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.jpg) Braddock Road station platform looking northeast in January 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 700 North West Street Alexandria, Virginia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°48′50″N77°03′14″W / 38.81389°N 77.05389°W /38.81389; -77.05389 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Embankment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 10 spaces (parking meters) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 46 racks, 12 lockers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | C12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 17, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-12-17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 1,692 daily[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 61 out of 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Braddock Road station is anisland-platformedWashington Metrostation inAlexandria,Virginia,United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for both theBlue andYellow Lines, the station is located atBraddock Road and West Street.
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.[2] Construction of the station was complete by summer 1982,[3] and in September 1983 Metro announced the station would open that December as the new cars would be ready for service.[4] The station opened on December 17, 1983.[5] Its opening coincided with the completion of 4.2 miles (6.8 km)[6] of rail betweenNational Airport andHuntington and the opening of theEisenhower Avenue,Huntington andKing Street–Old Town stations.[5]
In 2012, aCapital Bikeshare station was installed across the street as part of Alexandria's initial bikeshare expansion[7] and another station was added closer to the entrance in early 2022.
In 2014, theMetrowayBus Rapid Transit system began service with Braddock Road station serving as the southern terminus.[8]
In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The Blue and Yellow Lines south ofRonald 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.[9][10]
Between September 10 and November 5, 2022, Braddock Road was closed due to thePotomac Yard station tie-in, closing all stations south ofRonald Reagan Washington National Airport station. Shuttle buses were provided throughout the shutdown.[11]
Access to theisland platform is provided by one pair ofescalators and oneelevator. 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 theRF&P Subdivision, which carryAmtrak andVirginia Railway Express trains, while east of the platform there arebus bays servingDASH andMetrobus and a small metered parking lot.[citation needed]
| P Platform level | Track3 | ← Fredericksburg Line,Manassas Line andAmtrak do not stop → |
| Track2 | ← Fredericksburg Line,Manassas Line andAmtrak do not stop → | |
| Track1 | ← Fredericksburg Line,Manassas Line andAmtrak do not stop → | |
| Southbound | ← towardFranconia–Springfield(King Street–Old Town) ← towardHuntington(King Street–Old Town) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Northbound | towardDowntown Largo(Potomac Yard) → towardMount Vernon Square(Potomac Yard) → | |
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses, parking, fare control, ticket machines, station agent |
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