Wheaton station (Washington Metro)
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Wheaton station is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line. The station serves the suburb of Wheaton, and is located at the intersection of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) and Reedie Drive. The station contains 230-foot-long (70 m) escalators, which are the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere.
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Location | 11001 Veirs Mill Road Wheaton, Maryland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.0386°N 77.0508°W / 39.0386; -77.0508 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 twin tube interconnected side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Depth | 145 ft (44 m)[1] | ||||||||||
Parking | 977 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 36 racks, 20 lockers | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | B10 | ||||||||||
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Opened | September 22, 1990; 33 years ago (September 22, 1990) | ||||||||||
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2023 | 1,598 daily[2] | ||||||||||
Rank | 65 out of 98 | ||||||||||
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Service at Wheaton began on September 22, 1990, and it was the northeastern end of the Red Line for nearly eight years, until the Glenmont station opened in July 1998.