Rockville station
For other uses, see Rockville Station (disambiguation).
Rockville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amtrak station MARC commuter rail station Washington Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
251 Hungerford Drive (Metro & Amtrak) 307 South Stonestreet Avenue (MARC) Rockville, MD 20850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°05′03″N 77°08′46″W / 39.084238°N 77.146125°WCoordinates: 39°05′03″N 77°08′46″W / 39.084238°N 77.146125°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms |
1 island platform (Red Line) 2 side platforms (MARC & Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 for each service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
 Ride On: 44, 45, 46, 47, 52, 55, 56, 59, 63, 81 Metrobus: Q1, Q4, Q5, Q6, T2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 524 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 69 racks, 40 lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code |
Amtrak: RKV Metro: A14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 25, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) | 585 (MARC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2014) |
4769 daily[1]  2.67% (Metro) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2014) |
5338[2]  6.25% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Amtrak/MARC side of the station as seen from the Washington D.C.-bound platform
Rockville is a joint Washington Metro, MARC, and Amtrak train station in Rockville, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on December 15, 1984, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station is serviced by the Red Line, and is located in downtown Rockville at Hungerford Drive (MD 355) near Park Avenue. The government buildings for Rockville and Montgomery County are located about two blocks away, as are those of several large companies. MARC's Brunswick Line commuter trains and Amtrak's daily Capitol Limited share the station building with Metro. The Metro portion of the station has an island platform with tracks on either side, while MARC and Amtrak use the two tracks adjacent to two side platforms on the east side of the station.
An old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station was moved to make way for the Metro. The station opened on December 15, 1984.[3] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7 miles (11 km)[4] of rail northwest of the then named Grosvenor station and the opening of the Shady Grove, Twinbrook, and White Flint stations.[3]
Station layout
| P WMATA Platform level |
Westbound | ←  Red Line toward Shady Grove (Terminus) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Red Line toward Glenmont (Twinbrook) → | |
| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance, Amtrak/MARC platforms |
| Side platform | ||
| Inbound | ← Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg or Frederick (Washington Grove) ← Capitol Limited toward Chicago (Harpers Ferry) | |
| Outbound | → Brunswick Line toward Washington Union Station (Garret Park) → → Capitol Limited toward Washington Union Station (Terminus) → | |
| Side platform | ||
Notable places nearby
- Rockville Town Center
- Rockville Railroad Station
- Montgomery College–Rockville campus
- Richard Montgomery High School
- Beall-Dawson House
References
- ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- 1 2 Zibart, Eve (December 16, 1984), "A rainbow coalition flocks to Red Line; 4 stops open amid hoopla", The Washington Post, p. A1
- ↑ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Retrieved July 30, 2010.
External links
Media related to Rockville (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: Rockville Station
- StationMasters Online: Rockville Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Rockville Station
- Amtrak – Stations – Rockville, MD
- USA Rail Guide: Rockville Amtrak-MARC-Washington Metro Station
- Rockville, MD (RKV) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
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