# Langley Park–Cheverly Line

The Langley Park–Cheverly Line, designated Route F8, is a daily bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between the Cheverly Metro station of the Orange Line of the Washington Metro and Takoma – Langley Crossroads Transit Center in Langley Park, Maryland. The line operates every 30–35 minutes during peak hours and every 60–65 minutes at all other times. F8 trips are roughly 54–60 minutes.

## Current route

Route F8 operates on weekdays between 5:35 AM and 8:41 PM, every Saturday between 5:47 AM and 9:22 PM, and every Sundays between 9:55 AM and 7:00 PM. Route F8 operates out of Landover Division at all times. It originally operated out of Bladensburg until 1989.

### F8 Stops

| Bus stop | Direction | Connections |
| Prince George's County, Maryland |||
| Cheverly station Bus Bay B | Northbound station, Southbound terminal | Metrobus: F1, F12, F13 TheBus: 18, 23 Washington Metro: |
| Cheverly Avenue / Columbia Park Road | Northbound | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Arbor Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Arbor Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Cheverly Circle | Northbound | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Euclid Street | Southbound | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Belleview Parkway | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Forest Road | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Inwood Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Kilmer Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Lombard Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Cheverly Avenue / Montrose Road | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F13 TheBus: 18 |
| Hospital Drive / Landover Road | Bidirectional | Metrobus: L12, F1, F13 |
| Hospital Drive / County Health Center | Bidirectional | Metrobus: L12, F1, F13 |
| Landover Road / 58th Avenue | Northbound | Metrobus: F1 TheBus: 18 |
| Landover Road / 58th Place | Southbound | Metrobus: F1 TheBus: 18 |
| Landover Road / 57th Avenue | Southbound | Metrobus: F1 TheBus: 18 |
| Landover Road / 56th Avenue | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F1 TheBus: 18 |
| Landover Road / 55th Avenue | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F1 TheBus: 18 |
| Landover Road / Annapolis Road | Southbound | Metrobus: F1, T18 TheBus: 18 |
| Annapolis Road / 54th Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F1, T18 TheBus: 18 |
| Annapolis Road / 53rd Avenue | Northbound | Metrobus: F1, T18 TheBus: 18 |
| Annapolis Road / 53rd Place | Southbound | Metrobus: F1, T18 TheBus: 18 |
| Annapolis Road / Bladensburg Elementary School | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F1, T18 TheBus: 18 |
| Annapolis Road / Edmonston Road | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F1, T14, T18 TheBus: 18 |
| Annapolis Road / 48th Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F1, T14, T18 TheBus: 18 |
| Annapolis Road / 46th Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F1, T14, T18 TheBus: 18 |
| Baltimore Avenue / #4319 | Bidirectional | |
| Charles Armentrout Drive / Baltimore Avenue | Bidirectional | |
| Rhode Island Avenue / 42nd Place | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 13, 17 |
| Rhode Island Avenue / Country Service Building | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 13, 17 |
| Baltimore Avenue / Gallatin Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 13, 17 |
| Baltimore Avenue / Hamilton Street | Northbound | Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17 |
| Baltimore Avenue / Jefferson Street | Southbound | Metrobus: 83 TheBus: 17 |
| Jefferson Street / 44th Avenue | Bidirectional | |
| Jefferson Street / 43rd Avenue | Bidirectional | |
| Jefferson Street / 42nd Avenue | Bidirectional | TheBus: 13 |
| Jefferson Street / 41st Avenue | Bidirectional | |
| Jefferson Street / 40th Avenue | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 86 |
| Jefferson Street / 38th Avenue | Bidirectional | |
