Metropolitan Grove station
Metropolitan Grove | |||||||||||
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| MARC commuter rail station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3 Metropolitan Court, Gaithersburg, Maryland[1] | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°08′59″N 77°13′36.6″W / 39.14972°N 77.226833°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Metropolitan Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 6, 1987[3][4] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| November 2022 | 79 (daily)[5] (MARC) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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).[6] Metropolitan Grove Station is nearest Browns Station Park.[7] 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
The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, lacking raised platforms for level boarding.
References
- ^ "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ "News and Upcoming Events" (PDF). Transit Times. 1 (2). Action Committee for Transit. Summer 1987. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Md. Commuters Get Another Way to Go". The Washington Post. 1987-07-09. ProQuest 139235759.
- ^ "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ MARC system map (includes Metropolitan Grove) MARC system map
- ^ "Browns Station Park in Montgomery County, MD (RecreationParks.net)". Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
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