The Baltimore Avenue Line, designated as Baltimore Avenue on Route P10, and Baltimore Avenue Limited on Route P1X, are daily bus routes operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between Rhode Island Avenue station, which is served by Red Line of the Washington Metro, and College Park station (P10), which is served by Green and Yellow Lines of the Washington Metro or IKEA Way (P1X) in College Park, Maryland. Both routes mainly operate on the U.S. Route 1 corridor between Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C. and College Park, Maryland. Route P10 trips are roughly 50 minutes long and route P1X trips are roughly 45 minutes long.
Route
Both the P10 and P1X operate out of Landover division. The P10 runs local while the P1X runs express. Route P10 operates every 30 minutes between 5:00 AM and 12:00 AM, while Route P1X operates every 20 minutes between 5:30 AM and 12:00 AM.
The former 83 and 86 also operated out of Landover division seven days a week. Both 83 and 86 originally operated out of Bladensburg Division up until June 2019, when they were shifted to make room for other routes at Bladensburg Division when Northern division closed due to structure failures. During the week, Route 83 operated every 30–60 minutes between 4:35 AM and 11:20 PM, while Route 86 operated every 30–60 minutes between 5:00 AM and 10:50 PM. On Saturdays, the 83 provides service on a 60-minute headway from 5:35 AM to 11:00 PM, while the 86 provides service also on a 60-minute headway from 7:03 AM to 11:28 PM. On Sundays, the 83 ran from 6:35 AM until 8:20 PM and the 86 ran from 7:03 AM until 7:50 PM every hour.
Route P10 stops
Bus stopDirectionConnectionsNortheast Washington, D.C.Rhode Island Avenue stationBus Bay ENorthbound station,Southbound terminal Metrobus: D32, D36, D74, P1X, P40 Metropolitan Branch Trail Washington Metro: Rhode Island Avenue NE / 10th Street NENorthbound Metrobus: D32, D36, D74Rhode Island Avenue NE / 12th Street NEBidirectional Metrobus: D32, D36, D74, P1X, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / 13th Street NESouthbound Metrobus: D32Rhode Island Avenue NE / Brentwood Road NEBidirectional Metrobus: D32, P1X, P40 Rhode Island Avenue NE / Montana Avenue NENorthbound Metrobus: D32, P1X, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / 15th Street NESouthbound Metrobus: C63, D32Rhode Island Avenue NE / Franklin Street NENorthbound Metrobus: C63, D32Rhode Island Avenue NE / 17th Street NEBidirectional Metrobus: D32 Rhode Island Avenue NE / 18th Street NEBidirectional Metrobus: C71, D32, P1X, P40 Rhode Island Avenue NE / 20th Street NEBidirectional Metrobus: D32Rhode Island Avenue NE / Thayer Street NEBidirectional Metrobus: D32 Rhode Island Avenue NE / South Dakota Avenue NENorthbound Metrobus: D32, P1X, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / 24th Street NESouthbound Metrobus: D32, P1X, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / Monroe Street NEBidirectionalRhode Island Avenue NE / Newton Street NEBidirectional Metrobus: P1X, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / Eastern AvenueBidirectional Metrobus: C41, P1X, P40, P42Prince George's County, MarylandRhode Island Avenue / 34th StreetSouthbound Metrobus: C41, P1X, P40Rhode Island Avenue / Municipal PlaceNorthbound Metrobus: C41, P1X, P40Rhode Island Avenue / 37th StreetBidirectional Metrobus: C41, P1X, P40Rhode Island Avenue / 38th StreetSouthbound Metrobus: C41 TheBus: P43Rhode Island Avenue / 39th StreetNorthbound Metrobus: C41 TheBus: P43Rhode Island Avenue / Shepherd StreetSouthboundRhode Island Avenue / Bunker Hill RoadNorthbound Rhode Island Avenue / Volta AvenueBidirectional Metrobus: P1XRhode Island Avenue / Webster StreetBidirectionalRhode Island Avenue / Wallace RoadBidirectionalRhode Island Avenue / 41st StreetSouthbound Metrobus: P1XRhode Island Avenue / Charles Armentrout DriveNorthbound Metrobus: P1XRhode Island Avenue / 42nd PlaceBidirectionalRhode Island Avenue / County Service BuildingBidirectional Metrobus: P1XRhode Island Avenue / Gallatin StreetBidirectionalRhode Island Avenue / Hamilton StreetSouthbound