Addison Road station

Addison Road (also known as Addison Road–Seat Pleasant) is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on November 22, 1980, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue and Silver Lines, the station is located near the residential area of Seat Pleasant on Central Avenue near Addison Road.

Addison Road
rapid transit station
Location100 Addison Road South, Capitol Heights, Maryland
Coordinates38°53′12.2″N 76°53′39.4″W
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Metrobus: A12, C21, C22, C27, C29, J12, F14, P12, V12, V14
TheBus: 18, 20, 23
Construction
Parking1,268 spaces
Bicycle facilities16 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeG03
History
OpenedNovember 22, 1980 (November 22, 1980)
Previous namesAddison Road (1980–2000, 2011-Present)
Addison Road–Seat Pleasant (2000–2011)
Traffic
Passengers (2017)2,899 daily [1]  5.61%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Capitol Heights
toward Franconia–Springfield
 Blue Line Morgan Boulevard
toward Largo Town Center
Capitol Heights
toward Wiehle–Reston East
 Silver Line

History

The station opened on November 22, 1980, and coincided with the completion of 3.52 miles (5.66 km) of rail east of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Benning Road and Capitol Heights stations.[2] Originally named "Addison Road"; "Seat Pleasant" was added in 2000,[3] and moved to a new subtitle location in 2011.[4] It was the eastern terminus of the Blue Line from its opening until December 18, 2004, when the extension to the Largo Town Center station opened to the east.[5]

In December 2003, security cameras at this station filmed a deer walking around the station mezzanine, running down an escalator, and going down the platform past a waiting train, as startled passengers watched. The deer then jumped onto the tracks and escaped into nearby woods. Metro spokesperson Lisa Farbstein reported that Metro had nicknamed the deer "Rudolph the Blue Line Reindeer".[6]

In December 2012, Addison Road was one of five stations added to the route of the Silver Line, which was originally supposed to end at the Stadium-Armory station, but was extended into Prince George's County, Maryland to the Largo Town Center station (the eastern terminus of the Blue Line) due to safety concerns about a pocket track just past Stadium-Armory.[7] Silver Line service at Addison Road began on July 26, 2014.[8]

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platform at the Addison Road station would be rebuilt from September to December 2021.[9]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses, parking
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Franconia–Springfield (Capitol Heights)
← toward Wiehle–Reston East (Capitol Heights)
Island platform
Eastbound →   toward Largo Town Center (Morgan Boulevard) →

References
  1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. Cooke, Janet (November 23, 1980), "Three new Metro stations have a festive first day", The Washington Post, p. D1
  3. Staff Reporters (March 24, 2000). "Metro to rename 4 subway stations". The Washington Post.
  4. "Station names updated for new map" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  5. Dana, Rebecca (December 19, 2004). "Metro, Prince George's extend their reach; Two new Blue Line stations open, bringing passengers and economic potential". The Washington Post. p. C3.
  6. "Deer runs through rail station". December 17, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2007.
  7. Aratani, Lori (December 5, 2012). "Metro details Silver Line service changes". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. Halsey, Ashley (July 26, 2014). "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  9. "Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions". Washington Post. May 7, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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