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Sheriff Road–Capitol Heights Line
The Sheriff Road–Capitol Heights Line, designated Route F14, was a bus route that operated Monday to Saturday that was operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between New Carrollton station of the Orange and Silver Lines of the Washington Metro and Naylor Road station of the Green Line of the Washington Metro. The line operated every 30–35 minutes during rush hours and 50 minutes at all other times. Trips roughly took 60 minutes to complete. Background Route F14 operated Monday through Saturday between 4:39 AM to 8:52 PM on weekdays and 5:02 AM to 8:52 PM on Saturdays. The line connects New Carrollton to Temple Hills without having to take Metrorail or enter Washington DC. It connected multiple neighborhoods to various Metrorail stations. A portion of the F14 routing between Capitol Heights station and Addison Road station along East Capitol Street was replaced by the A12 on Sundays. Route F14 operated out of Landover Division. F14 stops Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metrobus (Washington, D
Metrobus may refer to: Transport services Bus Rapid Transit *MetroBus (Bristol), a bus rapid transit system in Bristol, England, United Kingdom *Metrobus (Buenos Aires), a bus rapid transit system in Buenos Aires, Argentina *Metrobus (Istanbul), a bus rapid transit system in Istanbul, Turkey *Metrobus (Lahore), a public rapid transit system in Lahore, Pakistan *Metrobus (Tegucigalpa), a bus system under construction in Tegucigalpa, Honduras *Mexico City Metrobús, a bus rapid transit system in Mexico City, Mexico *Multan Metrobus, a public rapid transit system in Multan, Pakistan *Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus, a public rapid transit system in Rawalpindi-Islamabad, Pakistan *Los Angeles Metro Busway, a bus rapid transit system in Los Angeles, United States *Metronit, a bus rapid transit system in Haifa, Israel *Transmilenio, a bus rapid transit system in Bogotá, Colombia Conventional *Los Angeles Metro Bus, the transit bus service of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Davis Park
Fort Davis is a Civil War earthwork that was constructed for the Defense of Washington. It is located in the Fort Davis (Washington, D.C.) neighborhood. History The fort, built to serve as an outer defense of the City of Washington, was named in honor of Benjamin F. Davis, killed at the Battle of Brandy Station. It was a small hexagonal fort with perimeter of 220 yards, and places for 11 guns. It was 300 feet above mean tide of the Potomac River The Potomac River () is in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography D .... After the war, Daniel Lee's damage claim was denied. References {{authority control Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C. National Park Service areas in Washington, D.C. Parks in Washington, D.C. Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Metro
The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus (Washington, D.C.), Metrobus service under the Metro name. Opened in 1976, the network now includes six lines, 98 stations, and of Network length (transport)#Route length, route. Metro serves Washington, D.C. and the states of Maryland and Virginia. In Maryland, Metro provides service to Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery and Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's counties; in Virginia, to Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington, Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax and Loudoun County, Virginia, Loudoun counties, and to the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia, Alexandria. The system's Potomac Yard station, most recent expansion, which is the construction of a new station (and alte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Line (Washington Metro)
The Silver Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 34 Metro station, stations in Loudoun County, Virginia, Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County and Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington County, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's County, Maryland. The Silver Line runs from in Loudoun County, Virginia to Downtown Largo station, Largo in Prince George's County, Maryland. Five stations, from both lines' eastern terminus at Largo to , are shared with the Blue Line (Washington Metro), Blue Line alone; thirteen stations, from to , with both the Orange Line (Washington Metro), Orange Line and Blue Lines; and five stations from to with the Orange Line alone. Only the 11 stations from to are exclusive to the Silver Line. Five of these 11 stations began service on July 26, 2014 as Phase 1, and six began service as Phase 2 on November 15, 2022. The portion of the Silver Line betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Line (WMATA)
The Orange Line is one of the six rapid transit lines of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 26 stations in Fairfax County and Arlington in Northern Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The Orange Line runs from Vienna in Fairfax County to New Carrollton in Prince George's County. Half of the line's stations are shared with the Blue Line and over two-thirds are shared with the Silver Line. Orange Line service began on November 20, 1978. Trains run every 10 minutes during weekday rush hours, every 12 minutes during weekday off-peak hours and weekends, and every 15 minutes daily after 9:30pm. History 20th century In 1955, planning for Metro began with the Mass Transportation Survey, which attempted to forecast both freeway and mass transit systems sufficient to meet the needs of transportation in 1980. In 1959, the study's final report included two rapid transit lines which anticipated subways in downtown Washington. Beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P Street-LeDroit Park Line
