The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 rapid transit stations from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton. It has stations in Fairfax County and Arlington, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Prince George's County, Maryland. Half of the line's stations are shared with the Blue Line, and over two thirds will be shared with Silver Line.
The Orange Line needs 30 trains (9 eight-car trains and 21 six-car trains, consisting of 198 rail cars) to run at peak capacity.[1]
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| Orange Line | |
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| Yellow Line | |
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| Silver Line (under construction) | |
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History
Service on the Orange Line began on November 20, 1978 between National Airport and New Carrollton, with five new stations being added to the existing network from Stadium-Armory. When the line from Rosslyn to Ballston–MU was completed on December 11, 1979, Orange Line trains began following this route rather than going to National Airport station. The line was completed on June 7, 1986 when it was extended by four stations to Vienna/Fairfax-GMU.
On January 13, 1982, an Orange Line train derailed as it was being backed-up from an improperly closed rail switch between the Federal Triangle and Smithsonian stations, resulting in the deaths of three passengers.[2] It was the first incident within the Metro system that caused a fatality,[2] and the deadliest incident occurring in the system until the 2009 collision that resulted in nine fatalities.[3]
List of stations
The following stations are along the line, from west to east:
- Vienna/Fairfax–GMU
- Dunn Loring–Merrifield
- West Falls Church–VT/UVA
- East Falls Church (future Silver Line joins on same track)
- Ballston–MU
- Virginia Square–GMU
- Clarendon
- Court House
- Rosslyn (Blue Line joins on same track)
- Foggy Bottom–GWU
- Farragut West
- McPherson Square
- Metro Center (Transfer station for Red Line)
- Federal Triangle
- Smithsonian
- L'Enfant Plaza (Transfer station for the Yellow and Green Lines)
- Federal Center SW
- Capitol South
- Eastern Market
- Potomac Ave
- Stadium–Armory (Blue Line splits, and future Silver Line ends)
- Minnesota Ave
- Deanwood
- Cheverly
- Landover
- New Carrollton
Silver Line
The Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project will build a 24-mile (39 km) system extension west from East Falls Church, linking Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County to the system. Other than the new service into Virginia, the Silver Line will operate on the same tracks and serve the same stations as the Orange Line from East Falls Church to Stadium Armory.
See also
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References
- ^ page 80
- ^ a b Stephen J. Lynton (January 14, 1982). "Metro Train -Derails; 3 Die". The Washington Post.
- ^ "At Least 7 Killed in Deadliest Collision in D.C. Metro History". NBC Washington. June 22, 2009. http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Metro-Trains-Collide-Between-Takoma-Fort-Totten.html. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
External links
- world.nycsubway.org: Orange Line
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