Piney Branch Road station
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Piney Branch Road | |||||||||||
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| MTA light rail station | |||||||||||
 Construction site of the Piney Branch Road station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Silver Spring, MD 20903 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 38°59′56″N 76°59′42″W / 38.9989°N 76.9950°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Maryland Transit Solutions | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 center platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2026 (scheduled)[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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 Purple Line system is under construction as of 2022 and is scheduled to open in 2026.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform on the median of University Boulevard just east of Piney Branch Road.[2]
| 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piney Branch Road station.
- ^ a b Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Arliss St - Lebanon St" (PDF). Maryland Purple Line. Maryland Transit Administration. May 7, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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