Capital Beltway station

Capital Beltway
Capital Beltway in 1979 as an Amtrak Metroliner arrives. Note the green Penn Central signage.
General information
Coordinates38°57′19″N 76°51′57″W / 38.9554°N 76.8659°W / 38.9554; -76.8659
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
History
OpenedMarch 16, 1970 (1970-03-16)
ClosedOctober 30, 1983 (1983-10-30)
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Washington, D.C.
Terminus
Chesapeake Bowie
Metroliner
Alighting only
BWI Airport
toward New York
Montrealer Baltimore
toward Montreal
National Limited Baltimore
Preceding station Conrail Following station
Union Station
Terminus
Baltimore-Washington
From August 1982
Seabrook
toward Baltimore
Location
Map

Capital Beltway was a railway station in Lanham, Maryland. It was built in 1970 by the Penn Central Transportation Company in partnership with the state of Maryland, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), and Prince George's County. The station was located on the Northeast Corridor approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Union Station in Washington, D.C. Its purpose was to provide a stop near the Capital Beltway ring-road for the new high-speed Metroliners. Amtrak used the station until 1983 when New Carrollton opened to the south.