{{notability|date=March 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox bus line |box_width = 250px |number = M42, M44 |logo = <!-- bus logo (ex: Image_name.png) --> |logo_width =<!-- width of bus logo --> |logo_alt = <!-- logo image alternate text (only works if logo_width is supplied) --> |bgcolor = <!-- background color for infobox title (hex codes need a '#', i.e. #00ff33 not 00ff33) --> |titlecolor = <!-- color of the title text (hex codes need a '#') --> |subheader = Randolph Road–College Park Line<br>Randolph Road–Hyattsville Crossing Line |operatorlogo = Metrobus Logo 2025.svg |oplogo_width = 175px |image = WMATA 4474 M44.jpg |caption = Route M44 at Hyattsville Crossing station in January 2026 |system = Metrobus |operator = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |garage = Montgomery |livery = Local |pvr = |status = In Service |open = C8: July 25, 1998<br>M42, M44: June 29, 2025 |close = C8: June 28, 2025 |predecessors =Metrobus: C8<br>Ride On: 10 |night = |locale = Prince George's County, Montgomery County |communities = Hyattsville (M44), College Park, Beltsville (M44), Calverton, White Oak (M42), Colesville, Glenmont, North Bethesda |landmarks = 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) |termini = <!-- used when route starts and stops at a single location, overrides the start and end parameters --> |start = M42: College Park station<br>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 |otherroutes = |compete = |ibus = |level = Daily |level1 = |frequency = 30 minutes (weekdays)<br>60 minutes (weekends) |alt_frequency = |time = |day = 5:00 AM – 11:30 PM (Weekdays)<br>6:00 AM – 10:00 PM (Weekends) |zone = |timetable_link= |ridership = 760,790 (FY 2025)<ref name=ridership>{{cite web | title=Metrobus FY2025 Annual Line Performance Report | website=wmata.com | url=https://www.wmata.com/about/records/upload/ALPR-FY2025_DRAFT_20260107.pdf | access-date=May 9, 2026}}</ref> |fare = |cash = |transfers =SmarTrip, Contactless Bank Cards |map_link = |map = |map_state = |map_name = |previous_line = M22 |next_line = M52 |notes = }}
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.
==Route== [[File:WMATA 7238 M42.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Route M42 at College Park station in February 2026]] Route M42 operates between College Park and North Bethesda stations via New Hampshire Avenue, Lockwood Drive, Cherry Hill Road, Rhode Island Avenue, Greenbelt Road, Baltimore Avenue, and Campus Drive. Route M44 operates between Hyattsville Crossing and North Bethesda stations via East Randolph Road, Old Columbia Pike, Powder Mill Road, Rhode Island Avenue, Baltimore Avenue, and East-West Highway. Service on both routes overlap along Randolph Road, Broadbirch Drive, Plum Orchard Drive, Cherry Hill Road and Baltimore Avenue, and the segment between Glenmont and North Bethesda Stations. Both routes operate out of Montgomery division.
