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Hyattsville Crossing station is a Washington Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland, on the Green Line and Yellow Line. It opened on December 11, 1993 as Prince George's Plaza, referencing the nearby Prince George's Plaza, now known as The Mall at Prince Georges. The station has a unique layout in that it is an open-cut side platformed station with a parking garage directly over the tracks.

Hyattsville Crossing
The station in September 2021
General information
Location	3575 East–West Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland
Coordinates	38.965248°N 76.955988°W / 38.965248; -76.955988
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 86, C4, F4, F6, F8, R4 TheBus: 13, 14, 18, 19 Shuttle-UM: 113
Construction
Structure type	open-cut
Parking	1,068 spaces
Bicycle facilities	40 racks, 24 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	E08
History
Opened	December 11, 1993 (December 11, 1993)
Rebuilt	2021
Previous names	Prince George's Plaza (1983–2022)
Passengers
2021	918 daily[1] (61st)
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station West Hyattsville toward Branch Avenue Green Line College Park–University of Maryland toward Greenbelt West Hyattsville toward Huntington Yellow Line

History

The station is located in a commercial area of Hyattsville near The Mall at Prince Georges, which, prior to receiving its second name in November 2004, was called Prince George's Plaza, at East-West Highway (Maryland Route 410) and Belcrest Road. Service began on December 11, 1993.

Originally, only Green Line trains served the station and ran between Fort Totten and Greenbelt. Eventually, this segment of the Green Line was connected with the rest of the Green Line in September 1999.[2]

Rush hour Yellow Line trains began operating at this station from June 12, 2012, operating between Greenbelt and Franconia–Springfield. However, on June 25, 2017, this service was discontinued because of budget cuts.[3]

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platforms at the Greenbelt station would be rebuilt starting on May 29, 2021, through September 6, 2021.[4][5][6]

In November 2020, WMATA approved a request from Prince George's County to change the name of the former Prince George's Plaza station to Hyattsville Crossing. The new name took effect on September 11, 2022.[7][8]

References

External links

• Media related to Hyattsville Crossing station at Wikimedia Commons
• WMATA Hyattsville Crossing station page

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