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.[3]

Manchester Place
MTA light rail station
Manchester Place station construction
General information
Location100 Plymouth Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byPurple Line Transit Partners [1]
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Parkingno
Disabled accessYes
History
OpeningJune 2023 (2023-06) (scheduled)[2]
Services
Preceding station MTA Maryland Following station
Dale Drive
toward Bethesda
 Purple Line Long Branch
toward New Carrollton

History

The Manchester Place station is expected to open to the public as late as 2027.[4]

Station layout

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
  1. "Purple Line Contract Receives Green Light From Governor Larry Hogan". mymcmedia.org. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  2. 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.
  3. "LONG BRANCH TRAIL | MANSFIELD DR TO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD" (PDF). May 6, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  4. Shaver, Katherine (June 12, 2021) [June 11, 2021]. "Maryland transit officials seek $183 million for consultants on delayed Purple Line construction". Washington Post. pp. B1 & B3. Retrieved June 12, 2021.


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