Metrobus: P1XJefferson Street / 44th AvenueBidirectionalJefferson Street / 43rd AvenueBidirectional42nd Avenue / Jefferson StreetBidirectional42nd Avenue / Madison StreetSouthbound42nd Avenue / Nicholson StreetNorthbound42nd Avenue / Oglethorpe StreetBidirectional42nd Avenue / Oliver StreetBidirectional42nd Avenue / Queensbury RoadBidirectional Metrobus: P30, P35Queensbury Road / 41st AvenueBidirectional Metrobus: P30, P35Belcrest Road / Queens Chapel RoadBidirectional Metrobus: P30, P33, P35 TheBus: P43Hyattsville Crossing stationBus Bays D and GBidirectional Metrobus: M12, M44, P30, P32, P33, P35 TheBus: P43 Shuttle-UM: 113 Washington Metro: East-West Highway / Belcrest RoadNorthbound Metrobus: M12, M44, P32, P33 Shuttle-UM: 113East West Highway / Queens Chapel RoadNorthbound Metrobus: M44East West Highway / Adelphi RoadSouthbound Metrobus: M44East West Highway / 42nd AvenueBidirectional Metrobus: M44East West Highway / 43rd StreetNorthbound Metrobus: M44East West Highway / 44th AvenueSouthbound Metrobus: M44Baltimore Avenue / Sheridan StreetNorthbound Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Tuckerman StreetSouthbound Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Underwood StreetBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Van Buren StreetBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Queens Chapel RoadSouthbound Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Amherst RoadNorthbound Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Fordham LaneSouthbound Metrobus: M44, P1XCollege Park, MarylandBaltimore Avenue / Guilford RoadBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Hartwick RoadBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Knox RoadNorthbound Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Regents DriveSouthbound Metrobus: M44, P1XBaltimore Avenue / Rossborough LaneBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P1X MTA: Purple Line (at Baltimore Avenue-College Park-UMD station)(Planned)Baltimore Avenue / Campus DriveBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P1XCampus Drive / Baltimore AvenueNorthbound Metrobus: M42, P1X, P31 TheBus: P37 Shuttle-UMCampus Drive / Paint Branch TrailBidirectional Metrobus: M42, P31 TheBus: P37 Shuttle-UMCollege Park stationBus Bay FBidirectional Metrobus: M42, P14, P31 RTA: 302/G TheBus: P37 Shuttle-UM: 104, 109 MTA Maryland: 204 Washington Metro: MARC: Camden Line MTA: Purple Line (Planned)
Route P1X stops
Bus stopDirectionConnectionsNortheast Washington, D.C.Rhode Island Avenue stationBus Bay DNorthbound station,Southbound terminal Metrobus: D32, D36, D74, P10, P40 Metropolitan Branch Trail Washington Metro: Rhode Island Avenue NE / 12th Street NEBidirectional Metrobus: D32, D36, D74, P10, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / Brentwood Road NESouthbound Metrobus: D32, P10, P40 Rhode Island Avenue NE / Montana Avenue NENorthbound Metrobus: D32, P10, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / 18th Street NEBidirectional Metrobus: C71, D32, P10, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / South Dakota Avenue NENorthbound Metrobus: D32, P10, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / 24th Street NESouthbound Metrobus: D32, P10, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / Newton Street NEBidirectional Metrobus: P10, P40Rhode Island Avenue NE / Eastern AvenueBidirectional Metrobus: C41, P10, P40, P42Prince George's County, MarylandRhode Island Avenue / 34th StreetSouthbound Metrobus: C41, P10, P40Rhode Island Avenue / Municipal PlaceNorthbound Metrobus: C41, P10, P40Rhode Island Avenue / 37th StreetBidirectional Metrobus: C41, P10, P40Rhode Island Avenue / Volta AvenueBidirectional Metrobus: P10Rhode Island Avenue / 41st StreetSouthbound Metrobus: P10Rhode Island Avenue / Charles Armentrout DriveNorthbound Metrobus: P10Rhode Island Avenue / County Service BuildingBidirectional Metrobus: P10Rhode Island Avenue / Hamilton StreetBidirectional Metrobus: P10Baltimore Avenue / Longfellow StreetBidirectionalBaltimore Avenue / Oglethorpe StreetBidirectionalBaltimore Avenue / Riverdale