Metropolitan Grove station

Metropolitan Grove
MARC commuter rail station
Metropolitan Grove station in July 2012.
Location 3 Metropolitan Court
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20885
Coordinates 39°08′59″N 77°13′36.6″W / 39.14972°N 77.226833°W / 39.14972; -77.226833Coordinates: 39°08′59″N 77°13′36.6″W / 39.14972°N 77.226833°W / 39.14972; -77.226833
Line(s) Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes
History
Opened July 6, 1987 (1987-07-06)[1][2]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 290 (MARC)
Services
Preceding station   MARC   Following station
Brunswick Line

Metropolitan Grove is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with an extension to Frederick, MD).[3] Metropolitan Grove Station is nearest Browns Station Park.[4] The large Watkins Mill Town Center development is adjacent and still under construction. The future Corridor Cities Transitway light rail/bus rapid transit line will connect with MARC at Metropolitan Grove.

Station layout

G Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ← Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg or Frederick (Germantown)
← Capitol Limited does not stop here
Inbound Capitol Limited does not stop here →
Brunswick Line toward Union Station (Gaithersburg) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Ground level Exit/entrance and parking

References

  1. ↑ "News and Upcoming Events" (PDF). Transit Times. Action Committee for Transit. 1 (2). Summer 1987. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  2. ↑ "Md. Commuters Get Another Way to Go". The Washington Post. 1987-07-09 – via Proquest Historical Newspapers. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ MARC system map (includes Metropolitan Grove) MARC system map
  4. ↑ Browns Station Park in Montgomery County, MD (RecreationParks.net)


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