Spring Hill station

Spring Hill station (preliminary names Tysons West, Tysons–Spring Hill Road)^[3][4] is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Silver Line. Located in Tysons, it began operation on July 26, 2014. The station is located in the central median of Leesburg Pike (SR 7) just west of Spring Hill Road.

Spring Hill
Platform of Spring Hill station on opening day, July 26, 2014
General information
Location	1576 Spring Hill Road Tysons, Virginia
Coordinates	38°55′45″N 77°14′31″W
Owned by	WMATA
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Fairfax Connector: 427, 432, 574
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 20 lockers and 22 bike racks
Other information
Station code	N04
History
Opened	July 26, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-07-26)[1]
Passengers
2023	502 daily[2]
Rank	96 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Wiehle–Reston East toward Ashburn Silver Line Greensboro toward Downtown Largo
Location

There had been some controversy about whether to build the rail through Tysons below ground or on elevated tracks. The efforts to build a tunnel through all of Tysons failed, and the current design has the main platform with a height of 48 ft (15 m) at its east end and 51 ft (16 m) at its west end.^[5]

The station is about 5.8 miles (9.3 km) from Wiehle–Reston East, the next station to the west, but only about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from Greensboro directly to the southeast.

Spring Hill is the least used DC Metro station in Fairfax County at 609 entries per weekday in 2023.^[6]

Station facilities

Exterior of Spring Hill station from the south side in February 2014

• 2 station entrances (each side of SR 7)

History

From May 23 until August 15, 2020, this station was closed due to the Platform Reconstruction west of Ballston–MU and the Silver Line Phase II tie construction.^[7] This station reopened beginning on August 16, 2020, when trains were able to bypass East Falls Church station.^[8][9]

References

1. "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". Washington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
2. "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
3. "Board of Supervisors Approves Proposed Silver Line Station Names". April 10, 2012. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
4. Hosh, Kafia (March 29, 2011). "Fairfax OKs names for new Metrorail stations". Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
5. "DCMP Station Heights Actual". WMAA. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
6. "Metrorail Ridership Summary". WMATA. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
7. "Metro to use upcoming low-ridership summer to maximum effect, expands Orange, Silver line shutdown". www.wmata.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
8. "Metro to add more buses, trains and extended hours as part of Covid-19 Recovery Plan beginning Sunday, August 16 | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
9. "Silver Line service will return August 16, along with reopening of six stations in Fairfax County | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

External links

• WMATA Spring Hill station page
• Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project - Spring Hill