Silver Spring station

Silver Spring
Silver Spring station in June 2016
General information
Location	8400 Colesville Road 1170 Bonifant Street Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates	38°59′38″N 77°01′53″W / 38.993841°N 77.031321°W / 38.993841; -77.031321
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1 island platform (Metro) 2 side platforms (MARC)
Tracks	4 (2 for each service)
Connections	Metrobus: 70, 79, F4, J1, J2, Q2, Q4, S2, S9, Y2, Y7, Y8, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8 Ride On: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, Flash BRT (Blue, Orange) MTA Maryland Bus: 915, 929 Shuttle-UM: 111 Peter Pan Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	715 spaces (leased)
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 26 racks, 30 lockers
Accessible	Yes[1]
Other information
Station code	B08
History
Opened	February 4, 1978; 46 years ago (February 4, 1978)[2]
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station Kensington towards Martinsburg or Frederick Brunswick Line Union Station Terminus Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Takoma toward Shady Grove Red Line Forest Glen toward Glenmont
Future services Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station 16th Street–Woodside toward Bethesda Purple Line Silver Spring Library toward New Carrollton
Location

Silver Spring station is a train station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro and the Brunswick Line of the MARC Train commuter rail system. The Metro station averaged 4,536 daily riders in 2023, making it the 19th-busiest stop in the network and the busiest in the state of Maryland.^[3] Trains travelling south from the station quickly cross the border into Washington, D.C., while northbound trains head underground and make their way further into Montgomery County.

Silver Spring station mainly serves the populous suburb of Silver Spring and is located east of the intersection between Colesville Road (Route 384) and East-West Highway (Route 410). In addition to rail service, several Metrobus and Ride On bus routes also serve the station at the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center, formerly known as the Silver Spring Transit Center.

It will be a stop for the Purple Line light rail system, which is currently under construction.