Glenmont Metro Station - Washington DC

Glenmont Station
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12501 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20906

Metro Lines: Red line.

Metro Schedule: Opens at 5:17 a.m.

Metro Entrance: The metro station has two entrances or exits. They are on both sides of Georgia Avenue.

East and West sides of Georgia Avenue, north of Layhill Road.

First and Last Trains

First Trains: Trains leave exactly 2 hours later on Saturdays and Sundays.

Red line train from Shady Grove - 5:00 AM

Last Trains: Trains leave exactly 3 hours later on Friday and Saturday nights.

Red line train from Shady Grove - 11:37 PM

Glenmont Metro Platform

The Glenmont Metro Station has 1 island platform and 2 tracks. Each train goes in two directions named for the last stop on the Red line.

Red Line: Glenmont --- Shady Grove
The Red Line goes in two directions: Glenmont and Shady Grove.

Use the Metro's Trip Planner to find out exactly how to get where you want to go in the Washington DC area, using Metrobus, Metro and local bus systems. The Trip Planner asks you where you're starting and when and where you want to go. Then it finds the best way for you to get there using the Metro system and local bus systems.

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Bus Connections

Glenmont Metro Station has 2 on-street bus boarding areas that are on the northbound side of Georgia Avenue. It also has an off-street bus terminal with 6 boarding bays. The station is served by two transit agencies: WMATA Metrobus and Montgomery County's Ride On. The bus routes serving the station are listed below.

Metrobus:
Y5 , Y7 , Y8 , Y9 - Georgia Ave-Maryland Line

Ride On Bus:
10 - Twinbrook Station-Hillandale
33 - Glenmont-Medical Center
39 - Glenmont-Briggs Chaney P&R
41 - Aspen Hill-Glenmont
49 - Rockville-Glenmont
51 - Glenmont-Norbeck P&R
53 - Shady Grove-Glenmont

The map below shows you where to board your bus from the Glenmont Metro Station. Consult the Bus stop information from table below for routing and schedule information about each route serving the Glenmont Metro Station.

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Bike Parking at Glenmont Station

Glenmont Station has 36 bike racks and 48. The lockers allow you to secure your bicycle and equipment in a weatherproof shed. This can save you time coming and going in the winter, as that you won't have to worry about someone pilfering your lights. Bikesharing is also available near or at this station.

Each bicycle locker is designed to hold one bicycle and bicycle gear. When you rent a locker, you are given a key to open your assigned locker. The space inside is about 1.2m (4 feet) high x 1.9m (6 feet, 5 inches) deep x 0.9m (3 feet) wide at the door and narrows toward the back of the locker. Most standard bicycles will fit inside. However, longer bicycles such as tandem bikes or some recumbent bikes will not fit into the lockers.

To rent a locker, send an email to bikelocker@wmata.com providing your name, address, contact phone number, email address, and station of interest. All locker rentals cost $200 per year, and are subject to availability.

Glenmont Metro Parking

Glenmont Station has 2 kiss-and-ride lots, one on each side of Georgia Avenue. These parking lots are used for short-term parking using parking meters. It also has a 1,781 space multi-level parking garage.

All Day Parking: There are 1,781 parking spots. Cost/day is $4.75. Parking fees are collected upon exit from 10:30 a.m. to Metro closing hours. Parking fees can be paid using SmarTrip® Card and credit cards.

Short-term Metered Parking: There are 68 parking spots. Parking is available from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. The rate is $1.00 per 60 mins. Meters at short-term parking spaces accept only quarters and $1 coins.

Additional Parking Spaces: Metro is constructing a new 1,200 car parking garage at Glenmont station on the west side of Georgia Ave. This new second garage will be open in the spring of 2012.

Reserved Parking: There is reserved parking at Georgia Avenue and Layhill Road. The reserved rate is $65. Monthly permit holders are required to pay the daily fee each time they park. (The daily fee is in addition to the $65 monthly permit fee).

Free Parking: Parking is free at Metro-operated lots on weekends and federal holidays. Most weekends, it's easy to find a space at Metro parking lots.