Deanwood station

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| address = 4720 Minnesota Avenue NE

| borough = Washington, D.C.

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| platform = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| structure = At-grade

| parking = 194 spaces

| bicycle = Capital Bikeshare, 8 racks and 4 lockers

| passengers = 585 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 11, 2024}}

| pass_year = 2023

| pass_rank = 94 out of 98

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| accessible = Yes

| code = D10

| owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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Deanwood station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on November 20, 1978, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for only the Orange Line, the station is the final station in the District of Columbia going east. The station is located at Minnesota Avenue and 48th Street Northeast.

Deanwood averaged just 585 daily entries in 2023, making it the least-utilized Metro station in the District of Columbia.

History

The station opened on November 20, 1978.{{cite news |last=Feaver |first=Douglas B. |title=Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/11/12/orange-line-brings-metro-to-beltway/75023450-8c3d-4aba-b686-e0ad9cf8746f/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=C1 |date=November 12, 1978}}{{cite news |last1=Eisen |first1=Jack |first2=John |last2=Feinstein |author-link2=John Feinstein |title=City-County Fanfare Opens Orange Line |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/11/18/city-county-fanfare-opens-orange-line/54c66c2f-94e6-4df1-ae84-815ccb01a181/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=D1 |date=November 18, 1978}} Its opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|7.4|mi|km}}{{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 |access-date=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}} of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly, Landover, Minnesota Avenue, and New Carrollton stations.

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system.{{cite news |first=Faiz |last=Siddiqui |title=Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 7, 2018 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/metro-wants-to-rebuild-20-station-platforms-in-three-years-creating-safetrack-like-disruptions/2018/05/07/f7c19dcc-5164-11e8-abd8-265bd07a9859_story.html |access-date=February 19, 2019}} New Carrollton station was closed from May 28, 2022, through September 5, 2022, as part of the summer platform improvement project, which also affected the Minnesota Avenue, Deanwood, Cheverly, and Landover stations on the Orange Line. Shuttle buses and free parking were provided at the closed stations.{{cite web |title=Final phase of Metro's multi-year Platform Improvement Project begins this weekend, closing five Orange Line stations |url=https://wmata.com/about/news/Final-phase-of-Platform-Improvement-Project-begins-this-weekend-on-Orange-Line.cfm |website=WMATA |access-date=May 28, 2022 |date=May 23, 2022}}

On September 10, 2022, Blue Line trains started serving the station due to the 14th Street bridge shutdown as a part of the Blue Plus service.{{cite web |title=Metro announces travel alternatives for major Blue and Yellow Line construction this fall |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Blue-Yellow-fall-travel-alternatives.cfm |access-date=9 March 2024}} The service ended on May 7, 2023 with the reopening of the Yellow Line.{{cite web |title=Metro's Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-metro-yellow-line-reopens-sunday-schedule-times-trains-stations-change-huntington-fairfax-county-greenbelt-maryland-mount-vernon-square-washington-dc-turnback-wmata-gm-randy-clarke-riders-upset-potomac-river-lenfant-plaza |website=WJLA-TV |access-date=9 March 2024}}

Half of Silver Line trains are planned to operate between {{wmata|Ashburn}} and {{wmata|New Carrollton}} beginning on June 22, 2025.{{cite press release |title=Metro Board of Directors approves $4.957 billion FY2026 budget that improves service without raising fares |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metro-Board-of-Directors-approves-FY2026-budget.cfm |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=April 10, 2025}}

Station Layout

The Deanwood station consists of an at-grade island platform situated between CSX freight track tracks, built on unneeded land within the existing right-of-way. The station fare gates and mezzanine exist in a basement level underneath the south end of the platform, with entrances from both sides of the right-of-way. A bus bay is located outside of the southeast exit, between Minnesota Avenue itself and the station entrance. A small parking lot exists to the north of the southeast exit.

Notable places nearby

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

References

External links

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The Schumin Web Transit Center: [https://web.archive.org/web/20101109004901/http://transit.schuminweb.com/transit/wmata/orange-line.php?station=D10 Deanwood Station]
[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.908166,-76.934627&spn=0.003974,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.908194,-76.934423&panoid=62JgWHl0MOliPPh7xNDaPw&cbp=12,287.68,,0,3.38 Minnesota Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]
[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.908851,-76.935668&spn=0.003974,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.908914,-76.935311&panoid=P1xfykjPY5GoQlOxSzS_Cg&cbp=12,170.51,,0,5.84 Polk Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]

Category:Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)

Category:Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1978

Category:1978 establishments in Washington, D.C.