Lyttonsville station explained

Style:

MTA Maryland

Lyttonsville

Type:

MTA light rail station

Address:

Lyttonsville Place Bridge
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Coordinates:

39.0004°N -77.0539°W

Platform:

1 island platform

Tracks:

Structure:

at-grade

Parking:

Opening:

(scheduled)

Accessible:

yes

Owned:

Maryland Transit Administration

Operator:

Maryland Transit Solutions

Mapframe:

yes

Mapframe-Custom:

Shape:	none
Line:	none
Marker:	rail-light
Zoom:	15

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

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

Station layout

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]

Notes and References

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