Cheverly
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rapid transit station | |||||||||||
Location | 5501 Columbia Park Road Cheverly, MD 20785 |
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Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Orange Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections |
Metrobus: F1, F2, F8, F12, F13 TheBus: 18, 23 |
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Surface | ||||||||||
Parking | 530 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 34 racks | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | D11 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | November 20, 1978 | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2016) | 1,104 daily 18.64% | ||||||||||
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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