Metropolitan Grove station
Metropolitan Grove | |||||||||||
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MARC commuter rail station | |||||||||||
Location | 3 Metropolitan Court, Gaithersburg, Maryland[1] | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°08′59″N 77°13′36.6″W / 39.14972°N 77.226833°WCoordinates: 39°08′59″N 77°13′36.6″W / 39.14972°N 77.226833°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Metropolitan Subdivision | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Disabled access | No[2] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | July 6, 1987[3][4] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017 | 235 daily[5] 21.1% (MARC) | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Metropolitan Grove is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with an extension to Frederick, MD).[6] Metropolitan Grove Station is nearest .[7] The large Watkins Mill Town Center development is adjacent and still under construction. The future Corridor Cities Transitway light rail/bus rapid transit line will connect with MARC at Metropolitan Grove.
Station layout[]
The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, lacking raised platforms for level boarding.
G | Side platform | |
Outbound | ← Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg or Frederick (Germantown) ← Capitol Limited does not stop here | |
Inbound | Capitol Limited does not stop here → Brunswick Line toward Union Station (Gaithersburg) → | |
Side platform | ||
Ground level | Exit/entrance, parking, buses |
References[]
- ^ "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ "News and Upcoming Events" (PDF). Transit Times. Action Committee for Transit. 1 (2). Summer 1987. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Md. Commuters Get Another Way to Go". The Washington Post. 1987-07-09. ProQuest 139235759.
- ^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) - Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ MARC system map (includes Metropolitan Grove) MARC system map
- ^ "Browns Station Park in Montgomery County, MD (RecreationParks.net)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1987 establishments in Maryland
- Brunswick Line
- Gaithersburg, Maryland
- MARC Train stations
- Railway stations in Montgomery County, Maryland
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987
- Maryland railway station stubs