Glenmont (Washington Metro)

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Glenmont

Station statistics

Address

12501 Georgia Avenue
Glenmont, MD 20906

Lines

Red Line

Tracks

Parking

1,781 spaces

Bicycle facilities

36 racks, 48 lockers

Other information

Opened

July 25, 1998

Accessible

Code

B11

Owned by

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Services

Preceding station		Metrorail		Following station
Wheaton toward Shady Grove		Red Line		Terminus

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. ^[1] The Glenmont rail yard is located just beyond this station, with the ability to store 132 rail cars.^[2]

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. Many bus routes also serve the station. Metrobus routes C7, C8, C9, Y5, Y7, Y8, and Y9 serve Glenmont. ^[3]

The station, located at Georgia Avenue and Layhill Road, serves the suburbs of Glenmont and Aspen Hill. Service began on July 25, 1998.