Glenridge station

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Glenridge
MTA light rail station
General information
Location Hyattsville, MD 20784
Coordinates 38°57′04″N76°53′06″W / 38.9510°N 76.8851°W / 38.9510; -76.8851
Owned by Maryland Transit Administration
Operated byMaryland Transit Solutions
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027 (2027) (scheduled) [1]
Services
Preceding station MDOT-MTA Logo.svg Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Beacon Heights–East Pines
toward Bethesda
Purple Line New Carrollton
Terminus
Location
Glenridge station

Glenridge is a light rail station that is currently under construction. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland, United States. The station will be located southwest of the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Annapolis Road.

Contents

History

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

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms on the southern side of Veterans Parkway, just east of Annapolis Road. [2]

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Beacon Heights–East Pines)
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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  1. 1 2 Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  2. "Veterans Parkway - Ellin Road" (PDF). Maryland Purple Line. Maryland Transit Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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