Braddock Road station

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Braddock Road
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Braddock Road station platform looking northeast in January 2020
General information
Location700 North West Street
Alexandria, Virginia
Coordinates 38°48′50″N77°03′14″W / 38.81389°N 77.05389°W / 38.81389; -77.05389
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
Parking10 spaces (parking meters)
Bicycle facilities Capital Bikeshare, 46  racks, 12  lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeC12
History
OpenedDecember 17, 1983;40 years ago (1983-12-17)
Rebuilt2019
Passengers
20231,692 daily [1]
Rank61 out of 98
Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo small.svg Washington Metro Following station
King Street–Old Town Blue Line Potomac Yard
King Street–Old Town
toward Huntington
Yellow Line Potomac Yard
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Metroway Following station
Terminus Potomac Yard Fayette
Location
Braddock Road station

Braddock Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is located at Braddock Road and West Street.

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History

Originally scheduled to open in summer 1982, its opening was delayed because of both unavailability of new subway cars and the lack of a test track. [2] Construction of the station was complete by summer 1982, [3] and in September 1983 Metro announced the station would open that December as the new cars would be ready for service. [4] The station opened on December 17, 1983. [5] Its opening coincided with the completion of 4.2 miles (6.8 km) [6] of rail between National Airport and Huntington and the opening of the Eisenhower Avenue, Huntington and King Street–Old Town stations. [5]

In 2012, a Capital Bikeshare station was installed across the street as part of Alexandria's initial bikeshare expansion [7] and another station was added closer to the entrance in early 2022.

In 2014, the Metroway Bus Rapid Transit system began service with Braddock Road station serving as the southern terminus. [8]

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The Blue and Yellow Lines south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station, including the Braddock Road station, would be closed from May to September 2019, during which the platforms at this station would be rebuilt. [9] [10]

Between September 10 and November 5, 2022, Braddock Road was closed due to the Potomac Yard station tie-in, closing all stations south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station. Shuttle buses were provided throughout the shutdown. [11]

Panoramic image of the exterior of the station in March 2016 Braddock Road Metro panoramic 2016.jpg
Panoramic image of the exterior of the station in March 2016

Station layout

Access to the island platform is provided by one pair of escalators and one elevator. West of the platform are the three tracks of the RF&P Subdivision, which carry Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express trains, while east of the platform there are bus bays serving DASH and Metrobus and a small metered parking lot.

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Platform level
Track 3             Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line and Amtrak do not stop →
Track 2             Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line and Amtrak do not stop →
Track 1             Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line and Amtrak do not stop →
Southbound WMATA Blue.svg toward Franconia–Springfield (King Street–Old Town)
WMATA Yellow.svg toward Huntington (King Street–Old Town)
Island platform
Northbound WMATA Blue.svg toward Downtown Largo (Potomac Yard)
WMATA Yellow.svg toward Mount Vernon Square (Potomac Yard)
GStreet levelExit/entrance, buses, parking, fare control, ticket machines, station agent

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