West Hyattsville station is a Washington Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland on the Green Line. It is the first station in Prince George's County, Maryland northeast on the Green Line, and is located at 2700 Hamilton Street, near the west side of Ager Road and the north side of Queens Chapel Road.
West Hyattsville
Greenbelt bound Green Line train arriving at the station in September2021.
The station was originally known as "Chillum" but was changed to "West Hyattsville" in 1979, well before services began on December 11, 1993.[2]
The Yellow Line began serving West Hyattsville as of June 18, 2012 when the Metro Rush+ Initiative was introduced, which extended the Yellow Line from Fort Totten all the way up to Greenbelt, by way of the already existing Green Line Metrorail Train tracks, during weekday rush hour/peak period commuter times. The Yellow Line originally terminated at Mount Vernon Square but was later on extended to Fort Totten on December 31, 2006 as part of a 12-month experiment during off peak commuter times and weekends, at the suggestion of D.C. Councilmember, Jim Graham. Due to its success, this extension of the Yellow Line was made permanent around May, 2008. However; on June 25, 2017, Metro's Yellow Line trains stopped serving the West Hyattsville station due to the elimination of Rush+, which was part of major changes to the Metrorail system.[3]
However; on May 20, 2019, Metro announced that Yellow Line trains will be re-extended from Mount Vernon Square and Fort Totten to Greenbelt at all service hours beginning May 25, 2019.[4]
Since May 7, 2023, the northeastern terminus of the Yellow Line was truncated from Greenbelt to Mount Vernon Square, following its reopening after a nearly eight-month-long major rehabilitation project on its bridge over the Potomac River and its tunnel leading into L'Enfant Plaza. Thus, it no longer services this station.[5]
From July 22 to September 4, 2023, this station was shut down to improve rail system technologies, including free shuttle bus services to closed stations north of Fort Totten.[6]
Station layoutedit
The station is located west of the intersection with Queens Chapel Road and Ager Road. A parking lot, park and ride (formerly the site of the Queens Chapel Drive-In Theater and Mighty Mo Drive-In Restaurant, which closed during the late 1970's), and bus bays are located east of the station's side platforms. The red-brick Kirkwood Apartment Complex and Kirkwood Neighborhood Park can be seen on Ager Road, west of the station site. There used to be an abandoned red brick Palmer Ford Warehouse Building housed on the field right behind the West Hyattsville station, right next to the Kirkwood Apartment Complex. However; that site has been demolished around 2018 to make room for the construction of brand new luxury apartment complexes as part of gentrification taking place in the area. The West Hyattsville station also sits on the former Queens Chapel Municipal Airport Site, which was closed and demolished in 1955.[7]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
^Eisen, Jack (August 7, 1979). "Zoological Park Subway Stop Name, 9 Others Changed by Metro Board". The Washington Post.
^"June 25 Fare Service Changes Printable Brochure" (PDF). 2017.
^"Metro to extend Yellow Line service to Greenbelt beginning May 25" (Press release). WMATA. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
^"Metro's Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback". WJLA-TV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^"Enhanced Maintenance Work during Summer 2023 to focus on custom and reliability upgrades to modernize | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^Freeman, Paul (2002). "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Maryland: Central Prince George's County area". from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
External linksedit
Media related to West Hyattsville (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
WMATA West Hyattsville station page
The Schumin Web Transit Center: West Hyattsville Station
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West Hyattsville station is a Washington Metro station in Hyattsville Maryland on the Green Line It is the first station in Prince George s County Maryland northeast on the Green Line and is located at 2700 Hamilton Street near the west side of Ager Road and the north side of Queens Chapel Road West HyattsvilleGreenbelt bound Green Line train arriving at the station in September 2021 General informationLocation2700 Hamilton StreetHyattsville MarylandOwned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsMetrobus F1 F6 F8 R4TheBus 13A 19ConstructionStructure typeElevatedParking453 spacesBicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare 50 racks and 36 lockersAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeE07HistoryOpenedDecember 11 1993 30 years ago December 11 1993 Rebuilt2021Passengers20231 511 daily 1 Rank67 out of 98ServicesPreceding station Washington Metro Following station Fort Tottentoward Branch Avenue Green Line Hyattsville Crossingtoward GreenbeltFormer servicesPreceding station Washington Metro Following station Fort Tottentoward Huntington Yellow Line Hyattsville Crossingtoward Greenbelt Brookland CUAtoward Farragut North Green Line Commuter ShortcutLocation With an average of 1 511 daily riders West Hyattsville was the 67th busiest Metro station in 2023 1 Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe station was originally known as Chillum but was changed to West Hyattsville in 1979 well before services began on December 11 1993 2 The Yellow Line began serving West Hyattsville as of June 18 2012 when the Metro Rush Initiative was introduced which extended the Yellow Line from Fort Totten all the way up to Greenbelt by way of the already existing Green Line Metrorail Train tracks during weekday rush hour peak period commuter times The Yellow Line originally terminated at Mount Vernon Square but was later on extended to Fort Totten on December 31 2006 as part of a 12 month experiment during off peak commuter times and weekends at the suggestion of D C Councilmember Jim Graham Due to its success this extension of the Yellow Line was made permanent around May 2008 However on June 25 2017 Metro s Yellow Line trains stopped serving the West Hyattsville station due to the elimination of Rush which was part of major changes to the Metrorail system 3 However on May 20 2019 Metro announced that Yellow Line trains will be re extended from Mount Vernon Square and Fort Totten to Greenbelt at all service hours beginning May 25 2019 4 Since May 7 2023 the northeastern terminus of the Yellow Line was truncated from Greenbelt to Mount Vernon Square following its reopening after a nearly eight month long major rehabilitation project on its bridge over the Potomac River and its tunnel leading into L Enfant Plaza Thus it no longer services this station 5 From July 22 to September 4 2023 this station was shut down to improve rail system technologies including free shuttle bus services to closed stations north of Fort Totten 6 Station layout editThe station is located west of the intersection with Queens Chapel Road and Ager Road A parking lot park and ride formerly the site of the Queens Chapel Drive In Theater and Mighty Mo Drive In Restaurant which closed during the late 1970 s and bus bays are located east of the station s side platforms The red brick Kirkwood Apartment Complex and Kirkwood Neighborhood Park can be seen on Ager Road west of the station site There used to be an abandoned red brick Palmer Ford Warehouse Building housed on the field right behind the West Hyattsville station right next to the Kirkwood Apartment Complex However that site has been demolished around 2018 to make room for the construction of brand new luxury apartment complexes as part of gentrification taking place in the area The West Hyattsville station also sits on the former Queens Chapel Municipal Airport Site which was closed and demolished in 1955 7 References edit a b Metrorail Ridership Summary Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Retrieved February 11 2024 Eisen Jack August 7 1979 Zoological Park Subway Stop Name 9 Others Changed by Metro Board The Washington Post June 25 Fare Service Changes Printable Brochure PDF 2017 Metro to extend Yellow Line service to Greenbelt beginning May 25 Press release WMATA May 20 2019 Retrieved May 21 2019 Metro s Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback WJLA TV Sinclair Broadcast Group May 7 2023 Retrieved May 7 2023 Enhanced Maintenance Work during Summer 2023 to focus on custom and reliability upgrades to modernize WMATA www wmata com Retrieved July 23 2023 Freeman Paul 2002 Abandoned amp Little Known Airfields Maryland Central Prince George s County area Archived from the original on May 18 2021 Retrieved January 22 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to West Hyattsville WMATA station at Wikimedia Commons WMATA West Hyattsville station page The Schumin Web Transit Center West Hyattsville Station 38 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