Silver Spring Library station
Silver Spring Library is a light rail station that is currently under construction. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland.
Silver Spring Library | |||||||||||
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| MTA light rail station | |||||||||||
 The Silver Spring Library with the station space (center). | |||||||||||
| Location | 900 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.9953099°N 77.0245347°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Purple Line Transit Partners [1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | June 2023 (scheduled)[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
The Silver Spring Library station was envisioned as early as 2015, when space for the station was left in the design of the Silver Spring Library. The station itself will be added to the library, and is expected to open to the public in June 2023.
Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms.
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Purple Line toward Bethesda (Silver Spring) | |
| Eastbound | Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Dale Drive) → | |
| 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.
- Shaver, Katherine (December 19, 2019). "Purple Line will open first between College Park and New Carrollton, state says". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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