===M42 stops=== <section begin=M42-table/> {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Bus stop !Direction !Connections |- !colspan="5"|Montgomery County, Maryland |- !Marinelli Road / Rockville Pike<br /><small>North Bethesda station</small> |Eastbound station,<br />Westbound terminal |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 5, 26, 38, 42, 46, 81, 101<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''Washington Metro''': {{WMATA icon|Red}} |- !Citadel Avenue / Old Georgetown Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 42 |- !Nicholson Lane / Rockville Pike |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Nicholson Lane / Huff Court |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Nicholson Lane / White Flint Plaza |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Nicholson Lane / Nicholson Court |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Nicholson Lane / Nebel Street |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Parklawn Drive / Boiling Brook Parkway |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Parklawn Drive / Parklawn Terrace |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Putnam Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Lauderdale Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Hunters Lane |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Rockinghorse Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Gaynor Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Dewey Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Charles Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Bennion Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Selfridge Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Veirs Mill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 40, 48 |- !Randolph Road / Colie Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Bushey Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Connecticut Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 41 |- !Randolph Road / Good Hill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Dalewood Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Bluhill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Lindell Street |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Denley Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Terrapin Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Livingston Street |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Grandview Avenue |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Georgia Avenue / Randolph Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M20, M22, M44 |- !Glenmont station<br /><small>Bus Bays E & F</small> |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M20, M22, M44<br> {{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 26, 31, 33, 39, 41, 49, 51, 53<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''Washington Metro''': {{WMATA icon|Red}} |- !Georgia Avenue / Judson Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M20, M22, M44 |- !Randolph Road / Georgia Avenue |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Glenallan Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Heurich Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / English Orchard Court |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Tivoli Lake Boulevard |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Kemp Mill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Springtree Drive |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Hawkesbury Lane |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / #500 |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / #531 |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Hamilton Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Hamilton Place |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Kimblewick Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Locksley Lane |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Sherwood Forest Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / Vital Way |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !Randolph Road / New Hampshire Avenue |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Randolph Road |Eastbound | |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Wolf Drive |Bidirectional | |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Bergman Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Shaw Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Thomas Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Norcross Way |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Hollywood Avenue |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Blick Drive |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Venice Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Valley Brook Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Jackson Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Tanley Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Nora Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Quaint Acres Drive |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Tracy Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !New Hampshire Avenue / Lockwood Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M60, M52, M54<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 22, Flash BRT (Orange) |- !Lockwood Drive / New Hampshire Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M52, M54, M60<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 22, Flash BRT (Orange) |- !Lockwood Drive / White Oak Transit Center |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M52, M54, M60 |- !Lockwood Drive / White Oak Park Apartments |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M52, M54, M60 |- !Lockwood Drive / December Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M52, M54, M60 |- !Stewart Lane / April Lane |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M52, M54, M60 |- !Stewart Lane / White Oak Apartments |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M52, M54, M60 |- !Stewart Lane / Old Columbia Pike |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M52, M54, M60 |- !Tech Road / Prosperity Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M60<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27, Flash BRT (Orange) |- !Broadbirch Drive / Tech Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M60 |- !Broadbirch Drive / #2200 Hilton Garden Inn |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M60 |- !Broadbirch Drive / Bournefield Way |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M52, M60<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Broadbirch Drive / Plum Orchard Drive |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M52, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / Broadbirch Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M52, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / Adventist White Oak Medical Center |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / US Post Office Annex |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / ReStore |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / Cherry Hill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !colspan="5"|Prince George's County, Maryland |- !Cherry Hill Road / Townley Apartments |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Cherry Hill Road / Cherry Hill Court |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Cherry Hill Road / Powder Mill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Cherry Hill Road / Collier Road |Bidirectional | |- !Cherry Hill Road / Ashfield Road |Bidirectional | |- !Cherry Hill Road / Sellman