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83, 86
College Park Line
Route 83 along Route 1 in 2019
Overview
System	Metrobus
Operator	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Garage	Landover
Livery	Local
Status	In service
Began service	81 (1996/1997) 82 (1897) 83 (February 19, 1978) 86 (1973)
Ended service	81 (March 27, 2016) 82 (March 27, 2016)
Predecessors	82 Streetcar Line (1897-1958) G6 Hyattsville Line (1948 - February 19, 1978)
Route
Locale	Northeast, Prince George's County
Communities served	Brentwood, Brookland, Langdon, Woodridge, Mount Rainier, Brentwood, North Brentwood (83), Hyattsville, Riverdale, University Park, College Park, Beltsville (86), Calverton (86)
Landmarks served	Calverton (86), Cherry Hill Park Campground (83), Seven Springs Village (83), University of Maryland, College Park (83, 86), College Park (83, 86), College Park–University of Maryland station (83, 86), Riverdale Park (83, 86), Hyattsville Crossing station (86), Hyattsville (83, 86), Mount Rainier, (83, 86), Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station (83, 86)
Start	Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station
Via	U.S. Route 1, Baltimore Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue
End	Cherry Hill Park Campground (83) Calverton (4061 Center Park Roadway) (86)
Length	83: 50 Minutes 86: 75 minutes
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	30–60 minutes
Weekend frequency	60 minutes
Operates	4:35 AM – 11:28 PM
Ridership	401,017 (83, FY 2023) 461,071 (86, FY 2023)
Transfers	SmarTrip only
Timetable	College Park Line
Route map ← 80  {{{system_nav}}}  87 →

The College Park Line, designated Routes 83 & 86, are daily bus routes operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between the Rhode Island Avenue Station, which is served by Red Line of the Washington Metro, and the Cherry Hill Park Campground in College Park, Maryland (83), or Calverton (Center Park Office Park) (86). 83 is shortened to only operate on short trips between Rhode Island Avenue station and Mount Rainier during early mornings on the weekends. 83 & 86 mainly operate on the U.S. Route 1 corridor between Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C. & College Park, Maryland. Route 83 trips are roughly 50 minutes long and route 86 trips are roughly 70 minutes long.

Current Route

The 83 and 86 operate out of Landover division seven days a week. Both 83 and 86 originally operated out of Bladensburg Division up until June 2019, when they were shifted to make room for other routes at Bladensburg Division when Northern division closed due to structure failures. During the week, Route 83 operates every 30–60 minutes between 4:35 AM and 11:20 PM, while Route 86 operates every 30–60 minutes between 5:00 AM and 10:50 PM. On Saturdays, the 83 provides service on a 60-minute headway from 5:35 AM to 11:00 PM, while the 86 provides service also on a 60-minute headway from 7:03 AM to 11:28 PM. On Sundays, the 83 runs from 6:35 AM until 8:20 PM and the 86 runs from 7:03 AM until 7:50 PM every hour.

The 83 is shortened to operate daily between Rhode Island Avenue station and Mount Rainier terminal only during early mornings on the weekends. These shortened trips were originally under Route 82 which was renamed the 83 in 2016. Select Route 83 trips operate between Rhode Island and College Park during Friday and Saturday late nights only.

During snow detours, routes 83 and 86 are rerouted to Greenbelt station with no service to Cherry Hill or Calverton. Additionally, route 86 would remain straight along Rhode Island Avenue with no service to Hyattsville Crossing station.

