Rockville (WMATA station)
| Rockville Amtrak station MARC commuter rail station Washington Metro rapid transit station |
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| Address | 251 Hungerford Drive at Park Road (Metro & Amtrak) 307 South Stonestreet Avenue (MARC) Rockville, MD 20850 |
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| Coordinates | 39°05′03″N 77°08′46″W / 39.084238°N 77.146125°WCoordinates: 39°05′03″N 77°08′46″W / 39.084238°N 77.146125°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | WMATA Metrobus Ride On |
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| Platforms | 1 island platform (Red Line) 2 side platforms (MARC and Amtrak) |
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| Tracks | 4 (2 for each service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 524 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 69 racks, 40 lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 25, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Code | Amtrak: RKV Metro: A14 |
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| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2006) | 1.593 million  3% (WMATA) |
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| Passengers (2011) | 4,015[1] 5.7% (Amtrak) |
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Rockville is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Rockville, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on December 15, 1984, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Red Line, the station is located in downtown Rockville at Hungerford Drive near Park Avenue. The government buildings for Rockville and Montgomery County are located about two blocks away, as well as several large companies. MARC commuter trains and Amtrak's daily Capitol Limited share the station building with Metro, utilizing the east side of the station.
An old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station was moved to make way for the Metro. The station opened on December 15, 1984.[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7 miles (11 km)[3] of rail northwest of the then named Grosvenor station and the opening of the Shady Grove, Twinbrook and White Flint stations.[2]
[edit] Notable places nearby
- Rockville Town Center
- Rockville Railroad Station
- Montgomery College-Rockville Campus
- Richard Montgomery High School
- Beall Dawson House
[edit] References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2011, State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak. December 2011. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MARYLAND11.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ a b Zibart, Eve (December 16, 1984), "A rainbow coalition flocks to Red Line; 4 stops open amid hoopla", The Washington Post: A1
- ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
[edit] External links
- WMATA: Rockville Station
- StationMasters Online: Rockville Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Rockville Station
