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New Carrollton–Fort Totten Line

January 01, 1970

See also: New Carrollton–Silver Spring Line

The New Carrollton–Fort Totten Line, designated Route F6, is a weekday-only bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between the New Carrollton station of the Orange Line station of the Washington Metro and the Fort Totten station of the Red and Green Lines of the Washington Metro. The line operates every 30 minutes during peak hours and 60 minutes all other times, weekdays only. F6 trips are roughly 60 minutes. This route provides weekday service between Fort Totten and New Carrollton stations without having to take the train into Downtown DC.

F6
New Carrollton–Fort Totten Line
Route F6 at Hyattsville Crossing
Overview
SystemMetrobus
OperatorWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
GarageLandover
LiveryLocal
StatusIn service
Began service1978
PredecessorsR3
Route
LocalePrince George's County, Northeast
Communities servedNew Carrollton, Riverdale, College Park, Hyattsville, University Park, Chillum, Carole Highlands, Queens Chapel
Landmarks servedParkdale High School, College Park–University of Maryland station, University of Maryland, Northwestern High School, Hyattsville Crossing station, West Hyattsville station, Fort Totten station
StartNew Carrollton station
ViaSargent Road, Good Luck Road, Finns Lane, Campus Drive, Ager Road, University Boulevard
EndFort Totten station
Service
LevelWeekday service only
Frequency45 minutes
Operates5:20 AM – 9:35 PM
TransfersSmarTrip only
TimetableNew Carrollton-Fort Totten Line
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Background edit

Route F6 operates weekdays only between New Carrollton station and Fort Totten station mostly along Sargent Road, Good Luck Road, Finns Lane, Campus Drive, Ager Road, and University Boulevard without having to take the train. It connects the New Carrollton, Riverdale, College Park , University Park, Hyattsville, Green Meadows, Chillum, Queens Chapel, and North Michigan Park communities to various Metrorail stations and parts of Northeast DC.

Route F6 currently operates out of Landover division.

Route F6 stops edit

History edit

Route F6 had a prior "incarnation" operating as part of the former Capital Transit Company's "Sargent Road" Line between 12th & Quincy Street NE in Brookland, D.C. and Green Meadows, MD (some trips; however, would be shortened to operate only up to Gallatin Street NE & South Dakota Avenue NE in North Michigan Park, D.C.). F6 later on became a DC Transit Route during the 1950s and ended up being discontinued in the late 1960s and being replaced by the F5 & F7 Metrobus Routes.

Route F4, on the other hand, had a prior "incarnation" operating as part of the former Capital Transit Company "Michigan Avenue" Line between Eastern Avenue NE & Michigan Avenue NE (Avondale) and 9th Street NW & Constitution Avenue NW (Archives). Just like the F6 Route, F4 eventually became a DC Transit Route during the 1950s, before ultimately becoming a WMATA Metrobus Route on February 4, 1973, when the "Metrobus" System was formed.

The F4 & F6 "Prince George's – Silver Spring" Line was created as a brand new line on February 19, 1978, shortly after the Silver Spring station opened, in to replace the former segment of J2 & J4's routing between Silver Spring and Beltway Plaza, that had been discontinued when Routes J2 & J4 were truncated to only operate up to the Silver Spring station.

Route J2 originally operated as part of the "East - West Highway" Line all the way between Montgomery Mall and Beltway Plaza, while Route J4 originally operated as part of the "East - West Highway" Line all the way between Chevy Chase Circle and Beltway Plaza.

The "East - West Highway" Line was basically split apart into two separate lines, with Routes J2 & J4 operating as part of the new, "Bethesda - Silver Spring" Line, keeping their routing between the Silver Spring station and Montgomery Mall (J2)/Chevy Chase Circle (J4) the exact same, while Route F6 replaced J4's routing between Silver Spring and the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center, as well as both J2 & J4's routing between the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center & Beltway Plaza, via the University of Maryland, while Route F4 replaced J2's routing between Silver Spring & the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center. However; F4 would provide new Metrobus Service on the East - West Highway/Riverdale Road corridor between the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center and New Carrollton, MD, via Belcrest Road, Queensbury Road, 48th Avenue (towards New Carrollton), Lafayette Avenue (towards Silver Spring station), and Riverdale Road. On the other hand, F6 was extended east of Beltway Plaza to Greenbelt Center (Crescent Road & Gardenway) in order to provide new Metrobus service to the Old Greenbelt region of Greenbelt, MD.

