Clarendon station
Clarendon is a side platformed Washington Metro station in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station presently serves only the Orange Line, but is also planned to be on the Silver Line, which is scheduled to start operations in 2014.
Location
Clarendon is located in the Arlington district of the same name at the intersection Highland Street, Clarendon Boulevard, and Wilson Boulevard. The station entrance itself lies in a park-like median between Clarendon and Wilson Boulevards.
The presence of Clarendon station has transformed the surrounding district into an urban village. As a result, a number of residential and shopping complexes have opened. These include the residential buildings such as Station Square,[2] Clarendon 1021,[3] and the Phoenix at Clarendon[4] along with the Market Common Clarendon shopping center.[5]
History
The station was constructed by the Nello L. Teer Company,[6] and opened on December 1, 1979.[7] Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) of rail west of the Rosslyn station and the opening of the Court House, Virginia Square and Ballston stations.[7]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control |
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ←  toward Vienna (Virginia Square – GMU)←  toward Wiehle – Reston East (Virginia Square – GMU)
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| Eastbound | → toward New Carrollton (Court House) → → toward Largo Town Center (Court House) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Similar to many of the stations opened at the same time, Clarendon uses a side platform setup with two tracks. Architecturally, as part of the first generation of underground stations, the "waffle" coffer style predominates at Clarendon.
Escalators bring passengers to the mezzanine level, which contains faregates and ticket machines. Clarendon station is quite shallow, so much in fact that there is a staircase in between the two escalators that reach street level.
References
- ^ FY2006-07 Metrorail ridership summary by station Think Outside the Car Retrieved 2009-11-28
- ^ Residences at Station Square Station Square Retrieved 2009-11-22
- ^ Clarendon 1021 Clarendon 1021 Retrieved 2009-11-22
- ^ The Phoenix at Clarendon Phoenix at Clarendon Retrieved 2009-11-22
- ^ Market Common Clarendon Market Common Clarendon Retrieved 2009-11-22
- ^ http://www.nelloteer.com/page9.php?view=preview&category=2&image=63&q=&ImageGalleryPage=4
- ^ a b Feaver, Douglas B. (December 2, 1979), "Area celebrates extension of Metrorail in Arlington", The Washington Post, p. C1
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External links
Media related to Clarendon (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: Clarendon Station
- StationMasters Online: Clarendon Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Clarendon Station
- Highland Street entrance from Google Maps Street View