Dulles International Airport station
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![]() Station under construction (February 2018) | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 38°57′21″N 77°26′52″W / 38.95583°N 77.44778°WCoordinates: 38°57′21″N 77°26′52″W / 38.95583°N 77.44778°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Above ground | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | N10 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | November 15, 2022 (planned) | ||||||||||
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The Washington Dulles International Airport Station is an unopened Washington Metro station at Washington Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia, U.S., on the Silver Line. Originally planned to be operational by 2018,[1][2][3] the station is planned to open November 15, 2022.[4] The station was originally planned to be underground,[1] but was built as an above-ground station next to daily parking garage 1.[5]
History
A Washington Metro station had been considered for Dulles since at least 1969, but formal plans were not made until 2002, with the first phase of the project commencing in 2004. According to a 1969–1970 engineering study, a full-scale Metro station was planned (but never built) 28 feet (8.6 m) below a parking lot.[6] The originally planned single-side platform station would not meet current Metro specifications for a center platform, which is necessary since current plans would extend service beyond the airport to western suburbs. Plans for an above-ground facility drew concerns from the Virginia Historic Preservation Office regarding the visual impact on the Eero Saarinen-designed terminal. Consultants estimated that an above-ground station would save $640 million in construction costs.[7]
On April 6, 2011, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) board voted 9–4 to build an underground station 550 feet (170 m) away from the terminal, rather than an above-ground station 1,150 feet (350 m) away from the terminal, at an additional cost of $330 million. Construction of the underground station would have extended its expected opening to mid-2017.[8] However, on July 20, 2011, the MWAA board reversed its previous vote and approved an above-ground station due to pressure from state and local officials to reduce overall project costs.[9]
The pedestrian tunnel connecting the terminal and daily and hourly lots to parking garage 1 was closed in January 2016 in order to reconfigure that tunnel section to accommodate the future Metro station entrance.[1] The pedestrian tunnel was reopened in November 2018.[10]
On October 31, 2022, WMATA announced that the Phase 2 extension will open on November 15, 2022.[11][12]
Station layout
The station will be connected to the terminal building using the existing pedestrian tunnel which connects the hourly and daily parking lots and parking garage 1 to the baggage claim level of the airport terminal; it will be equipped with moving sidewalks.
P Platform level |
Westbound | ← ![]() |
Island platform | ||
Eastbound | ![]() | |
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, fare control, ticket machines, station agent |
B | Tunnel | Walkway to Garage 1 and airport terminal |
References
- ^ a b c "Dulles Metro: Dulles Station". Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ^ Aratani, Lori (April 30, 2015). "Silver Line phase 2: now arriving in 2020". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ Smith, Max (August 5, 2019). "Metro's Silver Line extension to Dulles gets tentative opening date". InsideNova. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ Tuss, Adam; Anchor, News4; Reporter • •, Transportation. "Metro Testing Silver Line Extension, Has Target Date for New Service". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ Sherfinski, David (July 20, 2011). "Airports board approves above-ground Dulles Metro station". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ "Metrorail Track and Structures in Washington, D.C." BelowTheCapital.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
- ^ Kravitz, Derek (November 9, 2010). "Metro stop's location could mar view of Dulles". The Washington Post. p. B5.
- ^ Hosh, Kafia (April 7, 2011). "Dulles to get underground Metro station". The Washington Post. p. B1.
- ^ "Decision Made to Build Dulles Rail Station Above Ground". WRC-TV News. July 20, 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ "Dulles Fact Sheet Final". Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. 19 June 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Get ready to ride the Silver Line, six new stations opening November 15 | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Metro's Silver Line extension to open November 15, WMATA says". WJLA. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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