Cheverly–Washington Business Park Line
| Company type | Bus service |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transportation |
| Founded | November 21, 1978 |
| Defunct | June 29, 2025 |
| Fate | Route retired and replaced by TheBus routes P22 and P23 |
Area served | Cheverly, Lanham, Maryland; Washington metropolitan area |
| Owner | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) |
| Parent | WMATA Metrobus |
The Cheverly–Washington Business Park Line, known as Route F13, was a bus service running exclusively on weekdays, managed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. This route linked Cheverly station, which serves the Silver and Orange lines, to Washington Business Park located at Forbes Boulevard and Senate Drive in Lanham, Maryland. During peak periods, buses operated every 30 to 33 minutes, while off-peak weekday service ran hourly, with trips taking around 55 minutes.
Background
Operating on weekdays, Route F13 connected Cheverly station with Washington Business Park, providing access through New Carrollton station and Prince George's Hospital. The route was dispatched from the Landover division.
History
Route F13 was introduced by WMATA on November 21, 1978, coinciding with the inauguration of New Carrollton station. It succeeded route A13, which had served Martin Luther King Jr. Highway en route to Washington Business Park in Lanham, Maryland. Initially, F13 ran between New Carrollton and Washington Business Park via Garden City Drive, Ardwick-Ardmore Road, Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, among other local streets, as part of the Ardwick Industrial Park Shuttle Line alongside route F12.
Subsequently, the F13 alignment was adjusted to travel along Ellin Road, Harkins Road, Annapolis Road, Whitfield Chapel Road, and Martin Luther King Jr. Highway instead of its initial course. The former routing was reassigned to route F14.
On December 11, 1993, service extended from New Carrollton to Cheverly station, adding stops on Ellin Road, Harkins Road, Annapolis Road, Cooper Lane, Old Landover Road, Landover Road, Prince George's Hospital Roadway, Aaron Deitz Drive, Cheverly Avenue, and Columbia Park Road. This extension supplemented transit coverage along Cheverly Avenue following changes to routes F1 and F2.
On June 25, 2017, the routing near Washington Business Park was modified to eliminate service along Boston Way. Buses were redirected from northbound Martin Luther King Jr. Highway onto Lottsford-Vista Road, Forbes Boulevard, and Philadelphia Way before returning southbound. Stops near Boston Way remained accessible on Forbes Boulevard.
Service was halted starting March 18, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Operations recommenced on August 23, 2020 at reduced frequency and were fully restored by September 5, 2021.
Better Bus Redesign
In 2022, WMATA launched its inaugural comprehensive overhaul of the Metrobus network under the Better Bus Redesign initiative.
In April 2023, WMATA unveiled its Draft Visionary Network plan proposing to divide Route F13 at New Carrollton station into two separate routes. The portion between Cheverly and New Carrollton following the original alignment along Cheverly Avenue and Annapolis Road was redesignated as Route MD352. Meanwhile, the segment connecting New Carrollton to Washington Business Park was merged with Route B24 and rebranded as Route MD353; this route extended service to Goddard Corporate Park via a detailed alignment through significant commercial zones.
According to the Revised Draft Visionary Network plan, TheBus (Prince George's County) took over operation of Route MD353—renamed Route P23—with a slightly modified path excluding Hillmeade Road and Daisy Lane. Similarly, TheBus assumed control of Route MD352 and consolidated it with its existing Route 16 to create Route P22. This newly formed route links Greenbelt station with Cheverly station via New Carrollton while adjusting service coverage in Berwyn Heights and operating solely on weekdays.
These proposals were incorporated into WMATA’s 2025 Proposed Network. On November 21, 2024 WMATA officially approved the Better Bus Redesign Network.
Starting June 29, 2025 WMATA retired Route F13. The section between Cheverly and New Carrollton merged with TheBus Route 16 to establish TheBus Route P22—introducing new service along Warner Avenue in Landover Hills and providing weekday connections between Greenbelt and Cheverly (with Saturday trips terminating at New Carrollton). The segment from New Carrollton to Washington Business Park combined with Route B24 as TheBus Route P23 featuring a loop within Washington Business Park; however, the initially proposed extension to Goddard Corporate Park was omitted from the final design.