Huntington

Huntington
Station statistics
Address	2701 Huntington Avenue Huntington, VA 22303
Lines	Yellow Line
Connections	WMATA Metrobus Fairfax Connector
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	3,090 spaces
Bicycle facilities	34 racks, 12 lockers
Other information
Opened	December 17, 1983
Accessible
Code	C15
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Terminus Yellow Line Eisenhower Avenue toward Fort Totten

Huntington is a Washington Metro station in Huntington, Virginia on the Yellow Line. It is the southern terminus of the Yellow Line, and one of only two stations served exclusively by the Yellow Line. As the station is built into a hillside, the south mezzanine, along with escalator access, is accessible via a funicular elevator.

Location

The station serves the suburban area of Fairfax County and is a popular commuter station, with over 3,000 parking spaces. It is located between North Kings Highway (State Route 241) and Huntington Avenue, with parking facilities and station entrances available off of both roads. Service began on December 17, 1983, making it the first station to open in Fairfax County, and the first to extend the system beyond the Capital Beltway. The station is located on the ruins of Fort Lyon, a Civil War-era fort.

Station layout

Architecturally, Huntington station is unique from the rest of the Metro network. It is partially elevated and built into the surrounding hillside. Riders enter the station on a viaduct carrying the tracks from downtown Washington, D.C., but the area of the platform that the escalators reach is below grade. Holding up the canopy are supports containing circular holes that go over the track and are built into the sloped carving of the hill housing the station.

The north (lower) mezzanine is home to Metro's only fully public restroom, an automatic self-cleaning toilet manufactured by Exeloo, opened in October 2003. The automatic restroom was installed as part of a pilot project to determine customer acceptance and feasibility of the concept, as well as the impact on safety and cleanliness.^[1] According to then-General Manager Richard A. White in the online Lunchtalk chat dated June 3, 2005, there are no plans to extend the program to any other stations.

A new 1,424-space parking garage located on the station's east side opened on August 14, 2008. The former surface parking lot off North Kings Highway is the center of an ongoing residential and business redevelopment project. Parking at Huntington Station costs $4.50 all day on weekdays.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Huntington (Washington Metro)

• WMATA: Huntington Station
• StationMasters Online: Huntington Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Huntington Station

Coordinates: 38°47′39″N 77°04′31″W / 38.794065°N 77.075261°W / 38.794065; -77.075261

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