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Twinbrook station

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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.

LocationRockville, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates39°3′44.6″N 77°7′14.8″W
Platforms1 island platform
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Twinbrook
Twinbrook station platform in January 2018
General information
LocationRockville, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates39°3′44.6″N 77°7′14.8″W
OwnerWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure type
At grade
Parking1,097 spaces
Cycle facilities
Capital Bikeshare, 68 racks and 26 lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeA13
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1984; 41 years ago (December 15, 1984)
Passengers
20252,755 (average weekday)[1]
Rank65 of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Rockville Red Line North Bethesda
toward Glenmont
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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. Southeast of this station, Glenmont bound trains goes into a series of short tunnel, only to emerge into open-cut stations at North Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore respectively.

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