Glenmont is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line. This is the northeastern terminus of the Red Line.
Glenmont is the only station on the Red Line to feature the six-coffer arch design. The six-coffer design is also seen on the Green Line. Until recently, Glenmont was also the only station in the system lit with sodium lamps, which gave the station a warm orange glow. These sodium lamps were replaced with the mercury vapor lamps found in other underground stations in early 2006. The Glenmont rail yard is located just beyond this station, with the ability to store 132 rail cars.
There are two entrances for access to Glenmont station. They are on both sides of Georgia Avenue (MD-97). Unlike older Metro stations, there are two street elevators, though there is only one platform elevator.
The station, located at Georgia Avenue and Layhill Road, serves the suburbs of Glenmont and Aspen Hill. Service began on July 25, 1998.
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Vehicle: Breda 3285 (far left), other Breda cars, Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2003-10-26 Comments: Inbound view of platform. Note the non-standard use of sodium lamps in the pylons at Glenmont, which gave the station a warm orange glow. These lamps were replaced in early 2006 with the mercury vapor lamps used in all other stations. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2003-10-26 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2003-10-26 Comments: Station entrance, east side. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2003-10-26 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: Street escalators, east side. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: Bus bays and parking structure. The artwork on the bus canopy is entitled Swallows and Stars. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: Inbound view of station from mezzanine escalators. Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2005-06-22 Comments: PIDS screen showing the amount of time until a train to Shady Grove leaves the station. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2005-06-22 Comments: Station mezzanine, showing station manager's kiosk and faregates. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2005-06-22 Comments: Outbound-facing view showing the mezzanine and "Next Train" signs. A Transit Police officer is walking along the bumpy tile. Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2005-08-31 Comments: Station entrance pylon, east side. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2005-08-31 Comments: Sign listing station hours and departure times of the final train of the night. The sign is now outdated since Metro extended its hours of operation to 3 AM on Friday and Saturday nights. |
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Vehicle: rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2006-03-15 Comments: Arriving at Glenmont on March 15, I was surprised to see that the sodium lamps, which gave the station its trademark orange glow, were replaced with mercury vapor lamps, which light the station with a white light, giving it an appearance similar to most other stations. Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2006-03-15 Comments: Inbound view from platform level. The orange glow is coming from the second-to-last pylon, where the original sodium bulb had not yet been replaced. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2006-03-15 Comments: Station mezzanine as seen from the inbound end of the platform, facing outbound. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2006-03-15 Comments: A Rohr train arrives at Glenmont on the outbound track. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2006-07-18 Comments: Glenmont station, seen during conversion of the station from sodium lighting to the mercury-vapor lighting used in the rest of the system. The sodium lighting at Glenmont, which gave the station an orange glow, was unique in the system. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2008-05-19 Comments: Canopy over the street entrance on the west side of Georgia Avenue. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000 (right), Breda 4001 (left) Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Category: Breda Cars Date: 2008-09-13 Comments: Blind end of Breda 4000. The first car of each series was, for a time, used to test the new, larger car numbers near the roof of the cars, before later being adopted fleetwide. Also note the clouding on the windows of both 4000 and 4001, which was common on 4000-Series cars in 2008 and 2009, prior to the replacement of the original lexan window glazing with another material. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000 Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Category: Breda Cars Date: 2008-09-13 Comments: Head end of Breda 4000 with test numbers on it. Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2009-02-14 Comments: Sign advising passengers to possible bag screenings, first announced but never carried out in October 2008. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on outbound track. View is facing outbound. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5169 (closest to camera), CAF 5168 (behind 5169) Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on outbound track. View is facing outbound. |
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Vehicle: Alstom (closest to camera), CAF 5168 (second from last), CAF 5169 (last) Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: View from top of mezzanine escalators, facing inbound. Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2009-03-07 Comments: View from mezzanine, facing inbound. Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Alstom (left track), Rohr (right track) Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2009-03-07 Comments: View facing inbound end of station. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Date: 2009-06-20 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Glenmont Date: 2009-12-12 Comments: “Next Train” light at Glenmont. Unlike at other terminal stations with “Next Train” signage, Glenmont's signs are mounted on the sides of two platform pylons. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3273 (left), Breda 3272 (right) Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Category: Rehabilitated Breda Cars Date: 2010-01-09 Comments: New numbering on Breda 3272-3273. The numbers below the window line have been removed, and the new numbers are located above the windows. Note that the numbers in this pair are inboard from the vent, and that the “AC” was retained beneath the window line. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3131 (left), Breda 3130 (right) Location: Glenmont Category: Rehabilitated Breda Cars Date: 2010-01-09 Comments: New numbering on Breda 3130-3131. Note that the “AC” has been removed from the car as well on this pair. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3104 (left), Breda 3105 (right) Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Category: Rehabilitated Breda Cars Date: 2010-06-26 Comments: New numbering on Breda 3104-3105. The numbers have been relocated twice: once from below the windows to one side of the vent, and then moved to the other side of the vent. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3104 (left), Breda 3105 (right) Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Glenmont Category: Rehabilitated Breda Cars Date: 2010-06-26 Comments: Breda 3104-3105. Photo is taken with flash, to demonstrate the reflectivity of the new numbers. Also note ghosting on the location of the old numbers on the side of the car. |
