Talk:Wheaton (Washington Metro)

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[edit] Escalator Length

Just for consistency's sake, I think we should figure out the exact length/depth of the Wheaton Metro Station/Escalator. The Metro Fact .pdf link off the main Washington Metro page says the escalator is 230 feet long. Here on this page, it says the escalator is 508 feet long while the station is 230 feet deep. However, the Forest Glenn Station is 196 feet deep according to the aforementiond Metro Fact page.

Given a 30 degree angle (standard on escalators, I believe), the Forest Glenn Station's escalator (if it had one) would be only 392 feet long. On the same token, given a 508 foot long escalator at a 30 degree angle, the Wheaton Station should be 254 feet deep.

I just wanted to do some fancy math (which I probably screwed up), but the point is that I think we should change this page to reflect what the WMATA page says, which would make the Wheaton escalator 230 feet long (and the station 115 feet deep).--Rmeskill 19:16, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

If it helps, I think (I'm not sure) that the Wheaton lobby is above ground, that is, in an elevated building. That could account for the difference in height. The other discrepancies need dealing with, though. I've found WMATA receptive to email questions, someone should ask. --Golbez 20:33, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Wheaton's mezzanine is on the ground at street level. SchuminWeb (Talk) 05:41, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Street level is not a helpful descriptor here. The mezzanine is actually directly under Georgia Ave, but it is about the same level as nearby Veirs Mill Rd. Also, my trip down the escalator yesterday took only 2:45, as opposed to the 3:00 mentioned in the article. --Jenkins 151.207.244.4 19:00, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

"The Wheaton station, a mile down the street, has 230-foot escalators, the longest outside of Leningrad." From the article "Wheaton, Forest Glen To Climb Aboard Metro", September 16, 1990, Washington Post Tjamro 18:27, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

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