Campus Drive–UMD station

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Campus Drive–UMD
MTA light rail station
The Adele Stamp Student Union across from the future station
General information
LocationCollege Park, MD 20742
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byPurple Line Transit Partners [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
OpeningJune 2023; 11 months ago (2023-06) (scheduled)[2]
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Baltimore Avenue–College Park–UMD

Campus Drive–UMD 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 at the intersection of Campus Drive and Library Lane on the campus of the University of Maryland.

History

The Campus Drive–UMD station is expected to open to the public in June 2023.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms on either side of Campus Drive, just south of Cole Field House.[3]

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD)
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Baltimore Avenue–College Park–UMD)
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. ^ Shaver, Katherine (December 19, 2019). "Purple Line will open first between College Park and New Carrollton, state says". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "UNIVERSITY BLVD ADELPHI RD - UNIV M" (PDF). May 7, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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University Boulevard
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Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
Campus Drive–UMD
Campus Drive
Baltimore Avenue–UMD
College Park–University of Maryland
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Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible