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Riggs Road station

Coordinates: 38°59′03″N 76°58′48″W / 38.9843°N 76.9800°W / 38.9843; -76.9800
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Riggs Road
MTA light rail station
General information
LocationLangley Park/Hyattsville, Maryland 20903
Coordinates38°59′03″N 76°58′48″W / 38.9843°N 76.9800°W / 38.9843; -76.9800
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Operated byMaryland Transit Solutions
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkingno
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027; 3 years' time (2027) (scheduled)[1]
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Takoma Langley
toward Bethesda
Purple Line Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
Location
Map

Riggs Road 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 Riggs Road and University Boulevard.

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 on the median of University Boulevard just east of Riggs Road.[2]

P
Platform level
Westbound      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Takoma Langley)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD)

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. ^ "Lebanon St – Guilford Rd" (PDF). Maryland Purple Line. Maryland Transit Administration. May 9, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 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
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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
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MD 201
Kenilworth Avenue
Riverdale Park–Kenilworth
Beacon Heights–East Pines
Glenridge Maintenance Facility
Glenridge
Ellin Road
New Carrollton
Amtrak

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible