Prince George's Plaza station
Prince George's Plaza is a Washington Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland, on the Green Line and Yellow Line.
Prince George's Plaza | |||||||||||||||
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rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||
Location | 3575 East–West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Metrobus: 86, C4, F4, F6, F8, R4 TheBus: 13, 14, 18 Shuttle-UM: 113 | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | open-cut | ||||||||||||||
Parking | 1,068 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 40 racks, 24 lockers | ||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | E08 | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | December 11, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2016 | 4,374 daily [1] 13.57% | ||||||||||||||
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The station is located in a commercial area of Hyattsville near The Mall at Prince Georges, which, prior to receiving its current name in November 2004, was called Prince George's Plaza, at East-West Highway (Maryland Route 410) and Belcrest Road. Service began on December 11, 1993.
Name change
In November 2020, WMATA approved a request from Prince George's County to change the name of Prince George's Plaza station to Hyattsville Crossing. The new name will be added to Metro system maps when the second phase of the Silver Line opens in 2021.[2][3]
Notable places nearby
- The Mall at Prince Georges
- University Town Center, which includes the National Center for Health Statistics headquarters, other Federal office space, residences, and retail space
Station layout
The station has a unique layout in that it is an open-cut side platformed station with a parking garage directly over the tracks.
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses, parking, fare control, ticket machines, station agent |
P Platform level |
Side platform | |
Southbound | ← toward Branch Avenue (West Hyattsville) ← toward Huntington (West Hyattsville) | |
Northbound | toward Greenbelt (College Park–University of Maryland) → | |
Side platform |
References
- "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- "Metro wants to know what you think about proposed station name changes | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- Barthel, Margaret (November 19, 2020). "Tysons Corner And Prince George's Plaza Metro Stations Are Getting New Names". DCist. Washignton, D.C. Retrieved November 20, 2020.