College Park–University of Maryland (Washington Metro)

Infobox Station
name = College Park-U of MD

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address = 4930 Calvert Road
College Park, MD 20740
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Maryland MTA Buses
Laurel Connect-a-Ride
UM Shuttle Buses
platform = 1 island platform
tracks = 2
parking = 1,870 spaces
bicycle = 81 racks, 40 lockers
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opened = December 11, 1993
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ADA = Yes
code = E09
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College Park-U of Md is a Washington Metro station in Prince George's County, Maryland on the Green Line.

The station is located in College Park near the University of Maryland, College Park, with entrances at the intersection of Calvert Road and Bowdoin Avenue, and near the intersection of Paint Branch Parkway and River Road. It adjoins the headquarters of the American Physical Society and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Service began on December 11, 1993.

The station's bus terminal is host to several Metrobus lines, the 14 and 17 lines of The Bus, and the G Route of the Laurel Connect-a-Ride, as well as the University's complimentary Shuttle-UM running from the station to the Stamp Student Union on campus, connecting residents and passengers to Prince George's County, the University, and to Washington, D.C..

A multi-level parking garage on the east side of the station containing 1,345 parking spaces opened June 25, 2005. [http://www.wmata.com/about/met_news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=849]

This station is planned to be one of the Metro stations on the Purple Line system, formerly known as the Bi-County Transitway.

MARC service

MARC trains, on the Camden Line, stop at this station on a set of tracks that are parallel to the Metro tracks. These tracks are accessible from the west side of the station, and also via a pedestrian tunnel that goes under the Metro tracks. Only select Camden Line trains stop at the College Park station. The station is unstaffed which requires that riders buy a ticket on the train.

Bus routes

Metrobus
* 83, 86
* C8
* F6
* J4
* R12Laurel Connect-A-Ride
* G
* HTHE BUS
* 14
* 17UM Student Shuttle
*104
*109

External links

* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=79 College Park-U of Md Station]
* MARC Camden Line [http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/marc/schedulesSystemMaps/camden.cfm MARC Camden Line]
* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/COLLEGEP/collegep.html College Park-U of Md Station]
* world.nycsubway.org: [http://world.nycsubway.org/us/washdc/green/wmata-green-college.html College Park-U of Md Station]
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/green-line.asp?station=E09 College Park-U of Md Station]