Morgan-Boulevard ( eng. Morgan Boulevard ) - Ground open ( open-cut ) interchange station of the Washington Metro on the Blue and Silver [2] lines. Peak hours are also served by the Orange Line . It is represented by one island platform. The design name of the station is Summerfield; it was changed in 2002 to the current one due to the renaming of Summerfield-Boulevard Street to Morgan-Boulevard, in honor of inventor Garrett Morgan [3] . The station is served by the . Located in Landover [4] at Garrett-Morgan-Boulevard and Central Avenue. Nearby is FedEx Field , which is the home of the Washington Redskins . It is one of several stations not served by WMATA Metrobus buses.
| Morgan-Boulevard | |
|---|---|
| "Morgan Boulevard" Blue line Silver line | |
| Washington Metro | |
 | |
| District | Prince George's , MD |
| Location | 300 Garrett-Morgan-Boulevard. Landover , MD 20785 |
| opening date | December 18, 2004 |
| Project name | Summerfield |
| Type of | ground |
| Number of platforms | one |
| Platform type | insular |
| Platform form | straight lines |
| Exit to the streets | Garrett-Morgan-Boulevard |
| Ground transportation | TheBus buses [1] |
| Station Code | G04 |
| Neighboring stations | and |
The station was opened on December 18, 2004 .
The opening of the station was combined with the completion of the construction of the railway line with a length of 5.1 km and the opening of another station - Largo-town-center , which became the final for the Blue Line [5] [6] . The opening of the Silver line is scheduled for 2013 [7] .
Neighboring stations
| Previous station | Washington Metro | the next station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Road | Blue line | Largo town center | ||
| Addison Road | Silver line [2] | Largo town center | ||
Notes
- Прин Prince George’s Transportation Operator
- ↑ 1 2 Line under construction
- ↑ Garrett Morgan
- ↑ Unincorporated territory and statistically isolated area in Prince George’s County
- ↑ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Sequence of Metrorail openings Unreferenced (not available link) (July 2009). Circulation date July 28, 2010. Archived June 17, 2013.
- ↑ Dana, Rebecca . Metro, Prince George's extend their reach; Two new Blue Line stations open, bringing passengers and economic potential (December 19, 2004), S. C2.
- ↑ Dulles Metrorail overview Archival copy dated July 27, 2010 at Wayback Machine MWAA Retrieved 2010-07-25
Links
- WMATA: Morgan Boulevard Station
- StationMasters Online: Morgan Boulevard Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Morgan Boulevard Station
- Station from Google Maps Street View