Deanwood station
Deanwood | |||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 194 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 8 racks and 4 lockers | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | D10 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | November 20, 1978 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2023 | 585 daily[1] | ||||||||||
Rank | 94 out of 98 | ||||||||||
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Deanwood station is an
Deanwood averaged just 585 daily entries in 2023, making it the least-utilized Metro station in the District of Columbia.
History
The station opened on November 20, 1978.[2][3] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)[4] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly, Landover, Minnesota Avenue, and New Carrollton stations.[2][3]
In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system.[5] New Carrollton station was closed from May 28, 2022, through September 5, 2022, as part of the summer platform improvement project, which also affected the Minnesota Avenue, Deanwood, Cheverly, and Landover stations on the Orange Line. Shuttle buses and free parking were provided at the closed stations.[6]
On September 10, 2022, Blue Line trains started serving the station due to the
Station layout
P Platform level |
Track 5 | Landover Subdivision |
Track 4 | Landover Subdivision | |
Westbound | ← Vienna/Fairfax–GMU (Minnesota Avenue )
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Island platform | ||
Eastbound | ![]() | |
Track 3 | Alexandria Extension | |
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses, parking |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, ticket machines, station agent |
Notable places nearby
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
References
- ^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Feaver, Douglas B. (November 12, 1978). "Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway". The Washington Post. p. C1.
- ^ a b Eisen, Jack; Feinstein, John (November 18, 1978). "City-County Fanfare Opens Orange Line". The Washington Post. p. D1.
- ^ "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Siddiqui, Faiz (May 7, 2018). "Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Final phase of Metro's multi-year Platform Improvement Project begins this weekend, closing five Orange Line stations". WMATA. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Metro announces travel alternatives for major Blue and Yellow Line construction this fall". Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Metro's Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback". WJLA-TV. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
External links
Media related to Deanwood (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Deanwood Station
- Minnesota Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Polk Street entrance from Google Maps Street View