Van Dorn Street station
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Van Dorn Street station 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 only 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.
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Location | 5690 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, Virginia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°47′58″N 77°07′43″W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
Parking | 361 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 20 racks, 6 lockers | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | J02 | ||||||||||
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Opened | June 15, 1991; 32 years ago (June 15, 1991) | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2019 | ||||||||||
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2023 | 1,053 daily[1] | ||||||||||
Rank | 78 out of 98 | ||||||||||
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