Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center

The Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center is a bus transit center in Langley Park, Maryland. It is at the intersection of University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue, and is the largest bus-only transfer in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.^[2] It is a future transfer point for the Purple Line.

Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center
Public transport bus service
Transit Center in 2018
General information
Location	7900 New Hampshire Avenue Langley Park, Maryland[1] United States
Coordinates	38.9900715°N 76.9887101°W / 38.9900715; -76.9887101
Owned by	Maryland Transit Administration
Bus routes	11
Bus stands	12[2]
Bus operators	TheBus Ride On Metrobus Shuttle-UM
Construction
Structure type	covered pavilion
Parking	no
Bicycle facilities	no
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	22 December 2016 (2016-12-22)
Passengers
12,000 daily[2]
Future services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station Piney Branch Road toward Bethesda Purple Line Riggs Road toward New Carrollton
Location

History

The center was delayed by negotiations over land. Construction started in the spring of 2013, with an expected completion date in the fall of 2015.^[3] The $34.8-million transit center was designed to ease bus transfers and improve pedestrian safety.^[4] The station opened for service on December 22, 2016.^[2]

The Purple Line system is under construction as of 2023 and is scheduled to open in 2027.^[5]

Station layout

Bus Station

P Platform level	Bay F	Bay E	Bay G
	←
	Bay D			↑
	←
				↑
	→
	Bay A	Bay B	Bay C

Purple Line station

The future Purple Line station will consist of an island platform on the median of University Boulevard just west of New Hampshire Avenue.^[6]

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

Routes

Bay[7]	Route	Operator	Destination	Notes
A	16	Ride On	Silver Spring
	111	Shuttle-UM	Silver Spring	Weekdays when University of Maryland is in session
	C2	WMATA	Wheaton
	C2	WMATA	Twinbrook
	C4	WMATA	Wheaton
	C4	WMATA	Twinbrook
	K6	WMATA	White Oak
	K9	WMATA	FDA	Rush hours only
B	18	The Bus	Addison Road
C	F8	WMATA	Cheverly
D	111	Shuttle-UM	Student Union	Weekdays when University of Maryland is in session
	C2	WMATA	Greenbelt
	C4	WMATA	Hyattsville Crossing
	E	17	Ride On	Silver Spring
F	15	Ride On	Silver Spring
G	16	Ride On	Takoma
	18	Ride On	Silver Spring	Weekdays only
	25	Ride On	Takoma	Rush hours only
	K6	WMATA	Fort Totten
	K9	WMATA	Fort Totten	Rush hours only

References

1. "Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center | WMATA". Retrieved January 14, 2017.
2. "Takoma-Langley Crossroads | Maryland Transit Administration". Retrieved January 9, 2017.
3. Lazo, Luz (February 15, 2013). "Maryland to start building long-delayed transit center in Prince George's". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
4. Lazo, Luz (May 21, 2015). "Long-planned Prince George's transit center to open this fall". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
5. Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2018-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Bus Service from Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center" (PDF). Retrieved January 16, 2017.

External links

• MTA Page

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Legend
Bethesda Connecticut Avenue Rock Creek Lyttonsville 16th Street–Woodside Silver Spring Bonifant Street Silver Spring Library Wayne Avenue Dale Drive Sligo Creek Manchester Place Long Branch MD 193 University Boulevard Piney Branch Road Takoma Langley Montgomery County Prince George's County Riggs Road Northwest Branch Anacostia River Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD Campus Drive–UMD Campus Drive Baltimore Avenue–UMD College Park–University of Maryland Riverdale Park North–UMD MD 201 Kenilworth Avenue Riverdale Park–Kenilworth Beacon Heights–East Pines Glenridge Maintenance Facility Glenridge Ellin Road New Carrollton All stations are accessible