East Falls Church station
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East Falls Church station is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Arlington County, Virginia, on the Orange and Silver Lines. East Falls Church station is the last aboveground, at-grade, or open-cut station for eastbound trains. East of this station, the trains enter tunnels.
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Location | Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.8859763°N 77.1568243°W / 38.8859763; -77.1568243 | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Parking | 422 spaces | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 12 racks, 6 lockers, secure parking room | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | K05 | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 7, 1986; 37 years ago (June 7, 1986) | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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2023 | 1,891 daily[1] | |||||||||||||||
Rank | 53 out of 98 | |||||||||||||||
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The station serves the communities of Falls Church and Arlington. It is located in the median of Interstate 66 near Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29). Service began on June 7, 1986. A parking lot with 422 spaces sits on the Lee Highway side of the station.