Branch Ave is a Washington Metro station in Prince George's County, Maryland on the Green Line. It is the southeastern terminus of the Green Line. The Branch Avenue rail yard lies just beyond this station.
The station is located near the intersection of Auth Road and Old Soper Road. Service began on January 13, 2001.
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Arriving at Branch Avenue station, preparing to cross the interlocking to the inbound track. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Arriving at Branch Avenue station on the inbound track. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Green Line tail tracks, leading to Branch Avenue Yard. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Green Line tail tracks, leading to Branch Avenue Yard. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Category: CAF Cars Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Head sign showing line name in original mixed case. This was changed in 2003 to all uppercase, like on the earlier Rohr and Breda cars. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Island platform at Branch Avenue station. A Breda train is out of service at left on the outbound track. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Colorful artwork hangs from the skylights over the stairway to the platform in the station mezzanine, entitled Departure. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Entrances to Branch Avenue station. Note the large lettering over the entrance. This is common on the southern end of the Green Line. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Departure as seen facing outbound. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: A train operator, wearing his yellow safety vest, heads towards the cab of a CAF train on the outbound tracks. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Green Line trains awaiting passengers on both tracks, seen from mezzanine level. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series (left), Breda 3000-Series (right) Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2006-02-15 Comments: Branch Avenue station as seen from a bridge over the tracks south of the station. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2006-02-15 Comments: Station canopy as seen from the sidewalk west of the station, near the bus bays. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2006-02-15 Comments: Station entrance pylon, west side of station. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2006-02-15 Comments: Station name plaque and strip map. |
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Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2006-02-15 Comments: Branch Avenue station as seen from a Green Line train departing for Greenbelt from the outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6016 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Head end of Alstom 6016. Note the rounded corners of the cab and door windows. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6015 (closest), Alstom 6017 (middle), Alstom 6016 (furthest) Location: Branch Avenue Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Side view of the exterior of an Alstom train. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6024 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Head end of Alstom 6024 at Branch Avenue. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Passes/Farecards machines in the mezzanine. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6104 (left, closest to camera), Alstom (others) Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Facing outbound end of station. Tracks continue to Branch Avenue Yard. |
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Vehicle: Alstom Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: View facing inbound direction. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6104 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Alstom 6104 on the inbound track at Branch Avenue. This car is part of the first pair of cars to be fitted with resilient flooring, replacing carpet. Also one of the first cars to be fitted with numbers near the roof of the cars, which would later become standard on all cars, replacing the numbers below the windows. |
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Vehicle: Alstom (both trains), Alstom 6105 (left, closest to camera), Alstom 6104 (left, second-closest to camera) Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: View from mezzanine, facing outbound. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Stairs from mezzanine to platform. This area previously held an art installation, which had been removed at some point between 2004 and 2009. |
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Location: Branch Avenue Date: 2009-05-09 Comments: Station manager kiosk and faregates in the mezzanine. |
