Randolph Road Line
| M42, M44 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Road–College Park Line Randolph Road–Hyattsville Crossing Line | |||
Former Route C8 at College Park station | |||
| Overview | |||
| System | Metrobus | ||
| Operator | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||
| Garage | Montgomery | ||
| Livery | Local | ||
| Status | In Service | ||
| Began service | C8: July 25, 1998 M42, M44: June 29, 2025 | ||
| Ended service | C8: June 28, 2025 | ||
| Predecessors | Metrobus: C8 Ride On: 10 | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale | Prince George's County, Montgomery County | ||
| Communities served | Hyattsville (M44), College Park, Beltsville (M44), Calverton, White Oak (M42), Colesville, Glenmont, North Bethesda | ||
| Landmarks served | Wheaton High School, Glenmont station, John F. Kennedy High School, East County Education Center, White Oak Medical Center, High Point High School (M44), Cherry Hill Park (M42), Seven Springs Village Apartments (M42), University of Maryland, The Mall at Prince George's (M44) | ||
| Start | M42: College Park station M44: Hyattsville Crossing station | ||
| Via | Randolph Road, East Randolph Road (M44), New Hampshire Avenue (M42), Lockwood Drive (M42), Old Columbia Pike (M44), Broadbirch Drive, Plum Orchard Drive, Cherry Hill Road, Powder Mill Road (M44), Rhode Island Avenue, Baltimore Avenue, Campus Drive (M42), East-West Highway (M44) | ||
| End | North Bethesda station | ||
| Length | 90 minutes | ||
| Service | |||
| Level | Daily | ||
| Frequency | 30 minutes (weekdays) 60 minutes (weekends) | ||
| Operates | 5:00 AM – 11:30 PM (Weekdays) 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM (Weekends) | ||
| Ridership | 664,760 (FY 2024) | ||
| Transfers | SmarTrip, Contactless Bank Cards | ||
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The Randolph Road Line, designated as Randolph Road–College Park Line on Route M42, and Randolph Road–Hyattsville Crossing Line on Route M44, are daily bus routes operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, between College Park station (M42) and Hyattsville Crossing station (M44) of the Green and Yellow Lines and North Bethesda station of the Red Line of the Washington Metro. Both routes operate every 30 minutes on weekdays and every 60 minutes on weekends. Trips take roughly 90 minutes to complete on both routes. Routes M42 and M44 replaced former route C8 designated as the College Park–North Bethesda Line as well as portions of former Metrobus routes 83, 86 and Z2 and Ride On route 10.