Piney Branch Road station

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.

Piney Branch Road
MTA light rail station
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 (2023-06) (scheduled)[2]
Services
Preceding station MTA Maryland Following station
Long Branch
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Takoma Langley

History

The Piney Branch Road station is expected to open to the public in June 2023.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform on the median of University Boulevard just east of Piney Branch Road.[3]

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

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