Woodside station was a train station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) Metropolitan Subdivision in the Woodside neighborhood of Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. It was erected in 1890 in connection with initial development of the Woodside suburb.
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| Location | 8800 3rd Street, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910 | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | Metropolitan Subdivision | |||||||||||
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History edit
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passenger facility edit
The station was designed in the Victorian style at the direction of Benjamin Leighton, a real estate developer involved with the development of Woodside and other segregated suburbs along the Metropolitan Branch. Leighton sought to increase property values by establishing a direct connection to the railroad. The station was built in the southern part of the neighborhood on 3rd Street, between its present-day intersections with Ballard Street and Noyes Drive.[1]
Intermodal connections edit
Pedestrians could connect between the B&O station and the Forest Glen Trolley station three blocks away, at the intersection of present-day Georgia Avenue and Ballard Street.
Fire and replacement edit
According to a collection of photographs taken by B&O employee E.L. "Tommy" Thompson, Woodside station burned down in the 1920s.[2] Rather than replacing the station, the B&O constructed a section house at the site. The section house was conveniently located, allowing crews a place of refuge in close proximity to the railroad's new interchange with the Georgetown Branch.[3]
Future edit
Upon the opening of the MTA Purple Line, the area will be served with a direct light rail connection for the first time in almost a century. Light rail trains will be accessible at the 16th Street–Woodside station, on the opposite side of the original B&O right-of-way.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Woodside Historic District, MHT State Historic Sites Inventory Form, June 1994" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "The Georgetown Branch: Gallery: Photos of E.L. "Tommy" Thompson". Georgetown Branch Blog. Ben Sullivan. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "B&O Metropolitan Branch Modern day photo tour". TrainWeb. TrainWeb. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "16th Street-Woodside". Purple Line. MDOT Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 4 November 2022.