Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Station - DC Metro
Blue Line and Silver Line - interchange station in Capitol Heights, MD.
About Addison Road-Seat Pleasant station
Sitting just inside Prince George’s County on the Blue and Silver lines, Addison Road-Seat Pleasant is first and foremost a place where cars and buses meet trains. The station has one entrance, a large surface and structured parking supply of well over a thousand spaces, and a busy bus loop that pulls riders in from Seat Pleasant, Capitol Heights and the Central Avenue corridor. Trains here are already close to the DC line, so the ride downtown is short, and morning platforms fill quickly with commuters heading toward Federal Triangle and the office districts west of the Capitol. It is a practical station rather than a scenic one, and it does that job well.
The area around Addison Road-Seat Pleasant
The area around the station is low-rise and residential: single-family blocks and garden apartments in Seat Pleasant and Capitol Heights, with strip retail and auto shops strung along Central Avenue. Most people arriving here are local commuters or park-and-ride drivers from farther out in Prince George’s County. There is not much foot traffic beyond the station itself, and the walk to nearby shopping is along wide suburban roads.
What is near Addison Road-Seat Pleasant station?
The main east-west artery beside the station, lined with fast food, convenience retail and small independent businesses.
5 min walkA small independent city just north of the station, mostly residential streets with a modest municipal center.
11 min walkOne of the larger bus transfer points on the eastern side of the system, feeding routes across central Prince George s County.
1 min walkFirst and last trains at Addison Road-Seat Pleasant
Departure times by direction. Which way you are traveling matters – the last train toward one terminal can be an hour before the last train the other way.
| Day | Toward | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-Thu | Downtown Largo | 6:00 am | 12:23 am |
| Mon-Thu | Franconia-Springfield | 4:59 am | 11:29 pm |
| Fri | Downtown Largo | 6:00 am | 2:23 am |
| Fri | Franconia-Springfield | 4:59 am | 1:29 am |
| Sat | Downtown Largo | 6:57 am | 2:22 am |
| Sat | Franconia-Springfield | 5:59 am | 1:27 am |
| Sun | Downtown Largo | 7:00 am | 12:23 am |
| Sun | Franconia-Springfield | 5:59 am | 11:27 pm |
| Day | Toward | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-Thu | Ashburn | 5:26 am | 11:34 pm |
| Mon-Thu | Downtown Largo | 5:54 am | 12:31 am |
| Fri | Ashburn | 5:26 am | 1:34 am |
| Fri | Downtown Largo | 5:54 am | 2:31 am |
| Sat | Ashburn | 6:06 am | 1:33 am |
| Sat | Downtown Largo | 6:59 am | 2:31 am |
| Sun | Ashburn | 6:06 am | 11:33 pm |
| Sun | Downtown Largo | 6:58 am | 12:31 am |
Travel times and fares from Addison Road-Seat Pleasant
| To | Time | Weekday to 9:30pm | Late night & weekend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Center | 23 min | $4.55 | $2.50 |
| Gallery Pl-Chinatown | 26 min | $4.40 | $2.50 |
| L'Enfant Plaza | 18 min | $4.20 | $2.50 |
| Union Station | 34 min | $4.45 | $2.50 |
| Smithsonian | 20 min | $4.40 | $2.50 |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | 33 min | $5.50 | $2.50 |
| Washington Dulles International Airport | 76 min | $6.75 | $2.50 |
| Pentagon | 28 min | $5.15 | $2.50 |
| Downtown Largo | 6 min | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| Franconia-Springfield | 56 min | $6.75 | $2.50 |
Travel times and fares published by WMATA. Fares valid July 2026.
Changing lines at Addison Road-Seat Pleasant
Parking at Addison Road-Seat Pleasant
Tips for using Addison Road-Seat Pleasant
- If you are driving, the lots here are big but they still fill on weekday mornings, so arrive early or consider Capitol Heights one stop east.
- This is a Blue and Silver line station, so check the destination sign on the front of the train – the two lines split west of the river.
- The bus loop is the fastest way into neighborhoods off Central Avenue that are too far to walk from the platform.
Addison Road-Seat Pleasant station FAQ
Yes, and a lot of it – the station has well over a thousand spaces across its lots and garage, making it one of the bigger park-and-ride options on the eastern Blue and Silver line corridor. Spaces are easiest to find before the peak of the morning rush.
Both the Blue Line and the Silver Line stop here. They run together through this section of the system and then diverge on the Virginia side, so check the destination shown on the train before boarding if you are traveling west past downtown.
Yes. Seat Pleasant is immediately north of the station and the walk to its residential core takes roughly ten to twelve minutes along Addison Road. The route is along ordinary suburban streets, so allow extra time in bad weather or after dark.
There is a single station entrance, which keeps things simple – all riders pass through the same mezzanine. Elevators are available, as at every Metrorail station. For current elevator and escalator status before you travel, check the outage list on wmata.com.