Road |Bidirectional | |- !Jayrose Boulevard / Cherry Hill Road<br>Cherry Hill Park |Bidirectional | |- !Seven Springs Village / #9300 |Bidirectional | |- !Seven Springs Village / #9316 |Bidirectional | |- !Seven Springs Village / #9308 |Bidirectional | |- !Cherry Hill Road / 47th Avenue |Bidirectional | |- !Cherry Hill Road / College Park Marketplace |Bidirectional | |- !Edgewood Road / 49th Avenue |Bidirectional | |- !Edgewood Road / Rhode Island Avenue |Bidirectional | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / Muskogee Street |Bidirectional | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / Hollywood Road |Bidirectional | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / Kenesaw Street |Bidirectional | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / Fox Street |Bidirectional | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / Cherokee Street |Bidirectional | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / Apache Street |Westbound | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / University Boulevard |Bidirectional | |- !Greenbelt Road / Rhode Island Avenue |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P32 |- !Greenbelt Road / 48th Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Metzerott Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Quebec Street |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Navahoe Street |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, P1X, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn House Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, P1X, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Lakeland Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, P32 |- !Campus Drive / Baltimore Avenue |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10, P31 <br>{{bus icon}} '''TheBus''': P37<br>{{bus icon}} '''Shuttle-UM''' |- !Campus Drive / Paint Branch Trail |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10, P31 <br>{{bus icon}} '''TheBus''': P37<br>{{bus icon}} '''Shuttle-UM''' |- !College Park station<br /><small>Bus Bay B</small> |Westbound station,<br />Eastbound terminal ||{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10, P14, P31<br>{{bus icon}} '''TheBus''': P37<br>{{bus icon}} '''Shuttle-UM''': 104<br>{{bus icon}} '''MTA Maryland''': 204<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''Washington Metro''': {{WMATA icon|Green}} {{WMATA icon|Yellow}}<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''MARC''': ''Camden Line''<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} MTA: Purple Line (Planned) |- <!--| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|'''Notes''':--> |}<section end="M42-table" />
===M44 stops=== <section begin=M44-table/> {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Bus stop !Direction !Connections |- !colspan="5"|Montgomery County, Maryland |- !Marinelli Road / Rockville Pike<br /><small>North Bethesda station</small> |Eastbound station,<br />Westbound terminal |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 5, 26, 38, 42, 46, 81, 101<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''Washington Metro''': {{WMATA icon|Red}} |- !Citadel Avenue / Old Georgetown Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 42 |- !Nicholson Lane / Rockville Pike |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Nicholson Lane / Huff Court |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Nicholson Lane / White Flint Plaza |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Nicholson Lane / Nicholson Court |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Nicholson Lane / Nebel Street |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 38 |- !Parklawn Drive / Boiling Brook Parkway |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Parklawn Drive / Parklawn Terrace |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Putnam Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Lauderdale Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Hunters Lane |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Rockinghorse Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Gaynor Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Dewey Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Charles Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Bennion Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Selfridge Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Veirs Mill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 40, 48 |- !Randolph Road / Colie Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Bushey Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Connecticut Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 41 |- !Randolph Road / Good Hill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Dalewood Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Bluhill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Lindell Street |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Denley Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Terrapin Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Livingston Street |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Grandview Avenue |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Georgia Avenue / Randolph Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M20, M22, M42 |- !Glenmont station<br /><small>Bus Bays E & F</small> |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M20, M22, M42<br> {{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 26, 31, 33, 39, 41, 49, 51, 53<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''Washington Metro''': {{WMATA icon|Red}} |- !Georgia Avenue / Judson Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M20, M22, M42 |- !Randolph Road / Georgia Avenue |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Glenallan Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Heurich Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / English Orchard Court |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Tivoli Lake Boulevard |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Kemp Mill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Springtree Drive |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Hawkesbury Lane |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / #500 |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / #531 |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Hamilton Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Hamilton Place |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Kimblewick Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Locksley Lane |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Sherwood Forest Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / Vital Way |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !Randolph Road / New Hampshire Avenue |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42 |- !East Randolph Road / New Hampshire Avenue |Bidirectional | |- !East Randolph Road / Clifton Road |Westbound | |- !East Randolph Road / #601 Willow Manor |Eastbound | |- !East Randolph Road / Fairland Road |Westbound | |- !East Randolph Road / Octagon Lane |Eastbound | |- !East Randolph Road / Bea Kay Drive |Westbound | |- !East Randolph Road / Burkhart Street |Eastbound | |- !East Randolph Road / Partridge Drive |Bidirectional | |- !East Randolph Road / Broadmore Road |Eastbound | |- !East Randolph Road / Appleby Drive |Westbound | |- !East Randolph Road / Smith Village Road |Bidirectional | |- !East Randolph Road / Tamarack Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 21 |- !East Randolph Road / Billington Road |Bidirectional | |- !East Randolph Road / Valley Mill Park |Bidirectional | |- !East Randolph Road / Tourmaline Court |Bidirectional | |- !East Randolph Road / Serpentine Way |Bidirectional | |- !East Randolph Road / Old Columbia Pike |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M54 |- !Old Columbia Pike / East Randolph Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M54 |- !Old Columbia Pike / Carters Grove Drive |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M54<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Tech Road / Columbia Pike |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M60<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27, Flash BRT (Orange) |- !Tech Road / Prosperity Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M60<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27, Flash BRT (Orange) |- !Broadbirch Drive / Tech Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M60 |- !Broadbirch Drive / #2200 Hilton Garden Inn |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M60 |- !Broadbirch Drive / Bournefield Way |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M52, M60<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Broadbirch Drive / Plum Orchard Drive |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M52, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / Broadbirch Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M52, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / Adventist White Oak Medical Center |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / US Post Office Annex |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / ReStore |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M44, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Plum Orchard Drive / Cherry Hill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, M60, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !colspan="5"|Prince George's County, Maryland |- !Cherry Hill Road / Townley Apartments |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Cherry Hill Road / Cherry Hill Court |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Cherry Hill Road / Powder Mill Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Powder Mill Road / Cherry Hill Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, P16<br>{{bus icon}} '''Ride On''': 27 |- !Powder Mill Road / High Point High School |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P16 |- !Powder Mill Road / Allview Drive |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P16 |- !Powder Mill Road / Evans Trail |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P16 |- !Powder Mill Road / Beltsville Drive |Bidirectional | |- !Powder Mill Road / 34th Place |Bidirectional | |- !Powder Mill Road / Caverly Avenue |Bidirectional | |- !Powder Mill Road / Roby Avenue |Westbound | |- !Powder Mill Road / Emack Road |Eastbound | |- !Powder Mill Road / Cedar Lane |Bidirectional | |- !Powder Mill Road / Odell Road |Bidirectional | |- !Powder Mill Road / Howard Avenue |Bidirectional | |- !Powder Mill Road / Rhode Island Avenue |Bidirectional | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / Sellman Road |Bidirectional | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / Twin Chimneys Office Park |Bidirectional | |- !Rhode Island Avenue / Baltimore Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P12<br>{{bus icon}} '''RTA''': 302<br>{{bus icon}} '''TheBus''': P19 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Montgomery Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P12<br>{{bus icon}} '''RTA''': 302<br>{{bus icon}} '''TheBus''': P19 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Sunnyside Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P12<br>{{bus icon}} '''RTA''': 302<br>{{bus icon}} '''TheBus''': P19 |- !Baltimore Avenue / South Drive |Bidirectional | |- !Baltimore Avenue / IKEA Center Boulevard |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P1X |- !Baltimore Avenue / Cherry Hill Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, P1X |- !Baltimore Avenue / Hollywood Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P1X |- !Baltimore Avenue / Indian Lane |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P1X |- !Baltimore Avenue / Erie Street |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P1X |- !Baltimore Avenue / Cherokee Street |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P1X |- !Baltimore Avenue / University Boulevard |Westbound | |- !Baltimore Avenue / Metzerott Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Quebec Street |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Navahoe Street |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, P1X, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Berwyn House Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, P1X, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Lakeland Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M42, P32 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Campus Drive |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10, P1X |- !Baltimore Avenue / Rossborough Lane |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} MTA: Purple Line (at Baltimore Avenue-College Park-UMD station) (Planned) |- !Baltimore Avenue / Regents Drive |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Knox Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Hartwick Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10, P1X |- !Baltimore Avenue / Guilford Road |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Fordham Lane |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Amherst Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Queens Chapel Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Van Buren Street |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10, P1X |- !Baltimore Avenue / Underwood Street |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !Baltimore Avenue / Tuckerman Street |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10<br>{{bus icon}} '''Shuttle-UM''' |- !Baltimore Avenue / Sheridan Street |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10<br>{{bus icon}} '''Shuttle-UM''' |- !East-West Highway / 44th Avenue |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !East-West Highway / 43rd Street |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !East-West Highway / 42nd Avenue |Bidirectional |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !East-West Highway / Adelphi Road |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !East-West Highway / Queens Chapel Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': P10 |- !East-West Highway / Belcrest Road |Westbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, P10, P32, P33<br>{{bus icon}} '''Shuttle-UM''': 113 |- !Belcrest Road / East-West Highway |Eastbound |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, P10, P32, P33<br>{{bus icon}} '''Shuttle-UM''': 113 |- !Hyattsville Crossing station<br /><small>Bus Bay B</small> |Westbound station,<br />Eastbound terminal |{{bus icon}} '''Metrobus''': M12, P10, P30, P32, P33, P35<br> {{bus icon}} '''TheBus''': P43<br> {{bus icon}} '''Shuttle-UM''': 113<br>{{rint|rail|size=12}} '''Washington Metro''': {{WMATA icon|Green}} {{WMATA icon|Yellow}}
|- <!--| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|'''Notes''':--> |}<section end="M44-table" />
==History== [[File:WMATA 2013 New Flyer XDE40 7255.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Former Route C8 at College Park station in August 2023]] Route C8 was known for two different lines, prior to its current line being named under the '''Aspen Hill Road-Montgomery Mall Line''' and '''Glenmont-College Park Line'''.
