Metropolitan Grove station

Metropolitan Grove
General information
Location3 Metropolitan Court, Gaithersburg, Maryland[1]
Coordinates39°08′59″N 77°13′36.6″W / 39.14972°N 77.226833°W / 39.14972; -77.226833
Line(s)Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo[2]
History
OpenedJuly 6, 1987 (1987-07-06)[3][4]
Passengers
November 202279 (daily)[5] (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Germantown
toward Martinsburg or Frederick
 Brunswick Line Gaithersburg
toward Union Station
Location

Metropolitan Grove is a passenger rail station in Gaithersburg, Maryland on the MARC Brunswick Line. The Brunswick line runs between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with an extension to Frederick, MD).[6] Metropolitan Grove Station is adjacent to Brown Station Park. The large Watkins Mill Town Center development is adjacent and still under construction.

A proposed bus rapid transit line, the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT), would connect with MARC at Metropolitan Grove. Construction of the CCT project is not funded as of 2025.[7]

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, lacking raised platforms for level boarding.

References

  1. ^ "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "News and Upcoming Events" (PDF). Transit Times. 1 (2). Action Committee for Transit. Summer 1987. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. ^ "Md. Commuters Get Another Way to Go". The Washington Post. 1987-07-09. ProQuest 139235759.
  5. ^ "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  6. ^ MARC system map (includes Metropolitan Grove) MARC system map
  7. ^ Shaver, Katherine (September 24, 2019). "Maryland cuts funding for Corridor Cities Transitway". The Washington Post.
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