Dunn Loring station

Dunn Loring
Merrifield
Location 2700 Gallows Road
Vienna, VA 22180
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s) Orange Line Orange Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Bus stands 7
Bus operators Metrobus: 1B, 1C, 2B, 2T
Fairfax Connector
Construction
Structure type Surface
Parking 1,319 spaces
Bicycle facilities 40 racks, 34 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code K07
History
Opened June 7, 1986 (June 7, 1986)
Previous names Dunn Loring (1986–1998)
Dunn Loring–Merrifield (1998–2011)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 5,347 daily [1] Increase 7.84%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Terminus
Orange Line

Dunn Loring is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia on the Orange Line. The station is located in Merrifield, with a Vienna postal address. The station is located in the median of Interstate 66 at Gallows Road, just outside the Capital Beltway, and is accessed via a footbridge over the eastbound lanes.

The station opened on June 7, 1986.[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 9.1 miles (14.6 km) of rail west of the Ballston station and the opening of the East Falls Church, West Falls Church and Vienna stations.[2] By 1993, officials in Fairfax City were looking to add "Merrifield" to the station name.[3] In 1998, the station name was changed to "Dunn Loring-Merrifield".[4] On November 3, 2011, the station was returned to its original name, with "Merrifield" listed as a subtitle.[5]

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Westbound ← Orange Line Orange Line toward Vienna (Terminus)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Orange Line Orange Line toward New Carrollton (West Falls Church) →
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance

Development project

In August 2011, Mill Creek Residential Trust began development on a new mixed-use development area in cooperation with WMATA known as Alexan Dunn Loring.[6] The project is required to not reduce the number of parking spaces.[7] The first step completed was to remove the existing kiss and ride area, as well as the bus bays. This area became the primary metro parking lot, while the old parking lot was built into a new parking garage. The new parking garage opened August 2013.[8] After the parking garage opened, construction began on the mixed-use development in the area of the temporary parking lot. Phase 1 of the mixed-use development project is scheduled to be completed first quarter 2014.[9][10] Construction is expected to complete in 2015.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  2. 1 2 Lynton, Stephen J. (June 8, 1986), "9.1 more miles for Metrorail", The Washington Post, p. C1
  3. ↑ Shear, Michael D. (August 26, 1993), "Angling to get on Metro Map; Merrifield, Fairfax City want stations renamed", The Washington Post, p. V1
  4. ↑ Pae, Peter (August 21, 1997), "New names for Metro stations", The Washington Post, p. V1
  5. ↑ "Station names updated for new map" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Dunn Loring-Merrifield Metrorail Station". wmata.com. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  7. ↑ "Environmental Document" (PDF). wmata.com. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-10. Through out any phase of construction of the proposed development, at least 1,355 parking spaces (existing number of spaces today) must be available to Metro patrons.
  8. ↑ Hedgpeth, Dana (August 20, 2013). "New Metro parking garage at Dunn Loring". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  9. ↑ "Dunn Loring-Merrifield Metro" (PDF). JBGR Retail. Retrieved 2014-11-10. Delivery Date: 1st Quarter 2014
  10. ↑ "Dunn Loring Metro Apartments". Mill Creek Residential Trust. Retrieved 2014-11-10. Leasing to begin May 2013

External links

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Coordinates: 38°53′00″N 77°13′42″W / 38.883304°N 77.228388°W / 38.883304; -77.228388

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