| 38th Avenue / Hamilton Street | Northbound | Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 12, 18 |
| Hamilton Street / 38th Avenue | Southbound | Metrobus: 86 TheBus: 12, 13, 18 |
| Hamilton Street / 37th Avenue | Bidirectional | TheBus: 12, 13, 18 |
| Hamilton Street / 36th Avenue | Bidirectional | TheBus: 12, 13, 18 |
| Hamilton Street / 35th Avenue | Northbound | TheBus: 12, 13, 18 |
| Hamilton Street / Queens Chapel Road | Southbound | TheBus: 12, 13, 18 |
| Hamilton Street / 31st Avenue | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6, F8, R4 TheBus: 12, 13 |
| West Hyattsville station Bus Bays D and E | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F1, F6, R4 TheBus: 12, 13 Washington Metro: |
| Hamilton Street / Ager Road | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6, F8, R4 TheBus: 12, 13 |
| Hamilton Street / 31st Avenue | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6, F8, R4 TheBus: 12, 13 |
| Hamilton Street / 31st Avenue | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6, F8, R4 TheBus: 12, 13 |
| Queens Chapel Road / Hamilton Manor Drive | Southbound | Metrobus: F6, R4 |
| Queens Chapel Road / Jefferson Street | Northbound | Metrobus: F6, R4 |
| Queens Chapel Road / Lancer Drive | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6, R4 TheBus: 18 |
| Queens Chapel Road / Sacred Heart Home | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6, R4 TheBus: 18 |
| Queens Chapel Road / Nicholson Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6, R4 TheBus: 18 |
| Queens Chapel Road / Oliver Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6, R4 TheBus: 18 |
| Belcrest Road / Queens Chapel Road | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 86, F4, F6, R4 TheBus: 18 |
| Hyattsville Crossing station Bus Bays C and H | Bidirectional | Metrobus: 86, C4, F4, F6, R4 TheBus: 13, 14, 18 Shuttle-UM: 113 Washington Metro: |
| Belcrest Road / #6505 | Northbound | Metrobus: C4, F6, R4 TheBus: 13, 14 Shuttle-UM |
| Belcrest Road / Freedom Way | Southbound | Metrobus: C4, F6, R4 TheBus: 13, 14 Shuttle-UM |
| Toledo Road / Belcrest Road | Bidirectional | Metrobus: C4, F6, R4 TheBus: 13, 14 Shuttle-UM |
| Toledo Road / Adelphi Road | Bidirectional | TheBus: 13, 14 Shuttle-UM (Southbound only) |
| Adelphi Road / Toledo Road | Northbound | |
| Adelphi Road / Underwood Street | Northbound | Metrobus: F6 |
| Adelphi Road / Belcrest Road | Southbound | Metrobus: F6 |
| Adelphi Road / Van Buren Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6 |
| Adelphi Road / Wells Parkway | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6 |
| Adelphi Road / Pennsylvania Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6 |
| Adelphi Road / Rutgers Street | Bidirectional | Metrobus: F6 |
| University Boulevard / Tulane Drive | Bidirectional | Metrobus: C2 |
| University Boulevard / 25th Avenue | Bidirectional | Metrobus: C2 |
| University Boulevard / 23rd Avenue | Bidirectional | Metrobus: C2, R2 TheBus: 18 |
| University Boulevard / Riggs Road | Bidirectional | Metrobus: C2, C4, R1, R2 TheBus: 18 MTA: Purple Line (at Riggs Road station)(Planned) |
| University Boulevard / Riggs Road | Northbound | Metrobus: C2, C4, R1, R2 TheBus: 18 |
| 15th Avenue / University Boulevard | Bidirectional | TheBus: 18 |
| Kanawha Street / 15th Avenue | Bidirectional | TheBus: 18 |
| Kanawha Street / 14th Avenue | Northbound | TheBus: 18 |
| 14th Avenue / Kanawha Street | Southbound | TheBus: 18 |
| 14th Avenue / Langley Way | Bidirectional | TheBus: 18 |
| Merrimac Drive / 14th Avenue | Bidirectional | TheBus: 18 |
| Merrimac Drive / New Hampshire Avenue | Bidirectional | Metrobus: K6 TheBus: 18 |
| Merrimac Drive / 12th Avenue | Southbound | |
| Merrimac Drive / Tehona Drive | Southbound | |
| Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center Bus Bay C | Northbound terminal, Southbound station | Metrobus: C2, C4, K6, K9 Ride On: 15, 16, 17, 18, 25 TheBus: 18 Shuttle-UM: 129 MTA: Purple Line (Planned) |

