Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD station explained

Style:MTA Maryland
Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
Type:MTA light rail station
Address:3542-3528 Campus Drive, Adelphi/Hyattsville, Maryland 20903
Platform:1 center platform
Tracks:2
Structure:at-grade
Parking:no
Opening: (scheduled)[1]
Accessible:yes
Owned:Maryland Transit Administration
Operator:Maryland Transit Solutions
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

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.

History

The Purple Line system is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2027.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform on the median of Campus Drive, just south of University Boulevard and east of Adelphi Road.[2]

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Platform level
Westbound← toward
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound toward

Notes and References

  1. News: Shaver . Katherine . 2022-01-26 . Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line . The Washington Post .
  2. Web site: Baltimore Ave, University Blvd Adelphi Rd - Univ M . May 7, 2013 . Maryland Purple Line . Maryland Transit Administration . April 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131118204019/http://www.purplelinemd.com/images/archive/workshop_displays/2013-05/maps/University%20Blvd%20Adelphi%20Rd%20-%20Univ%20M.pdf. November 18, 2013. dead.