There are two entrances to the station, both on Connecticut Avenue but on opposite sides of the street between Ordway Street NW and Porter Street NW. Each of these street-level entrances contains an escalator and a staircase leading to an upper mezzanine that joins the two entrances underground. A set of three escalators descends to the station concourse, which houses fare control and ticket machines.[2]
An escalator and staircase lead down from the fare gates to the platform.[2] An elevator from street level to the concourse is available on the northeastern corner of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue NW and Ordway Street NW and an elevator is available between the concourse and platform after passing through the fare gates.[2][3] Cleveland Park station has an island platform.
There are a pair of crossovers north of the station. Architecturally, Cleveland Park is similar to other stations along the underground stretch of the Red Line between Woodley Park and Medical Center. Because of the high cost of the waffle design and the relative large depth of these stations, pre-fabricated concrete segments were shipped to the construction site and placed together to form the structure of the station, resulting in a four-coffer station design.[4]
Historyedit
While Cleveland Park was part of the initial system plan in 1959, the station opened on December 5, 1981, five years after the first segment began operations.[4][5] Its opening coincided with the completion of 2.1 miles (3.4 km) of rail northwest of the Dupont Circle station and the opening of Van Ness–UDC and Woodley Park stations.[4][5][6]
On June 21, 2016, a heavy rainstorm with as much as 4 inches (100 mm) of rain per hour at times produced flash flooding with a southerly flow along Connecticut Avenue. The north-facing Porter Street entrance was flooded, with water cascading down both the stairs and escalator for over 11 minutes. The escalator was not shut off and continued to run even while underwater at its base, however, no one was electrocuted.[7]
The 5 escalators leading from the surface to the faregate mezzanine were replaced from June 2017 to February 2019.[8] The station was closed from March 26 to June 28, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10][11]
Referencesedit
^"Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
^ abc"Cleveland Park". WMATA. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^"Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
External linksedit
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January 01, 1970
cleveland, park, station, underground, rapid, transit, station, line, washington, metro, located, neighborhood, same, name, washington, opened, december, 1981, cleveland, parkstation, viewed, from, esclators, mezzanine, march, 2009general, informationlocation3. Cleveland Park station is an underground rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro Located in the neighborhood of the same name in Washington D C it opened on December 5 1981 Cleveland ParkStation viewed from the esclators and mezzanine in March 2009General informationLocation3599 Connecticut Avenue NWWashington D C Coordinates38 56 9 5 N 77 3 30 7 W 38 935972 N 77 058528 W 38 935972 77 058528Platforms1 island platformTracks2ConnectionsMetrobus D32 H2 H4 L2 W47ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundBicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare 16 racks 12 lockersAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeA05HistoryOpenedDecember 5 1981 December 5 1981 Passengers20231 900 daily 1 Rank52 out of 98ServicesPreceding station Washington Metro Following station Van Ness UDCtoward Shady Grove Red Line Woodley Parktoward GlenmontLocation Contents 1 Station layout 2 History 3 References 4 External linksStation layout editThere are two entrances to the station both on Connecticut Avenue but on opposite sides of the street between Ordway Street NW and Porter Street NW Each of these street level entrances contains an escalator and a staircase leading to an upper mezzanine that joins the two entrances underground A set of three escalators descends to the station concourse which houses fare control and ticket machines 2 An escalator and staircase lead down from the fare gates to the platform 2 An elevator from street level to the concourse is available on the northeastern corner of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue NW and Ordway Street NW and an elevator is available between the concourse and platform after passing through the fare gates 2 3 Cleveland Park station has an island platform There are a pair of crossovers north of the station Architecturally Cleveland Park is similar to other stations along the underground stretch of the Red Line between Woodley Park and Medical Center Because of the high cost of the waffle design and the relative large depth of these stations pre fabricated concrete segments were shipped to the construction site and placed together to form the structure of the station resulting in a four coffer station design 4 History editWhile Cleveland Park was part of the initial system plan in 1959 the station opened on December 5 1981 five years after the first segment began operations 4 5 Its opening coincided with the completion of 2 1 miles 3 4 km of rail northwest of the Dupont Circle station and the opening of Van Ness UDC and Woodley Park stations 4 5 6 On June 21 2016 a heavy rainstorm with as much as 4 inches 100 mm of rain per hour at times produced flash flooding with a southerly flow along Connecticut Avenue The north facing Porter Street entrance was flooded with water cascading down both the stairs and escalator for over 11 minutes The escalator was not shut off and continued to run even while underwater at its base however no one was electrocuted 7 The 5 escalators leading from the surface to the faregate mezzanine were replaced from June 2017 to February 2019 8 The station was closed from March 26 to June 28 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 9 10 11 References edit Metrorail Ridership Summary Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Retrieved February 10 2024 a b c Cleveland Park WMATA Retrieved March 28 2018 Station Vicinity Map Cleveland Park PDF WMATA Retrieved March 28 2018 a b c Burgess John December 4 1981 The new northwest passage 3 more stops on the Red Line The Washington Post p B1 a b Burgess John December 5 1981 3 Metro stations opening today The Washington Post p B7 Sequence of Metrorail openings PDF Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 2017 p 3 Archived from the original PDF on July 2 2018 Retrieved March 28 2018 Raboy Kelli June 22 2016 Ask GGWash Why did the Cleveland Park Metro station flood GGWash Retrieved December 2 2020 Cleveland Park entrance escalator replacement to begin June 5 2017 wmata com Retrieved December 2 2020 Special Covid 19 System Map PDF Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Archived from the original PDF on March 27 2020 Retrieved May 24 2020 Metrorail stations closed due to COVID 19 pandemic Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority March 23 2020 Retrieved May 24 2020 Metro to reopen 15 stations reallocate bus service to address crowding starting Sunday WMATA www wmata com Retrieved June 22 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cleveland Park station WMATA Cleveland Park station page Station entrances on Google Maps Street View Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cleveland Park station amp oldid 1220977601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