===Aspen Hill Road–Montgomery Mall Line=== C8 originally operated as part of the former '''Aspen Hill Road–Montgomery Mall Line''' between Aspen Hill, Maryland and Montgomery Mall from February 19, 1978, until 1996.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/02/19/major-bus-route-changes-set-tuesday/69da288d-2195-4473-b3d9-6932ffc44ed9/|title=Major Bus Route Changes Set Tuesday|last=Feaver|first=Douglas|date=February 19, 1978|website=Washington Post|access-date=November 21, 2019}}</ref> Until January 27, 1985, the route operated from Layhill to Congressional Plaza in Rockville. Starting in the early 1990s, some Saturday trips would terminate at the National Capital Trolley Museum. Beginning on June 28, 1992, weekday off-peak and Saturday service would be operated by Montgomery County's Ride On bus system. The route was discontinued in 1996, and was replaced by Ride On bus route 26.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://actfortransit.org/archives/publications/TransitTimes-V12-3-Sep1998.pdf|title=ACT Succeeds in Getting New Metrobus Route C8|last=Kwan|first=Quon|date=September 1, 1998|website=Action for Transit Committee Transit Times|access-date=November 21, 2019}}</ref>
===Glenmont–College Park Line=== Route C8 was then reincarnated on July 25, 1998, to operate as part of WMATA's new '''Glenmont–College Park Line'''. The line was created at the request of the Action Committee for Transit in February 1998, which sought to enhance transportation between University of Maryland, College Park and Washington Metro stations that are located in the upper northwestern region of Montgomery County, Maryland. The Action Committee for Transit had a very strong ambition for the C8 to operate between College Park–University of Maryland station and White Flint station, via Glenmont station between Monday and Saturday.<ref name=":1" />
WMATA initially began operating the C8 between College Park and Glenmont station during the weekday peak hours as an experimental route as WMATA was not sure if the C8 would be successful in attracting enough riders to be able to sustain the route. The route mostly operated along River Road, Paint Branch Parkway, Campus Drive, Adelphi Road, New Hampshire Avenue, Randolph Road, and Georgia Avenue.<ref name=":1" /> If the route succeeded, the line would become permanent and can be extended to North Bethesda station.
