Cheverly station

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Cheverly
Cheverly Station.jpg
Location5501 Columbia Park Road, Cheverly, Maryland
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: F1, F2, F8, F12, F13
Bus transport TheBus: 18, 23
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Parking530 spaces
Bicycle facilities34 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeD11
History
OpenedNovember 20, 1978; 43 years ago (November 20, 1978)
Passengers
2018980 daily[1] Increase 73.8%
Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro Following station
Deanwood
toward Vienna
 Orange Line Landover
toward New Carrollton

Cheverly is a side-platformed Washington Metro station in Cheverly, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on November 20, 1978, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Orange Line, the station is the first station going east in Maryland on the Orange Line. The station is in the residential area of Cheverly at Columbia Park Road near U.S. Route 50. It is a commuter station with 530 parking spaces. As of 2011, Cheverly had the lowest average weekly ridership of any Metro station.[2]

History[]

Entrance pylon at Cheverly station

The station opened on November 20, 1978.[3][4] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)[5] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Deanwood, Landover, Minnesota Avenue, and New Carrollton stations.[3][4]

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platforms at the Cheverly station would be rebuilt starting in mid-2021.[6]

From March 26, 2020, until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[7][8][9]

Station layout[]

M Mezzanine Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level 		Side platform
Westbound ← WMATA Orange.svg toward Vienna/Fairfax–GMU (Deanwood)
Eastbound → WMATA Orange.svg toward New Carrollton (Landover) →
Side platform
Track 5 → Landover Subdivision
Track 4 → Landover Subdivision
Track A → Landover Subdivision
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses, parking

References[]

  1. ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Feaver, Douglas B. (November 12, 1978), "Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway; Orange Line will bring Metro to P.G.", The Washington Post, p. C1
  4. ^ a b Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
  5. ^ "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions". Washington Post. May 7, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

External links[]

Coordinates: 38°54′59.6″N 76°55′0.7″W / 38.916556°N 76.916861°W / 38.916556; -76.916861


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