Long Branch station (Maryland)

Long Branch is a light rail station that is currently under construction in the Long Branch neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland. The station will be located at Arliss Street and Piney Branch Road, adjacent to the Long Branch Library.

Long Branch
MTA light rail station
General information
Location8736 Arliss Street, Long Branch, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Coordinates38°59′57″N 77°00′04″W / 38.9991°N 77.0012°W / 38.9991; -77.0012
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byMaryland Transit Solutions
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027; 3 years' time (2027) (scheduled)[1]
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Manchester Place
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Piney Branch Road

History edit

The Purple Line system is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2027.[1]

Station layout edit

The station consists of an island platform on the south side of Arliss Street, just west of Piney Branch Road.[2]

P
Platform level
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Manchester Place)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Piney Branch Road)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "University Blvd Arliss St - Lebanon St" (PDF). Maryland Purple Line. Maryland Transit Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
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Bethesda
 
 
Connecticut Avenue
 
 
Lyttonsville
 
16th Street–Woodside
 
Silver Spring
 
 
Bonifant Street
 
Silver Spring Library
 
 
Wayne Avenue
 
 
Dale Drive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester Place
 
 
Long Branch
 
 
 
MD 193
University Boulevard
 
 
Piney Branch Road
 
 
Takoma Langley
 
 
Riggs Road
 
 
 
 
Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
 
 
 
 
 
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MD 201
Kenilworth Avenue
 
 
 
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Beacon Heights–East Pines
 
 
Glenridge Maintenance Facility
 
Glenridge
 
 
Ellin Road
 
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