Long Branch station (Maryland)

For the station in Long Branch, New Jersey, see Long Branch station. For the station in Toronto, Ontario, see Long Branch GO Station.

Long Branch

MTA light rail station

Station construction in 2024.

General information

Location

8736 Arliss Street, Long Branch, Silver Spring, Maryland 20901

Coordinates

38°59′57″N 77°00′04″W / 38.9991°N 77.0012°W / 38.9991; -77.0012

Owned by

Maryland Transit Administration

Operated by

Maryland Transit Solutions

Platforms

1 center platform

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

at-grade

Parking

Accessible

Yes

History

Opening

2027; 3 years' time (2027) (scheduled)

Services

Preceding station	Maryland Transit Administration			Following station
Manchester Placetoward Bethesda		Purple Line		Piney Branch Roadtoward New Carrollton

Location

Long Branch is a light rail station that is currently under construction in the Long Branch neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland. The station will be located at Arliss Street and Piney Branch Road, adjacent to the Long Branch Library.

History

The Purple Line system is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2027.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform on the south side of Arliss Street, just west of Piney Branch Road.

P Platform level	Westbound	← Purple Line toward Bethesda (Manchester Place)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Piney Branch Road) →

References

^ Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
"University Blvd Arliss St - Lebanon St" (PDF). Maryland Purple Line. Maryland Transit Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2018-04-12.