There will be changes to MetroBus and TheBus routes that serve Greenbelt when the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) launches its new bus network on Sunday, June 29. Many but not all Greenbelt riders will be able to use the same bus stops but route names will change and the new routes do not directly replace old ones; some changes will be substantial.
Current and New Routes
MetroBus route changes include 89M (new MetroBus P12), B27 (new MetroBus P24 and P20), C2 (new MetroBus P31, P32 and M12), G12 (new MetroBus P21) and G14 (new MetroBus P20, P24) and R12 (new MetroBus P14).
TheBus routes affected include 11 (new Metrobus P21), 15X (new TheBus P2X), 16 (new TheBus P22 and new Metrobus P14) and 61 (new TheBus P19).
Several new routes begin morning service later and end evening service earlier than old routes, and may have different service intervals than the old routes.
Changes in Greenbelt
The new P21 MetroBus will follow the same route as the current G12 (wmata.com/service/bus/route-profiles/upload/P21_042525.pdf). TheBus 11 will be eliminated and riders in Greenbelt East and Greenbelt Center will have to use the closest stops along the P21 route. There will no longer be bus stops along Greenbrook Drive, Hillside Road, Greenhill Road and Crescent Road from Gardenway to Ridge Road (near the police station) or by the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse.
The new P20 MetroBus will follow the same route as the current G14 (wmata.com/service/bus/route-profiles/upload/P20_042525.pdf) except in the easternmost portion of its route, where it will continue to Lanham-Severn Road and Annapolis Road to the New Carrollton Metro Station. Riders who use stops currently served by the G14 along Good Luck Road and Cipriano Road (wmata.com/schedules/timetables/upload/G14_241215.pdf) will need to use the new P24 MetroBus, which will run between Bowie State University and New Carrollton Metro Station, boarding at a stop near DuVal High School if coming from Greenbelt. The P24 will also stop at the Lidl on Mission Drive and along Greenbelt Road east of Good Luck Road, which currently are on the G14 route.
The new P2X (TheBus) follows the same route as current TheBus 15X. The new P22 (TheBus) follows the same route as the current TheBus 16 but continues onward from the New Carrollton Metro Station to the Cheverly Metro station. (See TheBus Route Profiles document below.)
Chris Stark and Mary Sies contributed to this article.
