Landover station

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| name = Landover

| style = WMATA

| symbol = orange

| symbol2 = silver

| symbol_location = washington

| image = Landover station from inbound end of platform.jpg

| image_caption = Station platform facing east in May 2010

| address = 3000 Pennsy Drive

| borough = Hyattsville, Maryland

| connections = {{Unbulleted list

| {{bus icon}} Metrobus: P41

| {{bus icon}} TheBus: P44

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| platform = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| structure = At-grade

| parking = 1,866 spaces

| bicycle = 26 racks, 8 lockers

| passengers = 578 daily{{cite web |title=Metrorail Ridership Summary |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/ridership-portal/Metrorail-Ridership-Summary.cfm |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |access-date=February 11, 2024}}

| pass_year = 2023

| pass_rank = 95 out of 98

| opened = {{start date|1978|11|20}}

| rebuilt =

| accessible = Yes

| code = D12

| owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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Landover station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Landover, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on November 20, 1978, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Orange and Silver Lines, the station is in a residential area of Landover at Pennsy Drive near Landover Road. It is primarily a commuter station, with parking for over 1,800 cars, but it also served the now-demolished Capital Centre, the former home of the Washington Bullets and Washington Capitals.

History

The station opened on November 20, 1978.{{cite news |last=Feaver |first=Douglas B. |title=Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/11/12/orange-line-brings-metro-to-beltway/75023450-8c3d-4aba-b686-e0ad9cf8746f/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=C1 |date=November 12, 1978}}{{cite news |last1=Eisen |first1=Jack |first2=John |last2=Feinstein |author-link2=John Feinstein |title=City-County Fanfare Opens Orange Line |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/11/18/city-county-fanfare-opens-orange-line/54c66c2f-94e6-4df1-ae84-815ccb01a181/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=D1 |date=November 18, 1978}} Its opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|7.4|mi|km}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf |title=Sequence of Metrorail openings |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=July 2009 |access-date=August 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113082838/http://wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf |archive-date=January 13, 2010}} of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly, Deanwood, Minnesota Avenue, and New Carrollton stations.

{{anchor|PRR}}The Pennsylvania Railroad (later Penn Central, then Conrail) previously operated a commuter rail stop at Landover, located at Old Landover Road. In August 1982, when Conrail trains began stopping at Capital Beltway station, used by intercity trains since 1970, Lanham and Landover stations were closed.{{cite news |first=Frances |last=Sauve |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1982/08/11/commuter-trains-new-stop/c39a19eb-c5b1-4529-a82f-b67fa0f5344e/ |title=Commuter Trains' New Stop |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 11, 1982 |page=MD11}}

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system.{{cite news |first=Faiz |last=Siddiqui |title=Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 7, 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/metro-wants-to-rebuild-20-station-platforms-in-three-years-creating-safetrack-like-disruptions/2018/05/07/f7c19dcc-5164-11e8-abd8-265bd07a9859_story.html |access-date=February 19, 2019}} New Carrollton station was closed from May 28, 2022, through September 5, 2022, as part of the summer platform improvement project, which also affected the Minnesota Avenue, Deanwood, Cheverly, and Landover stations on the Orange Line. Shuttle buses and free parking were provided at the closed stations.{{cite web |title=Final phase of Metro's multi-year Platform Improvement Project begins this weekend, closing five Orange Line stations |url=https://wmata.com/about/news/Final-phase-of-Platform-Improvement-Project-begins-this-weekend-on-Orange-Line.cfm |website=WMATA |access-date=May 28, 2022 |date=May 23, 2022}}

On September 10, 2022, Blue Line trains started serving the station due to the 14th Street bridge shutdown as a part of the Blue Plus service.{{cite web |title=Metro announces travel alternatives for major Blue and Yellow Line construction this fall |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Blue-Yellow-fall-travel-alternatives.cfm |access-date=9 March 2024}} The service ended on May 7, 2023 with the reopening of the Yellow Line.{{cite web |title=Metro's Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-metro-yellow-line-reopens-sunday-schedule-times-trains-stations-change-huntington-fairfax-county-greenbelt-maryland-mount-vernon-square-washington-dc-turnback-wmata-gm-randy-clarke-riders-upset-potomac-river-lenfant-plaza |website=WJLA-TV |access-date=9 March 2024}}

Half of Silver Line trains began operating between {{wmata|Ashburn}} and {{wmata|New Carrollton}} on June 22, 2025.{{cite press release |title=Metro Board of Directors approves $4.957 billion FY2026 budget that improves service without raising fares |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-Board-of-Directors-approves-FY2026-budget.cfm |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=April 10, 2025}}

Station Layout

The Landover station consists of an at-grade island platform south of the Northeast Corridor, paralleling its right-of-way on a slight embankment above the entrance. Eastbound trains use track D1, while track D2 carries westbound trains. The mezzanine, including fare gates and ticket machines, is located below the platform on ground level. Outside of the single entrance on the southeast side of the station is a bus loop and two surface parking lots.

References

External links

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The Schumin Web Transit Center: [https://web.archive.org/web/20101109004911/http://transit.schuminweb.com/transit/wmata/orange-line.php?station=D12 Landover Station]

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Category:Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)

Category:Washington Metro stations in Maryland

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1978

Category:Railway stations in Prince George's County, Maryland

Category:1978 establishments in Maryland