Long Branch station (Maryland) explained

Style:MTA Maryland
Long Branch
Type:MTA light rail station
Address:8736 Arliss Street, Long Branch, Silver Spring, Maryland 20901
Platform:1 center platform
Tracks:2
Structure:at-grade
Parking:no
Opening: (scheduled)[1]
Accessible:yes
Owned:Maryland Transit Administration
Operator:Maryland Transit Solutions
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

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.

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]

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Platform level
Westbound← toward
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound toward

Notes and References

  1. News: Shaver . Katherine . 2022-01-26 . Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line . The Washington Post .
  2. Web site: University Blvd Arliss St - Lebanon St . Maryland Purple Line . Maryland Transit Administration . 2018-04-12 . 2013-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220214614/http://www.purplelinemd.com/images/archive/workshop_displays/2013-05/maps/University%20Blvd%20Arliss%20St%20-%20Lebanon%20St.pdf . dead.