Morgan Boulevard station

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Morgan Boulevard
WMATA Silver.svg WMATA Blue.svg
Morgan Boulevard Station.jpg
Morgan Boulevard just 3 days after the grand opening
General information
Location300 Garrett Morgan Boulevard
Landover, Maryland
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg TheBus: 22, 24, 26
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
Parking635 spaces
Bicycle facilities9  racks, 40  lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeG04
History
OpenedDecember 18, 2004;19 years ago (December 18, 2004)
Previous namesSummerfield (during construction)
Passengers
2023751 daily [1]
Rank89 out of 98
Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo small.svg Washington Metro Following station
Addison Road
toward Ashburn
Silver Line Downtown Largo
Terminus
Addison Road
toward Franconia–Springfield
Blue Line
Former services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo small.svg Washington Metro Following station
Addison Road
toward Vienna
Orange Line Downtown Largo
Terminus
Location
Morgan Boulevard station

Morgan Boulevard station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Summerfield, Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, with a Landover postal address. [2] [3] The station was opened on December 18, 2004, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). It provides service for the Blue and Silver Lines.

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Facilities and nearby landmarks

The station is located on Garrett Morgan Boulevard, one mile (1.6 km) from FedExField, home to the Washington Commanders. The stadium is about a 20 minute walk from the station.

This is one of the few stations not served by Metrobus. The Prince George's County bus system, called simply TheBus, serves this station. The platform at this station is wider than others and the station features double the number of faregates of similar stations because of the large volumes of passengers using it before and after football games. [4] For commuters, there is a day care facility at the station.[ citation needed ]

History

In October 1996, the proposed routing for the extension of the Blue Line to Largo received a favorable environmental impact statement thus allowing for the project to move forward. [5] The plan represented the first expansion to the original 103-mile (166 km) Metro network and would include both the then named Summerfield and Largo stations. [5] The station gained approval from Congress as part of the extension in February 2000 with the federal government contributing $259 million towards its construction. [6]

Construction began in 2001, and by 2002 its name was changed to Morgan Boulevard as a result of the Prince George's County Board changing the name of the street from Summerfield Boulevard to Morgan Boulevard in memory of the African-American inventor Garrett Morgan. [7] The station opened on December 18, 2004. [8] Its opening coincided with the completion of 3.2 miles (5.1 km) [9] of rail east of the Addison Road station and the opening of the Largo Town Center station. [8] The final cost of building it, its sister station and the rail extension was $456 million. [4]

In December 2012, Morgan Boulevard was one of five stations added to the route of the Silver Line, which was originally supposed to end at the Stadium-Armory station, but was extended into Prince George's County, Maryland to the Largo Town Center station (the eastern terminus of the Blue Line) due to safety concerns about a pocket track just past Stadium-Armory. [10] Silver Line service at Morgan Boulevard began on July 26, 2014. [11]

From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. [12] [13] [14]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/entrance, buses, parking
P
Platform level		Westbound← WMATA Blue.svg toward Franconia–Springfield (Addison Road)
← WMATA Silver.svg toward Ashburn (Addison Road)
Island platform
Eastbound→ WMATA Blue.svg   WMATA Silver.svg toward Downtown Largo (Terminus) →

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References

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  2. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Summerfield CDP, MD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Morgan Boulevard." Washington Metro. Retrieved on September 7, 2018. "300 Garrett Morgan Blvd. Landover, MD 20785"
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  5. 1 2 Fehr, Stephen C. (October 18, 1996). "Plan to extend P.G. Metro line moves forward; Environmental study allows Largo stops". The Washington Post. p. C3.
  6. ↑ Layton, Lyndsey (February 4, 2000). "Federal funds promised for new Metrorail stops". The Washington Post. p. A1.
  7. ↑ Meyer, Eugene L. (August 17, 2002). "Base living with cheers, a few fears". The Washington Post. p. J1.
  8. 1 2 Dana, Rebecca (December 19, 2004). "Metro, Prince George's extend their reach; Two new Blue Line stations open, bringing passengers and economic potential". The Washington Post. p. C2.
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