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{{Short description|Washington Metro station}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name               = Suitland
| style              = WMATA
| symbol             = green
| symbol_location    = washington
| image              = Suitland station showing mezzanine.jpg
| image_caption      = Station platform facing south in October 2006
| address            = 4500 Silver Hill Road
| borough            = [[Suitland, Maryland]]
| connections        = {{Unbulleted list
   | {{bus icon}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]: P60, P61, P66, P87, P90, P93, P94, P96
   | {{bus icon}} [[TheBus (Prince George's County)|TheBus]]: P64, P93
   | {{bus icon}} [[MTA Maryland Commuter Bus]]
   }}
| platform           = 1 [[island platform]]
| tracks             = 2
| structure          = Open cut
| parking            = 1,890 spaces
| bicycle            = 10&nbsp;[[Bicycle parking rack|racks]], 20&nbsp;[[Bicycle locker|lockers]]
| passengers         = 1,351 daily<ref name="Data">{{cite web |title=Metrorail Ridership Summary |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/ridership-portal/Metrorail-Ridership-Summary.cfm |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref>
| pass_year          = 2023
| pass_rank          = 71 out of 98
| opened             = {{start date and age|2001|Jan|13}}
| rebuilt            = 
| accessible         = Yes
| code               = F10
| owned              = [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]
| zone               = 
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system=WMATA|line=Green|left=Branch Avenue|right=Naylor Road}}
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'''Suitland station''' is an [[island platform]]ed [[Washington Metro]] [[Metro station|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 (Washington Metro)|Green Line]].

Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995,<ref name="September 23, 1995">{{Citation |last =Fehr |first =Stephen C. |title =After 25 years of building, Metro nears finish line |newspaper = The Washington Post |page =B1 |date =September 23, 1995}}</ref> and the station opened on January 13, 2001.<ref name="January 14, 2001">{{Citation |last =Layton |first =Lyndsey |title = All Metro doors now open; Five new Green Line stations complete 32-year project, but expansions continue |newspaper = The Washington Post |page = A1 |date =January 14, 2001 }}</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} of rail southeast of the [[Anacostia station|Anacostia]] station and the opening of the [[Branch Avenue station|Branch Avenue]], [[Congress Heights station|Congress Heights]], [[Naylor Road station|Naylor Road]] and [[Southern Avenue station|Southern Avenue]] stations.<ref name="January 14, 2001"/>

==Station layout==
The station has an [[island platform]] located in an [[open cut]] northeast of the interchange between [[Suitland Parkway]] and [[Maryland Route 458|Silver Hill Road]]. A parking garage is located east of the station.

==Notable places nearby==
* [[United States Census Bureau]]
* [[Washington National Records Center]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{WMATA links}}
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110524195348/http://transit.schuminweb.com/transit/wmata/green-line.php?station=F10 Suitland Station]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.843891,-76.932654&spn=0.003978,0.013443&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.843891,-76.932654&panoid=ilsBDJAVtkhePuo3YyPqRg&cbp=12,24.57,,0,2.92 Station from Google Maps Street View]

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[[Category:Stations on the Green Line (Washington Metro)]]
[[Category:Washington Metro stations in Maryland]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2001]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Maryland]]


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