Twinbrook station

Twinbrook station is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro attached to the Twinbrook neighborhood of Rockville, Maryland. One of a number of stations on the Rockville Pike corridor, it primarily acts as a commuter station.

Twinbrook
Twinbrook station platform in January 2018
General information
Location	Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates	39°3′44.6″N 77°7′14.8″W
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: C4 Ride On: 5, 10, 26, 44, 45, 46
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	1,097 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 68 racks and 26 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	A13
History
Opened	December 15, 1984; 39 years ago (December 15, 1984)
Passengers
2023	1,736 daily[1]
Rank	56 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Rockville toward Shady Grove Red Line North Bethesda toward Glenmont
Location

Location

Twinbrook station is located in the southern section of Rockville, one of the largest communities in Montgomery County. Specifically, it lies to the east of the intersection of Rockville Pike and Halpine Road, the railway's right-of-way splitting the latter in two.^[2]

Transit-oriented development

Like other Metro stations in Montgomery County, Twinbrook is a center for planned transit-oriented development. The county planning department released the Twinbrook Sector Plan in 2009, which acts as a guideline for mixed-use, walkable development around the station.^[3] To fulfill this vision, the plan splits the surrounding area into three zones heading east: a mixed-use urban core area, a technology center, and a light industrial section. In addition, it calls for the redesign of certain arterial roads in the neighborhood such as Twinbrook Parkway and Parklawn Drive as well as connecting dead-end streets to create a grid, aiding walkability.^[3] Not included in the Sector Plan is the Twinbrook Station project, which occupies land directly adjacent to the Metro station.^[4]

History

The station opened on December 15, 1984^[5] as part of a 7-mile (11 km), four-station northwestern extension of the Red Line^[6] between Grosvenor–Strathmore and Shady Grove stations.^[5]

Station layout

Twinbrook is served by an island platform west of the CSX Metropolitan Subdivision tracks, which carry Amtrak and MARC Trains. Both the east and west sides of the station have bus bays, surface parking, and kiss and ride lots. These areas are connected to each other and to the platform by a ground-level underpass underneath the embankment holding the tracks. The station is also the only one to have only a single escalator serving the platform, usually heading up. An elevator and stairs provide access to exit the platform area. East of this station, it goes into a short tunnel.

References

1. "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
2. Twinbrook station Archived December 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine WMATA Retrieved November 6, 2010
3. Twinkbrook Sector Plan Montgomery Planning Retrieved November 6, 2010
4. Site plan Twinbrook Station Retrieved November 6, 2010
5. Zibart, Eve (December 16, 1984), "A rainbow coalition flocks to Red Line; four stops open amid hoopla", The Washington Post, p. A1
6. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2010.

External links

• WMATA Twinbrook station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Twinbrook Station