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Location | 6200 Rhode Island Avenue Riverdale Park, Maryland [1] | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°57′47″N76°56′06″W / 38.9630°N 76.9350°W | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Capital Subdivision | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Metrobus : F4 TheBus : 14 Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail | ||||||||||||||
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Parking | 94 spaces [1] | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | No [2] | ||||||||||||||
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2018 | 73 daily [3] 0%(MARC) | ||||||||||||||
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The station has two side platforms and small parking lots on either side of the tracks. The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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