===Changes=== On July 18, 1999, as a result of the success of the route in attracting a high volume of riders, WMATA made the C8 a permanent Metrobus route. WMATA also implemented weekday midday and Saturday service, as opposed to operating only during rush hours to meet the Action Committee for Transit's request for the C8 to operate more frequently throughout the day and Saturdays.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://actfortransit.org/archives/publications/TransitTimes-V13-3-Sep1999.pdf|title=WMATA Approves C8 as Permanent Service|last=Kwan|first=Quon|date=September 1, 1999|website=Action for Transit Committee Transit Times|access-date=November 21, 2019}}</ref>
On January 13, 2001, WMATA finally met the full request of the Action Committee for Transit, of extending the C8 route beyond Glenmont station to White Flint station (now North Bethesda station) along Randolph Road replacing Ride On route 40. As a result, the name of the route was changed to the '''College Park-White Flint Line'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/25386800/FY2001-Approved-Budget-263-Pages|title=FY2001 Approved Budget (263 Pages) {{!}} Washington Metro {{!}} Public Transport|website=Scribd|language=en|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wmata.com/metrobus/servicechange_011301_md.htm |title=Metrobus service changes effective January 13, 2001 Maryland |date=February 10, 2001 |accessdate=June 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210013516/http://wmata.com/metrobus/servicechange_011301_md.htm |archive-date=February 10, 2001 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
During WMATA's 2011 Fiscal Year, route C8 was proposed to be rerouted to operate to Prince George's Plaza (now {{wmata|Hyattsville Crossing}}) station instead of College Park–University of Maryland station to replace route R3. It was also proposed to divert Food and Drug Administration and Federal Research Center in White Oak, Maryland and into Archives II in College Park, Maryland. But route C8 would revert to a weekday peak hour route only discontinuing all midday, weekday evening, and Saturday service. This would lead to a loss of ridership for the C8 since it will only have reduced weekday service instead of Monday through Saturday service.<ref>{{cite web |title=MARYLAND PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/public-hearings/upload/bus_md.pdf |accessdate=23 November 2019}}</ref>
On June 17, 2012, route C8 was rerouted to divert off the intersection of Adelphi Road and directly enter the National Archives at College Park, replacing route R3. Route C8 also diverted into the Food and Drug Administration and Federal Research Center. Route C8 would skip its diversion into both the National Archives Building and White Oak FDA/FRC building on Saturdays as both buildings were closed.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/pressreleasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5233|title=Metro News Release {{!}} WMATA|website=www.wmata.com|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>
In 2016 as part of WMATA's FY2018 budget, it was proposed to eliminate the C8 segment between Glenmont station and White Flint station to reduce costs. Performance measures according to WMATA goes as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=MARYLAND Proposed Metrobus Service Changes |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/budget/upload/FY18-MD-Bus-Docket.pdf |accessdate=19 May 2020}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Performance Measures !! Route C8 !! WMATA Guideline !! Pass/Fail |- | Weekday Daily Riders || 2,632 || >432 || Pass |- | Cost Recovery || 27.8% || >16.6% || Pass |- | Subsidy/Rider || $3.03 || <$4.81 || Pass |- | Riders per Rev Trip || 38.6 || >10.7 || Pass |- | Riders per Rev Mile || 2.2 || >1.3 || Pass |} * Discontinued segment averages 591 eastbound weekday boardings (19.1 per trip) and 401 westbound weekday boardings (12.5 per trip) according to WMATA automatic passenger counter data, which, accounts for 44.4% of eastbound boardings and 26.6% of westbound boardings. * Discontinued segment averages 354 eastbound Saturday boardings (9.1 per trip) and 248 westbound Saturday boardings (7.8 per trip) according to WMATA automatic passenger counter data, which, accounts for 46.2% of eastbound boardings and 29.7% of westbound boardings.
On July 29, 2017, Saturday service to National Archives at College Park was discontinued due to the National Archives was now closed on Saturdays. Route C8 would skip the diversion on Saturdays but still serve the diversion on weekdays.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus Service Changes, September 24 {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/metrobus_service_changes_September_24.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |accessdate=14 June 2020}}</ref>
Beginning on September 1, 2019, for nine months, the College Park Metrobus loop was temporarily closed for construction of the Purple line at College Park station having all stops located along River Road. As of result, route C8 was temporarily rerouted along River Road having to turn around on the roundabout along Haig Drive to return to its regular route going to White Flint.<ref>{{cite web |title=Temporary Stop Relocation: MDOT MTA Purple Line Construction at College Park Station Bus Loop, September 1 |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/mdot-mta-purple-line-construction-college-park-sept-1.cfm |accessdate=23 November 2019}}</ref>
During the COVID-19 pandemic, route C8 was reduced to operate on its Saturday schedule beginning on March 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro announces additional COVID-19 changes, including reduced service beginning Monday {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-announces-additional-COVID-19-changs.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> However beginning on March 18, 2020, all route C8 service was suspended once WMATA reduced its Metrobus services to Sunday schedule only.<ref>{{cite web |title=METRO SERVICE LEVELS & HOURS FURTHER REDUCED TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL TRIPS ONLY, STARTING WEDNESDAY {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/METRO-SERVICE-FURTHER-REDUCED-TO-SUPPORT-ESSENTIAL-TRIPS-ONLY.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> Route C8 resumed service on August 23, 2020 operating every hour instead of every 30 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus Service Changes beginning August 23 {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/proposed-august-2020-metrobus-service-changes.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> Full service for Route C8 was restored on September 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Improved frequency and changes to Metrobus service begin Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021 {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/metrobus-service-changes-september-2021.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref>
