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| On February 19, 1978, 83 was created as a brand new Metrobus Route to operate parallel to 82 between Potomac Park and Hollywood, only with exception of making limited stops to provide a speedier trip during weekday rush hour/peak period times. | On February 19, 1978, 83 was created as a brand new Metrobus Route to operate parallel to 82 between Potomac Park and Hollywood, only with exception of making limited stops to provide a speedier trip during weekday rush hour/peak period times. |
| During this same exact time, 86 was rerouted to operate between Potomac Park and College Park, in order to replace G6's routing between Mount Rainier and College Park when G6 was rerouted to operate as part of the Rhode Island Avenue Line alongside Route G4 between Avondale and Lafayette Square. 86 would retain its original routing between Potomac Park and the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue & 38th Street in Brentwood, then operate via 38th Street/38th Avenue, Hamilton Street, 40th Avenue, Oglethorpe Street, 42nd Avenue, Queensbury Road, Belcrest Road, the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center, East - West Highway, Baltimore Avenue, College Avenue, Dartmouth Avenue, Calvert Road, and Rhode Island Avenue. | During this same exact time, 86 was rerouted to operate between Potomac Park and College Park, in order to replace G6's routing between Mount Rainier and College Park when G6 was rerouted to operate as part of the Rhode Island Avenue Line alongside Route G4 between Avondale and Metro Centrr. 86 would retain its original routing between Potomac Park and the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue & 38th Street in Brentwood, then operate via 38th Street/38th Avenue, Hamilton Street, 40th Avenue, Oglethorpe Street, 42nd Avenue, Queensbury Road, Belcrest Road, the Prince George's Plaza Shopping Center, East - West Highway, Baltimore Avenue, College Avenue, Dartmouth Avenue, Calvert Road, and Rhode Island Avenue. |
| On September 24, 1978, as Metrorail Service increased its frequency, Routes 82, 83, 84, 86, and 88 were truncated to only operate up to Rhode Island Avenue station, instead of operating all the way up to Potomac Park in Downtown Washington D.C. B6 was created as a brand new Metrobus Route to operate as part of WMATA's Eckington Line between the [[Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station|Rhode Island Avenue station]] and [[Metro Center station|Metro Center]], in order to provide alternative service to the 82, 83, 84, and 86 Metrobus Routes between the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station and Downtown Washington D.C.<ref name="1978 change">{{cite web|last=Feaver|first=Douglas|date=September 21, 1978|title=Metrobus Routes Change as Subway Service Increases|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...38-44c2-9640-9922d6eb0dfd/|website=Washington Post}}</ref> despite not operating all the way up to Potomac Park. | On September 24, 1978, as Metrorail Service increased its frequency, Routes 82, 83, 84, 86, and 88 were truncated to only operate up to Rhode Island Avenue station, instead of operating all the way up to Potomac Park in Downtown Washington D.C. B6 was created as a brand new Metrobus Route to operate as part of WMATA's Eckington Line between the [[Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station|Rhode Island Avenue station]] and [[Metro Center station|Metro Center]], in order to provide alternative service to the 82, 83, 84, and 86 Metrobus Routes between the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station and Downtown Washington D.C.<ref name="1978 change">{{cite web|last=Feaver|first=Douglas|date=September 21, 1978|title=Metrobus Routes Change as Subway Service Increases|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...38-44c2-9640-9922d6eb0dfd/|website=Washington Post}}</ref> despite not operating all the way up to Potomac Park. |
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| 88 was eventually discontinued on December 3, 1978 shortly after the Cheverly Station opened. 84 was split off into its own separate line named the '''[[Rhode Island Avenue–New Carrollton Line]]''', after route 84 was extended from Riverdale (East Pines), to operate to the newly opened [[New Carrollton station]]. | 88 was eventually discontinued on December 3, 1978 shortly after the Cheverly Station opened. 84 was split off into its own separate line named the '''[[Rhode Island Avenue–New Carrollton Line]]''', after route 84 was extended from Riverdale (East Pines), to operate to the newly opened [[New Carrollton station]]. |
| Around the mid-1980's when the Cherry Hill Park Campground opened at the intersection of Jayrose Boulevard & Cherry Hill Road in College Park, MD, Routes 82 and 83 were rerouted to operate between the Rhode Island Avenue Station and Cherry Hill, via the Seven Springs Apartments Complex (that both routes would still continue to serve). During the time that this particular rerouting change took place, 82 and 83's former Hollywood Loop north of Rhode Island Avenue and Edgewood Road in College Park was eliminated. | In October, 1989, when the Cherry Hill Park Campground opened at the intersection of Jayrose Boulevard & Cherry Hill Road in College Park, MD, Routes 82 and 83 were rerouted to operate between the Rhode Island Avenue Station and Cherry Hill, via the Seven Springs Apartments Complex (that both routes would still continue to serve). During the time that this particular rerouting change took place, 82 and 83's former Hollywood Loop north of Rhode Island Avenue and Edgewood Road in College Park was eliminated. |
| On December 11, 1993, when the Green Line extension Greenbelt opened, Route 82 was truncated to only operate on short trips between the [[Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station|Rhode Island Avenue station]] and [[Mount Rainier, Maryland|Mount Rainier]] during early morning, late night, and PM rush hours only eliminating service to Cherry Hill. Route 83 would replace the 82 and operate along its exact routing as the 82 except it would serve the newly opened [[Greenbelt station]] in between via Greenbelt Road and Cherrywood Lane.<ref name="1993 change">{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...chedule/29c11358-4cae-44aa-91f7-d1b863257131/ |title=METRO SHUFFLING ITS BUS SCHEDULE |last=Robert E. |first=Pierre |date=December 9, 1993 |website=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://metroventure.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/81-82-83-86-college-park-line/ |title=81, 82, 83, 86 – College Park Line |date=April 24, 2012 |website=Metro-Venture |access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> | On December 11, 1993, when the Green Line extension Greenbelt opened, Route 82 was truncated to only operate on short trips between the [[Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station|Rhode Island Avenue station]] and [[Mount Rainier, Maryland|Mount Rainier]] during early morning, late night, and PM rush hours only eliminating service to Cherry Hill. Route 83 would replace the 82 and operate along its exact routing as the 82 except it would serve the newly opened [[Greenbelt station]] in between via Greenbelt Road and Cherrywood Lane.<ref name="1993 change">{{Cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...chedule/29c11358-4cae-44aa-91f7-d1b863257131/ |title=METRO SHUFFLING ITS BUS SCHEDULE |last=Robert E. |first=Pierre |date=December 9, 1993 |website=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://metroventure.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/81-82-83-86-college-park-line/ |title=81, 82, 83, 86 – College Park Line |date=April 24, 2012 |website=Metro-Venture |access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref> |
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