Clarendon station
{{Short description|Washington Metro station}}
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| name = Clarendon
| style = WMATA
| symbol = orange
| symbol2 = silver
| symbol_location = washington
| image = Clarendon station.jpg
| image_caption = Station platforms facing east in May 2010
| address = 3100 Wilson Boulevard
| borough = Arlington, Virginia
| coordinates = {{coord|38.887102|-77.095192|format=dms|region:US_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| {{bus icon}} Metrobus: 38B
| {{bus icon}} Arlington Transit: 41, 42, 56
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| platform = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 2
| structure = Underground
| parking =
| bicycle = Capital Bikeshare 12 racks, 6 lockers
| passengers = 2,293 daily{{cite web |title=Metrorail Ridership Summary |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/ridership-portal/Metrorail-Ridership-Summary.cfm |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |access-date=February 10, 2024}}
| pass_year = 2023
| pass_rank = 47 out of 98
| opened = {{start date and age|1979|12|1}}
| rebuilt =
| accessible = Yes
| code = K02
| owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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Clarendon station is a side platformed Washington Metro station in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station serves the Orange and Silver Lines. In 2017, over 4,000 commuters used Clarendon station every day.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/records/public_docs/upload/2017_historical_rail_ridership.pdf |title=Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings |date=May 2017 |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |format=PDF |access-date=February 17, 2018}}
Location
Clarendon is located in the Arlington district of the same name at the intersection of Highland Street, Clarendon Boulevard, and Wilson Boulevard. The station entrance itself lies in a park-like median between Clarendon and Wilson Boulevards.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/upload/evacuation/69.097.pdf |title=Station Vicinity Map: Clarendon |website=WMATA |access-date=March 28, 2018}} There is an underpass providing access to the Omsted Building on the south side of Clarendon Boulevard.
The presence of Clarendon station has transformed the surrounding district into an urban village. As a result, a number of residential and shopping complexes have opened. These include the residential buildings such as Station Square,{{Cite web |url=http://www.residencesatstationsquare.com/ |title=Residences at Station Square |accessdate=December 1, 2014}} Clarendon 1021,{{Cite web |url=http://www.clarendon1021.net/ |title=Clarendon 1021 |accessdate=November 22, 2009}} The Phoenix at Clarendon,{{Cite web |url=http://www.thephoenixcondo.com/ |title=The Phoenix at Clarendon |accessdate=November 22, 2009}} and The Hartford{{Cite web |url=http://www.rhlarlington.com/arlington-va-condos-clarendon/the-hartford/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155304/http://www.rhlarlington.com/arlington-va-condos-clarendon/the-hartford/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |title=The Hartford Condominium |accessdate=March 11, 2015}} along with the Market Common Clarendon shopping center.{{Cite web |url=http://www.marketcommonclarendon.com/ |title=Market Common Clarendon |accessdate=November 22, 2009}}
History
The station was constructed by the Nello L. Teer Company,{{Cite web |url=http://www.nelloteer.com/page9.php?view=preview&category=2&image=63&q=&ImageGalleryPage=4 |title=Nello L. Teer Company |access-date=December 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207115329/http://www.nelloteer.com/page9.php?view=preview&category=2&image=63&q=&ImageGalleryPage=4 |archive-date=February 7, 2015 |url-status=dead }} and opened on December 1, 1979.{{cite web |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf |title=Sequence of Metrorail openings |date=2017 |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |page=3 |accessdate=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702201723/https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |url-status=dead }} Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately {{convert|3|mi}} of rail west of the Rosslyn station and the opening of the Court House, Virginia Square and Ballston stations.
From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |url=https://www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/2019-System-Map-COVID-19-stations-FINAL.pdf |title=Special Covid-19 System Map |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |accessdate=May 24, 2020 |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327192846/https://www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/2019-System-Map-COVID-19-stations-FINAL.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.wmata.com/service/status/details/covid-station-closures.cfm |title=Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic |date=March 23, 2020 |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |accessdate=May 24, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-to-reopen-15-stations-reallocate-bus-service.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |accessdate=22 June 2020}}
Station layout
Similar to many of the stations opened at the same time, Clarendon uses a side platform setup with two tracks. Architecturally, as part of the first generation of underground stations, the "waffle" coffer style predominates at Clarendon.
Escalators bring passengers to the mezzanine level, which contains the faregates and ticket machines. Clarendon station is quite shallow, so much in fact that there is a staircase in between the two escalators that reach street level.
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External links
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- The Schumin Web Transit Center: [https://web.archive.org/web/20101109004927/http://transit.schuminweb.com/transit/wmata/orange-line.php?station=K02 Clarendon Station]
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.88717,-77.094974&spn=0.003975,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.88717,-77.094974&panoid=dNl2XEFcQvx72_8nCoqY4w&cbp=12,258.16,,0,3.73 Highland Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]
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Category:Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)
Category:Stations on the Silver Line (Washington Metro)
Category:Transportation in Arlington County, Virginia
Category:Washington Metro stations in Virginia
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1979