On December 3, 1978, shortly after the New Carrollton station opened, F4 was extended from the intersection of Riverdale Road & Annapolis Road in New Carrollton, MD, to the New Carrollton station.[1]

On December 11, 1993, the F6 was rerouted to operate between the and New Carrollton and Prince George's Plaza stations, via Ellin Road, Harkins Road, Finns Lane, Riverdale Road, Auburn Avenue, Good Luck Road, Kenilworth Avenue, River Road, the College Park - U of MD station, River Road, Kenilworth Avenue, East-West Highway, the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center, Belcrest Road, Queens Chapel Road, Hamilton Street, Ager Road, the West Hyattsville station, Ager Road, and East-West Highway.[2] The segment of F6's former routing between the intersection of Campus Drive & Adelphi Road (University of Maryland College Park Campus) and Greenbelt Center (Crescent Road & Gardenway), was taken over by the C2 Metrobus Route.[2] However; F6 was forced to temporarily stop operating on its usual routing between the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center and University of Maryland College Park Campus, via Belcrest Road, Adelphi Road, and Campus Drive, as Paint Branch Parkway was not finished being constructed between the intersections of Baltimore Avenue (where Campus Drive ends) and River Road, at the time. Paint Branch Parkway would take another two to three years to finish being constructed. As a result, F6 was instead temporarily forced to operate on a detour route between the Prince George's Plaza and College Park - U of MD stations, via East-West Highway, Kenilworth Avenue, and River Road, before being able to operate on its routing towards the New Carrollton station, via River Road, Kenilworth Avenue, Good Luck Road, Auburn Avenue, Riverdale Road, Finns Lane, Harkins Road, and Ellin Road.

Then, sometime around 1996 once Paint Branch Parkway was finished being constructed and opened to traffic, F6 was rerouted to operate between the Prince George's Plaza and College Park - U of MD stations, via Belcrest Road, Adelphi Road, Campus Drive, Paint Branch Parkway, and River Road, as opposed to the detour route it had been operating on via East-West Highway, Kenilworth Avenue, and River Road. After serving the College Park - U of MD station, F6 would still operate on its usual routing between the College Park - U of MD and New Carrollton stations.

On September 20, 1999, F6 was once again extended back to its original terminus at the Silver Spring Station, following its usual routing between the New Carrollton station and intersection of Ager Road & East-West Highway in Green Meadows, MD, then operating on its original routing to the Silver Spring station parallel to the F4 Route, via East-West Highway, Ethan-Allen Avenue, Philadelphia Avenue, Fenton Street, and Colesville Road.[3]

On May 15, 2003, the former Metrobus bus bays in front of the former G.C. Murphy store inside Prince George's Plaza, were demolished in order to build a new Target store. Routes F4 and F6 stopped directing entering into and looping inside the Prince George's Plaza.[4]

On September 28, 2008, due to the Silver Spring station Bus Bay and Kiss & Ride Lot were closed off due to the construction of the brand new Silver Spring Transit Center, routes F4 and F6 Metrobus Stop at Silver Spring was temporarily relocated from Bay N, to the jughandle at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Colesville Road, across Silver Spring station until September, 2015 when the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center was finished being constructed and officially opened.[5]

During 2011, WMATA proposed to split the F4 and F6 routing into two routes. While the F4 remained the same, the F6 was proposed be rerouted to serve Fort Totten, keeping its routing between the New Carrollton station & the intersection of East-West Highway & Riggs Road the same, except route F6 would be rerouted to operate on the Route R3 routing between the intersection of Riggs Road & East-West Highway & Fort Totten along East-West Highway, Riggs Road, Sargent Road.[6] This was proposed in order to reduce redundancy with F4 between Silver Spring station and the East West Highway and Riggs Road intersection. The proposal was brought up again in 2012 with the same similarities.[7][8]

