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'''Spring Hill''' (preliminary names '''Tysons West, Tysons – Spring Hill Road''') <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2012/updates/board-approves-silver-line-station-names.htm|title=Board of Supervisors Approves Proposed Silver Line Station Names|date=April 10, 2012|accessdate=April 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/post/fairfax-oks-names-for-tysons-metrorail-stations/2011/03/29/AFVQC1vB_blog.html|newspaper=Washington Post|title=Fairfax OKs names for new Metrorail stations|last=Hosh|first=Kafia|date=March 29, 2011|accessdate=March 29, 2011}}</ref> is a planned [[Washington Metro]] station in [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], [[Virginia]], on the [[Silver Line (Washington Metro)|Silver Line]]. It is scheduled to begin operation in 2013. The station will be located in the central median of [[State Route 7 (Virginia)|Leesburg Pike]] (SR 7) just west of Spring Hill Road. There has been some [[Silver Line (Washington Metro)#Tysons Corner tunnel dispute|controversy]] about whether to build the rail through Tysons Corner below ground or on elevated tracks. |
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The efforts to build a tunnel through all of Tysons Corner failed, and the current design calls for the main platform to have a height of {{convert|48|ft|m|abbv=on}} at its east end and {{convert|51|ft|m|abbv=on}} at its west end.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dullesmetro.com/pdfs/DCMPStationHeights-2-18-09.docx|publisher=WMAA|title=DCMP Station Heights Actual|accessdate=2010-11-10}}</ref> |
The efforts to build a tunnel through all of Tysons Corner failed, and the current design calls for the main platform to have a height of {{convert|48|ft|m|abbv=on}} at its east end and {{convert|51|ft|m|abbv=on}} at its west end.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dullesmetro.com/pdfs/DCMPStationHeights-2-18-09.docx|publisher=WMAA|title=DCMP Station Heights Actual|accessdate=2010-11-10}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:18, 12 April 2012
Spring Hill (preliminary names Tysons West, Tysons – Spring Hill Road) [1][2] is a planned Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Silver Line. It is scheduled to begin operation in 2013. The station will be located in the central median of Leesburg Pike (SR 7) just west of Spring Hill Road. There has been some controversy about whether to build the rail through Tysons Corner below ground or on elevated tracks.
The efforts to build a tunnel through all of Tysons Corner failed, and the current design calls for the main platform to have a height of 48 feet (15 m)* at its east end and 51 feet (16 m)* at its west end.[3]
Station Facilities
- 2 station entrances (each side of SR 7)
References
- ^ "Board of Supervisors Approves Proposed Silver Line Station Names". April 10, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ Hosh, Kafia (March 29, 2011). "Fairfax OKs names for new Metrorail stations". Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "DCMP Station Heights Actual". WMAA. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
External links
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