Route 83 stops

Bus stop	Direction	Connections
Northeast Washington, D.C.
Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood Station Bus Bay E	Northbound station, Southbound terminal	Metrobus: 86, D8, H8, H9, P6, S41, T14, T18 Metropolitan Branch Trail Washington Metro:
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 10th Street NE	Northbound	Metrobus: 86, D8, H8, H9, S41
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 12th Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86, D8, T14, T18, S41
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 13th Street NE	Southbound	Metrobus: 86
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Brentwood Road NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86, S41
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Montana Avenue NE	Northbound	Metrobus: 86, T14, T18, S41
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 15th Street NE	Southbound	Metrobus: 86, H6
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Franklin Street NE	Northbound	Metrobus: 86, H6
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 17th Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 18th Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86, E2, T14, T18
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 20th Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Thayer Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86
Rhode Island Avenue NE / South Dakota Avenue NE	Northbound	Metrobus: 86, T14, T18
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 24th Street NE	Southbound	Metrobus: 86, T14, T18
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Monroe Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Newton Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86, T14, T18
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Eastern Avenue	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86, B2
Prince George's County, Maryland
Rhode Island Avenue / 34th Street	Southbound	Metrobus: 86, B2, F1, T14, T18 TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / Municipal Place	Northbound	Metrobus: 86, B2, F1, T14, T18 TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / 37th Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86, F1, T14, T18 TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / 38th Street	Southbound	TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / 39th Street	Northbound	TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / Shepherd Street	Southbound	TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / Bunker Hill Road	Northbound	TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / Volta Avenue	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / Webster Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / Wallace Road	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / Charles Armentrout Drive	Northbound	TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / 41st Street	Southbound	TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / 42nd Place	Bidirectional	Metrobus: F8 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Gallatin Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: F8 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Hamilton Street	Northbound	Metrobus: F8 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Jefferson Street	Southbound	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Longfellow Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Ogelthorpe Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Oliver Street	Northbound	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Riverdale Road	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Queensbury Road	Southbound	Metrobus: F4 TheBus: 14, 17
Baltimore Avenue / East West Highway	Northbound	Metrobus: F4 TheBus: 14, 17
Baltimore Avenue / Tuckerman Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Sheridan Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Underwood Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Van Buren Street	Northbound	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Queens Chapel Road	Southbound	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
College Park, Maryland
Baltimore Avenue / Amherst Road	Northbound	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Guilford Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Hartwick Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Knox Road	Northbound	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Regents Drive	Southbound	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Rossborough Lane	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17 MTA: Purple Line (at Baltimore Avenue-College Park-UMD station (Planned)
Baltimore Avenue / Campus Drive	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Campus Drive / Baltimore Avenue	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86, C8 TheBus: 17 Shuttle-UM
Campus Drive / Paint Branch Trail	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, 86, C8 TheBus: 17 Shuttle-UM
College Park–University of Maryland station Bus Bay G	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, 86, C8, F6, R12 RTA: 302/G TheBus: 14, 17 Shuttle-UM: 104, 109 MTA Maryland: 204 Washington Metro: MARC: Camden Line MTA: Purple Line (Planned)
Campus Drive / Paint Branch Trail	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, 86, C8 TheBus: 17 Shuttle-UM
Baltimore Avenue / Lakeland Road	Northbound	Metrobus: 86, C2 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Navahoe Road	Southbound	Metrobus: 86, C2 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn House Road	Northbound	Metrobus: 86, C2 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86, C2 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Metzerott Road	Southbound	Metrobus: 86, C2 TheBus: 17
Cherry Hill, Maryland
Greenbelt Road / 48th Avenue	Bidirectional	Metrobus: C2
Greenbelt Road / Rhode Island Avenue	Southbound	Metrobus: C2
Rhode Island Avenue / University Boulevard	Bidirectional	Metrobus: C2
Rhode Island Avenue / Apache Street	Northbound
Rhode Island Avenue / Cherokee Street	Bidirectional
Rhode Island Avenue / Fox Street	Bidirectional
Rhode Island Avenue / Kenesaw Street	Bidirectional
Rhode Island Avenue / Hollywood Road	Bidirectional
Rhode Island Avenue / Muskogee Street	Bidirectional
Edgewood Road / Rhode Island Avenue	Bidirectional
Edgewood Road / 49th Avenue	Bidirectional
Baltimore Avenue / Cherry Hill Road	Southbound	Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 17
Cherry Hill Road / College Park Market Place	Bidirectional
Cherry Hill Road / 47th Avenue	Bidirectional
Seven Springs Apartments / #9300	Bidirectional
Seven Springs Apartments / #9316	Bidirectional
Seven Springs Apartments / #9308	Bidirectional
Jayrose Boulevard / Cherry Hill Road (Cherry Hill)	Northbound Terminal, Southbound stop

