Metropolitan Grove station

Metropolitan Grove
General information
Location	3 Metropolitan Court, Gaithersburg, Maryland [1]
Coordinates	39°08′59″N77°13′36.6″W / 39.14972°N 77.226833°W / 39.14972; -77.226833
Line(s)	Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No [2]
History
Opened	July 6, 1987;38 years ago (1987-07-06) [3] [4]
Passengers
November 2022	79 (daily) [5] (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station Germantown toward Martinsburg or Frederick Brunswick Line Gaithersburg toward Union Station
Location

Metropolitan Grove is a passenger rail station in Gaithersburg, Maryland on the MARC Brunswick Line. The Brunswick line runs between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with an extension to Frederick, MD). ^[6] Metropolitan Grove Station is adjacent to Brown Station Park. The large Watkins Mill Town Center development is adjacent and still under construction.^{[ as of? ]}

A proposed bus rapid transit line, the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT), would connect with MARC at Metropolitan Grove. Construction of the CCT project is not funded as of 2025. ^[7]

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, lacking raised platforms for level boarding.

References

1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland . Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration . Retrieved January 30, 2021.
3. "News and Upcoming Events" (PDF). Transit Times. 1 (2). Action Committee for Transit. Summer 1987. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
4. "Md. Commuters Get Another Way to Go". The Washington Post. 1987-07-09. ProQuest   139235759.
5. "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration . Retrieved February 19, 2023.
6. MARC system map (includes Metropolitan Grove) MARC system map
7. Shaver, Katherine (September 24, 2019). "Maryland cuts funding for Corridor Cities Transitway". The Washington Post.

External links

• MARC Station Information - Brunswick Line