Manchester Place station

Coordinates: 39°00′04″N 77°00′28″W / 39.0011°N 77.0078°W / 39.0011; -77.0078
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Manchester Place
MTA light rail station
Manchester Place station construction
General information
Location100 Plymouth Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Coordinates39°00′04″N 77°00′28″W / 39.0011°N 77.0078°W / 39.0011; -77.0078
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byMaryland Transit Solutions
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027; 3 years' time (2027) (scheduled)[1]
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Dale Drive
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Long Branch

Manchester Place 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 underground in between Wayne Avenue and Plymouth Street.[2]

History[edit]

The Purple Line system is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2027.[1]

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of an island platform just east of Wayne Avenue. Access to the station will be made using stairs or elevators.

P
Platform level
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Dale Drive)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Long Branch)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Long Branch Trail; Mansfield Dr to University Boulevard" (PDF). Maryland Purple Line. Maryland Transit Administration. May 6, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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