Silver Spring Library station explained

Style:

MTA Maryland

Silver Spring Library

Type:

MTA light rail station

Address:

900 Wayne Avenue,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

Coordinates:

38.9953°N -77.0245°W

Platform:

2 side platforms

Tracks:

Structure:

at-grade

Parking:

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

Silver Spring Library is a light rail station that is currently under construction. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland.

History

The Silver Spring Library station was envisioned during the design of the Silver Spring Library. Space for the station was included in the construction of the library, which opened in 2015.^[2] The Purple Line system is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2027.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms.

P Platform level
Westbound	← toward
Eastbound	toward →

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.
Web site: Silver Spring Library . 2022-07-02 . Building Design and Construction . Montgomery County Department of General Services . Rockville, MD.
News: Shaver . Katherine . 2022-01-26 . Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line . The Washington Post .