Riggs Road station
Riggs Road 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 Riggs Road and University Boulevard.
Riggs Road | |||||||||||
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| MTA light rail station | |||||||||||
| Location | Langley Park/Hyattsville, MD 20903 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Purple Line Transit Partners [1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 center platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | June 2023 (scheduled)[2] | ||||||||||
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History
The Riggs Road station is expected to open to the public in June 2023.
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform on the median of University Boulevard just east of Riggs Road.[3]
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Purple Line toward Bethesda (Takoma Langley) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD) → | |
References
- "Purple Line Contract Receives Green Light From Governor Larry Hogan". mymcmedia.org. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- 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.
- "LEBANON ST – GUILFORD RD" (PDF). May 9, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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