New Carrollton is a joint Washington Metro and Amtrak station in Prince George's County, Maryland at the eastern end of the Orange Line and planned Purple Line. The Amtrak waiting room is located beneath the Metro station platform. The Amtrak station serves Northeast Regional trains, MARC Penn Line trains with the occasional Vermonter train making a stop here.
The Pennsylvania Railroad planned the station in 1965, and the Penn Central Transportation Company opened the station on January 16, 1969 for Metroliner service. Originally named Capital Beltway, it was renamed to New Carrollton. Washington Metro Service began on November 20, 1978.
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Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-01-03 Comments: Parking garage adjacent to Metro station and Amtrak station. Note the artwork running up the stairwell. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-01-03 Comments: View of Metro station from the parking garage. Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3180 Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-01-03 Comments: View of Metro station from the parking garage. Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-01-03 Comments: View of station as seen from street level near garage. Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Train is on outbound track. Note the soiled condition of the leftmost car pair. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4019 (far left), Breda 4018 Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4018 Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Outbound end of platform. Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Interlocking and track just west of the station. |
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Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Ascending the escalator to the platform at New Carrollton. |
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Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Outbound view of station. |
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Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Platform pylon. |
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Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Station name plaque. Note the unused trackway bypassing the station behind the sign, adjacent to the outbound track. |
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Location: New Carrollton Date: 2004-07-07 Comments: An older sign is used to mark this escalator as being out of service. Note the "11-5-98" date written on it. These signs have generally been replaced by yellow Metroworks signs. |
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Location: New Carrollton Date: 2005-05-11 Comments: PIDS display showing that the next train to Vienna leaves in two minutes. Terminal stations retained the older-style arrangement after the other stations were changed to the three-line display. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Date: 2006-11-28 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5191 Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: New Carrollton Category: CAF Cars Date: 2006-11-28 Comments: CAF 5191 with interior lights inadvertently turned off. |
