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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>


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}}</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"/>
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"/>


==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]
* 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]
* 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]
* [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

General information
Location5501 Columbia Park Road
Cheverly, MD 20785
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: F1, F2, F8, F12, F13
Bus transport TheBus: 18, 23
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Parking530 spaces
Bicycle facilities34 racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeD11
History
OpenedNovember 20, 1978; 45 years ago (November 20, 1978)
Passengers
20151357 daily [1] Decrease 9.11%
Services
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Cheverly
Naylor Road
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Multiple services
Non-revenue tracks
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
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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 ← toward Vienna (Deanwood)
Eastbound → toward New Carrollton (Landover) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance

References

  1. ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  2. ^ "Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. June 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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