West Hyattsville station

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West Hyattsville
WMATA Metro Logo.svg WMATA Green.svg WMATA Yellow.svg rapid transit station
WMATA West Hyattsville station.jpg
Location2700 Hamilton Street, Hyattsville, Maryland
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: F1, F2, F6, F8, R4
Bus transport TheBus: 12, 13
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking453 spaces
Bicycle facilities50 racks, 36 lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statustemporarily suspended
Station codeE07
History
OpenedDecember 11, 1993; 27 years ago (December 11, 1993)
Passengers
20163,455 daily [1] Decrease 10.1%
Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro Following station
Fort Totten
toward Branch Avenue
 Green Line Prince George's Plaza
toward Greenbelt
Fort Totten
toward Huntington
 Yellow Line

West Hyattsville is a Washington Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland on the Green Line and Yellow Line. It is the first station in Maryland northeast on the Green & Yellow Lines, and is located at 2700 Hamilton Street, near the west side of Ager Road and the north side of Queens Chapel Road.

West Hyattsville is one of only two stations that have elevated side platforms. Eisenhower Avenue on the Yellow Line is the other. Arlington Cemetery on the Blue Line, Cheverly on the Orange Line, and Prince George's Plaza on the Green Line and Yellow Line also contain side platforms, although those stations are at ground level.

As of 2006, West Hyattsville served 1.246 million riders annually.[2]

Between May 29 to September 6, 2021, this station is currently closed due to the platform improvement project which closed stations north of Fort Totten. Shuttle buses are currently being provided.[3]

History[]

The station was originally known as "Chillum" but was changed to "West Hyattsville" in 1979, well before services began on December 11, 1993.[4]

Until 2007, the station was served by the University of Maryland Shuttle Bus.

On June 25, 2017, Metro's Yellow Line trains stopped serving the station due to the elimination of Rush+, which was part of major changes to the Metrorail system.[5]

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platforms at the West Hyattsville station would be rebuilt starting on May 29, 2021.[6][7]

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.[8]

Station layout[]

The station is located west of the intersection with Queens Chapel Road and Ager Road. A parking lot, park and ride, and bus bays are located east of the station's side platforms.

P
Platform level 		Side platform
Southbound ← WMATA Green.svg toward Branch Avenue (Fort Totten)
← WMATA Yellow.svg toward Huntington (Fort Totten)
Northbound → WMATA Green.svg WMATA Yellow.svg toward Greenbelt (Prince George's Plaza) →
Side platform
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses, parking, fare control, ticket machines, station agent

References[]

  1. ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ State of Maryland-2006 bond bill fact sheet State of Mayland Retrieved December 15, 2007
  3. ^ "Alternative Travel Options Summer 2021 | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Eisen, Jack (August 7, 1979). "Zoological Park Subway Stop Name, 9 Others Changed by Metro Board". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ "June 25 Fare Service Changes Printable Brochure" (PDF). 2017.
  6. ^ "Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions". Washington Post. May 7, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Metro announces travel alternatives during summer platform reconstruction work | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Metro to extend Yellow Line service to Greenbelt beginning May 25" (Press release). WMATA. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

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Coordinates: 38°57′18″N 76°58′10″W / 38.955031°N 76.969522°W / 38.955031; -76.969522

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