Arlington Cemetery (WMATA station)
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| Address | 1000 North Memorial Drive Arlington, VA 22211 |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′4.5″N 77°3′47.1″W / 38.884583°N 77.063083°WCoordinates: 38°53′4.5″N 77°3′47.1″W / 38.884583°N 77.063083°W | ||||||||||
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| Structure | Open-cut | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | July 1, 1977 | ||||||||||
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| Code | C06 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2007) | 1.167 million[1]  1% |
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Arlington Cemetery is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station provides service for only the Blue Line, and is located at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, underneath Memorial Drive. There is no public parking near the station except at the cemetery, which is reserved for cemetery visitors. It is the only station that closes earlier than the rest of the system, closing at 7 PM from October to March, and 10 PM from April to September.[2] The station is also unique in its design. It is just below ground level, and is only covered by a bridge carrying Memorial Drive.
The station opened on July 1, 1977.[3] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[4] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations.[5]
[edit] Notable places nearby
- Arlington House (also known as the Custis-Lee Mansion)
- Arlington Memorial Bridge
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial
- Tomb of the Unknowns
- Women in Military Service for America Memorial
[edit] References
- ^ FY2006-07 Metrorail ridership summary by station Think Outside the Car Retrieved 2009-11-28
- ^ "Metro - Rail - Arlington Cemetery". WMATA. http://www.wmata.com/rail/station_detail.cfm?station_id=42. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post: A1
- ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
[edit] External links
Media related to Arlington Cemetery (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: Arlington Cemetery Station
- StationMasters Online: Arlington Cemetery Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Arlington Cemetery Station
- Memorial Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
