Connecticut Avenue is a light rail station that is currently under construction in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland.[1] The station will be located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and the Capital Crescent Trail.
Connecticut Avenue | |||||||||||
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| MTA light rail station | |||||||||||
 Station construction in 2024. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Connecticut Avenue Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°59′41″N 77°04′35″W / 38.994713°N 77.076433°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Maryland Transit Solutions | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Purple | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2027 (scheduled) | ||||||||||
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History
editThe Purple Line is under construction as of 2024 and is scheduled to open in 2027.[2][3]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms.
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Purple Line toward Bethesda (Terminus) | |
| Eastbound | Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Lyttonsville) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
References
edit- ^ Shaver, Katherine (December 19, 2019). "Purple Line will open first between College Park and New Carrollton, state says". The Washington Post.
- ^ Shaver, Katherine (January 19, 2023). "Maryland's Purple Line construction faces another seven-month delay". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
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