Manchester Place station

Manchester Place 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 underground in between Wayne Avenue and Plymouth Street.[2]

Manchester Place
MTA light rail station
Manchester Place station construction
General information
Location100 Plymouth Street, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Coordinates39°00′04″N 77°00′28″W / 39.0011°N 77.0078°W / 39.0011; -77.0078
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byMaryland Transit Solutions
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027; 3 years' time (2027) (scheduled)[1]
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Dale Drive
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Long Branch
Location
Map

History

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

Station layout

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The station consists of an island platform just east of Wayne Avenue. Access to the station will be made using stairs or elevators.

P
Platform level
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Dale Drive)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Long Branch)

References

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  1. ^ a b Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Long Branch Trail; Mansfield Dr to University Boulevard" (PDF). Maryland Purple Line. Maryland Transit Administration. May 6, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
Purple Line
 
 
Bethesda
 
 
Connecticut Avenue
 
 
Lyttonsville
 
16th Street–Woodside
 
Silver Spring
 
 
Bonifant Street
 
Silver Spring Library
 
 
Wayne Avenue
 
 
Dale Drive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester Place
 
 
Long Branch
 
 
 
MD 193
University Boulevard
 
 
Piney Branch Road
 
 
Takoma Langley
 
 
Riggs Road
 
 
 
 
Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
 
 
 
 
 
Campus Drive–UMD
 
 
 
Campus Drive
 
 
Baltimore Avenue–UMD
 
 
 
 
 
 
College Park–University of Maryland
 
Riverdale Park North–UMD
 
 
 
MD 201
Kenilworth Avenue
 
 
 
Riverdale Park–Kenilworth
 
Beacon Heights–East Pines
 
 
Glenridge Maintenance Facility
 
Glenridge
 
 
Ellin Road
 
New Carrollton

  All stations are accessible