Dunn Loring station explained

Dunn Loring
Style:WMATA
Symbol:orange
Symbol Location:washington
Address:2700 Gallows Road
Borough:Merrifield, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates:38.8834°N -77.2281°W
Bus Stands:7
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Parking:2,000 spaces
Bicycle:Capital Bikeshare, 40 racks, 34 lockers
Passengers:1,236 daily[1]
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:75 out of 98
Rebuilt:2020
Accessible:Yes
Code:K07
Owned:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Former:Dunn Loring (1986–1998, 2011–present)
Dunn Loring–Merrifield (1998–2011)
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
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Marker:rail-metro
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Dunn Loring station is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Orange Line. The station is in Merrifield, with a Vienna mailing address. The station is in the median of Interstate 66 at Gallows Road, just outside the Capital Beltway, and is accessed by a footbridge over the eastbound lanes.

History

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

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platforms at the Dunn Loring station would be rebuilt starting in mid-2020.[3]

From May 23 until September 7, 2020, this station was closed due to the platform reconstruction project which closed stations west of Ballston–MU station.[4] [5]

On June 3, 2023, this station was closed for track replacement, affecting stations west of Ballston–MU station. Service resumed on July 17, 2023.[6]

Development project

In August 2011, Mill Creek Residential Trust, in cooperation with WMATA, began development on a new mixed-use development area known as Alexan Dunn Loring.[7] The project was required to not reduce the number of parking spaces available to Metro riders.[8] The first completed step 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 in August 2013.[9] 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 was scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2014.[10] [11] Construction was expected to be completed in 2015.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metrorail Ridership Summary . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . February 11, 2024.
  2. Station names updated for new map . November 3, 2011 . . March 28, 2018.
  3. News: Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions . Washington Post . May 7, 2018 . February 19, 2019.
  4. Web site: Metro to use upcoming low-ridership summer to maximum effect, expands Orange, Silver line shutdown . www.wmata.com . 23 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Platform Improvement Project WMATA . www.wmata.com . 24 May 2020.
  6. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/vienna-and-dun-loring-orange-line-stations-reopen-after-months-of-track-work/3385807/#:~:text=The%20Vienna%20and%20Dunn%20Loring%20Metro%20stations%20reopened%20Monday%20after,and%20added%20fiber%2Doptic%20cables.
  7. Web site: Dunn Loring–Merrifield Metrorail Station . wmata.com . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . November 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111062410/http://www.wmata.com/business/joint_development_opportunities/tod/project.cfm?I=8 . November 11, 2014 . dead .
  8. Web site: Environmental Document . 2009 . wmata.com . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . November 10, 2014 . 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. . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111064950/http://www.wmata.com/pdfs/community_outreach/Dunn-Loring/09-EnvironmentalDocument.pdf . November 11, 2014 . dead .
  9. News: Hedgpeth . Dana . August 20, 2013 . New Metro parking garage at Dunn Loring . . November 10, 2014 .
  10. Web site: Dunn Loring–Merrifield Metro . JBGR Retail . November 10, 2014 . Delivery Date: 1st Quarter 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111065653/http://www.jbgr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Dunn-Loring-Metro4.pdf . November 11, 2014 . dead .
  11. Web site: Dunn Loring Metro Apartments . Mill Creek Residential Trust . November 10, 2014 . Leasing to begin May 2013.