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Purple Line Facts

Here's a reminder of the Purple Line basics.

It was announced today that the Purple Line light rail is set to . It's been a little while since we've heard about the project, so here's a reminder of the basics:

  • Length: 16.3 miles
  • 21 stations
  • Four connections to existing Metrorail system (Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park, New Carrollton
  • No new park and ride lots
  • Frequency of service: six minutes peak headway; 10 minutes off-peak headway
  • One-way travel time-Bethesda to New Carrollton: 56 minutes
  • 55 light rail vehicles
  • Average daily ridership in 2030: 60,000
  • 30% of riders will use Metrorail for part of their trip
  • 20,000 new daily transit trips
  • Capital cost $1.9 billion (Year of Expenditure dollars)


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