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P12
Eastover–Addison Road Line
P12 at Addison Road station
Overview
SystemMetrobus
OperatorWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
GarageLandover
LiveryLocal
StatusDiscontinued
Began service1965
Ended serviceJune 29, 2025
Route
LocalePrince George's County
Communities servedCapitol Heights, Coral Hills, Walker Mill, District Heights, Suitland, Silver Hill, Hillcrest Heights, Glassmanor, Forest Heights
Landmarks servedSouthview, United Medical Center, Southern Avenue station, Iverson Mall, Suitland station
StartAddison Road station
ViaAddison Road, Silver Hill Road, Iverson Street
EndEastover Shopping Center
Length60 minutes
Service
LevelDaily
Frequency12 minutes (7 AM - 9 PM)
30 minutes (After 9 PM)
Journey time4:45 AM - 2:00 AM
Ridership2,529,161 (FY 2024)[1]
TransfersSmarTrip only
TimetableEastover-Addison Road Line
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The Eastover–Addison Road Line, designated Route P12, was a daily bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority between the Addison Road station of the Blue & Silver Lines of the Washington Metro and Eastover Shopping Center in Forest Heights, Maryland. The line operated every 12 minutes between 7AM and 9PM and 30 minutes after 9PM. P12 trips were roughly 60 minutes long.

Background

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Route P12 operated daily between Addison Road station and Eastover Shopping Center via Southern Avenue station and Suitland station. The line mostly provided service along Addison Road, Silver Hill Road and Iverson Street connecting many neighborhoods to various Metrorail stations. The P12 operated every 12 minutes between 7AM and 9PM and 30 minutes after 9PM daily.

Route P12 operated out of Landover division.[2]

P12 Stops

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History

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Route P12 was created as a brand new bus route by the WM&A Bus Company in 1965, to operate as part of the District Heights-Silver Hill Road Line between the Eastover Shopping Center in Forest Heights, Maryland and the intersection of Shady Glen Drive and Central Avenue along Walker Mill Road.[3] P12 was eventually converted into a WMATA Metrobus Route on February 4, 1973, when WMATA acquired all four bus companies that operated throughout the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area and merged them to form its own Metrobus System.[4]

On December 3, 1978, route P12 was extended from its original terminus at the intersection of Shady Glen Drive & Central Avenue to Deanwood station beginning on December 3, 1978. The name of the P12 was also changed to the Eastover–Deanwood Line.[5][6][7]

On January 4, 1981, two months after the Addison Road station opened, route P12 discontinued service to Deanwood station and instead terminate at Addison Road station. Route P14 and R12 would replace the P12 between Deanwood and Addison Road stations operating along the former P12 routing. The only changes route P12 would also have was that the P12 would operate along Central Avenue to Shady Glen Drive, then turn onto Shady Glen Drive to the Eastover Shopping Center and vice versa to Addison Road. The line was then renamed the Eastover–Addison Road Line.[8]

On January 13, 2001, when both Suitland and Southern Avenue stations opened, P12 went through a minor rerouting change to divert to Suitland and Southern Avenue stations.[9]

In 2014, it was proposed for the P12 and V12 to swap routings between Addison Road station and the intersection of Addison Road and Walker Mill Road which will provide a more direct route for the P12 as the V12 is focused to become a neighborhood focused route. Also P12 was also proposed to terminate only at Southern Avenue station with a brand new P10 service operating between Southern Avenue and Eastover Shopping Center but discontinue service at United Medical Center with alternative service provided by the A2, W2, and W3.[10]

This was because discontinuing service through United Medical Center property will save time and increase reliability, since buses will make fewer turns and will no longer get stuck behind illegally parked vehicles at the hospital entrance, swapping P12 and V12 routing on Walker Mill Road and Shady Glen Drive will provide a more direct route for the P12 as the V12 is already designed to be a more neighborhood-focused service, and splitting the P12 route at Southern Avenue Station will increase reliability and on time performance plus also provides the flexibility to focus future resources on the portions of the line with the highest demand. According to Performance Measures, only 11% of passengers on the route travel through Southern Avenue Station, the route averages approximately 52 passengers per hour on weekday, and 41 passengers per hour on Saturdays and Sundays north of Southern Avenue Station, and the route averages approximately 58 passengers per hour of weekdays, 54 passengers per hour on Saturdays and 56 passengers per hour on Sundays south of Southern Avenue Station.[10]

On June 21, 2015, routes P12 and V12 swapped their routing between the intersection of Addison Road and Walker Mill Road and Addison Road station. Route P12 would operate along Addison Road, while route V12 would operate along Shady Glen Drive, Walker Mill Road, and Central Avenue. Also, route P12 discontinued service to the United Medical Center and instead serve bus stops along Southern Avenue. As a result of these changes, route P12 also became a more direct route while route V12 a neighborhood-focused route which was WMATA's "Better Bus Service" initiative program's goal.[11][12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, route P12 operated on its Saturday supplemental schedule beginning on March 16, 2020.[13] It however, began operating on its Sunday service on March 18, 2020.[14] Weekend service was also reduced to operate every 30 munutes.[15] Its regular service was restored on August 23, 2020.[16]

On September 5, 2021, service was increased to operate every 12 minutes daily between 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.[17]

On January 12, 2025, all service in the Forest Hill Apartments were eliminated, with service being rerouted along Southern Avenue SE. This is due to a cease-and-desist complaint letter from the owner of Forest Hill Apartments.[18]

