Riverdale Park North–UMD station

Riverdale Park North–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 River Road and Haig Drive on the eastern campus of the University of Maryland in the M Square Research Park.

Riverdale Park North–UMD
MTA light rail station
Location	Riverdale, MD 20737
Coordinates	38.968351°N 76.921703°W
Owned by	Maryland Transit Administration
Operated by	Purple Line Transit Partners [1]
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Parking	no
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opening	2022
Services
Preceding station MTA Maryland Following station College Park Metro–UMD toward Bethesda Purple Line Riverdale Park–Kenilworth toward New Carrollton

History

The Riverdale Park North–UMD station is expected to open to the public in 2022.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms just south of River Road and west of Haig Drive.[2]

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	←      Purple Line toward Bethesda (College Park Metro–UMD)
	Eastbound	→      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Riverdale Park–Kenilworth) →
	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/River%20Road%20-%20Kenilworth%20Avenue.pdf