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 | |||||||||||
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| MTA light rail station | |||||||||||
 Construction site of the Piney Branch Road station. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Silver Spring, Maryland 20903 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2027 (scheduled)[1] | ||||||||||
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History
editThe Purple Line system is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2027.[1]
Station layout
editThe 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
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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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