Eisenhower Avenue (WMATA station)

Eisenhower Avenue
rapid transit station
View southbound towards Huntington
Location	2400 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, VA 22314
Owned by	WMATA
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: NH2 Richmond Highway Express DASH: AT1, AT6, AT7
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	10 racks, 6 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	C14
History
Opened	December 17, 1983; 34 years ago (1983-12-17)
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	1,591 daily   9.45%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Huntington Terminus Yellow Line Weekday rush hour service King Street – Old Town toward Mount Vernon Square Yellow Line Not on weekdays rush hours King Street – Old Town toward Fort Totten
Location

Eisenhower Avenue is a rapid transit station on the Yellow Line of the Washington Metro in Alexandria, Virginia. Opened on December 17, 1983, it is the southernmost stop in Alexandria.

The station is located at Eisenhower Avenue near Stovall Street, next to the Capital Beltway and the Hoffman Town Center entertainment complex. The station provides connections to Metro's REX (Richmond Highway Express) bus service and the DASH bus service run by the city of Alexandria.

Originally scheduled to open in summer 1982, its opening was delayed due to both unavailability of new subway cars and the lack of a test track. Construction of the station was complete by summer 1982, and in September 1983 Metro announced the station would open that December as the new cars would be ready for service. The station opened on December 17, 1983. Its opening coincided with the completion of 4.2 miles (6.8 km) of rail between the National Airport and Huntington stations and the opening of the Braddock Road, Huntington, and King Street–Old Town stations.

Eisenhower Avenue station is one of only two elevated side-platform stations in the system, with the other being West Hyattsville. Access to each platform is provided by a pair of escalators and an elevator. It is also one of only two stations that is serviced exclusively by the Yellow Line, the other being Huntington.