Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Station - DC Metro
Red Line - station in Washington, DC.
About Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood station
Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood is an above-ground Red Line station sitting in the rail corridor between NoMa and Brookland, serving the Brentwood and Edgewood neighborhoods on either side. A single station building leads to a small park-and-ride of a couple of hundred spaces and a busy bus interchange. The Rhode Island Row development, built directly on former station parking, put apartments and ground-floor retail at the entrance, and the Metropolitan Branch Trail runs alongside the tracks for cyclists and walkers. It is a solidly residential station: no monuments, no visitor draw, but a fast direct ride into downtown and a well-used connection point for buses along Rhode Island Avenue NE.
The area around Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood
Brentwood, Edgewood and Woodridge – rowhouse and small apartment neighborhoods in Northeast Washington, with light industry and shopping strips along Rhode Island Avenue NE. The blocks immediately around the station have been redeveloped with mixed-use housing, while the wider corridor remains a working commercial artery. Riders are predominantly local residents and bus transfers.
What is near Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood station?
Mixed-use apartment and retail development built at the station entrance, with everyday shops and restaurants.
2 min walkPaved rail-trail alongside the tracks, running south toward Union Station and north toward Silver Spring.
3 min walkThe nearby retail center and avenue strip, covering groceries, hardware and everyday services.
6 min walkFirst and last trains at Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood
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 | Glenmont | 5:32 am | 12:20 am |
| Mon-Thu | Shady Grove | 5:19 am | 11:55 pm |
| Fri | Glenmont | 5:32 am | 2:20 am |
| Fri | Shady Grove | 5:19 am | 1:55 am |
| Sat | Glenmont | 6:21 am | 2:20 am |
| Sat | Shady Grove | 6:19 am | 1:55 am |
| Sun | Glenmont | 6:21 am | 12:20 am |
| Sun | Shady Grove | 6:19 am | 11:55 pm |
Travel times and fares from Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood
| To | Time | Weekday to 9:30pm | Late night & weekend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Center | 10 min | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| Gallery Pl-Chinatown | 8 min | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| L'Enfant Plaza | 16 min | $2.35 | $2.35 |
| Union Station | 4 min | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| Smithsonian | 18 min | $2.40 | $2.40 |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | 26 min | $3.85 | $2.50 |
| Washington Dulles International Airport | 68 min | $6.75 | $2.50 |
| Pentagon | 21 min | $3.30 | $2.50 |
| Shady Grove | 46 min | $6.75 | $2.50 |
| Glenmont | 21 min | $5.60 | $2.50 |
Travel times and fares published by WMATA. Fares valid July 2026.
Changing lines at Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood
Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood is served by the Red Line only.
Parking at Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood
Tips for using Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood
- Parking is limited to a couple of hundred spaces, so this is not a reliable park-and-ride during the weekday peak.
- The bus interchange handles a lot of transfers along Rhode Island Avenue NE – allow time to move between the bays and the platform.
- The platform is in the open air, so weather protection is limited to the shelters.
Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood station FAQ
Only about 221 spaces, which is small for a Red Line station and typically full by mid-morning on weekdays. If you need dependable parking on this side of the system, the outer Red Line stations in Maryland have far more capacity.
Brookland-CUA is the next station north and is the stop for the Catholic University campus and the Brookland commercial strip. From Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood the walk north is long, so ride one more stop rather than walking it.
Yes – the platform sits in the open in the rail corridor, with a single station building providing the entrance. Shelters cover part of the platform but it is exposed compared with the underground stations further south on the line.
You can. The trail runs alongside the tracks past the station, heading south toward NoMa and Union Station and north toward Fort Totten and eventually Silver Spring. It makes this a practical station for combining cycling with the Red Line.