Addison Road station

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Addison Road
Seat Pleasant
V14
  • Bus transport TheBus: 18, 20, 23
    • Construction
    Structure typeAt grade
    Parking1,268 spaces
    Bicycle facilities16 racks
    AccessibleYes
    Other information
    Station codeG03
    History
    OpenedNovember 22, 1980; 43 years ago (November 22, 1980)
    Previous namesAddison Road—Seat Pleasant (2000–2011)
    Passengers
    20231,004 daily[1]
    Rank80 out of 98
    Services
    Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
    Capitol Heights
    toward Ashburn
    		 Silver Line Morgan Boulevard
    toward Downtown Largo
    Capitol Heights
    toward Franconia–Springfield
    		 Blue Line
    Former services
    Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
    Capitol Heights
    toward Vienna
    		 Orange Line Morgan Boulevard
    toward Downtown Largo
    Location
    Map

    Addison Road station is a rapid transit station on the Washington Metro's Silver and Blue Lines. It is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, who opened it in 1980. It was the eastern end of the Blue Line until 2004. The station is in Seat Pleasant on Central Avenue, although its official address puts it in Capitol Heights.

    History

    The station, which has a

    Largo Town Center station opened to the east.[5] In the early eighties, due to peculiarities of the system at the time, trains travelling toward Addison Road showed blue rollsigns, but switched to orange signs before departing westward, back into the city.[6]

    In December 2003, security cameras at this station filmed a deer walking around the station mezzanine, running down an escalator, and going down the platform past a waiting train, as startled passengers watched. The deer then jumped onto the tracks and escaped into nearby woods. Metro spokesperson Lisa Farbstein reported that Metro had nicknamed the deer "Rudolph the Blue Line Reindeer".[7]

    In December 2012, Addison Road was one of five stations added to the route of the Silver Line, which was originally supposed to end at the Stadium–Armory station, but was extended into Prince George's County, Maryland, to Downtown Largo (the eastern terminus of the Blue Line) due to safety concerns about a pocket track just past Stadium-Armory.[8] Silver Line service at Addison Road began on July 26, 2014.[9]

    In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platform at the Addison Road station would be rebuilt from February 13 to May 23, 2021.[10]

    Station layout

    G Street level Exit/entrance, buses, parking
    P
    Platform level     		Westbound ← toward Franconia–Springfield (Capitol Heights)
    ← toward Ashburn (Capitol Heights)
    Island platform
    Eastbound →   toward Downtown Largo (Morgan Boulevard) →

    References

    1. ^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
    2. ^ Cooke, Janet (November 23, 1980). "Three new Metro stations have a festive first day". The Washington Post. p. D1.
    3. ^ "Metro to rename 4 subway stations". The Washington Post. March 24, 2000.
    4. ^ "Station names updated for new map" (Press release). WMATA. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
    5. ^ Dana, Rebecca (December 19, 2004). "Metro, Prince George's extend their reach; Two new Blue Line stations open, bringing passengers and economic potential". The Washington Post. p. C3.
    6. ^ Alpert, David (July 25, 2014). "Watch Metro grow from one short line in 1976 to the Silver Line today". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
    7. ^ "Deer runs through rail station". China Daily. December 17, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
    8. ^ Aratani, Lori (December 5, 2012). "Metro details Silver Line service changes". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
    9. ^ Halsey, Ashley (July 26, 2014). "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
    10. ^ "Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions". The Washington Post. May 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

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