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liquibasethrowaway OP t1_j1vcp1d wrote

Reply to comment by BourbonCoug in Questions about the Purple line? by liquibasethrowaway

Yeah I think it's 'projected' to be open in 2026, but these things are never on time.

That being said as someone who lives in the area along the route I'm really hoping it will be usable but I'm not sure given it doesn't actually "connect" with the existing train stops (you'd need to walk decently far and enter a separate building to do transfers to existing lines).

Also have seen how bad the Baltimore light rail is and I'm worried they cheaped out, when they should have just paid the money to get an actual additional metro line built the way the others are (the current lines do not need to stop for pedestrians and drivers going when they shouldn't).

Hoping I'm wrong and this will seamlessly connect with the existing system, but was hoping someone with more info could shed some light.

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notevenapro t1_j1vwdl3 wrote

You have 6 years. Take a deep breath and worry about something else

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Zwillium t1_j1vwy7z wrote

Who cares if it's 6 years away from opening?

This post is far and away better than the dozens of "what should I do" and "where should I live" posts.

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liquibasethrowaway OP t1_j1w0jn2 wrote

Thanks for backing me up boss. This post came back from -1 haha

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9throwawayDERP t1_j1x3vi4 wrote

honestly a nice and well-structured post with clear questions that aren't easily answered by simple google searches.

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notevenapro t1_j1vx8vw wrote

I like all the posts. Reality is that the DC sub is pretty boring.

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Quelcris_Falconer13 t1_j1vz5a4 wrote

Hey you’re a home owner these are good questions. Having metro nearby will probably significantly increase property value and change your way of life. For one thing I imagine in about a decade there will be tons of high density housing all along the purple line stops.

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notevenapro t1_j1vzc8v wrote

Perhaps. MoCo has a master plan when it comes to new housing.

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steelgame1975 t1_j1xvnz6 wrote

The fact that they separated the stations from Metro is bonkers. But they did.

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ad-lapidem t1_j1z6xqu wrote

It's a different agency, MTA, that will be operating the Purple Line, so I don't see how they could have been directly integrated. It's no different from, say, SEPTA and PATCO trains in Philadelphia or the NYC Subway and PATH trains in New York and New Jersey, which don't have transfer agreements and didn't even have compatible payment systems.

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steelgame1975 t1_j1z91ko wrote

All of those other systems have multi-system terminals. Penn Station, Grand Central etc. You can literally walk across the hall in the same building and change trains. In Bethesda you will need to exit the station and walk around the corner to the other station entrance to transfer between Metro and Purple Line.

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ad-lapidem t1_j1zagit wrote

Situations like Union Station are the exception, not the rule. There's not even a direct connection from Amtrak/VRE to Metro at Alexandria, or from Amtrak/MARC at New Carrollton, where their platforms are literally across from one another and their rails use the same right of way.

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