Route 86 stops

Bus stop	Direction	Connections
Northeast Washington, D.C.
Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood Station Bus Bay E	Northbound station, Southbound terminal	Metrobus: 83, D8, H8, H9, P6, S41, T14, T18 Metropolitan Branch Trail Washington Metro:
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 10th Street NE	Northbound	Metrobus: 83, D8, H8, H9, S41
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 12th Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, D8, T14, T18, S41
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 13th Street NE	Southbound	Metrobus: 83
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Brentwood Road NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, S41
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Montana Avenue NE	Northbound	Metrobus: 83, T14, T18, S41
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 15th Street NE	Southbound	Metrobus: 83, H6
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Franklin Street NE	Northbound	Metrobus: 83, H6
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 17th Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 18th Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, E2, T14, T18
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 20th Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Thayer Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83
Rhode Island Avenue NE / South Dakota Avenue NE	Northbound	Metrobus: 83, T14, T18
Rhode Island Avenue NE / 24th Street NE	Southbound	Metrobus: 83, T14, T18
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Monroe Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Newton Street NE	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, T14, T18
Rhode Island Avenue NE / Eastern Avenue	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83
Prince George's County, Maryland
Rhode Island Avenue / 34th Street	Southbound	Metrobus: 83, B2, F1, T14, T18
Rhode Island Avenue / Municipal Place	Northbound	Metrobus: 83, B2, F1 T14, T18 TheBus: 17
Rhode Island Avenue / 37th Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, F1, T14, T18 TheBus: 17
38th Avenue / Rhode Island Avenue	Northbound	TheBus: 18
38th Avenue / Bunker Hill Road	Southbound	TheBus: 18
38th Avenue / Shepherd Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 18
38th Avenue / Upshur Street	Northbound	TheBus: 18
38th Avenue / Utah Avenue	Southbound	TheBus: 18
38th Avenue / Volta Avenue	Bidirectional	TheBus: 12 (Northbound only), 18
38th Avenue / Windom Road	Bidirectional	TheBus: 12 (Northbound only), 18
38th Avenue / Allison Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 12 (Northbound only), 18
38th Avenue / Gaines Alley	Bidirectional	TheBus: 12 (Northbound only), 18
38th Avenue / Hamilton Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: F8 TheBus: 12, 13, 18
3900 Hamilton Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 13
40th Avenue / Hamilton Street	Southbound
40th Avenue / 39th Avenue	Bidirectional
40th Avenue / Jefferson Street	Bidirectional
40th Avenue / Longfellow Street	Bidirectional
40th Avenue / Madison Street	Bidirectional
40th Avenue / Ogelthorpe Street	Bidirectional
42nd Avenue / Ogelthorpe Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 13
42nd Avenue / Oliver Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 13
42nd Avenue / Queensbury Road	Bidirectional	TheBus: 13
Queensbury Road / 41st Avenue	Bidirectional	Metrobus: F4 TheBus: 13, 14
Queensbury Road / 39th Place	Bidirectional	Metrobus: F4 TheBus: 13, 14
Belcrest Road / Queens Chapel Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: F4, F6, F8, R4 TheBus: 13, 14
Hyattsville Crossing station Bus Bays D and G	Bidirectional	Metrobus: C4, F4, F6, F8, R4 TheBus: 13, 14, 18 Shuttle-UM: 113 Washington Metro:
East West Highway / Belcrest Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: C4, F6, F8, R4 Shuttle-UM: 113
East West Highway / Queens Chapel Road	Northbound	Metrobus: F4, F6, F8, R4
East West Highway / Adelphi Road	Southbound
East West Highway / 42nd Avenue	Bidirectional
East West Highway / 43rd Street	Northbound
East West Highway / 44th Avenue	Southbound
Baltimore Avenue / Tuckerman Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Sheridan Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Underwood Street	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Van Buren Street	Northbound	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Queens Chapel Road	Southbound	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
College Park, Maryland
Baltimore Avenue / Amherst Road	Northbound	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Guilford Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Hartwick Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Knox Road	Northbound	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Regents Drive	Southbound	Metrobus: 83,l TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Rossborough Lane	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17 MTA: Purple Line (at Baltimore Avenue-College Park-UMD station)(Planned)
Baltimore Avenue / Campus Drive	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Campus Drive / Baltimore Avenue	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 86, C8 TheBus: 17 Shuttle-UM
Campus Drive / Paint Branch Trail	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, 86, C8 TheBus: 17 Shuttle-UM
College Park–University of Maryland station Bus Bay G	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, 86, C8, F6, J4, R12 RTA: 302/G TheBus: 14, 17 Shuttle-UM: 104, 109 MTA Maryland: 204 Washington Metro: MARC: Camden Line MTA: Purple Line (Planned)
Campus Drive / Paint Branch Trail	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, 86, C8 TheBus: 17 Shuttle-UM
Baltimore Avenue / Lakeland Road	Northbound	Metrobus: 83, C2 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Navahoe Road	Southbound	Metrobus: 83, C2 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn House Road	Northbound	Metrobus: 83, C2 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83, C2 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Metzerott Road	Southbound	Metrobus: 83, C2 TheBus: 17
Cherry Hill, Maryland
Baltimore Avenue / University Boulevard	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Cherokee Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Erie Street	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Indian Lane	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Hollywood Road	Bidirectional	TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Cherry Hill Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17
Baltimore Avenue / Ikea Center Boulevard	Bidirectional
Baltimore Avenue / South Drive	Bidirectional
Baltimore Avenue / Sunnyside Avenue	Bidirectional
Baltimore Avenue / Montgomery Road	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 89M
Rhode Island Avenue / Baltimore Avenue	Bidirectional	Metrobus: 89M
Calverton, Maryland
Rhode Island Avenue / Sellman Road	Bidirectional
Rhode Island Avenue / Power Mill Road	Bidirectional
Power Mill Road / Howard Avenue	Bidirectional
Power Mill Road / Odell Road	Bidirectional
Power Mill Road / Cedar Lane	Bidirectional
Power Mill Road / Howard Avenue	Bidirectional
Power Mill Road / Roby Avenue	Northbound
Power Mill Road / Emack Road	Southbound
Power Mill Road / Caverly Avenue	Bidirectional
Power Mill Road / 34th Place	Bidirectional
Center Park Roadway / Main Entrance Roadway	Southbound
Center Park Roadway / #4061 Calverton	Northbound Terminal, Southbound stop

