Ashburn station (Washington Metro)

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Ashburn
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The station's platform on opening day, November 15, 2022.
General information
Location43655 Ashburn Metro Drive [1]
Ashburn, Virginia
Coordinates 39°00′17″N77°29′27″W / 39.0046°N 77.4909°W / 39.0046; -77.4909
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Loudoun County Transit: 331, 332, 341, 342, 343, 344, 351, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 391
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking3,300 spaces (Not constructed or operated by WMATA. North garage operated by Comstock Companies and south garage operated by Loudoun County)
Bicycle facilities51  racks, 5  lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeN12
History
OpenedNovember 15, 2022;16 months ago (2022-11-15)
Passengers
20231,035 daily [2]
Rank79 out of 98
Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo small.svg Washington Metro Following station
Terminus Silver Line Loudoun Gateway
toward Downtown Largo
Location
Ashburn station (Washington Metro)

Ashburn station is a Washington Metro station in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, that serves as the western terminus of the Silver Line. [3] Originally planned to begin operation in 2016, [4] the station opened on November 15, 2022.

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Ashburn station is located at the median of the Dulles Greenway (SR 267) east of Old Ryan Road (SR 772). It is the farthest station from downtown Washington. [3] The station has two pedestrian bridges leading to either side of the Dulles Greenway, with bus bays and kiss and ride lots on both sides, as well as 1,650 parking spaces on each side. There are bicycle racks for both sides of the highway and five bike lockers for the north entrance.

History

The station under construction in June 2019 Ashburn Metro construction 2019.jpg
The station under construction in June 2019

The Silver Line was developed in the 21st century to link Washington, D.C., by rail to Washington Dulles International Airport and the edge cities of Tysons, Reston, Herndon, and Ashburn. [5] It was built in two phases; the first phase, linking Washington, D.C., to Wiehle–Reston East, opened in 2014. [6] The funding and planning of Phase 2 through Dulles Airport continued while Phase 1 was being constructed. In 2012, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted 5 to 4 to extend the line to Dulles Airport and into the county. [7] On April 25, 2013, the Phase 2 contract was issued at a cost of $1.177 billion. [8]

In April 2015, project officials pushed back the opening date for the station to late 2019, stating that stricter requirements for stormwater management caused much of the delay. Per officials, the line also had to incorporate improvements to the system's automated train controls that were a late addition to the project's first phase. [9] Around the same time as this announcement, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) approved the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors' name for the stop. The station was previously referred to as Route 772 in planning documents. [10]

In August 2019, project officials reported that they expected construction on the second phase of the Silver Line to be completed by mid-2020. [11] The opening date was postponed to early 2021, [12] then to late 2021. [13] In February 2021, Metro announced that it would need five months to test the Phase 2 extension. [14] [15] The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) then announced that the Phase 2 extension should be substantially complete by Labor Day 2021, [16] although MWAA subsequently missed this deadline. [17]

MWAA declared the work on the rail line to be "substantially complete" in November 2021. However, WMATA estimated that it could take five months of testing and other preparations before passenger service could begin. [18] Simulated service testing began operating along the Phase 2 tracks in October 2022. [19] [20] [21] Phase 2 formally opened on November 15, 2022. [22]

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  16. ↑ "Silver Line extension expected to be ready for Metro takeover by Labor Day". March 5, 2021.
  17. ↑ "MWAA will miss Labor Day deadline for Silver Line Phase 2, likely pushing back opening". July 2, 2021.
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