After years of construction, the Purple Line is starting to take shape as transit shelters have been installed around College Park.

Light-rail stops in the Discovery District business park, at the College Park Metro station and on the University of Maryland campus now have glass-roofed shelters where future riders will wait.

In addition, the College Park Metro station now has seven new glass shelters where bus riders can wait outside of the rain.

Public art is also being installed at the new stops, including a sculpture outside the new Atworth apartment building by the Metro station and colorful glass panels at the stop on Campus Drive at the entrance to the university.

Art is also planned for the Adelphi Road stop, the Baltimore Avenue stop, the Kenilworth Avenue stop and the Riverdale Park North stop.

The 16-mile light rail line is currently scheduled to open in late 2027.

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