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'''Cheverly''' is a [[side platform]]ed [[Washington Metro]] [[Metro station|station]] in [[Cheverly, Maryland|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 (Washington Metro)|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 in Maryland|U.S. Route 50]]. It is a commuter station with 530 parking spaces. As of 2011, Cheverly had the lowest average weekly ridership of any Metro station.<ref name=ridership>{{cite web | title = Average Weekday Passenger Boardings | publisher = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=June 2011 | url = http://www.wmata.com/pdfs/planning/FY11_Rail_Ridership_By_Station.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate = May 27, 2012}}</ref> |
'''Cheverly''' is a [[side platform]]ed [[Washington Metro]] [[Metro station|station]] in [[Cheverly, Maryland|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 (Washington Metro)|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 in Maryland|U.S. Route 50]]. It is a commuter station with 530 parking spaces. As of 2011, Cheverly had the lowest average weekly ridership of any Metro station.<ref name=ridership>{{cite web | title = Average Weekday Passenger Boardings | publisher = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=June 2011 | url = http://www.wmata.com/pdfs/planning/FY11_Rail_Ridership_By_Station.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate = May 27, 2012}}</ref> |
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The station opened on November 20, 1978.<ref name="November 12, 1978">{{Citation |last =Feaver |first =Douglas B. |title =Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway; Orange Line will bring Metro to P.G. |newspaper =The Washington Post |page =C1 |date =November 12, 1978}}</ref><ref name="November 18, 1978">{{Citation |last =Eisen |first =Jack |author2 =John Feinstein |title =City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line |newspaper =The Washington Post |page = D1 |date =November 18, 1978}}</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|7.4|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite web |
The station opened on November 20, 1978.<ref name="November 12, 1978">{{Citation |last =Feaver |first =Douglas B. |title =Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway; Orange Line will bring Metro to P.G. |newspaper =The Washington Post |page =C1 |date =November 12, 1978}}</ref><ref name="November 18, 1978">{{Citation |last =Eisen |first =Jack |author2 =John Feinstein |title =City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line |newspaper =The Washington Post |page = D1 |date =November 18, 1978}}</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|7.4|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf |title=Sequence of Metrorail openings |author=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=July 2009 |accessdate=August 2, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113082838/http://wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf |archivedate=January 13, 2010 |df= }}</ref> of rail northeast of the [[Stadium–Armory (Washington Metro)|Stadium–Armory]] station and the opening of the [[Deanwood (Washington Metro)|Deanwood]], [[Landover (Washington Metro)|Landover]], [[Minnesota Avenue (Washington Metro)|Minnesota Avenue]] and [[New Carrollton (Washington Metro)|New Carrollton]] stations.<ref name="November 12, 1978"/><ref name="November 18, 1978"/> |
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==Station layout== |
==Station layout== |
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* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/rail/station_detail.cfm?station_id=66 Cheverly Station] |
* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/rail/station_detail.cfm?station_id=66 Cheverly Station] |
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* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/CHEVERLY/cheverly.html Cheverly Station] |
* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/CHEVERLY/cheverly.html Cheverly Station] |
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* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/transit/wmata/orange-line.php?station=D11 Cheverly Station] |
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [https://web.archive.org/web/20101109004906/http://transit.schuminweb.com:80/transit/wmata/orange-line.php?station=D11 Cheverly Station] |
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* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.917216,-76.91671&spn=0.004149,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.917242,-76.916608&panoid=W8bZBmcqVpxZYjbUlFHSkw&cbp=12,183.44,,0,1.34 Station from Google Maps Street View] |
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.917216,-76.91671&spn=0.004149,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.917242,-76.916608&panoid=W8bZBmcqVpxZYjbUlFHSkw&cbp=12,183.44,,0,1.34 Station from Google Maps Street View] |
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Revision as of 15:27, 21 November 2016
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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. As of 2011, Cheverly had the lowest average weekly ridership of any Metro station.[2]
The station opened on November 20, 1978.[3][4] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)[5] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Deanwood, Landover, Minnesota Avenue and New Carrollton stations.[3][4]
Station layout
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← ![]() | |
Eastbound | → ![]() | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
References
- ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ "Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. June 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
- ^ 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, p. C1
- ^ a b Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
- ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
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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
38°54′59.6″N 76°55′0.7″W / 38.916556°N 76.916861°W