Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD station

Adelphi Road–UMGC–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 on the west border of the University of Maryland at the intersection of Adelphi Road and Campus Drive.

Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
MTA light rail station
LocationAdelphi/Hyattsville, MD 20903
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byPurple Line Transit Partners [1]
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
Disabled accessYes
History
OpeningJune 2023 (2023-06) (scheduled)[2]
Services
Preceding station MTA Maryland Following station
Riggs Road
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Campus Drive–UMD

History

The Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD station is expected to open to the public in June 2023.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform on the median of Campus Drive, just south of University Boulevard and west of Adelphi Road.[3]

P
Platform level
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Riggs Road)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Campus Drive–UMD)

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. "BALTI MORE AVE, 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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