History

Background

Route 82

The 82 Streetcar Line, which operated as part of the former Capital Transit Company (CTC) Maryland Line streetcar route, operated between Potomac Park and Branchville. It began operation in 1897. In 1958, the 82 Streetcar Line was converted into a DC Transit Bus Route, as Capital Transit Company (CTC) was renamed as, "DC Transit System" (DCTS) and each of the streetcar lines throughout the DC Area were getting replaced by buses. 82 was the original bus route of the Maryland Line. Later around 1961, DC Transit Bus Route 82, was extended slightly north of its Branchville terminus, to Hollywood, via Rhode Island Avenue, Lackawanna Street, 53rd Avenue, 52nd Place, and Rhode Island Avenue. Then, around 1968, 82 was extended to the Seven Springs Village Apartment Complex (Hollywood) on Cherry Hill Road in College Park, Maryland, via Edgewood Road, Baltimore Avenue, and Cherry Hill Road. The line was eventually taken over by WMATA and officially became a Metrobus route on February 4, 1973, when WMATA acquired DC Transit.

Route 84

84 operated as part of the Maryland Streetcar Line as an extension of the 82 Streetcar Line between Branchville and Beltsville from 1902 up until 1949, when it got ultimately discontinued. Eventually around 1973, when the WMATA Metrobus System was formed, 84 was brought back to operate on the Maryland Line between Potomac Park and East Pines, operating parallel to Routes 82, 86, and 88 between Potomac Park and Mount Rainier, then via former DC Transit "East Riverdale - Cheverly" Line Route B4's routing between Mount Rainier and East Pines, when the B4 Route got discontinued. 84 eventually stopped operating as part of the Maryland Line on December 3, 1978, when it got split off into its own separate Metrobus Route named the, "Rhode Island Avenue - New Carrollton Line", due to being rerouted to operate between the Rhode Island Avenue and New Carrollton Metro Stations.

Route 86

86 was created as a brand new route around 1973 when WMATA's Metrobus System was formed. 86 originally operated between Potomac Park and Riverdale, mostly following 82 and 84's routing, only with the exception of in the end, diverting off Baltimore Avenue onto to the intersection of Riverdale Road and then operating via Rhode Island Avenue and Queensbury Road to reach its Riverdale terminus, which is currently where the Riverdale MARC Train Station is located.

Route 88

Much like 86, Route 88 was created as a brand new route around 1973 when WMATA's Metrobus System was formed. 88 would operate between Potomac Park and Cheverly, following 82, 84, and 86's routing between Potomac Park and Mount Rainier, then operating via the former DC Transit "East Riverdale - Cheverly" Line Route B6 and B8's routing between Mount Rainier and Cheverly, when the B6 and B8 routes got discontinued. B6 and B8 operated on almost the same exact routing between Mount Rainier and Cheverly, only with the exception that B8 would divert off Landover Road to serve the Prince George's Hospital, before operating to Cheverly. 88 followed B8's diversion off Landover Road to serve the Prince George's Hospital. Route 88 was ultimately discontinued on December 3, 1978 when the Cheverly Metro Station opened and its routing between Mount Rainier and Cheverly, was replaced by the F2 Metrobus Route.

