East Falls Church station
East Falls Church | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
2001 North Sycamore Street Arlington, VA 22205 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
 Silver Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Bus operators |
 Metrobus: 2A, 3A, 15K, 15L, 26A Arlington Transit | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Surface | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 422 spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 12 racks, 6 lockers | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | K05 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 7, 1986 | |||||||||||||||
| Traffic | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2014) |
4,163 daily [1]  1.34% | |||||||||||||||
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East Falls Church is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Orange and Silver Lines.
Location
The station serves the suburban communities of Falls Church and Arlington, Virginia and is located in the median of Interstate 66 near Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29). Service began on June 7, 1986. East Falls Church has a parking lot with 422 spaces on the Lee Highway side of the station.
Transit-oriented development
Of the six stations on the Orange Line in Arlington, East Falls Church has the least transit-oriented development. Unlike the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, East Falls Church station is located in the median of Interstate 66, posing pedestrian access issues. The County is currently considering plans to develop the site.
History
East Falls Church opened as part of the final westward extension of the Orange Line to Vienna on June 7, 1986.
The Silver Line began service in 2014, resulting in East Falls Church becoming the final transfer point before its split with the Orange Line.
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ←  Orange Line toward Vienna (West Falls Church)← Silver Line toward Wiehle – Reston East (McLean) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Orange Line toward New Carrollton (Ballston-MU) → → Silver Line toward Largo Town Center (Ballston-MU) → | |
| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
Similar to all stations within the Interstate 66 median apart from West Falls Church, East Falls Church utilizes a simple island platform setup with two tracks. There is an exit in the central part of the platform that leads to a mezzanine on the western side of North Sycamore Street.[2] The station's parking lot and bus bays are located to the north of this exit at the southwestern corner of the intersection of North Sycamore Street and North Washington Boulevard.
References
- ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ↑ East Falls Church station map WMATA Retrieved 2010-04-18
External links
Media related to East Falls Church (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: East Falls Church Station
- StationMasters Online: East Falls Church Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: East Falls Church Station
- Sycamore Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Coordinates: 38°53′10″N 77°09′24″W / 38.886038°N 77.156531°W