Purple Line

The Purple Line is a planned high-capacity public transportation link between Bethesda and New Carrollton. This 14-mile corridor extends from the western limits of the Metrorail Red Line in Bethesda to the Orange Line New Carrollton Metrorail Station along a route inside the Capital Beltway. The project would provide a direct connection between the Metrorail Red, Green, and Orange Lines that radiate into suburban Maryland from Washington, D.C., and provide an east-west public transportation link between Montgomery County and Prince George's County.

On August 4, 2009, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley announced the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Purple Line. The state will pursue federal funding for a light rail/streetcar line that will run along Veterans Parkway (MD 410) to Ellin Road and terminate at the New Carrollton Metro station. A new Purple Line station will be located below grade at the MD 450/MD 410 intersection so that Purple Line trains can avoid traffic signal delays. For more information on the Purple Line, please visit the Purple Line project website or contact the project manager below.

Michael Madden, Project Manager
Maryland Transit Administration
6 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-3694
mmadden@mtamaryland.com

En Español:
Carlos Abinader
4351 Garden City Drive, Suite 305
New Carrollton, Maryland 20785
(301) 577-203
cabinader@mtamaryland.com