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Lyttonsville station

Coordinates: 39°00′01″N 77°03′14″W / 39.0003622°N 77.0538830°W / 39.0003622; -77.0538830
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Lyttonsville
MTA light rail station
General information
LocationLyttonsville Place Bridge
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Coordinates39°00′01″N 77°03′14″W / 39.0003622°N 77.0538830°W / 39.0003622; -77.0538830
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byMaryland Transit Solutions
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027; 3 years' time (2027) (scheduled)
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Connecticut Avenue
toward Bethesda
Purple Line 16th Street–Woodside
Location
Map

Lyttonsville is a light rail station that is currently under construction in the Lyttonsville neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland.[1] The station will be located at Lyttonsville Place.

History

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The Purple Line is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2027.[2][3]

Station layout

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The station consists of an island platform just north of the Lyttonsville Place overpass. It will feature steel girders from the historic Talbot Avenue bridge.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Shaver, Katherine (December 19, 2019). "Purple Line will open first between College Park and New Carrollton, state says". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ Shaver, Katherine (January 19, 2023). "Maryland's Purple Line construction faces another seven-month delay". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Shaver, Katherine (January 20, 2018). "A historic bridge in the path of the Purple Line will be preserved, but how?". The Washington Post.
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