New Carrollton (WMATA station)
| New Carrollton Amtrak station MARC commuter rail station Washington Metro rapid transit station |
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| Address | 4700 Garden City Drive (Metro) 4300 Garden City Drive (Amtrak) New Carrollton, MD 20785 |
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| Coordinates | 38°56′53″N 76°52′19″W / 38.9480°N 76.8719°WCoordinates: 38°56′53″N 76°52′19″W / 38.9480°N 76.8719°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Metro: MARC: |
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| Connections | Metrobus MTA Maryland Commuter Bus TheBus |
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms (1 for each service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (Washington Metro) 3 (Amtrak/MARC) |
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| Parking | 3,519 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 18 racks, 16 lockers (Metro) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | January 16, 1969 (Metroliner)(Capital Beltway) November 20, 1978 (Metro)(New Carrollton) |
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| Code | NCR (Amtrak) D13 (Metro) |
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| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 171,663[1]  0.5% (Amtrak) |
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New Carrollton rail station 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. The Amtrak waiting room is located beneath the Metro station platform. The Amtrak station serves Northeast Regional and Vermonter trains, as well as MARC's Penn Line. The New Carrollton Rail Yard is nearby.
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[edit] History
The New Carrollton station is the third rail station in the area to serve intercity rail traffic. The first station, Lanham, was located 0.75 miles north of the current station and consisted of a small shelter and an asphalt platform. The station was served by only a few Penn Central trains.[2]
The second station, Capital Beltway Station, was opened on January 16, 1969, being serviced by Penn Central (later Amtrak) Metroliners. This station was located just inside the Capital Beltway.[2][3][4]
Washington Metro service began on November 20, 1978.[5][6] Its opening for Metro service coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)[7] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly, Deanwood, Landover and Minnesota Avenue stations.[5][6]
In the early 1980s the state of Maryland took over the operations of commuter rail service from Conrail (the successor to the Penn Central), branding the service as MARC. Commuter service was moved to Capital Beltway Station and Lanham station was abandoned. Eventually, in 1983, Amtrak and MARC consolidated service to the New Carrollton station, using a new island platform next to the existing Washington Metro platform. The platforms of Capital Beltway were eventually demolished, although as of 2010 the concrete cap over the stairs that led to one of the platforms is still visible. The former station building is now used by the Maryland DOT and the station's parking lot is used for road maintenance vehicles.[2][3][4][8]
[edit] 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 US 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.
[edit] Future plans
Long term plans for New Carrollton Station include adding a second island platform (providing access to Track 1) and adding a fourth track.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MARYLAND11.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ a b c Tom Fuchs. "30th Anniversary of New Carrollton Station". p. 5. http://www.actfortransit.org/archives/publications/TransitTimes-V23-2-Apr2009.pdf. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Capital Beltway Station-Lanham,MD 1970-1983". http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30368. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Amtrak Capital Beltway Station Location". http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,991141. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ a b Feaver, Douglas B. (November 12, 1978), "Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway; Orange Line will bring Metro to P.G.", The Washington Post: C1
- ^ a b Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post: D1
- ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Google Maps image of the location of the former Capital Beltway Station (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/?ll=38.954929,-76.865019&spn=0.002336,0.00331&t=h&z=18. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "MARC Growth & Investment Plan". http://mta.maryland.gov/sites/default/files/marcplanfull.pdf.
[edit] External links
Media related to New Carrollton (Washington Metro) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – New Carrollton, MD
- WMATA: New Carrollton Station
- StationMasters Online: New Carrollton Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: New Carrollton Station
- USA Rail Guide: New Carrollton Amtrak-MARC-Washington Metro Station
- Ellin Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Amtrak stations in Maryland
- Orange Line (Washington Metro)
- Purple Line (Washington Metro)
- Railway stations opened in 1969
- Stations along Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad lines
- Washington Metro stations in Maryland
- Maryland Area Regional Commuter stations
- Transportation in Prince George's County, Maryland
