Campus Center station

Last updated
Campus Center
MTA light rail station
UMD Stamp.JPG
The Adele Stamp Student Union across from the future station
Location College Park, MD 20742
Owned by Maryland Transit Administration
Operated byPurple Line Transit Partners [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
Disabled accessYes
History
OpeningJune 2023;3 years' time (2023-06) (scheduled) [2]
Services
Preceding station MTA Maryland Following station
Adelphi Road / West Campus
toward Bethesda
Purple Line East Campus

Campus Center 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 Campus Drive and Library Lane on the campus of the University of Maryland.

Contents

History

The Campus Center station is expected to open to the public in 2022.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms on either side of Campus Drive, just south of Cole Field House. [3]

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound     Purple Line toward Bethesda (Adelphi Road / West Campus)
Eastbound     Purple Line toward New Carrollton (East Campus)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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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 (19 December 2019). "Purple Line will open first between College Park and New Carrollton, state says". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. "UNIVERSITY BLVD ADELPHI RD - UNIV M" (PDF). May 7, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.