Proposed Metro Training Center Facility
La cusbooneysiiyay: 8/14/2026
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has proposed the development of a state-of-the-art Metro Training Center (MTC) to support comprehensive workforce training, operational readiness, and long-term system resiliency. The new MTC will consolidate training functions into a single, purpose-built facility designed to replicate real-world transit environments and support both hand-on and classroom instruction.
Docket materials
- Legal Notice
- General Plans
- Environmental Evaluation: Executive Summary
- Environmental Evaluation: Full Report
We want to hear from you
Members of the public may provide written comments beginning at 9 am on Saturday, August 15, 2026, and ending at 9 am on Monday, September 28, 2026.
Provide Your Feedback
Take the survey, provide written comments, or upload documents.
Access the feedback form.If you do not have access to a computer or the internet, you may mail your testimony to:
Office of Board Affairs, SECT 2E, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, P.O. Box 44390, Washington, D.C 20026-4390
Attend the public hearing
Join us in person or virtually on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 6:30 pm. Doors open at 6:00 pm for the Open House to engage with Metro staff.
Location: WMATA New Carrollton Office Building, 4100 Garden City Drive, 1st Floor Conference Rooms, Hyattsville, MD 20785
Watch or listen live
Watch the public hearing live at YouTube.com/MetroForward, or listen by phone at 206-899-2028 (enter Meeting Code: 943 834 972#).
Public feedback will be provided to Metro’s Board of Directors in Fall 2026 as part of the final decision-making process.
Participate in the public hearing
- To provide oral testimony in-person during the hearing, participants may pre-register by emailing speak@wmata.com or calling 202-962-2511 by 12 pm on the day of the hearing. Please submit only one speaker’s name per request. Individuals may also sign up at the hearing to provide testimony.
- To provide oral testimony via video, participants must preregister by emailing speak@wmata.com by 5 pm on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Information about how to participate via video will be provided after preregistration is confirmed.
- To provide oral testimony via phone during the hearing, participants should call 202-899-2028 (enter the Meeting Code 943 834 972#) while the hearing is taking place. Preregistration to provide comments via phone is not available.
Draft staff report
The Draft Compact Public Hearing Staff Report on the MTC will be available for review and comment. The comment period on the Draft Public Hearing Staff Report will be your opportunity to make sure your remarks were accurately characterized in the Staff Report (and to send clarification if desired).
Timing: We anticipate that the Final Compact Public Hearing Staff Report will be submitted to the WMATA Board of Directors for approval in the Fall of 2026.
The project will be located at 3636 Pennsy Drive in Landover, Maryland. The selected concept proposes demolition of the entire existing 350,000 sq ft unused warehouse facility and construction of a new, two-story structure of approximately 380,000 sq ft. The new facility will include the following core design elements:
- Site work to enhance circulation, utility corridors, stormwater systems and building placement to meet engineering best practices and Prince George’s County site development requirements
- A replica Metro Rail station and tunnel complete with railcars
- Two (2) interior mock bus bays to accommodate diesel, electric, hybrid and gas bus technologies
- An auditorium with approximately 1,000 seats for group training, events and assemblies
- Administrative offices
- Flexible training classrooms and technical laboratory spaces
- Modern learning spaces designed for hands-on practicum, classroom, and virtual learning environments
- A dedicated Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) Training Academy with secure and separate access
Following the public comment period, all public comments will be provided to Metro's Board of Directors for final review and inclusion into Metro's Mass Transit Plan.
If the project moves forward, the Prince George’s County Planning Department will be responsible for evaluating the scope and impact on public facilities, including the evaluation of the project's traffic impacts, and stormwater design.
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