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White Flint (WMATA station)

WMATA Metro Logo.svg White Flint Red Line
Washington Metro rapid transit station
White flint.jpg
Location 5500 Marinelli Road
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Coordinates 39°02′53″N 77°06′47″W / 39.048043°N 77.113131°W / 39.048043; -77.113131Coordinates: 39°02′53″N 77°06′47″W / 39.048043°N 77.113131°W / 39.048043; -77.113131
Owned by WMATA
Line(s) Red Line Red Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Bus transport Ride On: 5, 26, 38, 42, 46, 81
Bus transport Metrobus: C8
Construction
Structure type underground (open-cut)
Parking 982 spaces
Bicycle facilities 32 racks, 20 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code A12
History
Opened December 15, 1984; 32 years ago (December 15, 1984)
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 3,456 daily  Decrease 10.35%
Services
Preceding station   WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro   Following station
toward Shady Grove
Red Line
toward Glenmont

White Flint is an island platformed Washington Metro station in North Bethesda, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on December 15, 1984, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Red Line, the station serves residential and commercial areas of North Bethesda and Rockville and is located near the former White Flint Mall.

White Flint serves commercial and residential areas of North Bethesda and Rockville. White Flint's namesake, the White Flint Mall, was located about .4 mi (0.64 km) southeast of the station.

White Flint station is planned to be the center of a large transport-oriented development. The development will include new zoning to allow taller buildings to be built closer to the station along with a new street grid to link what are now currently disjointed areas.

The station opened on December 15, 1984. Its opening coincided with the completion of 7 miles (11 km) of rail northwest of the then named Grosvenor station and the opening of the Rockville, Shady Grove, and Twinbrook stations. White Flint was originally known as Nicholson Lane in planning documents, but the station was renamed after the White Flint Mall before it opened. A pylon at Farragut North still bears the original name of the station; extensions were originally printed on pylons throughout the system and covered up until they opened.


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