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 split the P12 into two routes. The P12 portion between Addison Road station and Suitland station remained the same, but the route was partially combined with the A12 and was extended to New Carrollton station via Addison Road, Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, and Ardwick Ardmore Road and was named Route MD147. The P12 portion between Suitland station and Eastover Shopping Center via Southern Avenue station also remained the same and was named Route MD148. A third route, named Route MD265, would also follow the P12's routing between Southern Avenue station and the intersection of Indian Head Highway & Audrey Lane, but the route would turn onto Indian Head Highway, then operate on Livingston Road before serving Route D12's Birchwood City loop via Birchwood Drive, Galloway Drive, and Helmont Drive. Following the loop, the proposed route would continue to National Harbor via Livingston Road, Oxon Hill Park & Ride, Monument Avenue, National Harbor Boulevard, MGM National Harbor, MGM National Avenue (to Southern Avenue), and St. George Boulevard (to National Harbor).

During WMATA's Revised Draft Visionary Network, WMATA retained the Route MD147 proposal and renamed it to Route P60 and extended the route to Naylor Road station via Silver Hill Road, Iverson Street, Colebrooke Drive, and Branch Avenue, incorporating parts of Route H12. The proposed Route MD148 was also retained and was merged with the proposed Route MD265 and renamed to Route P93. The new proposed P93 would operate on the proposed MD148 portion between Suitland station and Eastover Shopping Center via Silver Hill Road, Iverson Street, Iverson Place, Wheeler Road, Forest Hill Apartments, Southern Avenue SE, Southern Avenue station, Southview Drive, Iverson Street, Owens Road, Kennebec Street, Deal Drive, and Audrey Lane. Then Route P93 would operate via the proposed MD265 routing to National Harbor via Livingston Road, Oxon Hill Park & Ride, Monument Avenue, MGM National Harbor, National Harbor Boulevard, and St. George Boulevard.[19][20]

Before WMATA released the 2025 Proposed Network, WMATA dropped the P60 proposal to Naylor Road and instead incorporated it into the proposed Route P83, which would have been operated by TheBus. The P60 and P93 were then proposed during WMATA's 2025 Proposed Network.[21]

During the proposals, the proposed Route P93 was changed to only operate up to Birchwood City via Birchwood Drive, Galloway Drive, and Helmont Drive, with the portion between Suitland station and the intersection of Livingston Road & Birchwood Drive remaining the same. A new Route P94 was proposed to operate alongside the P93 between Suitland station and National Harbor via the original proposed P93.[22]

On November 21, 2024, WMATA approved its Better Bus Redesign Network, with service on the College Park Line being simplified.[23]

Beginning on June 29, 2025, Route P12 was split into two routes. The P12 route portion between Addison Road station and Suitland station was combined with the A12 and renamed to the P60. The P12 route portion between Suitland and Eastover Shopping Center was made into Routes P93 and P94. The P93 operated between Suitland and Birchwood City via Livingston Road, while the P94 operated between Suitland and National Harbor via Livingston Road and Oxon Hill Park & Ride. The P12 designation was given to the former 89M route.[24]

Incidents

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  • On April 29, 2022, a person was stabbed to death after he got into an altercation with another person on board a P12 bus near Southview Court and Southview Drive in Oxon Hill.[25] The suspect was charged with second-degree murder on May 4, 2022.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Metrobus FY2024 Annual Line Performance Report" (PDF). wmata.com. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Re: WMATA Roster Project (WRP) Info and Roster (60166)". talk.nycsubway.org. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "WASHINGTON DC TRANSIT ROUTES". www.chicagorailfan.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "History". Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Feaver, Douglas B. (November 12, 1978), "Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway; Orange Line will bring Metro to P.G.", The Washington Post, p. C1
  6. ^ Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
  7. ^ Feaver, Douglas (November 30, 1978). "Bus Routes Change Sunday to Link With Orange Line". Washington Post. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Bus Route Changes Start This Weekend". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Metrobus service changes effective January 13, 2001 Maryland". February 10, 2001. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "MARYLAND PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES FISCAL YEAR 2015" (PDF). Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "Metrobus Service Changes Beginning June 21". June 21, 2015. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  12. ^ Levine, Ethan (June 19, 2015). "Metrobus Service, Schedule Changes to Take Effect Sunday". Bowie, MD Patch. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Metro announces additional COVID-19 changes, including reduced service beginning Monday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "METRO SERVICE LEVELS & HOURS FURTHER REDUCED TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL TRIPS ONLY, STARTING WEDNESDAY | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Weekend: Metro service limited to 26 bus routes, reduced rail service; expect wait times of 30 minutes; customers urged to travel only if essential | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "Metrobus Service Changes beginning August 23 | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  17. ^ "Improved frequency and changes to Metrobus service begin Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021". Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "Metro discontinues eight P12 bus stops after cease-and-desist demand from property owner". Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  19. ^ "Revised Visionary Network Route Summary" (PDF). Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  20. ^ "Revised Visionary Network Route Summary" (PDF).
  21. ^ "Proposed 2025 Network Maryland Routes" (PDF). Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  22. ^ "Maryland Better Bus Routes" (PDF).
  23. ^ "Metro Board of Directors approves Better Bus Network Redesign, new bus routes to start next summer". WMATA. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  24. ^ "Maryland Route Profiles" (PDF). Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  25. ^ Willis, Carl (April 29, 2022). "1 man killed in stabbing in Prince George's County after fight on D.C. Metrobus". WJLA. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  26. ^ "Metrobus fight leads to fatal stabbing in Oxon Hill; suspect, victim identified". FOX 5 DC. April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
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