Braddock Road station

Braddock Road Blue Line Yellow Line

Washington Metro rapid transit station
Location 700 North West Street
Alexandria, VA 22301
Coordinates 38°48′50″N 77°03′14″W / 38.814009°N 77.053763°W / 38.814009; -77.053763Coordinates: 38°48′50″N 77°03′14″W / 38.814009°N 77.053763°W / 38.814009; -77.053763
Owned by WMATA
Line(s) Blue Line Blue Line
Yellow Line Yellow Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections DASH: AT2, AT3, AT4, AT5
Metrobus: 10A, 10B, 10E
Metroway: North, South
Construction
Structure type Embankment
Parking 10 spaces (parking meters)
Bicycle facilities 46 racks, 12 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code C12
History
Opened December 17, 1983 (1983-12-17)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 4725 daily [1] Increase 2.03%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Blue Line
Yellow Line
Greenbelt-Franconia-Springfield weekdays rush hours service
toward Greenbelt
toward Huntington
Yellow Line
Mount Vernon Square-Huntington weekdays rush hours service
Yellow Line
Not on weekdays rush hours
toward Fort Totten
  Out-of-system interchange  
Metroway
TerminusPotomac Yard
Location

Braddock Road is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is located at Braddock Road and West Street. Access to the platform is provided by one pair of escalators and one elevator.

Originally scheduled to open in summer 1982, its opening was delayed because of both unavailability of new subway cars and the lack of a test track.[2] Construction of the station was complete by summer 1982,[3] and in September 1983 Metro announced the station would open that December as the new cars would be ready for service.[4] The station opened on December 17, 1983.[5] Its opening coincided with the completion of 4.2 miles (6.8 km)[6] of rail between National Airport and Huntington and the opening of the Eisenhower Avenue, Huntington and King Street – Old Town stations.[5]

In 2014, the Metroway Bus Rapid Transit system began service with Braddock Road station serving as the southern terminus.

Panoramic image of the exterior of the station in 2016

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Westbound ← Blue Line Blue Line toward Franconia–Springfield (King Street – Old Town)
← Yellow Line Yellow Line toward Huntington (King Street – Old Town)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Blue Line Blue Line toward Largo Town Center (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) →
→ Yellow Line Yellow Line toward Fort Totten (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) →
(No service: Potomac Yard)
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance

References

  1. ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  2. ↑ Feaver, Douglas B. (January 30, 1981). "Status of future Metro openings". The Washington Post. p. C5.
  3. ↑ Battiata, Mary (September 22, 1982). "Alexandria angered by delays in opening of subway". The Washington Post. p. VA1.
  4. ↑ Lynton, Stephen J. (September 21, 1983). "Metro panel approves plan for December Yellow Line opening". The Washington Post. p. C4.
  5. 1 2 Burgess, John (December 20, 1983). "Yellow Line trains run smoothly as new stations get first test". The Washington Post. p. C3.
  6. ↑ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2010.

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