Vienna station (Washington Metro)
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| Location | 2900 Nutley Street Fairfax, VA 22031 United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′39″N 77°16′20″W / 38.877583°N 77.272301°WCoordinates: 38°52′39″N 77°16′20″W / 38.877583°N 77.272301°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Orange Line |
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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 Metrobus: 1A, 2B, 29N CUE: Gold Route, Green Route Fairfax Connector OmniRide Commuter Mason Shuttles BestBus
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| Structure type | Surface | ||||||||||
| Parking | 5,840 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 54 racks, 56 lockers | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | K08 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 7, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Vienna (1986–1999) Vienna/Fairfax – GMU (1999–2011) |
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| Passengers (2016) | 9,728 daily  15.1% |
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Vienna is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia on the Orange Line. The station is located in Oakton, in the median of Interstate 66 at Nutley Street (Virginia State Route 243), with a Fairfax postal address.
The station can be accessed from I-66 without merging onto Nutley Street via a series of ramps that transport commuters directly to the station's north and south side parking complexes. From the parking areas, riders reach the platform and mezzanine using elevated walkways which bridge the east and westbound lanes of I-66. The station provides easy access to the nearby Town of Vienna, the City of Fairfax, and the main campus of George Mason University. Service began on June 7, 1986.
Although originally identified as the western terminus of the Orange Line in the 1968 plan, by 1978 Fairfax County was debating whether or not the initial terminus should be at the Vienna location or at an alternate location in Tysons Corner. After much public debate and public comment, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors endorsed the Vienna routing. The endorsement was made after determining it would cost an additional $59 million and take an additional five years to complete the line to Tysons. (Metro service to Tysons Corner would later be established, with the 2014 opening of the Silver Line).
On September 8, 1982, groundbreaking for the station occurred. At the time of its groundbreaking, the final facility was to have cost $17.6 million with parking for 2,000 vehicles. After nearly four years of construction, the station officially opened on June 7, 1986, as the western terminus of the Orange Line. Its opening coincided with the completion of 9.1 miles (14.6 km) of rail from the Ballston station and the opening of the East Falls Church, West Falls Church, and Dunn Loring stations.
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