Cheverly (WMATA station)
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| Address | 5501 Columbia Park Road Cheverly, MD 20785 |
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| Connections | WMATA Metrobus TheBus |
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| Structure | Surface | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 530 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 34 racks | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 20, 1978 | ||||||||||
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| Code | D11 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||
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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 a residential area of Cheverly at Columbia Park Road near U.S. Route 50. It is a commuter station with 530 parking spaces.
The station opened on November 20, 1978.[1][2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)[3] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Deanwood, Landover, Minnesota Avenue and New Carrollton stations.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ 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: C1
- ^ a b Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post: D1
- ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
[edit] External links
Media related to Cheverly (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: Cheverly Station
- StationMasters Online: Cheverly Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Cheverly Station
- Station from Google Maps Street View
Coordinates: 38°54′59.6″N 76°55′0.7″W / 38.916556°N 76.916861°W
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