South Glebe station

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South Glebe
South Glebe Metroway 2016.jpg
South Glebe station in February 2016
General information
LocationSouth Clark Street and South Glebe Road, Crystal City, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates 38°50′34″N77°03′04″W / 38.8428°N 77.051228°W / 38.8428; -77.051228
Owned by WMATA
Operated by Metrobus
Bus operators WMATA
History
OpenedAugust 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)
Services
Preceding station Metroway Following station
Reed Potomac Yard 33rd & Crystal
Location
South Glebe station

South Glebe is a bus rapid transit station in Arlington County, Virginia, located near the intersection of South Glebe Road and South Clark Place. It is a stop along the dedicated bus-only highway portion of the Metroway bus rapid transit line, providing two-way service along the route to southern Crystal City.

Contents

History

South Glebe opened to the public as one of the original Metroway stations; the station opened for service on August 24, 2014. [1] It was upgraded on April 17, 2016, to run in Arlington's new bus-only highway. [2]

Station layout

Initially, the station was a sidewalk-level bus stop. It was upgraded to a side platform station, which opened on April 17, 2016. [2]

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound      Potomac Yard toward Reed – Potomac Yard or Braddock Road (Reed)
Northbound      Potomac Yard toward Crystal City or Pentagon City (33rd & Crystal)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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References

  1. "Metroway premium transit service starting this summer". WMATA. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway - Projects & Planning". arlingtonva.us. Arlington County. Retrieved 25 June 2016.