Shady Grove (Washington Metro)

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Shady Grove

Station statistics

Address

15903 Somerville Drive
Derwood, MD 20855

Lines

Red Line

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Parking

5,467 spaces

Bicycle facilities

32 racks, 60 lockers

Other information

Opened

July 25, 1984

Accessible

Code

A15

Owned by

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Traffic

Passengers (2006)

5.071 million ▲ 4%

Services

Preceding station		Metrorail		Following station
Terminus		Red Line		Rockville toward Glenmont

Located in Derwood, Maryland, but mostly in the area of Gaithersburg, Shady Grove is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County on the Red Line. It is the northwestern terminus of the Red Line.

Shady Grove serves the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg, Maryland, as well as northwest Montgomery County, Frederick County and points north. It is located at Redland Road near Frederick Road, at the end of Interstate 370. Service began on July 25, 1984.

This station was the site of the Washington Metro's second fatal accident, which occurred in 1996. One person was killed. See 1996 Gaithersburg Metrorail Accident for more information.