Riverdale Park North–UMD station
Riverdale Park North–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 at the intersection of River Road and Haig Drive on the eastern campus of the University of Maryland in the M Square Research Park.
Riverdale Park North–UMD | |||||||||||
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| MTA light rail station | |||||||||||
| Location | Riverdale, MD 20737 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.968351°N 76.921703°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Purple Line Transit Partners [1] | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
The Riverdale Park North–UMD station is expected to open to the public in 2022.
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms just south of River Road and west of Haig Drive.[2]
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Purple Line toward Bethesda (College Park Metro–UMD) | |
| Eastbound | Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Riverdale Park–Kenilworth) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
References
- "Purple Line Contract Receives Green Light From Governor Larry Hogan". mymcmedia.org. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- http://www.purplelinemd.com/images/archive/workshop_displays/2013-05/maps/River%20Road%20-%20Kenilworth%20Avenue.pdf
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