New Carrollton station

New Carrollton
Amtrak
A Metro train at New Carrollton station in May 2010
General information
Location4500 Garden City Drive
New Carrollton, Maryland
United States
Coordinates38°56′53″N 76°52′19″W / 38.9480°N 76.8719°W / 38.9480; -76.8719
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Amtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 island platforms (1 for each service)
Tracks2 (Washington Metro)
3 (Amtrak/MARC)
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking3,519 spaces
Bicycle facilities18 racks, 16 lockers
AccessibleYes[1]
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: NCR
Metro: D13
IATA codeZRZ
History
OpenedNovember 20, 1978 (1978-11-20) (Metro)
October 30, 1983 (1983-10-30) (Amtrak and Conrail)
Passengers
20221,100 daily[2] (Metro)
Rank70th (Metro)
FY 2023208,161 annually[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Washington, D.C. Northeast Regional BWI Airport
Washington, D.C.
One-way operation
Palmetto BWI Airport
toward New York
Washington, D.C.
Terminus
Vermonter BWI Airport
toward St. Albans
     Acela does not stop here
     Cardinal does not stop here
     Carolinian does not stop here
     Crescent does not stop here
     Silver Meteor does not stop here
Preceding station MARC Following station
Union Station
Terminus
Penn Line Seabrook
towards Perryville
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Landover
toward Vienna
Orange Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Washington, D.C.
toward Tri-State
Hilltopper BWI Airport
Preceding station Conrail Following station
Union Station
Terminus
Baltimore-Washington
Replaced by Penn Line in 1984
Seabrook
toward Baltimore
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Landover
toward Huntington
Blue Line Terminus
Future services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Glenridge
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Terminus
Location
Map

New Carrollton station is a joint Washington Metro, MARC, and Amtrak station just outside the city limits of New Carrollton, Prince George's County, Maryland located at the eastern end of the Metro's Orange Line. The station will also serve as the eastern terminus of the Purple Line, currently under construction, and is adjacent to the Capital Beltway.

Beneath the Metro station platform, a waiting room serves Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Vermonter, and Palmetto trains, as well as MARC's Penn Line trains. The New Carrollton Rail Yard is nearby.

Greyhound, a nationwide intercity bus company, also stops at the station on routes serving Richmond, Washington, Philadelphia, New York City, Pittsburgh, and points beyond.[4]

  1. ^ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings". WMATA. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Staff (August 25, 2011). "Greyhound Brings Premium Greyhound Express Service to the Southeast and Announces Expansion with 24 New Routes and Six New Markets". Greyhound Lines, Inc. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.