Spring Hill station

Coordinates: 38°55′45″N 77°14′31″W / 38.92917°N 77.24194°W / 38.92917; -77.24194
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Spring Hill
Platform of Spring Hill station
General information
Location1576 Spring Hill Road
Tysons, Virginia
Coordinates38°55′45″N 77°14′31″W / 38.92917°N 77.24194°W / 38.92917; -77.24194
Owned byWMATA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Fairfax Connector: 424, 432, 494, 574
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 20 lockers and 22 bike racks
Other information
Station codeN04
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-07-26)[1]
Passengers
2023502 daily[2]
Rank96 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Wiehle–Reston East
toward Ashburn
 Silver Line Greensboro
toward Downtown Largo
Location
Map

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.

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 layout[edit]

P
Platform level 		Westbound ← toward Ashburn (Wiehle–Reston East)
Island platform
Eastbound → toward Downtown Largo (Greensboro) →
M Mezzanine Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses

Station facilities[edit]

Exterior of Spring Hill station from the south side in February 2014
  • 2 station entrances (each side of SR 7)

History[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

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