Although the Action for Transit Committee had a very strong ambition for the C8 Metrobus Route to operate all the way between the College Park-U of MD & White Flint Metro Stations, via the Glenmont Metro Station between Monday-Saturday as an all-day Metrobus Route, WMATA decided to only initially operate the C8 Metrobus Route between the College Park-U of MD Metro Station & newly opened Glenmont Metro Station during weekday rush hour/peak period commuter times only, as an experimental route as WMATA was not sure if the new route would be successful in drawing enough Metrobus riders to be able to sustain the route.