On June 17, 2012, F6 was rerouted to operate between the New Carrollton and Fort Totten stations, instead of operating between the New Carrollton and Silver Spring stations. While the segment of F6's routing between New Carrollton and the intersection of East–West Highway and Riggs Road would remain the same, route F6 was rerouted to replace the segment of the R3 routing between the intersection of East–West Highway and Riggs Road and Fort Totten station, by turning onto Riggs Road, and then operating via Sargent Road/Sargent Road NE, Gallatin Street NE, South Dakota Avenue NE, and Galloway Street NE. Route F4 added extra trips in order to supplement route F6 riders between Silver Spring and Riggs Road.[9] Route F6 would be renamed to the New Carrollton–Fort Totten Line as a result of the changes.

Beginning on September 1, 2019, for nine months, the College Park Metrobus loop was temporarily closed for construction of the Purple line at College Park station having all stops located along River Road. As of a result, route F6's bus stops were moved onto River Road in order to serve the station. There were no detours that affected route F6.[10]

All route F6 service was suspended due to WMATA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on March 16, 2020.[11] Route F6 was fully restored on August 23, 2020.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Bus Routes Change Sunday to Link with Orange Line". Washington Post. November 30, 1978. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Pierre, Robert E. (December 9, 1993). "Metro Shuffling Its Bus Schedule". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on November 15, 1999. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ^ . www.gazette.net. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Bus stops to be relocated during construction of Silver Spring Transit Center". Metro News Release. September 25, 2008.
  6. ^ "MARYLAND PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES : FISCAL YEAR 2011" (PDF). Wmata.com\accessdate=27 January 2019.
  7. ^ "B11-03: Proposed Adjustments to Metrobus Service; October 11-13, 2011". Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Notice of Public Hearing Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Proposed Adjustments to Metrobus Service Docket B11-03" (PDF). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  9. ^ (Press release). WMATA. May 24, 2012. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "Temporary Stop Relocation: MDOT MTA Purple Line Construction at College Park Station Bus Loop, September 1". Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Metro announces additional COVID-19 changes, including reduced service beginning Monday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "Metrobus Service Changes beginning August 23 | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