RoadBidirectionalBaltimore Avenue / Queensbury RoadSouthbound Metrobus: P30, P35Baltimore Avenue / East-West HighwayNorthbound Metrobus: P30, P35Baltimore Avenue / Sheridan StreetNorthbound Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Tuckerman StreetSouthbound Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Underwood StreetBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Van Buren StreetBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Amherst RoadNorthbound Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Queens Chapel RoadSouthbound Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Fordham LaneSouthbound Metrobus: M44, P10College Park, MarylandBaltimore Avenue / Guilford RoadBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Hartwick RoadBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Knox RoadNorthbound Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Regents DriveSouthbound Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Rossborough LaneBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P10 MTA: Purple Line (at Baltimore Avenue-College Park-UMD station) (Planned)Baltimore Avenue / Campus DriveBidirectional Metrobus: M44, P10Baltimore Avenue / Lakeland RoadBidirectional Metrobus: M42, M44, P32Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn House RoadNorthbound Metrobus: M42, M44, P32Baltimore Avenue / Navahoe StreetSouthbound Metrobus: M42, M44, P32Baltimore Avenue / Quebec StreetBidirectional Metrobus: M42, M44, P32Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn RoadBidirectional Metrobus: M42, M44, P32Baltimore Avenue / Metzerott RoadSouthbound Metrobus: M42, M44, P32Baltimore Avenue / University BoulevardNorthbound Metrobus: M44Baltimore Avenue / Cherokee StreetBidirectional Metrobus: M44Baltimore Avenue / Erie StreetBidirectional Metrobus: M44Baltimore Avenue / Indian LaneBidirectional Metrobus: M44Baltimore Avenue / Hollywood RoadBidirectional Metrobus: M44Baltimore Avenue / Cherry Hill RoadBidirectional Metrobus: M42, M44Baltimore Avenue / IKEA Center BoulevardSouthbound Metrobus: M44IKEA Way / Bus Bay 1Northbound Metrobus: M44IKEA Way / Bus Bay 2NorthboundIKEA Way / Bus Bay 3Southbound station,Northbound terminal
History
Background Route 82 The 82 Streetcar Line, which operated as part of the former Capital Transit Company (CTC) Maryland Line streetcar route operated between Potomac Park and Branchville. It began operation in 1897. In 1958, the 82 Streetcar Line was converted into a DC Transit Bus Route, as Capital Transit Company (CTC) was renamed as, "DC Transit System" (DCTS) and each of the streetcar lines throughout the DC Area were getting replaced by buses. 82 was the original bus route of the Maryland Line. Later around 1961, DC Transit Bus Route 82, was extended north of its Branchville terminus, to Hollywood, via Rhode Island Avenue, Lackawanna Street, 53rd Avenue, 52nd Place, and Rhode Island Avenue. Then, around 1968, 82 was extended to the Seven Springs Village Apartment Complex (Hollywood) on Cherry Hill Road in College Park, Maryland, via Edgewood Road, Baltimore Avenue, and Cherry Hill Road. The line was eventually taken over by WMATA and officially became a Metrobus route on February 4, 1973, when WMATA acquired DC Transit.
Route 84 The 84 operated as part of the Maryland Streetcar Line as an extension of the 82 Streetcar Line between Branchville and Beltsville from 1902 up until 1949 when it was ultimately discontinued. Eventually around 1973, when the WMATA Metrobus System was formed, the 84 was brought back to operate on the Maryland Line between Potomac Park and East Pines, operating parallel to Routes 82, 86, and 88 between Potomac Park and Mount Rainier, then via the former DC Transit East Riverdale-Cheverly Line Route B4's routing between Mount Rainier and East Pines, when the B4 got discontinued. The 84 eventually stopped operating as part of the Maryland Line on December 3, 1978, when it got split off into its own separate Metrobus Route named the Rhode Island Avenue–New Carrollton Line, operating between Rhode Island Avenue station and New Carrollton station.
Routes 86 and 88