Connecticut Avenue station

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Connecticut Avenue
MTA light rail station
LocationConnecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Coordinates38°59′41″N 77°04′35″W / 38.994713°N 77.076433°W / 38.994713; -77.076433Coordinates: 38°59′41″N 77°04′35″W / 38.994713°N 77.076433°W / 38.994713; -77.076433
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byPurple Line Transit Partners [1]
Line(s)r
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeelevated
Parkingno
Disabled accessYes
History
OpeningJune 2023; 1 year's time (2023-06) (scheduled)[2]
Services
Preceding station MTA Maryland Following station
Bethesda
Terminus
 Purple Line Lyttonsville
toward New Carrollton

Connecticut Avenue is a light rail station that is currently under construction in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland. The station will be located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and the Capital Crescent Trail.

History[]

The Connecticut Avenue station is expected to open to the public as late as 2027.[3]

Station layout[]

The station consists of two side platforms.

P
Platform level 		Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ←      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Terminus)
Eastbound →      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Lyttonsville) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References[]

  1. ^ "Purple Line Contract Receives Green Light From Governor Larry Hogan". mymcmedia.org. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Shaver, Katherine (December 19, 2019). "Purple Line will open first between College Park and New Carrollton, state says". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ^ (June 12, 2021) [June 11, 2021]. "Maryland transit officials seek $183 million for consultants on delayed Purple Line construction". Washington Post. pp. B1 & B3. Retrieved June 12, 2021.


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