Deanwood station

Deanwood
rapid transit station
Location 4720 Minnesota Avenue, Northeast
Washington, D.C. 20019
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Metrobus: R12, U7, V14, W4
Construction
Structure type Surface
Parking 194 spaces
Bicycle facilities 8 racks, 4 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code D10
History
Opened November 20, 1978 (November 20, 1978)
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 637 daily [1] Decrease 48.4%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
toward Vienna
Orange Line

Deanwood is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., 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 final station in the District of Columbia going east, the station is located at Minnesota Avenue and 48th Street Northeast. It is architecturally similar to its sister station, Minnesota Avenue.

The station opened on November 20, 1978.[2][3] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)[4] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly, Landover, Minnesota Avenue and New Carrollton stations.[2][3]

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Vienna (Minnesota Avenue)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → toward New Carrollton (Cheverly) →
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G Street level Exit/entrance

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. 1 2 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
  3. 1 2 Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
  4. ↑ "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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Coordinates: 38°54′28.8″N 76°56′7.5″W / 38.908000°N 76.935417°W / 38.908000; -76.935417


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