January 01, 1970
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See also New Carrollton Silver Spring Line The New Carrollton Fort Totten Line designated Route F6 is a weekday only bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between the New Carrollton station of the Orange Line station of the Washington Metro and the Fort Totten station of the Red and Green Lines of the Washington Metro The line operates every 30 minutes during peak hours and 60 minutes all other times weekdays only F6 trips are roughly 60 minutes This route provides weekday service between Fort Totten and New Carrollton stations without having to take the train into Downtown DC F6New Carrollton Fort Totten LineRoute F6 at Hyattsville CrossingOverviewSystemMetrobusOperatorWashington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityGarageLandoverLiveryLocalStatusIn serviceBegan service1978PredecessorsR3RouteLocalePrince George s County NortheastCommunities servedNew Carrollton Riverdale College Park Hyattsville University Park Chillum Carole Highlands Queens ChapelLandmarks servedParkdale High School College Park University of Maryland station University of Maryland Northwestern High School Hyattsville Crossing station West Hyattsville station Fort Totten stationStartNew Carrollton stationViaSargent Road Good Luck Road Finns Lane Campus Drive Ager Road University BoulevardEndFort Totten stationServiceLevelWeekday service onlyFrequency45 minutesOperates5 20 AM 9 35 PMTransfersSmarTrip onlyTimetableNew Carrollton Fort Totten LineRoute map F4 system nav F8 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Route F6 stops 2 History 3 ReferencesBackground editRoute F6 operates weekdays only between New Carrollton station and Fort Totten station mostly along Sargent Road Good Luck Road Finns Lane Campus Drive Ager Road and University Boulevard without having to take the train It connects the New Carrollton Riverdale College Park University Park Hyattsville Green Meadows Chillum Queens Chapel and North Michigan Park communities to various Metrorail stations and parts of Northeast DC Route F6 currently operates out of Landover division Route F6 stops edit Bus stop Direction Connections Prince George s County Maryland New Carrollton stationBus Bay H Westbound station Eastbound terminal nbsp Metrobus A12 B21 B22 B24 B27 F4 F12 F13 F14 G12 G14 T14 T18 nbsp MTA Maryland Commuter Bus nbsp TheBus 15X 16 21 21X nbsp Greyhound nbsp Peter Pan Bus Lines nbsp Washington Metro nbsp nbsp MARC Penn Line nbsp Amtrak Northeast Regional Palmetto Vermonter nbsp MTA Purple Line Planned Harkins Road Ellin Road Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus B24 B27 F4 F13 G12 G14 T18 Harkins Road Sherwood Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus B24 B27 F4 F13 G12 G14 T18 Harkins Road Annapolis Road Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus B24 B27 F4 F13 G12 G14 T18 Finns Lane Annapolis Road Bidirectional Finns Lane Fury Lane Bidirectional Finns Lane Kidmore Lane Bidirectional Finns Lane Riverdale Road Bidirectional Riverdale Road Martins Lane Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F4 Riverdale Road Chestnut Ridge Apartments Eastbound nbsp Metrobus F4 Riverdale Road Chestridge Apartments Westbound nbsp Metrobus F4 Riverdale Road Riverdale Towne Apartments Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F4 Riverdale Road Auburn Avenue Eastbound nbsp Metrobus F4 Auburn Avenue Riverdale Road Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus T14 nbsp TheBus 14 nbsp Shuttle UM Auburn Avenue 1st Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus T14 nbsp TheBus 14 nbsp Shuttle UM Auburn Avenue 2nd Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus T14 nbsp TheBus 14 nbsp Shuttle UM Auburn Avenue 3rd Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus T14 nbsp TheBus 14 nbsp Shuttle UM Auburn Avenue Chestnut Avenue Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus T14 nbsp TheBus 14 nbsp Shuttle UM Good Luck Road Oakland Avenue Bidirectional nbsp TheBus 14 Good Luck Road Parkdale High School Eastbound nbsp TheBus 14 Good Luck Road Crest Park Drive Westbound nbsp TheBus 14 Good Luck Road Silk Tree Drive Bidirectional nbsp TheBus 14 Good Luck Road Sora Lane Eastbound nbsp TheBus 14 Good Luck Road Kenilworth Avenue Bidirectional nbsp TheBus 14 Kenilworth Avenue Paint Branch Parkway Westbound Kenilworth Avenue Sarvis Avenue Bidirectional nbsp TheBus 14 Kenilworth Avenue Tennyson Street Bidirectional nbsp TheBus 14 River Road Kenilworth Avenue Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus R12 nbsp TheBus 14 River Road Haig Drive Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus R12 nbsp TheBus 14 nbsp MTA Purple Line at Riverdale Park North UMD station Planned River Road Rivertech Court Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus R12 nbsp TheBus 14 River Road American Physics Building Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus R12 nbsp TheBus 14 College Park University of Maryland stationBus Bay A Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus 83 86 C8 R12 nbsp RTA 302 G nbsp TheBus 14 17 nbsp Shuttle UM 104 109 nbsp MTA Maryland 204 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp nbsp MARC Camden Line nbsp MTA Purple Line Planned Campus Drive Paint Branch Trail Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus 83 86 C8 nbsp TheBus 17 nbsp Shuttle UM Campus Drive Baltimore Avenue Eastbound nbsp Metrobus 83 86 C8 nbsp TheBus 17 nbsp Shuttle UM Campus Drive Regents Drive Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus C2 C8 nbsp Shuttle UM Stadium Drive Regents Drive Westbound nbsp Metrobus C2 C8 nbsp Shuttle UM Stadium Drive Varsity Team House Eastbound nbsp Metrobus C2 C8 nbsp Shuttle UM Stadium Drive 4136 Yahentamitsi Hall Westbound nbsp Metrobus C2 C8 nbsp Shuttle UM Stadium Drive Stadium Parking Garage Eastbound nbsp Metrobus C2 C8 nbsp Shuttle UM Stadium Drive Hagerstown Lane Westbound nbsp Metrobus C2 C8 nbsp Shuttle UM Stadium Drive Smith Performing Arts Center Eastbound nbsp Metrobus C2 C8 nbsp Shuttle UM Stadium Drive 3854 Denton Hall Westbound nbsp Metrobus C2 C8 nbsp Shuttle UM Adelphi Road Tulane Drive Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 Westbound only nbsp Shuttle UM nbsp MTA Purple Line at Adelphi Road UMGC UMD station Planned Adelphi Road Rutgers Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 nbsp Shuttle UM Adelphi Road Pennsylvania Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 nbsp Shuttle UM Adelphi Road Wells Parkway Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 nbsp Shuttle UM Adelphi Road Van Buren Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 nbsp Shuttle UM Belcrest Road Adelphi Road Bidirectional Belcrest Road Toledo Terrace Bidirectional Belcrest Road Toledo Road Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus C4 F6 F8 R4 nbsp TheBus Eastbound only 13 14 nbsp Shuttle UM Eastbound only Belcrest Road 6505 Eastbound nbsp Metrobus C4 F6 F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 13 14 nbsp Shuttle UM Belcrest Road Freedom Way Westbound nbsp Metrobus C4 F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 13 14 nbsp Shuttle UM Hyattsville Crossing stationBus Bays C and H Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus 86 C4 F4 F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 13 14 18 nbsp Shuttle UM 113 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp Belcrest Road Queens Chapel Road Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus 86 F4 F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 18 Queens Chapel Road Oliver Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 18 Queens Chapel Road Nicholson Street Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 18 Queens Chapel Road Sacred Heart Home Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 18 Queens Chapel Road Lancer Drive Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 18 Queens Chapel Road Jefferson Street Eastbound nbsp Metrobus F8 R4 Queens Chapel Road Hamilton Manor Drive Westbound nbsp Metrobus F8 R4 Hamilton Street 31st Avenue Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 12 13 West Hyattsville stationBus Bay D Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F1 F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 12 13 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp West Hyattsville stationBus Bay F Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F1 F8 R4 nbsp TheBus 12 13 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp Ager Road Lancer Drive Bidirectional nbsp TheBus 13 Ager Road Kirkwood Place Eastbound nbsp TheBus 13 Ager Road 29th Avenue Westbound nbsp TheBus 13 Ager Road Nicholson Street Bidirectional nbsp TheBus 13 Ager Road Oglethorpe Street Bidirectional nbsp TheBus 13 Ager Road Powhatan Road Bidirectional nbsp TheBus 13 Ager Road Rittenhouse Street Eastbound nbsp TheBus 13 Ager Road Sheridan Street Bidirectional East West Highway 19th Place Eastbound nbsp Metrobus C4 R2 Riggs Road East West Highway Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus R1 R2 Riggs Road Dayton Road Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus R1 R2 Sargent Road Riggs Road Eastbound Sargent Road Anna Court Westbound Sargent Road Balfour Drive Bidirectional Sargent Road Ray Road Bidirectional Sargent Road Nicholson Street Westbound nbsp TheBus 12 Sargent Road Ray Road Bidirectional Sargent Road Madison Street Bidirectional Sargent Road Chillum Road Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus F1 Sargent Road Eastern Avenue Bidirectional Northeast Washington D C Sargent Road NE Gallatin Street NE Eastbound nbsp Metrobus E2 Gallatin Street NE Sargent Road NE Westbound nbsp Metrobus E2 Gallatin Street NE 10th Street NE Eastbound nbsp Metrobus E2 Gallatin Street NE 8th Street NE Westbound nbsp Metrobus E2 Gallatin Street NE South Dakota Avenue NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus 80 E2 Galloway Street NE South Dakota Avenue NE Bidirectional nbsp Metrobus 80 E2 Galloway Street NE 