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Cheverly (Washington Metro)

Cheverly
WMATA Metro Logo.svg WMATA Orange.svg rapid transit station
Cheverly Station.jpg
Location 5501 Columbia Park Road
Cheverly, MD 20785
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s) Orange Line Orange Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Bus transport Metrobus: F1, F2, F8, F12, F13
Bus transport TheBus: 18, 23
Construction
Structure type Surface
Parking 530 spaces
Bicycle facilities 34 racks
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code D11
History
Opened November 20, 1978; 39 years ago (November 20, 1978)
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 1,104 daily  Decrease 18.64%
Services
Preceding station   WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro   Following station
toward Vienna
Orange Line

Cheverly is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Cheverly, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on November 20, 1978, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Orange Line, the station is the first station going east in Maryland on the Orange Line. The station is in the residential area of Cheverly at Columbia Park Road near U.S. Route 50. It is a commuter station with 530 parking spaces. As of 2011, Cheverly had the lowest average weekly ridership of any Metro station.

The station opened on November 20, 1978. Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km) of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Deanwood, Landover, Minnesota Avenue and New Carrollton stations.

Coordinates: 38°54′59.6″N 76°55′0.7″W / 38.916556°N 76.916861°W / 38.916556; -76.916861


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