Riggs Road station

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Riggs Road
Riggs Road station construction 01.jpg
Station under construction in 2025
General information
Location Langley Park/Hyattsville, Maryland
Coordinates 38°59′03″N76°58′47″W / 38.98419°N 76.97986°W / 38.98419; -76.97986
Owned by Maryland Transit Administration
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingNone
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027 (2027) (scheduled) [1]
Services
Preceding station MDOT-MTA Logo.svg Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Takoma Langley
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
Location
Riggs Road station

Riggs Road station is an under-construction light rail station in Prince George's County, Maryland, that will be served by the Purple Line. The station will have a single island platform in the median of University Boulevard just west of Riggs Road. [2] [3] As of 2022, the Purple Line is planned to open in 2027. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Shaver, Katherine (January 26, 2022). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
  2. "Lebanon St – Guilford Rd" (PDF). Maryland Purple Line. Maryland Transit Administration. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  3. "Riggs Road". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved April 8, 2025.