Annapolis Road Line

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P40
Annapolis Road Line
File:WMATA 2022 New Flyer XD40 4690.jpg
Route T18 at New Carrollton station in January 2025
Overview
SystemMetrobus
OperatorWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
GarageLandover
LiveryLocal
StatusIn Service
Began serviceDecember 3, 1978
PredecessorsT18
Route
LocalePrince George's County, Northeast
Communities servedNew Carrollton, West Lanham Hills, Landover Hills, Mattapony, Bladensburg, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Brentwood, Mount Rainier, Brookland, Langdon, Woodridge
StartNew Carrollton station
ViaAnnapolis Road, Bladensburg Road, Rhode Island Avenue NE
EndRhode Island Avenue-Brentwood station
Length50 minutes
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency12 minutes (7AM - 9PM)
45-60 minutes (After 9PM)
Journey time4:45 AM – 2:05 AM
Ridership2,106,311 (FY 2024)[1]
TransfersSmarTrip only
TimetableAnnapolis Road Line
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The Annapolis Road Line, designated Route P40, is a daily bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between the New Carrollton station of the Orange and Silver Lines of the Washington Metro and the Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station of the Red Line of the Washington Metro. The line operates every 12 minutes during the weekdays between 7AM and 9PM and 45–60 minutes after 9PM. P40 trips roughly took 50 minutes to complete.

Background

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Route P40 operates daily between New Carrollton station and Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station providing service along Annapolis Road and connecting passengers between Prince Georges County and Northeast. Route P40 also runs a limited stop segment between Mount Rainier terminal and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood station only stopping along 6 stops.[2] Local service was provided by routes 83 and 86.

Route P40 operates out of Landover division.

P40 stops

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History

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Prior to WMATA's Better Bus Redesign network, Route P40 was originally known as Route T18. Route T18 was created as a brand new Metrobus Route by WMATA on December 3, 1978 to operate between New Carrollton station and Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station shortly after New Carrollton station opened on November 20, 1978.[3]

Route T18 was designed to replace the segment of routes T14, T16, and T17 routing between Annapolis Road in New Carrollton and the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station, via Capital Plaza Mall, since routes T14, T16, and T17 were truncated to terminate at New Carrollton.[3]

Route T18 would operate along Ellin Road, Harkins Road, and Annapolis Road, then divert off Annapolis Road after passing the Baltimore–Washington Parkway and Capital Plaza, and make a loop along 57th Avenue, 58th Avenue, Emerson Street, and then 57th Avenue to serve Bladensburg High School, as well as the adjacent apartment complexes. Then the route returns onto Annapolis Road remaining straight on Annapolis Road and Bladensburg Road, then turn onto the intersection of 38th Avenue and 38th Street, another left turn at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and remain straight on Rhode Island Avenue before reaching the intersection of Washington Place NE and ultimately making a left turn onto that street to enter Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station. Route T18 would then turn back and operate on the same routing (except in the exact opposite direction), back towards New Carrollton station.

Limited Stop Segment

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Beginning on December 14, 2014, route T18 began a newly limited stop segment along Rhode Island Avenue between Mount Rainier terminal and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood station along with route T14. The limited stop segment was to reduce bus bunching along Rhode Island Avenue and improve on time performance for route T14, and T18.[2] Buses would only serve the following stops:

  • Rhode Island Ave & 12th St NE
  • Rhode Island Ave & Montana Ave NE (eastbound)/14th St NE (westbound)
  • Rhode Island Ave & 18th St NE
  • Rhode Island Ave & South Dakota Ave NE (eastbound)/24th St NE (westbound)
  • Rhode Island Ave & Newton St NE

Passengers wishing for local service will have to use routes 83 or 86.[2] This resulted with route T18 running as a direct route, and route T14 runs primarily through neighborhoods.

Later changes

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the T18 operated on its Saturday supplemental schedule beginning on March 16, 2020.[4] It however began operating on its Sunday service on March 18, 2020.[5] Weekend service was also reduced to operate every 30 minutes.[6] Its regular service was restored on August 23, 2020.[7]

On September 5, 2021, service was also increased to operate every 12 minutes daily between 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.[8]

Better Bus Redesign

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In 2022, WMATA launched its Better Bus Redesign project, which aimed to redesign the entire Metrobus Network and is the first full redesign of the agency's bus network in its history.

In April 2023, WMATA launched its Draft Visionary Network. As part of the drafts, WMATA proposed to rename the T18 to Route MD146, and kept the same routing of the current T18.[9] During WMATA's Revised Draft Visionary Network, WMATA renamed the MD146 to Route P40 and kept its same routing.[10] The change was then proposed during WMATA's 2025 Proposed Network.[11][12][13]

On November 21, 2024, WMATA approved its Better Bus Redesign Network.[14]

Beginning on June 29, 2025, Route T18 was renamed to the P40 and kept the same routing as the former T18 did.[15]

Incidents

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On January 10, 2022, a man was stabbed on board a T18 bus along Rhode Island Avenue between 14th Street and Montana Avenue. The suspect ran away from the scene.[16]

References

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