Connecticut Avenue station

Connecticut Avenue is a light rail station that is currently under construction in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It will be part of the Purple Line in Maryland.^[1] The station will be located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and the Capital Crescent Trail.

Connecticut Avenue
MTA light rail station
Station construction in 2024.
General information
Location	Connecticut Avenue Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Coordinates	38.994713°N 77.076433°W / 38.994713; -77.076433
Owned by	Maryland Transit Administration
Operated by	Maryland Transit Solutions
Line(s)	Purple
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Parking	no
Accessible	Yes
History
Opening	2027; 2 years' time (2027) (scheduled)
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station Bethesda Terminus Purple Line Lyttonsville toward New Carrollton
Location

History

The Purple Line is under construction as of 2024 and is scheduled to open in 2027.^[2][3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms.

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	←      Purple Line toward Bethesda (Terminus)
	Eastbound	→      Purple Line toward New Carrollton (Lyttonsville) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. Shaver, Katherine (December 19, 2019). "Purple Line will open first between College Park and New Carrollton, state says". The Washington Post.
2. Shaver, Katherine (January 19, 2023). "Maryland's Purple Line construction faces another seven-month delay". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
3. Shaver, Katherine (2022-01-26). "Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to complete Purple Line". The Washington Post.

v t e Purple Line
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 Crossroads Transit Center Montgomery County Prince George's County Riggs Road Northwest Branch Anacostia River Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD Campus Drive–UMD Campus Drive Baltimore Avenue–College Park–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