Wheaton station

Wheaton
rapid transit station
Station platform and a train
Location 11171 Georgia Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
Coordinates 39°02′19″N 77°03′03″W / 39.0386°N 77.0508°W / 39.0386; -77.0508Coordinates: 39°02′19″N 77°03′03″W / 39.0386°N 77.0508°W / 39.0386; -77.0508
Owned by WMATA
Line(s)
Platforms twin tube inter-connected side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Ride On: 7, 8, 9, 31, 34, 37, 38
Metrobus: C2, C4, Q1, Q2, Q4, Q5, Q6, Y2, Y7, Y8
Construction
Structure type Underground
Depth 164 feet (50 m)
Parking 977 spaces
Bicycle facilities 36 racks, 20 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code B10
History
Opened September 22, 1990 (September 22, 1990)
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 3,499 daily [1] Decrease 7.29%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
toward Shady Grove
Red Line
Terminus

Wheaton is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line.

The station serves the suburb of Wheaton, and is located at the intersection of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) and Reedie Drive. This station features the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere, each featuring a length of 230 feet (70 m),[2] with a vertical rise of 115 feet (35 m).[3] It is the second deepest station in the system, behind Forest Glen, which has an elevator-only exit due to its depth. Wheaton's escalators travel at a speed of 90 feet (27 m) per minute (±5%) and are set at an inclination of 30 degrees.[4] The trip takes approximately 2 minutes and 45 seconds, though some commuters shorten the time by walking.

Service at Wheaton began on September 22, 1990. It was the northeastern end of the Red Line for nearly eight years, until the Glenmont station opened in July 1998.

Notable places nearby

Station layout

The station's escalators are 230 feet (70 m) long, the longest escalators in the Western Hemisphere.

Another architectural feature of this station is separate tunnels and platforms for each direction, instead of the large, vaulted common room seen at most other underground stations in the Metro system. This design, which is similar to many of the London Underground's tube stations, was used to save money due to the station's depth. Forest Glen is the only other Washington Metro station to have this design.

G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Grosvenor or Shady Grove (Forest Glen)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → toward Glenmont (Terminus) →

References

  1. ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Metro Facts. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Accessed September 14, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Standing on the Left? You Must Be on Vacation", The Washington Post, May 17, 2004
  4. ↑ Elevator/Escalator Department, WMATA. Reply to a customer inquiry, Case 580424. Answer forwarded by Helen B. Gregory, Customer Service, WMATA, 9/14, 2010

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