Beginning on April 20, 2020, parts of Calvert Road were closed due to the ongoing construction of the Purple line, route C8 was originally going to be temporarily rerouted along Baltimore Avenue and to turn on Calvert Road to serve the west side of College Park–University of Maryland station since vehicles cannot travel along parts of Calvert Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=MDOT MTA Purple Line Construction Project {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/college-park-purple-line.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |accessdate=18 May 2020}}</ref> However the reroute did not operate at first due to the 2019-20 COVID-19 outbreak and Metro's reduced service since March 16. When Route C8 resumed service on August 24, 2020, it ran the detour along Baltimore Avenue and Calvert Road. Service to the east side resumed on June 12, 2022 with buses serving Bus Bay B.<ref>{{cite web |title=Permanent Bus Bay Relocation: College Park Station Bus Loop, June 12 {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/college_park_loop_open.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
On May 29, 2022, Route C8 was modified to operate along Old Georgetown Road, Citadel Avenue, and Marinelli Road, now terminating along Rockville Pike, adjacent to White Flint station.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metrobus Service Changes Effective May 29, 2022 {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/metrobus-service-changes-May292022.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=17 May 2022}}</ref>
On September 11, 2022, the line was changed to the '''College Park–North Bethesda Line''' due to White Flint station being renamed to North Bethesda station.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro to implement five station name changes Sept. 11 {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-to-implement-station-name-change-at-five-stations.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref>
===Better Bus Redesign=== 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 C8 into two routes. The portion between North Bethesda station and the intersection of Randolph Road & New Hampshire Avenue remained the same, but was extended to White Oak Medical Center via East Randolph Road. Additionally, the line was also extended from North Bethesda station to Westfield Montgomery Mall via Old Georgetown Road and Democracy Boulevard. The line was named Route MD241. The C8 portion between College Park station and the intersection of Randolph Road & New Hampshire Avenue via Paint Branch Parkway, Stadium Drive, University Boulevard, Adelphi Road, Archives II, New Hampshire Avenue, and FDA Headquarters was also rerouted to White Oak Medical Center via Old Columbia Pike, Tech Road, Broadbirch Drive, and Plum Orchard Drive and was named Route MD345.<ref>{{cite web |title=Draft Visionary Maryland Routes |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/Better-Bus/upload/DraftVisionaryRouteProfiles041723-EN_MD.pdf |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref>
During WMATA's Revised Draft Visionary Network, Route MD345 was retained in the proposals and was renamed to Route M56. WMATA also split the MD241 into two separate routes at Glenmont station and renamed them into Routes M42 and M44. The M42 would operate on the former C8 portion between North Bethesda station and Glenmont station. The M44 would operate on the C8 portion between Glenmont station and the intersection of Randolph Road & New Hampshire Avenue, then continued straight on East Randolph Road before serving Tech Road Park & Ride, then operate along Broadbirch Drive, then Cherry Hill Road before operating on the former Routes 83 routing between Cherry Hill Campground and College Park station via Seven Spring Village, Edgewood Road, Rhode Island Avenue, Greenbelt Road, Baltimore Avenue, and Campus Road. The line would operate its full routing Monday through Saturday, with Sunday service only operating between College Park and Cherry Hill Campground. Service between Westfield Montgomery Mall and North Bethesda station was not included in these changes. A new limited-stop express route named the M4X was also proposed to operate alongside the M42 and M44, operating between Westfield Montgomery Mall and White Oak Medical Center via Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda, Randolph Road, and Glenmont, operating daily.<ref>{{cite web |title=Revised Visionary Network Route Summary |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/Better-Bus/upload/EN-Visionary-Route-Frequency-Table-05-10-24.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Revised Visionary Network Route Summary |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/Better-Bus/upload/BBNR_Phase-2-Comment-Response-Summary-2.pdf |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref>
All changes were then proposed during WMATA's 2025 Proposed Network.<ref>{{cite web |title=Proposed 2025 Network Maryland Routes |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/Better-Bus/upload/EN-MD-Route-Profiles-05-07-24.pdf |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref>
During WMATA's proposed 2025 changes, WMATA made further changes to the proposed Routes M42, M44, M4X, and M56. Route M4X was dropped from the proposals in favor of Ride On's Flash BRT proposed Randolph Road BRT line. Route M56 was also dropped from the proposals in favor of new Routes M42 and M44. Both the previously proposed routes M42 and M44 would be combined into one route and named Route M42 and operate on the same routing of the former C8 between North Bethesda station and Randolph Road & New Hampshire Avenue, but would then operate along New Hampshire Avenue, then turn onto Lockwood Drive and operate via Stewart Lane, Old Columbia Pike, Tech Road, before operating on the proposed M44 routing between Broadbirch Drive and College Park–University of Maryland station. The proposed route would operate its full route daily.