4th Street NE Eastbound nbsp Metrobus 80 Southbound only E2 Southbound only E4 Eastbound only Fort Totten stationBus Bay H Eastbound station Westbound terminal nbsp Metrobus 60 64 80 E2 E4 K2 K6 K9 R1 R2 nbsp Washington Metro nbsp nbsp History editRoute F6 had a prior incarnation operating as part of the former Capital Transit Company s Sargent Road Line between 12th amp Quincy Street NE in Brookland D C and Green Meadows MD some trips however would be shortened to operate only up to Gallatin Street NE amp South Dakota Avenue NE in North Michigan Park D C F6 later on became a DC Transit Route during the 1950s and ended up being discontinued in the late 1960s and being replaced by the F5 amp F7 Metrobus Routes Route F4 on the other hand had a prior incarnation operating as part of the former Capital Transit Company Michigan Avenue Line between Eastern Avenue NE amp Michigan Avenue NE Avondale and 9th Street NW amp Constitution Avenue NW Archives Just like the F6 Route F4 eventually became a DC Transit Route during the 1950s before ultimately becoming a WMATA Metrobus Route on February 4 1973 when the Metrobus System was formed The F4 amp F6 Prince George s Silver Spring Line was created as a brand new line on February 19 1978 shortly after the Silver Spring station opened in to replace the former segment of J2 amp J4 s routing between Silver Spring and Beltway Plaza that had been discontinued when Routes J2 amp J4 were truncated to only operate up to the Silver Spring station Route J2 originally operated as part of the East West Highway Line all the way between Montgomery Mall and Beltway Plaza while Route J4 originally operated as part of the East West Highway Line all the way between Chevy Chase Circle and Beltway Plaza The East West Highway Line was basically split apart into two separate lines with Routes J2 amp J4 operating as part of the new Bethesda Silver Spring Line keeping their routing between the Silver Spring station and Montgomery Mall J2 Chevy Chase Circle J4 the exact same while Route F6 replaced J4 s routing between Silver Spring and the Prince George s Plaza Shopping Center as well as both J2 amp J4 s routing between the Prince George s Plaza Shopping Center amp Beltway Plaza via the University of Maryland while Route F4 replaced J2 s routing between Silver Spring amp the Prince George s Plaza Shopping Center However F4 would provide new Metrobus Service on the East West Highway Riverdale Road corridor between the Prince George s Plaza Shopping Center and New Carrollton MD via Belcrest Road Queensbury Road 48th Avenue towards New Carrollton Lafayette Avenue towards Silver Spring station and Riverdale Road On the other hand F6 was extended east of Beltway Plaza to Greenbelt Center Crescent Road amp Gardenway in order to provide new Metrobus service to the Old Greenbelt region of Greenbelt MD On December 3 1978 shortly after the New Carrollton station opened F4 was extended from the intersection of Riverdale Road amp Annapolis Road in New Carrollton MD to the New Carrollton station 1 On December 11 1993 the F6 was rerouted to operate between the and New Carrollton and Prince George s Plaza stations via Ellin Road Harkins Road Finns Lane Riverdale Road Auburn Avenue Good Luck Road Kenilworth Avenue River Road the College Park U of MD station River Road Kenilworth Avenue East West Highway the Prince George s Plaza Shopping Center Belcrest Road Queens Chapel Road Hamilton Street Ager Road the West Hyattsville station Ager Road and East West Highway 2 The segment of F6 s former routing between the intersection of Campus Drive amp Adelphi Road University of Maryland College Park Campus and Greenbelt Center Crescent Road amp Gardenway was taken over by the C2 Metrobus Route 2 However F6 was forced to temporarily stop operating on its usual routing between the Prince George s Plaza Shopping Center and University of Maryland College Park Campus via Belcrest Road Adelphi Road and Campus Drive as Paint Branch Parkway was not finished being constructed between the intersections of Baltimore Avenue where Campus Drive ends and River Road at the time Paint Branch Parkway would take another two to three years to finish being constructed As a result F6 was instead temporarily forced to operate on a detour route between the Prince George s Plaza and College Park U of MD stations via East West Highway Kenilworth Avenue and River Road before being able to operate on its routing towards the New Carrollton station via River Road Kenilworth Avenue Good Luck Road Auburn Avenue Riverdale Road Finns Lane Harkins Road and Ellin Road Then sometime around 1996 once Paint Branch Parkway was finished being constructed and opened to traffic F6 was rerouted to operate between the Prince George s Plaza and College Park U of MD stations via Belcrest Road Adelphi Road Campus Drive Paint Branch Parkway and River Road as opposed to the detour route it had been operating on via East West Highway Kenilworth Avenue and River Road After serving the College Park U of MD station F6 