Piney Branch Road station

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Piney Branch Road
MTA light rail station
Purple Line construction at Piney Branch Road 02.jpg
Construction site of the Piney Branch Road station.
LocationSilver Spring, MD 20903
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byPurple Line Transit Partners [1]
Platforms1 center 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
Long Branch
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Takoma Langley

Piney Branch Road is a light rail station that is currently under construction. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland. The station will be located at the intersection of Piney Branch Road and University Boulevard.

History[]

The Piney Branch Road station is expected to open to the public as late as 2027.[3]

Station layout[]

The station consists of an island platform on the median of University Boulevard just east of Piney Branch Road.[4]

P
Platform level
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Long Branch)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Takoma Langley)

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. ^ "ARLISS ST – LEBANON ST" (PDF). May 7, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.


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