West Hyattsville station

West Hyattsville
Location	2700 Hamilton Street Hyattsville, MD 20782
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)	Green Line Yellow Line (rush only)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: F1, F2, F6, F8, R4 TheBus: 12, 13
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	453 spaces
Bicycle facilities	50 racks, 36 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	E07
History
Opened	December 11, 1993
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	3843 daily [1]  3.8%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Fort Totten toward Branch Avenue Green Line Prince George's Plaza toward Greenbelt Fort Totten toward Franconia–Springfield Yellow Line Greenbelt-Franconia-Springfield weekdays rush hours service Rush Plus

West Hyattsville is a Washington Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland on the Green Line. It is the first station in Maryland going northeast on the Green Line.

The station is in Hyattsville. "Chillum" was originally to be the station's name. It is located at 2700 Hamilton Street, near the west side of Ager Road and the north side of Queens Chapel Road. Service began on December 11, 1993.

West Hyattsville is one of only two stations that are elevated with side platforms. Eisenhower Avenue on the Yellow Line is the other. Arlington Cemetery on the Blue Line, Cheverly on the Orange Line, and Prince George's Plaza on the Green Line also contain side platforms, though these stations are at ground level.

West Hyattsville served 1.246 million riders annually as of 2006.^[2]

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← Green Line toward Branch Avenue ( Yellow Line (rush only) toward Huntington or Franconia–Springfield) (Fort Totten)
	Northbound	→ Green Line ( Yellow Line (rush only) ) toward Greenbelt (Prince George's Plaza) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
M	Mezzanine	One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

References

1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
2. State of Maryland-2006 bond bill fact sheet State of Mayland Retrieved 2007-12-15

External links

Media related to West Hyatsville (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA: West Hyattsville Station
• StationMasters Online: West Hyattsville Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: West Hyattsville Station

Coordinates: 38°57′18″N 76°58′10″W / 38.955031°N 76.969522°W