King Street (Washington Metro)

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King Street
Station statistics
Address	1900 King Street Alexandria, VA 22301
Lines	Blue Line Yellow Line
Connections	The Alexandria Union Station is across the street from Metro Station; transfers can be made to VREX and Amtrak
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	30 spaces (parking meters)
Bicycle facilities	34 racks, 20 lockers
Other information
Opened	December 17, 1983
Accessible
Code	C13
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2005)	8,242 average daily [1] ▲ 11.6%
Services
Preceding station   Metrorail   Following station Van Dorn Street toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Braddock Road toward Largo Town Center Eisenhower Avenue toward Huntington Yellow Line Braddock Road toward Fort Totten

King Street is a Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is the first transfer station for the Blue and Yellow lines, as the two lines converge just south of the station. During inclement weather, Crystal City is commonly used as an unofficial transfer point, being the southernmost underground station common to both lines. King Street was originally served only by the Yellow Line, until the Blue Line was extended from National Airport to Van Dorn Street in 1991. The station entrance pylon on the street still reflects this period of Yellow-only service, lacking a blue stripe.

King Street is the second fastest growing station on the Washington Metro (behind Gallery Pl-Chinatown). Over the past 10 years, its ridership has increased 104%.^[1]

The station is located at King Street and Commonwealth Avenue. Entrances to the station are located on King Street and on the Diagonal Road side of the station. The station is above ground, and utilizes a center platform, which includes tactile paving strips to aid passengers who are blind or visually impaired. Access to the platform is provided by one pair of escalators, one staircase and one elevator. Service began on December 17, 1983.

An expansion to the station has been completed, which adds a second entrance and mezzanine across Commonwealth Avenue from the existing mezzanine, with the new entrance located on Cameron Street, across from the nearby Hilton hotel. The expansion also includes a new canopy over the north end of the platform, designed to match the original canopy. [1] The two canopies do not connect in order to preserve the view of the George Washington Masonic Memorial from Old Town.

Contents 1 Transit connections 2 Notable places nearby 3 Bus routes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Transit connections

The station is adjacent to Alexandria Union Station, together with which it serves Old Town Alexandria and as a transit hub for the city as a whole. Both Metrobus and DASH provide service to the station. A free weekend shuttle bus service, called DASH About, provides direct access to Old Town and the Waterfront, making many stops along King Street. Car sharing is also available. The station is about 12 blocks (one mile) from the intersection of King and Washington Streets; it is about 17 blocks from the Waterfront.

[edit] Notable places nearby

• George Washington Masonic National Memorial
• United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
• Regent University, Alexandria Campus

[edit] Bus routes

Metrobus

• 28A, B
• 29K, N
• REX

DASH Bus

• 2
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 10

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• WMATA: King Street Station
• StationMasters Online: King Street Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: King Street Station
• Maps and aerial photos
  • Hybrid satellite image/street map from WikiMapia