P, or p, is the sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''pee'' (pronounced ), plural ''pees''. History The Semitic Pê (mouth), as well as the Greek Π or π ( Pi), and the Etruscan and Latin letters that developed from the former alphabet all symbolized , a voiceless bilabial plosive. Use in writing systems English In English orthography, represents the sound . A common digraph in English is , which represents the sound , and can be used to transliterate ''phi'' in loanwords from Greek. In German, the digraph is common, representing a labial affricate . Most English words beginning with are of foreign origin, primarily French, Latin and Greek; these languages preserve the Proto-Indo-European initial *p. Native English cognates of such words often start with , since English is a Germanic language and thus has undergone Grimm's l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheverly–Washington Business Park Line
The Cheverly–Washington Business Park Line, designated Route F13, is a weekday only bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between Cheverly station of the Orange line of the Washington Metro and Washington Business Park (Forbes Blvd & Senate Drive) in Lanham, Maryland. The line runs every 30–33 minutes during rush hours and 60 minutes at all other times on weekdays only. Trips take roughly 55 minutes. Background Route F13 operates on weekdays, only running between Cheverly station and Washington Business Park and connecting passengers via New Carrollton station and Prince Georges Hospital. Route F13 operates out of Landover division. History Route F13 initially started by WMATA on November 21, 1978, when New Carrollton station opened. The F13 replaced route A13, which was discontinued on November 21, 1978, which used to operate on Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, up to Washington Business Park in Lanham, Maryland. Route F13 operated between t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SmarTrip
SmarTrip is a contactless stored-value smart card payment system managed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) uses a compatible payment system called CharmCard. A reciprocity agreement between the MTA and WMATA allows either card to be used for travel on any of the participating transit systems in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. Unlike traditional paper farecards or bus passes, SmarTrip/CharmCard is designed to be permanent and reloadable; the term "SmarTrip" may refer to both payment systems unless otherwise noted. WMATA began using SmarTrip for payment on Metrorail in 1999 followed shortly by Metrobus and Metro parking lots. It was later extended to other public transit systems throughout the region. Although WMATA initially drew criticism due to the limited number of SmarTrip sales locations, distribution has expanded to local convenience stores and supermarkets. By late 2012 all Metrorail st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naylor Road Station
Naylor Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for only the Green Line, the station is located between Naylor Road, Branch Avenue, and Suitland Parkway. Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995, and the station opened on January 13, 2001. Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately of rail southeast of the Anacostia and the opening of the Branch Avenue, Congress Heights, Southern Avenue, and Suitland stations. The station won an award from the Portland Cement Association for its use of concrete. Station layout The station has an elevated island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Avenue (Washington, D
Southern Avenue may refer to: In India: * Southern Avenue (Kolkata) In the United States: * Southern Avenue (Washington, D.C.) Southern Avenue is one of three boundary streets between Washington, D.C., and the state of Maryland. Following a southwest-to-northeast line, Southern Avenue begins at the intersection of South Capitol Street in Southeast, Washington, D.C., and ..., forming part of the border with Maryland * Southern Avenue (Washington Metro), a metro station in Prince George's County, Maryland * Southern Avenue (band), an American five-piece blues and soul blues band from Memphis, Tennessee {{disambiguation, road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Carrollton Station
New Carrollton station is a joint Washington Metro, MARC Train, MARC, and Amtrak station just outside the city limits of New Carrollton, Maryland, New Carrollton, Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's County, Maryland located at the eastern end of the Metro's Orange Line (Washington Metro), Orange Line. The station will also serve as the eastern terminus of the Purple Line (Maryland), Purple Line, currently under construction, and is adjacent to the Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway), Capital Beltway. Beneath the Metro station platform, a waiting room serves Amtrak's ''Northeast Regional'', ''Vermonter (train), Vermonter'', and ''Palmetto (train), Palmetto'' trains, as well as MARC's Penn Line trains. The New Carrollton Rail Yard is nearby. Greyhound Lines, Greyhound, a nationwide intercity bus company, also stops at the station on routes serving Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Washington, Philadelphia, New York City, Pittsburgh, and points beyond. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addison Road Station
Addison Road station is a rapid transit station on the Washington Metro's Silver and Blue Lines. It is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, who opened it in 1980. It was the eastern end of the Blue Line until 2004. The station is in Seat Pleasant on Central Avenue, although its official address puts it in Capitol Heights. History The station, which has a single central platform, opened on November 22, 1980, and coincided with the completion of of rail east of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Benning Road and Capitol Heights stations. The station features escalators with the elevator between them as seen at North Bethesda and Union Station between the mezzanine and platform. The station was originally named "Addison Road"; the name "Seat Pleasant" was added in 2000 and moved to a new subtitle location in 2011. It was the eastern terminus of the Blue Line from its opening until December 18, 2004, when the extension to the Largo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
