Van Dorn Street (WMATA station)

Van Dorn Street
Washington Metro rapid transit station
Location	5690 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, VA 22310
Coordinates	38°47′57″N 77°07′45″W / 38.79925°N 77.12922°W / 38.79925; -77.12922Coordinates: 38°47′57″N 77°07′45″W / 38.79925°N 77.12922°W / 38.79925; -77.12922
Owned by	WMATA
Line(s)	Blue Line Yellow Line (rush only)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	DASH: AT1, AT5, AT7, AT8 Fairfax Connector: 109, 231, 232, 321, 322 Metrobus: 25B
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Parking	361 spaces
Bicycle facilities	20 racks, 6 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	J02
History
Opened	June 15, 1991; 25 years ago (June 15, 1991)
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	3,052 daily   5.63%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Franconia–Springfield Terminus Blue Line King Street – Old Town toward Largo Town Center Yellow Line Greenbelt-Franconia-Springfield weekdays rush hours service Rush Plus King Street–Old Town toward Greenbelt
Location

Van Dorn Street is a Washington Metro station straddling the boundary between Fairfax County and the independent city of Alexandria in Virginia, United States. The station’s island platform lies in unincorporated Rose Hill in Fairfax County, while the station’s entrance and parking facilities are in Alexandria. The station was opened on June 15, 1991, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue Line, the station is located at South Van Dorn Street and Eisenhower Avenue, next to the Capital Beltway. From 1991 to 1997 it was the southwestern terminus of the Blue Line.

In June 1977, the city of Alexandria, Southern Railway, and the United Parcel Service reached an agreement allowing for Metro to retain the air rights for the construction of the Van Dorn station when funding became available. After years of planning, in March 1987 Metro awarded a $32.3 million contract to complete the station by 1991 to Dillingham Construction of Pleasanton, California. Originally slated to be part of the Yellow Line, in early 1990 it was decided Van Dorn would be served by the Blue Line with the Yellow Line being shifted to the Huntington station. The station opened on June 15, 1991, with the completion of 3.9 miles (6.3 km) of rail west of the King Street – Old Town station. Van Dorn Street would remain as the southwestern terminus of the Blue Line from its completion through the opening of the Franconia–Springfield station on June 29, 1997.