Lyttonsville station

Lyttonsville is a light rail station that is currently under construction in the Lyttonsville neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland.[1] The station will be located at Lyttonsville Place.

Lyttonsville
MTA light rail station
General information
LocationLyttonsville Place Bridge
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Coordinates39.0003622°N 77.0538830°W / 39.0003622; -77.0538830
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byMaryland Transit Solutions
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027 (2027) (scheduled)
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Connecticut Avenue
toward Bethesda
 Purple Line 16th Street–Woodside
toward New Carrollton

History

The Purple Line is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2027.[2][3]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform just north of the Lyttonsville Place overpass. It will feature steel girders from the historic Talbot Avenue bridge.[4]

References
  1. Shaver, Katherine (December 19, 2019). "Purple Line will open first between College Park and New Carrollton, state says". The Washington Post.
  2. Shaver, Katherine (January 19, 2023). "Maryland's Purple Line construction faces another seven-month delay". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
  4. Shaver, Katherine (January 20, 2018). "A historic bridge in the path of the Purple Line will be preserved, but how?". The Washington Post.


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