Lyttonsville station

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Lyttonsville
MTA light rail station
Location8619 16th Street, Lyttonsville, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Coordinates39°00′01″N 77°03′14″W / 39.0003622°N 77.0538830°W / 39.0003622; -77.0538830Coordinates: 39°00′01″N 77°03′14″W / 39.0003622°N 77.0538830°W / 39.0003622; -77.0538830
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byPurple Line Transit Partners [1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
Disabled accessYes
History
OpeningJune 2023; 1 year's time (2023-06) (scheduled)[2]
Services
Preceding station MTA Maryland Following station
Connecticut Avenue
toward Bethesda
Purple Line 16th Street–Woodside

Lyttonsville is a light rail station that is currently under construction in the Lyttonsville neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland. The station will be located at Lyttonsville Place.

History[]

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

Station layout[]

The station consists of an island platform just north of the Lyttonsville Place overpass. It will feature steel girders from the historic Talbot Avenue bridge.[4]

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.
  4. ^ Shaver, Katherine (January 20, 2018). "A historic bridge in the path of the Purple Line will be preserved, but how?". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 23, 2018.


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