On the Orange Line's westbound service, Minnesota Ave is the last station before crossing the Anacostia River, as well as the last above-ground station until East Falls Church in Virginia. West of the station, trains curve over RFK Stadium parking lots before descending underground.
Minnesota Avenue station is located between Kenilworth Avenue and Minnesota Avenue, at Grant Street, immediately east of the CSX Landover Subdivision rail bed. The station is an east-Washington commuter station with a small parking lot and many Metrobuses serving the east side of the city from here. It is also southwest of the historic western terminus of the Chesapeake Beach Railway.
In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system.[5] New Carrollton station was closed from May 28, 2022, through September 5, 2022, as part of the summer platform improvement project, which also affected the Minnesota Avenue, Deanwood, Cheverly, and Landover stations on the Orange Line. Shuttle buses and free parking were provided at the closed stations.[6]
On September 10, 2022, Blue Line trains started serving the station due to the 14th Street bridge shutdown as a part of the Blue Plus service.[7] The service ended on May 7, 2023 with the reopening of the Yellow Line.[8]
^"Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
^ abFeaver, Douglas B. (November 12, 1978). "Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway". The Washington Post. p. C1.
^ abEisen, Jack; Feinstein, John (November 18, 1978). "City-County Fanfare Opens Orange Line". The Washington Post. p. D1.
^(PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
^Siddiqui, Faiz (May 7, 2018). "Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
^"Final phase of Metro's multi-year Platform Improvement Project begins this weekend, closing five Orange Line stations". WMATA. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^"Metro announces travel alternatives for major Blue and Yellow Line construction this fall". Retrieved March 9, 2024.
^"Metro's Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback". WJLA-TV. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
External linksedit
Media related to Minnesota Avenue (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
WMATA Minnesota Avenue station page
Kenilworth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Minnesota Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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Minnesota Avenue station is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Central Northeast Mahaning Heights neighborhood of Northeast Washington D C United States The station was opened on November 20 1978 and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority WMATA Minnesota AvenueGeneral informationLocation4000 Minnesota Avenue NEWashington D C Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConnectionsMetrobus U4 U5 U6 U7 V2 V4 V7 V8 X2 X3 X9Anacostia Riverwalk TrailConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParking333 spacesBicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare 8 racks and 4 lockersAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeD09HistoryOpenedNovember 20 1978 45 years ago November 20 1978 Passengers2023859 daily 1 Rank86 out of 98ServicesPreceding station Washington Metro Following stationStadium Armorytoward Vienna Orange Line Deanwoodtoward New CarrolltonFormer servicesPreceding station Washington Metro Following stationStadium Armorytoward Huntington Blue Line Deanwoodtoward New CarrolltonLocationOn the Orange Line s westbound service Minnesota Ave is the last station before crossing the Anacostia River as well as the last above ground station until East Falls Church in Virginia West of the station trains curve over RFK Stadium parking lots before descending underground Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Station layout 4 References 5 External linksLocation editMinnesota Avenue station is located between Kenilworth Avenue and Minnesota Avenue at Grant Street immediately east of the CSX Landover Subdivision rail bed The station is an east Washington commuter station with a small parking lot and many Metrobuses serving the east side of the city from here It is also southwest of the historic western terminus of the Chesapeake Beach Railway History editThe station opened on November 20 1978 2 3 Its opening coincided with the completion of 7 4 miles 11 9 km 4 of rail northeast of the Stadium Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly Deanwood Landover and New Carrollton stations 2 3 In May 2018 Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system 5 New Carrollton station was closed from May 28 2022 through September 5 2022 as part of the summer platform improvement project which also affected the Minnesota Avenue Deanwood Cheverly and Landover stations on the Orange Line Shuttle buses and free parking were provided at the closed stations 6 On September 10 2022 Blue Line trains started serving the station due to the 14th Street bridge shutdown as a part of the Blue Plus service 7 The service ended on May 7 2023 with the reopening of the Yellow Line 8 Station layout editPPlatform level Track 5 Landover SubdivisionTrack 4 Landover SubdivisionWestbound nbsp toward Vienna Fairfax GMU Stadium Armory Island platformEastbound nbsp toward New Carrollton Deanwood Track 3 Alexandria ExtensionTrack 2 Alexandria ExtensionG Street level Exit entrance busesM Mezzanine Fare control ticket machines station agentReferences edit Metrorail Ridership Summary Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Retrieved February 11 2024 a b Feaver Douglas B November 12 1978 Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway The Washington Post p C1 a b Eisen Jack Feinstein John November 18 1978 City County Fanfare Opens Orange Line The Washington Post p D1 Sequence of Metrorail openings PDF Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority July 2009 Archived from the original PDF on January 13 2010 Retrieved August 2 2010 Siddiqui Faiz May 7 2018 Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years creating SafeTrack like disruptions The Washington Post Retrieved February 19 2019 Final phase of Metro s multi year Platform Improvement Project begins this weekend closing five Orange Line stations WMATA May 23 2022 Retrieved May 28 2022 Metro announces travel alternatives for major Blue and Yellow Line construction this fall Retrieved March 9 2024 Metro s Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback WJLA TV Retrieved March 9 2024 External links edit nbsp Media related to Minnesota Avenue WMATA station at Wikimedia CommonsWMATA Minnesota Avenue station pageKenilworth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Minnesota Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View38 53 55 N 76 56 49 W 38 8986 N 76 9469 W 38 8986 76 9469 nbsp This article relating to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Washington D C train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minnesota Avenue station amp oldid 1212777655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
