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.

For the station in Long Branch, New Jersey, see Long Branch station. For the station in Toronto, Ontario, see Long Branch GO Station.
Long Branch
MTA light rail station
General information
Location8736 Arliss Street, Long Branch, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Coordinates38.9991°N 77.0012°W / 38.9991; -77.0012
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byMaryland Transit Solutions
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2026 (2026) (scheduled)[1]
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Manchester Place
toward Bethesda
 Purple Line Piney Branch Road
toward New Carrollton

History

The Purple Line system is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2026.[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) →

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Long Branch station (Maryland).
  1. 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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