The new proposed M44 was to operate alongside the M42 and operate between North Bethesda station and the intersection of Randolph Road & New Hampshire Avenue, then would continue along the original proposed M42, remaining straight along Randolph Road and serving Tech Road Park & Ride, then operate along Broadbirch Drive and Cherry Hill Road. Then the route would turn onto Powder Mill Road and operate to Calverton, then operate on the former Route 86 portion between Calverton and Hyattsville Crossing station via Powder Mill Road, Rhode Island Avenue, Baltimore Avenue, and East-West Highway before serving Hyattsville Crossing station while skipping College Park–University of Maryland station. The proposed route would operate its full route Monday through Saturday with Sunday service only operating between White Oak Medical Center and Hyattsville Crossing station.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maryland Better Bus Routes |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/Better-Bus/upload/Resource_2025-Route-Profiles_Maryland.pdf}}</ref>
On November 21, 2024, WMATA approved its Better Bus Redesign Network. Beginning on June 29, 2025, Route C8 was modified and partially combined with Routes 83 and 86 and renamed into Routes M42 and M44. Both routes would operate along the same routing that the former C8 did between North Bethesda station and New Hampshire Avenue, but both would deviate from each other in White Oak.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro Board of Directors approves Better Bus Network Redesign, new bus routes to start next summer |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-Board-of-Directors-approves-Better-Bus-Network-Redesign-new-bus-routes-to-start-next-summer.cfm |website=WMATA |access-date=23 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Metro's New Bus Network Is Coming June 29! |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/Better-Bus/index.cfm |access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref>
Route M42 would remain along New Hampshire Avenue, then operate via Lockwood Drive and Columbia Pike, then turn on Broadbirch Drive, then Cherry Hill Road. The line would continue down and operate along the former Route 83 routing between Cherry Hill Park and College Park–University of Maryland station.
Route M44 would continue along Randolph Road and meet the M42 on Broadbirch Drive before serving White Oak Medical Center. Then the M44 operates along Cherry Hill Road before turning onto Powder Mill Road, and operating along the former Route 86 routing between Calverton and Hyattsville Crossing station, skipping College Park station in the process. Service would operate its full route daily instead of short turning in White Oak on Sundays.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maryland Route Profiles |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/plans/Better-Bus/upload/MD_Routes_042525.pdf |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref>
All service between the Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Maryland and Adelphi, Maryland was replaced by Route M60, while service between College Park station and Adelphi via University of Maryland and Archives II was replaced by TheBus Route P37.
On December 14, 2025, all M42 and M44 trips were rerouted to operate along Plum Orchard Drive between Broadbirch Drive and Cherry Hill Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro adds new Alexandria-Metro Center link, updates service on 50 Metrobus routes, Dec 14 2025 |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/metrobus_adds_new_alexandria_metro_center_link_updates_service_on_50_metrobus_routes.cfm |access-date=8 December 2025}}</ref>
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