Suitland station explained

Suitland
Style:WMATA
Symbol:green
Symbol Location:washington
Address:4500 Silver Hill Road
Borough:Suitland, Maryland
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Open cut
Parking:1,890 spaces
Bicycle:10 racks, 20 lockers
Passengers:1,351 daily[1]
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:71 out of 98
Accessible:Yes
Code:F10
Owned:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
Marker-Color:
  1. 00a94f
Zoom:15

Suitland station is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Suitland, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station is located at Silver Hill Road and Suitland Parkway, providing service for only the Green Line.

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 6.5miles of rail southeast of the Anacostia station and the opening of the Branch Avenue, Congress Heights, Naylor Road and Southern Avenue stations.

Station layout

The station has an island platform located in an open cut northeast of the interchange between Suitland Parkway and Silver Hill Road. A parking garage is located east of the station.

Notable places nearby

External links

38.8438°N -76.9316°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metrorail Ridership Summary . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . February 11, 2024.