Custis | |||||||||||
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Location | East Custis Avenue and Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°49′34″N77°03′01″W / 38.82611°N 77.05028°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metrobus | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Bus operators | WMATA | ||||||||||
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Opened | August 24, 2014 | ||||||||||
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Custis is a bus rapid transit station in Alexandria, Virginia, located at the intersection of Richmond Highway (U.S. Route 1) and East Custis Avenue. It is a stop on the portion of dedicated bus-only highway along the Metroway bus rapid transit line, providing two-way service along the route. The station provides service to the central Potomac Yard and Potomac communities in Alexandria.
Custis opened to the public as one of the original Metroway stations; the station opened for service on August 24, 2014. [1]
P Platform level | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← Potomac Yard toward Braddock Road (Potomac) | |
Northbound | Potomac Yard toward Crystal City or Pentagon City (Swann) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
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