Braddock Road station
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Braddock Road station 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.
History
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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Construction of the station was complete by summer 1982,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and in September 1983 Metro announced the station would open that December as the new cars would be ready for service.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The station opened on December 17, 1983.<ref name="December 20, 1983">Template:Cite news</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of Template:Convert<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> of rail between National Airport and Huntington and the opening of the Eisenhower Avenue, Huntington and King Street–Old Town stations.<ref name="December 20, 1983" />
In 2012, a Capital Bikeshare station was installed across the street as part of Alexandria's initial bikeshare expansion<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and another station was added closer to the entrance in early 2022.
In 2014, the Metroway Bus Rapid Transit system began service with Braddock Road station serving as the southern terminus.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The Blue and Yellow Lines south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station, including the Braddock Road station, would be closed from May to September 2019, during which the platforms at this station would be rebuilt.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Between September 10 and November 5, 2022, Braddock Road was closed due to the Potomac Yard station tie-in, closing all stations south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station. Shuttle buses were provided throughout the shutdown.<ref>Template:Cite web The station itself opened on May 19, 2023.</ref>
Station layout
Access to the island platform is provided by one pair of escalators and one elevator. The Metro tracks and platform are on an embankment relative to street level, supported by a concrete retaining wall. West of the platform are the three tracks of the RF&P Subdivision, which carry Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express trains, while east of the platform there are bus bays serving DASH and Metrobus and a small metered parking lot.Template:Citation needed
| P Platform level |
Track 3 | ← Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line and Amtrak do not stop → |
| Track 2 | ← Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line and Amtrak do not stop → | |
| Track 1 | ← Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line and Amtrak do not stop → | |
| Southbound | ← Template:WMATA icon toward Template:Wmata Template:Small ← Template:WMATA icon toward Template:Wmata Template:Small | |
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| Northbound | Template:0 Template:WMATA icon toward Template:Wmata Template:Small → Template:0 Template:WMATA icon toward Template:Wmata Template:Small → | |
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses, parking, fare control, ticket machines, station agent |
References
External links
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Braddock Road Station
- Station from Google Maps Street View