Landover station

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Landover station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Landover, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on November 20, 1978, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Orange and Silver Lines, the station is in a residential area of Landover at Pennsy Drive near Landover Road. It is primarily a commuter station, with parking for over 1,800 cars, but it also served the now-demolished Capital Centre, the former home of the Washington Bullets and Washington Capitals.

History

The station opened on November 20, 1978.<ref name="November 12, 1978">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="November 18, 1978">Template:Cite news</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of Template:Convert<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly, Deanwood, Minnesota Avenue, and New Carrollton stations.<ref name="November 12, 1978" /><ref name="November 18, 1978" />

Template:AnchorThe Pennsylvania Railroad (later Penn Central, then Conrail) previously operated a commuter rail stop at Landover, located at Old Landover Road. In August 1982, when Conrail trains began stopping at Capital Beltway station, used by intercity trains since 1970, Lanham and Landover stations were closed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> New Carrollton station was closed from May 28, 2022, through September 5, 2022, as part of the summer platform improvement project, which also affected the Minnesota Avenue, Deanwood, Cheverly, and Landover stations on the Orange Line. Shuttle buses and free parking were provided at the closed stations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On September 10, 2022, Blue Line trains started serving the station due to the 14th Street bridge shutdown as a part of the Blue Plus service.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The service ended on May 7, 2023 with the reopening of the Yellow Line.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Half of Silver Line trains began operating between Template:Wmata and Template:Wmata on June 22, 2025.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Station Layout

The Landover station consists of an at-grade island platform south of the Northeast Corridor, paralleling its right-of-way on a slight embankment above the entrance. Eastbound trains use track D1, while track D2 carries westbound trains. The mezzanine, including fare gates and ticket machines, is located below the platform on ground level. Outside of the single entrance on the southeast side of the station is a bus loop and two surface parking lots.