## History

The line originally operated as a DC Transit Bus Route as the Prince George's–Langley Park Line and was designated as Route G8 which began service in April, 1960 between the Prince George's Hospital and University Landing Apartment Complex at the intersection of University Boulevard East & Merrimac Drive in Langley Park, Maryland, via Landover Road, Annapolis Road, Baltimore Avenue, Jefferson Street, 38th Avenue, Hamilton Street, Queens Chapel Road, Belcrest Road, the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center, Belcrest Road, Toledo Road, Adelphi Road, Campus Drive, University Boulevard East, 15th Avenue, Kanawha Street, 14th Avenue, Merrimac Drive, New Hampshire Avenue, University Boulevard East, Lebanon Street, University Boulevard East Service Roadway, and Merrimac Drive. Prior to April, 1960, G8 used to operate as a Capital Transit Shuttle Bus Route between Greenbelt and Branchville, in order to provide a direct connection for Greenbelt residents to be able to connect to the 82 Streetcar Line, which would operate between West Potomac Park & Branchville.
The line was eventually converted into a WMATA Metrobus Route on February 4, 1973 when WMATA acquired DC Transit. Even after becoming a WMATA Metrobus Route, the line managed kept its entire routing the same until December 3, 1978 when it got discontinued and replaced by a new Route F8 which was extended from Prince George's Hospital to the newly opened Cheverly station, via Landover Road, Cheverly Avenue, and Columbia Park Road. The route was unchanged between Prince George's Hospital the University Landing Apartment Complex.
During the mid-1980's when Charles Armentrout Drive was finished being constructed between the intersection of Baltimore Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue, the route diverted off Baltimore Avenue onto the intersection of Charles Armentrout Drive to operate on Charles Armentrout Drive all the way up to the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue, which would then eventually turn into the intersection of Baltimore Avenue.
On December 11, 1993, when the West Hyattsville and Prince George's Plaza (now Hyattsville Crossing) stations opened, F8 was rerouted to serve both of the new stations. F8 was rerouted to remain along Hamilton Street, then turn onto Ager Road, and a turn to serve West Hyattsville station, and then turn back onto Ager Road and Hamilton Street, before running along Queens Chapel Road and vice versa. Route F8 would also divert from Belcrest Road to serve Prince George's Plaza (now Hyattsville Crossing) station.
On May 15, 2003, the former Metrobus bus bays in front of the former G.C. Murphy store inside Prince George's Plaza, were demolished in order to build a new Target store. Route F8 stopped directing entering into and looping inside the Prince George's Plaza.
Due to the relocation of the eastern entrance of the Prince George's Plaza (now Hyattsville Crossing) station by Belcrest Road to the spot of the former Kiss & Ride Lot (which closed during the summer of 2006), where a brand new roundabout and very narrow entrance/exit roadway were constructed around May/June, 2007, all F8 trips operating towards Langley Park were rerouted to exit Prince Georges Plaza western exit by the intersection of East West Highway, and then make a turn onto the intersection of East-West Highway, and then a left turn to get back onto the intersection of Belcrest Road. On the other hand, southbound F8 trips operating towards the Cheverly Station, were not at all affected.
On December 30, 2012, the, line was renamed from the Prince George's–Langley Park Line to the Langley Park–Cheverly Line.
When the Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center opened on December 22, 2016, the F8 was rerouted, along with several other Metrobus, Ride On buses, Shuttle UM and TheBus routes, to serve the newly opened Transit Center. Route F8 would serve Bus Bay C.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, route F8 was relegated to operate on its Saturday schedule beginning on March 16, 2020. However on March 18, 2020, the line was further reduced to operate on its Sunday schedule. Weekend service was also suspended beginning on March 21, 2020. On August 23, 2020, additional service was added to route F8 along with its weekend service being restored.