Minnesota Avenue station
Minnesota Avenue | |||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | 333 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 8 racks and 4 lockers | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | D09 | ||||||||||
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Opened | November 20, 1978 | ||||||||||
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2023 | 859 daily[1] | ||||||||||
Rank | 86 out of 98 | ||||||||||
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Minnesota Avenue station is an
On the Orange Line's westbound service, Minnesota Ave is the last station before crossing the Anacostia River, as well as the last above-ground station until East Falls Church in Virginia. West of the station, trains curve over RFK Stadium parking lots before descending underground.
Location
Minnesota Avenue station is located between Kenilworth Avenue and Minnesota Avenue, at Grant Street, immediately east of the
History
The station opened on November 20, 1978.
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 (Stadium–Armory )
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Island platform | ||
Eastbound | toward New Carrollton (Deanwood) → | |
Track 3 | Alexandria Extension | |
Track 2 | Alexandria Extension | |
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, ticket machines, station agent |
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. July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ 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 Minnesota Avenue (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons