Ashburn station (Washington Metro)

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Ashburn
WMATA Metro Logo.svg WMATA Silver.svg rapid transit station
Ashburn Metro construction 2019.jpg
Construction of the station in 2019
Coordinates39°00′17″N 77°29′27″W / 39.0046°N 77.4909°W / 39.0046; -77.4909Coordinates: 39°00′17″N 77°29′27″W / 39.0046°N 77.4909°W / 39.0046; -77.4909
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Parking3,300 spaces
Bicycle facilities51 racks, 5 lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeN12
History
OpeningMay 2022[1]
Future services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro Following station
Terminus Silver Line Loudoun Gateway
toward Largo Town Center

Ashburn is a planned Washington Metro station in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, on the Silver Line.[2] Originally planned to begin operation in 2018,[3] the station is now planned to open in May 2022.[1] Ashburn will be the western terminus of the line; the current western terminus is Wiehle–Reston East station, which opened with phase one of the Silver Line in July 2014.[2]

In April 2015, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority approved the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors' name for the stop.[4]

Ashburn station is located at the median of the Dulles Greenway (SR 267) east of Old Ryan Road (SR 772). It will be the furthest station from the Washington city center, and the closest to West Virginia, being only 26.5 miles (42.6 km) by road from Keyes Gap.[2]

Station layout[]

The station will have two pedestrian bridges leading to either side of the Dulles Greenway, with bus bays and kiss and ride lots on both sides, as well as 1,650 parking spaces on each side. Bicycle racks are planned for both sides of the highway and five bike lockers are planned for the north entrance.

M Mezzanine Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level 		Westbound → WMATA Silver.svg (under construction) toward Largo Town Center (Loudoun Gateway) →
← WMATA Silver.svg termination track
Island platform
Eastbound → WMATA Silver.svg (under construction) toward Largo Town Center (Loudoun Gateway) →
← WMATA Silver.svg termination track
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses, parking

Construction delays[]

In April 2009, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project officials projected that Phase 2 of the Silver Line, including Ashburn Station, would open in 2016.[5]

In April 2015, project officials pushed back the opening date for the station to late 2019, stating that stricter requirements for stormwater management caused much of the delay. Per officials, the line also had to incorporate improvements to the system's automated train controls that were a late addition to the project's first phase.[6]

In August 2019, project officials reported that they expected construction on the second phase of the Silver Line to be done by April 17, 2020, and service to begin for riders by July 16. MWAA stated that service should be able to begin within two weeks of the July 16 projection "unless unexpected problems develop."[7]

In February 2020, project officials projected that station would open in the spring of 2021.[8]

In December 2020, Metro executive vice president of capital delivery Laura Mason projected that the station would open in the fall of 2021, but warned that there is a lot of uncertainly even about that date.[9]

On February 11, 2021, Metro announced that it would need five months to test the Phase 2 extension of the Silver Line after construction was substantially completed by MWAA, extending the previously announced testing timeline of 90 days.[10][11]

On March 5, 2021, the MWAA announced that substantial completion of the Phase 2 extension should be complete by Labor Day. Metro general manager Paul Wiedefeld said in a statement, “Today’s announcement enables Metro to begin planning and budgeting for the start of service in early 2022.” [12]

On June 29, 2021, MWAA announced that it would not meet its Labor Day deadline for substantial completion of the Phase 2 extension. MWAA said that it expected to publish a new timeline for substantial completion of the project within two weeks.[13]

On September 9, 2021, Andrew Off, Metro’s vice president of the Rail Operations Control Center and Strategic Transformation, told Metro board members that Phase 2 was scheduled for "substantial completion" in November 2021.[14] However, an MWAA spokesperson advised that "[a]t this point we do not have a completion date planned."[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "More cracks were found at Silver Line stations. Here's what needs to happen before Metro opens Phase 2". Greater Greater Washington. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Ashburn". dullesmetro.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "Second Phase Of Silver Line Delayed By At Least 13 Months". April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Loudoun Silver Line station names finalized with Metro board approval". Loudoun Times-Mirror. April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Pomeroy, Courtney (2020-05-05). "TIMELINE: Metro's Silver Line trials and tribulations, from inception to today". WJLA. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  6. ^ Goldberg, The Associated Press, Jeff (2015-04-28). "Final phase of Silver Line to Dulles delayed until 2019". WJLA. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  7. ^ Roussey/ABC7, Tom (2019-08-06). "Airports Authority: Silver Line could be completed by April 2020". WJLA. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  8. ^ Roussey (ABC7), Tom (2020-02-20). "Second phase of Metro Silver Line delayed again, will open spring 2021 at the earliest". WJLA. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  9. ^ "Second phase of Metro's Silver Line now expected to be delayed again, to fall 2021". wjla.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  10. ^ "Silver Line Phase 2 Update" (PDF). WMATA. February 11, 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  11. ^ Cushman & Wakefield Research (February 3, 2014). "Silver Line". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Silver Line extension expected to be ready for Metro takeover by Labor Day". 5 March 2021.
  13. ^ "MWAA will miss Labor Day deadline for Silver Line Phase 2, likely pushing back opening". 2 July 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Silver Line's second phase could open to passengers early next year".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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