Changes

On March 27, 1976, Routes 82, 84, 86, and 88 were rerouted to divert off the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue NE to serve the newly opened Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station.

On February 19, 1978, 83 was created as a brand new Metrobus Route to operate parallel to 82 between Potomac Park and Hollywood, only with exception of making limited stops to provide a speedier trip during weekday rush hour/peak period times.

During this same exact time, 86 was rerouted to operate between Potomac Park and College Park, in order to replace the former G6 Hyattsville Line's routing between Mount Rainier and College Park when G6 was rerouted to operate as part of the Rhode Island Avenue Line alongside Route G4 between Avondale and Metro Center. 86 would retain its original routing between Potomac Park and the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue & 38th Street in Brentwood, then operate via 38th Street/38th Avenue, Hamilton Street, 40th Avenue, Oglethorpe Street, 42nd Avenue, Queensbury Road, Belcrest Road, the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center, East - West Highway, Baltimore Avenue, College Avenue, Dartmouth Avenue, Calvert Road, and Rhode Island Avenue. However; unlike Route G6, 86 would not operate on 34th Street, Taylor Street, Windom Road in Mount Rainier/Brentwood, MD, nor on Queens Chapel Road in University Park, MD.

On September 24, 1978, as Metrorail Service increased its frequency, Routes 82, 83, 84, 86, and 88 were truncated to only operate up to Rhode Island Avenue station, instead of operating all the way up to Potomac Park in Downtown Washington D.C. B6 was created as a brand new Metrobus Route to operate as part of WMATA's Eckington Line between the Rhode Island Avenue station and Metro Center, in order to provide alternative service to the 82, 83, 84, and 86 Metrobus Routes between the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station and Downtown Washington D.C. despite not operating all the way up to Potomac Park.

88 was eventually discontinued on December 3, 1978 shortly after the Cheverly Station opened. 84 was split off into its own separate line named the Rhode Island Avenue–New Carrollton Line, after route 84 was extended from Riverdale (East Pines), to operate to the newly opened New Carrollton station.

In October, 1989, when the Cherry Hill Park Campground opened at the intersection of Jayrose Boulevard & Cherry Hill Road in College Park, MD, Routes 82 and 83 were rerouted to operate between the Rhode Island Avenue Station and Cherry Hill, via the Seven Springs Apartments Complex (that both routes would still continue to serve). During the time that this particular rerouting change took place, 82 and 83's former Hollywood Loop north of Rhode Island Avenue and Edgewood Road in College Park was eliminated.

On December 11, 1993, when the Green Line extension Greenbelt opened, Route 82 was truncated to only operate on short trips between the Rhode Island Avenue station and Mount Rainier during early morning, late night, and PM rush hours only eliminating service to Cherry Hill. Route 83 would replace the 82 and operate along its exact routing as the 82 except it would serve the newly opened Greenbelt station in between via Greenbelt Road and Cherrywood Lane.

Route 86 was also extended from its College Park terminus at the intersection of Dartmouth Avenue & Knox Road, to operate further north up to Centerpark Office Park (Calverton), in order to replace the segment of route R2's former routing between the intersection of Baltimore Avenue & Campus Drive (University of Maryland) and Calverton, via Baltimore Avenue, Rhode Island Avenue, Powder Mill Road, and Beltsville Drive, which was discontinued. Route 86 was also rerouted off Belcrest Road in order to serve the newly opened Prince George's Plaza (now Hyattsville Crossing) station.

Around 1996/1997, Route 81 was shifted from the North Capitol Street Line to operate as part of the Maryland Line between Rhode Island Avenue station and Cherry Hill, to simply operate as a variant of Route 83's routing, as 83 was rerouted to serve the College Park - U of MD station, instead of serving the Greenbelt station.

On January 13, 2001, the line was renamed as the "College Park Line".

On May 15, 2003, the original bus bays at Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center were closed to build a new Target store. As a result, route 86 and other routes stopped directly entering and looping inside Prince George's Plaza.

On June 27, 2004, route 86 was permanently rerouted at the request of the city of College Park to directly serve the College Park–U of MD station by operating along the 83's routing along Baltimore Avenue, Paint Branch Parkway, and River Road instead of operating along College Ave, Dartmouth Ave, and Calvert Road.

Due to the construction of a new curb next to the new Mosaic Apartments built right next to Prince George's Plaza (now Hyattsville Crossing) station around May/June, 2007, all Metrobus Routes that have previously exited Prince George's Plaza (now Hyattsville Crossing) station from the northbound side, had to do so by exiting the Prince George's Plaza (now Hyattsville Crossing) station via a right turn onto East-West Highway and left onto Belcrest Road. Route 86 was in the direction of Calverton to exit Prince George's Plaza (now Hyattsville Crossing) station northbound, right onto East-West Highway and remain straight on East-West Highway to past Belcrest Road but was able to keep its entire routing in the direction of Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station the same as the route was still allowed to turn left from East-West Highway onto Belcrest Road, make a right turn from Belcrest Road to enter Prince George's Plaza (now Hyattsville Crossing) station, and make a right turn southbound on Belcrest Road.

On August 25, 2011, WMATA added a new route to the College Park Line called "83X" as a pilot route during the summer in order to provide additional direct service from Cherry Hill Campground to College Park–U of MD station operating four weekdays trips only from 8:30 am to 10:00 am only from the third Monday in June through the second Friday through August.

During WMATA's Fiscal Year of 2015, WMATA proposed to split Route 83 and 86 into four routes. Route 83 and 86 would terminate at College Park station from Rhode Island Avenue station and be renamed Route 83S and 86S or keep their same names. The second portion was to be named route 83N and 86N or route R6 and R8 and will operate between College Park station and Cherry Hill (83N/R6) and Calverton (86N/R8) keeping the same routing with route 83 and 86. All existing service would still be covered but passengers will have to transfer at College Park station in order to continue their trips. If the proposal had gone through, it would mark the return of the R6 and R8 (unless it was switched to Route 83N/86N) service as they haven't operated since 1993 under the "Queens Chapel Road Line" (R6) and "Riggs Road Line" (R8).

During WMATA's FY2016 budget, it was proposed for route 83 to be given Sunday service replacing route 81 and discontinuing Sunday service to Greenbelt station. Routes 83 and 86 would replace route 81 in College Park while route C2 would replace route 81 between Greenbelt station and University of Maryland. The reason of the changes was for WMATA making the College Park Line easier to understand towards riders.

On March 27, 2016, route 81 service between Rhode Island Avenue station and Cherry Hill Campground was discontinued and replaced by route 83. Route 83 also added Sunday service replacing the 81 but no longer serving Greenbelt station where it was replaced by route C2. Route C2 also added Sunday service to replace Route 81 portion between Greenbelt Road and Greenbelt station.

On December 18, 2016, Route 82 was discontinued and was replaced by the 83. Short trips between Rhode Island Avenue station and Mount Rainier were made 83 routes instead during late nights and early mornings. Also, due to Metro closing at midnight during that time period because of SafeTrack maintenance, select Route 83 trips were introduced to operate between Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood and College Park–U of MD station on Friday and Saturday late nights only.

On March 19, 2017, route 83 short trips between Rhode Island Avenue station and Mount Rainier during weekday peak-hours were discontinued and replaced by route G9.

Beginning on September 1, 2019, the College Park Metrobus loop was temporarily closed for construction of the Purple line at College Park station. As of a result, route 83 and 86 were temporarily rerouted to stops along River Road, and later to the west side of the station via Calvert Road in April, 2020.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, routes 83 and 86 were relegated to operate on its Saturday schedule beginning on March 16, 2020. However beginning on March 18, 2020, the route was further reduced to operate on its Sunday schedule. Also beginning on March 21, 2020, weekend service was further reduced with the 83 operating every 30 minutes and route 86 having all weekend service suspended. On August 23, 2020, additional service was added to routes 83 and 86 operating every 60 minutes with a 30-minute frequency along Baltimore Avenue. However Route 86 Sunday service remained suspended while Route 83 operated every 30 to 35 minutes in place.

In May 2020, WMATA announced that route 83X will not operate during for the 2020 summer season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Metro's reduced service since March 16, 2020. Alternative service would be provided by routes 83 and 86.

On September 26, 2020, WMATA proposed to reduce the frequency of buses to every 60 minutes on both routes 83 and 86 and eliminate all route 86 Sunday service due to low federal funding. Route 86 has not operated on Sundays since March 15, 2020 due to Metro's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Later in February 2021, due to low federal funds, WMATA proposed to extend route 83 to Greenbelt station to replace route C2 and eliminate all 86 service if WMATA does not get federal funding.

On September 5, 2021, route 86 Sunday service was restored and the line's pre-pandemic schedule was also restored.

On June 12, 2022, service to the east side of College Park station resumed with buses serving Bus Bay G.

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External links

• 83, 86 College Park Line – wmata.com

• Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) routes