Long Branch station (Maryland)

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Long Branch
MTA light rail station
Long Branch station construction 01.jpg
Station construction in 2024.
General information
Location8736 Arliss Street, Long Branch, Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
Coordinates 38°59′57″N77°00′04″W / 38.9991°N 77.0012°W / 38.9991; -77.0012
Owned by Maryland 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 MDOT-MTA Logo.svg Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Manchester Place
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Piney Branch Road
Location
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.

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 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)

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References

  1. 1 2 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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