Suitland station
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4500 Silver Hill Road Suitland, MD 20746 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Open-cut | ||||||||||
Parking | 1,890 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 10 racks, 20 lockers | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | F10 | ||||||||||
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Opened | January 13, 2001 | ||||||||||
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Passengers (2016) |
4,892 daily [1] | ||||||||||
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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, one-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
P Platform level |
Northbound | ← |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Southbound | → |
Notable places nearby
Notes
- ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ↑ Fehr, Stephen C. (September 23, 1995), "After 25 years of building, Metro nears finish line", The Washington Post, p. B1
- 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
- WMATA: Suitland Station
- StationMasters Online: Suitland Station
- world.nycsubway.org: Suitland Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Suitland Station
- Station from Google Maps Street View
Coordinates: 38°50′38″N 76°55′54″W / 38.84384°N 76.931607°W