Wheaton station
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Wheaton
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| Washington Metro rapid transit station | |||||||||||
| File:Wheaton Station platform - train - Sept 2015.jpg
Station platform and a train
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| Location | 11171 Georgia Avenue Wheaton, MD 20902 |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Red Line |
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| Platforms | 2 inter-connected side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Ride On: 7, 8, 9, 31, 34, 37, 38 Metrobus: C2, C4, Q1, Q2, Q4, Q5, Q6, Y2, Y7, Y8 |
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Depth | 140 feet (43 m) | ||||||||||
| Parking | 977 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 36 racks, 20 lockers | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | B10 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 22, 1990 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2014) | 4227 daily [1]  3.25% |
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Wheaton is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland (USA) on the Red Line.
The station serves the suburb of Wheaton, and is located at the intersection of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) and Reedie Drive. This station features the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere, each featuring a length of 230 feet (70 m),[2] with a vertical rise of 115 feet (35 m).[3] It is the second deepest station in the system, behind Forest Glen, which has an elevator-only exit due to its depth. Wheaton's escalators travel at a speed of 90 feet (27 m) per minute (±5%) and are set at an inclination of 30 degrees.[4] The trip takes approximately 2 minutes and 45 seconds, though some commuters shorten the time by walking.
Another architectural feature of this station is separate tunnels and platforms for each direction, instead of the large, vaulted common room seen at most other underground stations in the Metro system. This design, which is similar to many of the London Underground's tube stations, was used to save money due to the station's depth. Forest Glen is the only other Washington Metro station to have this design.
Service at Wheaton began on September 22, 1990. It was the northeastern end of the Red Line for nearly eight years, until the Glenmont station opened in July 1998.
Notable places nearby
- Westfield Wheaton (formerly Wheaton Plaza) - shopping mall
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ← Red Line toward Shady Grove (Forest Glen) |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Red Line toward Glenmont (Terminus) → |
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References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Metro Facts. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Accessed September 14, 2010.
- ↑ The Washington Post. "Standing on the Left? You Must Be on Vacation", 5/17, 2004, Washington, D.C.: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31605-2004May16.html
- ↑ Elevator/Escalator Department, WMATA. Reply to a customer inquiry, Case 580424. Answer forwarded by Helen B. Gregory, Customer Service, WMATA, 9/14, 2010
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: Wheaton
- Reedie Drive entrance from Google Maps Street View
- This station is the likely setting of this XKCD cartoon