would still operate on its usual routing between the College Park U of MD and New Carrollton stations On September 20 1999 F6 was once again extended back to its original terminus at the Silver Spring Station following its usual routing between the New Carrollton station and intersection of Ager Road amp East West Highway in Green Meadows MD then operating on its original routing to the Silver Spring station parallel to the F4 Route via East West Highway Ethan Allen Avenue Philadelphia Avenue Fenton Street and Colesville Road 3 On May 15 2003 the former Metrobus bus bays in front of the former G C Murphy store inside Prince George s Plaza were demolished in order to build a new Target store Routes F4 and F6 stopped directing entering into and looping inside the Prince George s Plaza 4 On September 28 2008 due to the Silver Spring station Bus Bay and Kiss amp Ride Lot were closed off due to the construction of the brand new Silver Spring Transit Center routes F4 and F6 Metrobus Stop at Silver Spring was temporarily relocated from Bay N to the jughandle at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Colesville Road across Silver Spring station until September 2015 when the Paul S Sarbanes Transit Center was finished being constructed and officially opened 5 During 2011 WMATA proposed to split the F4 and F6 routing into two routes While the F4 remained the same the F6 was proposed be rerouted to serve Fort Totten keeping its routing between the New Carrollton station amp the intersection of East West Highway amp Riggs Road the same except route F6 would be rerouted to operate on the Route R3 routing between the intersection of Riggs Road amp East West Highway amp Fort Totten along East West Highway Riggs Road Sargent Road 6 This was proposed in order to reduce redundancy with F4 between Silver Spring station and the East West Highway and Riggs Road intersection The proposal was brought up again in 2012 with the same similarities 7 8 On June 17 2012 F6 was rerouted to operate between the New Carrollton and Fort Totten stations instead of operating between the New Carrollton and Silver Spring stations While the segment of F6 s routing between New Carrollton and the intersection of East West Highway and Riggs Road would remain the same route F6 was rerouted to replace the segment of the R3 routing between the intersection of East West Highway and Riggs Road and Fort Totten station by turning onto Riggs Road and then operating via Sargent Road Sargent Road NE Gallatin Street NE South Dakota Avenue NE and Galloway Street NE Route F4 added extra trips in order to supplement route F6 riders between Silver Spring and Riggs Road 9 Route F6 would be renamed to the New Carrollton Fort Totten Line as a result of the changes Beginning on September 1 2019 for nine months the College Park Metrobus loop was temporarily closed for construction of the Purple line at College Park station having all stops located along River Road As of a result route F6 s bus stops were moved onto River Road in order to serve the station There were no detours that affected route F6 10 All route F6 service was suspended due to WMATA s response to the COVID 19 pandemic beginning on March 16 2020 11 Route F6 was fully restored on August 23 2020 12 References edit Bus Routes Change Sunday to Link with Orange Line Washington Post November 30 1978 ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved February 23 2020 a b Pierre Robert E December 9 1993 Metro Shuffling Its Bus Schedule The Washington Post Retrieved January 27 2019 Maryland and Virginia Metrobus Service Changes Effective September 20 1999 Archived from the original on November 15 1999 Retrieved June 20 2020 Metrobus service suspended at Prince Georges Plaza www gazette net Archived from the original on March 29 2019 Retrieved January 27 2019 Bus stops to be relocated during construction of Silver Spring Transit Center Metro News Release September 25 2008 MARYLAND PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES FISCAL YEAR 2011 PDF Wmata com accessdate 27 January 2019 B11 03 Proposed Adjustments to Metrobus Service October 11 13 2011 Retrieved May 19 2020 Notice of Public Hearing Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Proposed Adjustments to Metrobus Service Docket B11 03 PDF Retrieved May 19 2020 Metro invests in better bus service in DC Maryland Virginia Press release WMATA May 24 2012 Archived from the original on December 14 2018 Retrieved January 27 2019 Temporary Stop Relocation MDOT MTA Purple Line Construction at College Park Station Bus Loop September 1 Retrieved May 25 2020 Metro announces additional COVID 19 changes including reduced service beginning Monday WMATA www wmata com Retrieved January 31 2021 Metrobus Service Changes beginning August 23 WMATA www wmata com Retrieved January 31 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Carrollton Fort Totten Line amp oldid 1221435300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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