhound
Peter Pan Bus Lines Address 4700 Garden City Drive, New Carrollton, MD 20784, USA Owners Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Amtrak Similar Greenbelt station, Largo Town Center st, BWI Rail Station, West Falls Church station, Stadium–Armory station | ||
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New Carrollton is a joint Washington Metro, MARC, and Amtrak station in New Carrollton, Prince George's County, Maryland at the eastern end of the Orange Line and planned Purple Line, and adjacent to the Capital Beltway.
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- History
- Station layout
- References
Beneath the Metro station platform, a waiting room serves Amtrak's Northeast Regional and Vermonter 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. Peter Pan Bus Lines also serves the station.
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History
The New Carrollton station 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, consisted of a small shelter and an asphalt platform served by a few Penn Central (later Conrail) commuter trains.
The second, Capital Beltway, sat just inside the Capital Beltway. Opened on March 16, 1970, it 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 the MARC Penn Line) began stopping at Capital Beltway station; the Lanham and Landover stations were closed. 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.
Station layout
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 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. This station is planned to be one of the Metro stations on the Purple Line Light Rail route, formerly known as the Bi-County Transitway.
Long-term plans for the New Carrollton station include adding a second island platform (providing access to Track 1) and adding a fourth track.