Grosvenor – Strathmore is a rapid transit station

Metro station

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 on the Red Line

Red Line

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 of the Washington Metro

Washington Metro

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 in North Bethesda

North Bethesda, Maryland

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, Maryland

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. The first above-ground station on the Red Line heading northwest from Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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, it is one of a number of stations on the Rockville Pike corridor in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Maryland

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.

Location

Named after the nearby Grosvenor Lane, Grosvenor – Strathmore lies within the unincorporated area of North Bethesda. Located to the east of Rockville Pike at its intersection with Tuckerman Lane, the main point of interest near the station is the Music Center at Strathmore. In addition, it is the first stop outside of the Capital Beltway

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 heading outbound towards Shady Grove on the Red Line.

History

Originally to be named Parkside, service to Grosvenor (named for its proximity to Grosvenor Lane) began on July 25, 1984. Its opening coincided with the completion of 6.8 miles (10.9 km) of rail northwest of the Van Ness–UDC station and the opening of the Bethesda

Bethesda (Washington Metro)

Bethesda is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on August 25, 1984, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . Providing service for the Red Line, the station serves downtown Bethesda and is below...

, Friendship Heights

Friendship Heights (Washington Metro)

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, Medical Center

Medical Center (Washington Metro)

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 and Tenleytown stations. It remained the western terminus of the Red Line until the extension of that line to Shady Grove

Shady Grove (Washington Metro)

Shady Grove is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Derwood, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on December 15, 1984, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . Serving as the northwestern terminus of the Red Line, it is the station most distant...

 that December. Trains from Silver Spring

Silver Spring (Washington Metro)

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 continue to terminate here during peak times.

In February of 2005, the Music Center at Strathmore

Strathmore (Maryland)

Strathmore is a cultural and artistic venue and institution in North Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Strathmore was founded in 1981 and consists of two venues: the Mansion and the Music Center....

 opened adjacent to the station, prompting the name change to Grosvenor-Strathmore. The arts complex and station are connected via an elevated pedestrian walkway, the Carlton R. Sickles Memorial Sky Bridge.

External links

• WMATA: Grosvenor-Strathmore Station
• StationMasters Online: Grosvenor-Strathmore Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Grosvenor-Strathmore Station
• Rockville Pike entrance from Google Maps Street View