Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center
The Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center is a bus transit center in Langley Park, Maryland. It is at the intersection of University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue, and is the largest bus-only transfer in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.[2] It is a future transfer point for the Purple Line.
Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center | |||||||||||
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 Transit Center in 2018 | |||||||||||
| Location | 7900 New Hampshire Ave Langley Park, MD[1] United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.9900715°N 76.9887101°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
| Bus routes | 11 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 12[2] | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | covered pavilion | ||||||||||
| Parking | no | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | no | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 December 2016 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 12,000 daily[2] | |||||||||||
| Future services | |||||||||||
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History
The center was delayed by negotiations over land. Construction started in the spring of 2013, with an expected completion date in the fall of 2015.[3] The $34.8-million transit center was designed to ease bus transfers and improve pedestrian safety.[4] The station opened for service on December 22, 2016.[2]
Station layout
Bus Station
| P Platform level |
Bay F | Bay E | Bay G | |
| ← | ||||
| Bay D | ↑ | |||
| ← | ||||
| ↑ | ||||
| → | ||||
| Bay A | Bay B | Bay C | ||
Purple Line station
The future Purple Line station will consist of an island platform on the median of University Boulevard just west of New Hampshire Avenue.[5]
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Purple Line toward Bethesda (Piney Branch Road) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Riggs Road) → | |
Routes
| Bay[6] | Route | Operator | Destination | Notes |
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| A | 16 | Ride On | Silver Spring | |
| 111 | Shuttle-UM | Silver Spring | Weekdays when University of Maryland is in session | |
| C2 | WMATA | Wheaton | ||
| C4 | WMATA | Wheaton | ||
| C4 | WMATA | Twinbrook | ||
| J4 | WMATA | Bethesda | Rush hours only | |
| K6 | WMATA | White Oak | ||
| K9 | WMATA | FDA | Rush hours only | |
| B | 18 | The Bus | Addison Road | |
| C | F8 | WMATA | Cheverly | |
| D | 111 | Shuttle-UM | Student Union | Weekdays when University of Maryland is in session |
| C2 | WMATA | Greenbelt | ||
| C4 | WMATA | Prince George's Plaza | ||
| J4 | WMATA | College Park-U of Md | Rush hours only | |
| E | 17 | Ride On | Silver Spring | |
| F | 15 | Ride On | Silver Spring | |
| G | 16 | Ride On | Takoma | |
| 18 | Ride On | Silver Spring | Weekdays only | |
| 25 | Ride On | Takoma | Rush hours only | |
| K6 | WMATA | Fort Totten | ||
| K9 | WMATA | Fort Totten | Rush hours only |
References
- "Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center | WMATA". Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- "Takoma-Langley Crossroads | Maryland Transit Administration". Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- Lazo, Luz (February 15, 2013). "Maryland to start building long-delayed transit center in Prince George's". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- Lazo, Luz (May 21, 2015). "Long-planned Prince George's transit center to open this fall". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- http://www.purplelinemd.com/images/archive/workshop_displays/2013-05/maps/University%20Blvd%20Lebanon%20St%20-%20Guilford%20Rd.pdf
- "Bus Service from Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2017.
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