Bethesda station

Bethesda
Station platform in October 2016
General information
Location	7450 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, Maryland
Coordinates	38°59′05″N 77°05′41″W / 38.984605°N 77.094586°W / 38.984605; -77.094586
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: J2 Ride On: 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 47, 70 Bethesda Circulator Fairfax Connector: 798 Capital Crescent Trail
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 48 racks and 44 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	A09
History
Opened	August 25, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-08-25)
Passengers
2023	3,794 daily[1]
Rank	23 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Medical Center toward Shady Grove Red Line Friendship Heights toward Glenmont
Future services Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station Terminus Purple Line Connecticut Avenue toward New Carrollton
Location

Bethesda station is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro system in Bethesda, Maryland. It is one of the busiest suburban Metro stations, serving on average 9,142 passengers each weekday in 2017.^[2] The Purple Line, a light rail system currently under construction, will terminate at Bethesda, providing rail service to other inner Maryland suburbs such as Silver Spring and College Park, each of which has additional north-south connections by Washington Metro, and New Carrollton, which has Amtrak and MARC connections to both Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.