Spring Hill station (preliminary names Tysons West, Tysons–Spring Hill Road)[3][4] is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Silver Line. Located in Tysons, it began operation on July 26, 2014. The station is located in the central median of Leesburg Pike (SR 7) just west of Spring Hill Road.
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 Platform of Spring Hill station on opening day, July 26, 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1576 Spring Hill Road Tysons, Virginia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°55′45″N 77°14′31″W / 38.92917°N 77.24194°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Fairfax Connector: 427, 432, 574 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 20 lockers and 22 bike racks | ||||||||||
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| Station code | N04 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | July 26, 2014[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 502 daily[2] | ||||||||||
| Rank | 96 out of 98 | ||||||||||
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There had been some controversy about whether to build the rail through Tysons below ground or on elevated tracks. The efforts to build a tunnel through all of Tysons failed, and the current design has the main platform with a height of 48 ft (15 m) at its east end and 51 ft (16 m) at its west end.[5]
The station is about 5.8 miles (9.3 km) from Wiehle–Reston East, the next station to the west, but only about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from Greensboro directly to the southeast.
Spring Hill is the least used DC Metro station in Fairfax County at 609 entries per weekday in 2023.[6]
Station facilities
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- 2 station entrances (each side of SR 7)
History
editFrom May 23 until August 15, 2020, this station was closed due to the Platform Reconstruction west of Ballston–MU and the Silver Line Phase II tie construction.[7] This station reopened beginning on August 16, 2020, when trains were able to bypass East Falls Church station.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". Washington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Board of Supervisors Approves Proposed Silver Line Station Names". April 10, 2012. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ Hosh, Kafia (March 29, 2011). "Fairfax OKs names for new Metrorail stations". Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "DCMP Station Heights Actual". WMAA. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". WMATA. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Metro to use upcoming low-ridership summer to maximum effect, expands Orange, Silver line shutdown". www.wmata.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Metro to add more buses, trains and extended hours as part of Covid-19 Recovery Plan beginning Sunday, August 16 | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Silver Line service will return August 16, along with reopening of six stations in Fairfax County | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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