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Beacon Heights–East Pines station

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Beacon Heights–East Pines
MTA light rail station
General information
LocationRiverdale, MD 20737
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byPurple Line Transit Partners [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
OpeningJune 2023 (June 2023)
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Riverdale Park–Kenilworth
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Glenridge

Beacon Heights–East Pines 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 east of the intersection of Riverdale Road and 67th Avenue.

History

The Beacon Heights–East Pines station is expected to open to the public in June 2023.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms on the southern side of Riverdale Road, just east of 67th Avenue.[2]

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Riverdale Park–Kenilworth)
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Glenridge)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. ^ "Purple Line Contract Receives Green Light From Governor Larry Hogan". mymcmedia.org. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.purplelinemd.com/images/archive/workshop_displays/2013-05/maps/Riverdale%20Road%20-%20Veterans%20Parkway.pdf
Purple Line
Bethesda
Connecticut Avenue
Lyttonsville
16th Street–Woodside
Silver Spring
Bonifant Street
Silver Spring Library
Wayne Avenue
Dale Drive
Manchester Place
Long Branch
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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
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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