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==Transportation== [[File:2019-07-05 13 42 09 View south along Interstate 95 and Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway) from the overpass for Cherrywood Lane in Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|left|I-95/I-495 southbound in Greenbelt]] ===Roads and highways=== Two major highways pass through and have interchanges in Greenbelt: the [[Capital Beltway|Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495)]] and the [[National Park Service]]'s owned and maintained portion of the [[Baltimore–Washington Parkway]] ([[Unsigned highway|unsigned]] MD 295). The Greenbelt portion of the Baltimore–Washington Parkway (B–W Parkway) is part of the parkway's 19-mile section which was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991.<ref name="bwpkwy">{{cite web|url={{MHT url|id=1086}}|title=Baltimore–Washington Parkway — Maryland's National Register Properties|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust|access-date=2018-09-11|language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, Greenbelt Road is part of state highway [[Maryland Route 193|MD 193]], which connects several [[suburb]]an communities in both [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's]] and [[Montgomery County, Maryland|Montgomery]] counties. [[Maryland Route 201|Kenilworth Avenue (MD 201)]] traverses Greenbelt in a north–south direction, running parallel to the B–W Parkway, providing an alternate travel route into Washington, D.C., from Greenbelt. The southernmost Maryland portion of Kenilworth Avenue forms a major interchange with both the B–W Parkway and [[U.S. Route 50 in Maryland#Prince George's County|US 50]] near the Maryland–D.C. line, and continues into Washington, as the [[District of Columbia Route 295|Kenilworth Avenue Freeway (DC 295)]]. ===Public transportation=== [[File:Metro 7000-Series railcar debut 3.jpg|thumb|right|Debut of a next generation [[Washington Metro rolling stock#7000-series|WMATA 7000-series rail car]] at [[Greenbelt station|Greenbelt Metro Station]]]] [[Washington Metro]]'s [[rapid transit|rapid transit rail system]] serves [[Washington, D.C.]], and neighboring communities in Maryland and [[Northern Virginia]], by operating [[List of Washington Metro stations|98 Metro stations]], which includes the [[Greenbelt station]], the northern terminus of Metro's [[Green Line (Washington Metro)|Green Line]]. [[Commuter rail|Commuter rail service]] to the station is provided by [[MARC Train]]'s [[Camden Line]], which connects the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]'s [[Washington Union Station]] with [[Camden Station]] in [[Baltimore]]. The Camden Line provides service by utilizing the original 1835 [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] (B&O) track route between Washington and Baltimore, now part of the [[CSX Transportation|CSX System]]. [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]], Prince George's County's [[TheBus (Prince George's County)|''THE BUS'']] (routes 11 and 15X), and the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]]'s [[Shuttle-UM]] (route 143; University ID required) each have bus routes which serve the city of Greenbelt.<ref name="route11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4151|title=Route 11 — Maps & Schedules|year=2011|publisher=[[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's County]] Department of Public Works & Transportation|language=en-US|type=PDF|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref><ref name="route15X">{{Cite web|url=https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4127|title=Route 15X — Maps & Schedules|year=2017|publisher=[[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's County]] Department of Public Works & Transportation|language=en-US|type=PDF|access-date=2018-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522050925/http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4127|archive-date=2017-05-22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ShuttleUM">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dots.umd.edu/shuttle/schedules/upcoming/143_GB.pdf|title=143 GREENBELT|year=2018|publisher=[[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] Department of Transportation Services|location=College Park|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142121/https://www.dots.umd.edu/shuttle/schedules/upcoming/143_GB.pdf|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}}</ref> Through a city–university partnership between 2017 and 2019, Greenbelt residents were permitted to unlimited travel on Shuttle UM, with the purchase of a $10 annual pass.<ref name="shuttlePass">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenbeltmd.gov/i-want-to/apply-for/umd-shuttle-pass|title=UMD Shuttle Pass|publisher=City of Greenbelt|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142427/https://www.greenbeltmd.gov/i-want-to/apply-for/umd-shuttle-pass|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}}</ref> The City operates limited transportation via the Greenbelt Connection, a 12-passenger wheelchair-accessible van.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greenbeltmd.gov/government/departments-con-t/public-works/greenbelt-connection | title=Greenbelt Connection Bus Service | Greenbelt, MD }}</ref>
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