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Riverdale Park–Kenilworth station

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Riverdale Park–Kenilworth
MTA light rail station
Construction of Riverdale Park-Kenilworth Station in March 2020
General information
LocationRiverdale, MD 20737
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byPurple Line Transit Partners[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeelevated
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2022 (2022)
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Riverdale Park North–UMD
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Beacon Heights–East Pines

Riverdale Park–Kenilworth is a light rail station that is currently under construction. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland. The station will be located southeast of the intersection of East West Highway and Kenilworth Avenue.

History

The Riverdale Park–Kenilworth station is expected to open to the public in 2022.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms just south of East West Highway and west of Riverdale Road.[2]

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Riverdale Park North–UMD)
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Beacon Heights–East Pines)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. ^ "Purple Line Contract Receives Green Light From Governor Larry Hogan". MyMCMedia.org. Montgomery Community Media. March 2, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Riverdale Park - Kenilworth Avenue". Maryland Purple Line. Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
Purple Line
Bethesda
Connecticut Avenue
Lyttonsville
16th Street–Woodside
Silver Spring
Bonifant Street
Silver Spring Library
Wayne Avenue
Dale Drive
Manchester Place
Long Branch
MD Route 193.svg
MD 193
University Boulevard
Piney Branch Road
Takoma Langley
Riggs Road
Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
Campus Drive–UMD
Campus Drive
Baltimore Avenue–UMD
College Park–University of Maryland
Riverdale Park North–UMD
MD Route 201.svg
MD 201
Kenilworth Avenue
Riverdale Park–Kenilworth
Beacon Heights–East Pines
Glenridge Maintenance Facility
Glenridge
Ellin Road
New Carrollton
Amtrak

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible