Metropolitan Grove is a passenger rail station on the
MARC Brunswick Line between
Washington, D.C.
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and
Martinsburg, WV
Martinsburg is a city in and the seat of Berkeley County, West Virginia, in the tip of the state's Eastern Panhandle region in the lower Shenandoah Valley. Its population was 18,835 in the 2021 census estimate, making it the largest city in the ...
(with an extension to
Frederick, MD
Frederick is a city in and the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland. It is part of the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area. Frederick has long been an important crossroads, located at the intersection of a major north–south Native A ...
).
[MARC system map (includes Metropolitan Grove)](_blank)
''MARC system map'' Metropolitan Grove Station is nearest
Browns Station Park.
The large
Watkins Mill Town Center
Watkins Mill Town Center is a transit-oriented development proposed in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. It is located on the north side of the Metropolitan Grove MARC station, which will also be a stop along the Corridor Cities Transitway
...
development is adjacent and still under construction. The future
Corridor Cities Transitway
The Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) proposal is for a bus rapid transit line in Maryland that would run from the Shady Grove Metro station in Gaithersburg northwest to Clarksburg.Montgomery County Planning Department, Silver Spring, MD"Corrid ...
light rail/
bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...
line will connect with MARC at Metropolitan Grove.
Station layout
The station is not compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA () is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 19 ...
, lacking raised
platforms for level boarding.
References
External links
MARC Station Information - Brunswick Line
1987 establishments in Maryland
Brunswick Line
Gaithersburg, Maryland
MARC Train stations
Railway stations in Montgomery County, Maryland
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987
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