Grosvenor–Strathmore station
{{Short description|Washington Metro station}}
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| name = Grosvenor–Strathmore
| style = WMATA
| symbol = red
| symbol_location = washington
| image = Grosvenor strathmore.jpg
| image_caption = Grosvenor–Strathmore station platform in September 2004
| borough = North Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
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| connections = {{bus icon}} Ride On: 6, 37, 46, 96, 101
| platform = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| structure = Below-grade
| parking = 1,796 spaces including six free motorcycle parking spaces
| bicycle = 40 racks and 30 lockers
| passengers = 1,819 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 = 55 out of 98
| opened = {{start date and age|1984|August|25}}
| accessible = Yes
| code = A11
| owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
| former = Grosvenor (1984–2005)
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Grosvenor–Strathmore station (formerly Grosvenor, pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|oʊ|v|ən|ər}} {{respell|GROH|vən|ər}}) is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro in North Bethesda, Maryland. Grosvenor–Strathmore is the last above-ground station for Glenmont-bound Red Line trains until NoMa-Gallaudet U; south of the station, trains cross over the Capital Beltway before descending underground. It is one of a number of stations on the Rockville Pike corridor in Montgomery County.
Location
Named after the nearby Grosvenor Lane, Grosvenor–Strathmore station lies within the unincorporated area of North Bethesda. Located to the east of Rockville Pike at its intersection with Tuckerman Lane, the main point of interest near the station is the Music Center at Strathmore.{{Cite web |url=https://wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/upload/evacuation/62.014.pdf |title=Station Vicinity Map: Grosvenor–Strathmore |website=WMATA |access-date=March 28, 2018}} In addition, it is the first stop outside of the Capital Beltway heading outbound towards Shady Grove on the Red Line.
History
Service to Grosvenor (named for its proximity to Grosvenor Lane) began on August 25, 1984.{{Cite news |title=Red Line adds 6.8 miles; Opening ceremony for new segment set for today at Friendship Heights |last=Staff Reporters |date=August 25, 1984 |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=B1}}{{Cite news |title=All aboard; Metro festivities welcome latest Red Line extension |last=Brisbane |first=Arthur S. |date=August 26, 1984 |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=A1}} Grosvenor Lane was located at the {{convert|100|acre|ha}} farm of Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875–1966), the father of photojournalism and the first full-time editor of National Geographic from 1899 to 1954. He moved there from the Dupont Circle area in Washington, D.C. after buying the farmland in 1912.{{Cite web |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/11/09/mabel_grosvenor_101_doctor_granddaughter_of_inventor_bell/ |title=Obituary: Mabel Grosvenor, 101, Doctor, Granddaughter Of Inventor Bell |last=Sullivan |first=Patricia |date=November 9, 2006 |website=Boston Globe |access-date=June 15, 2010}}
The station's opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|6.8|mi|km}} of rail northwest of the Van Ness–UDC station and the opening of the Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Medical Center and Tenleytown stations.{{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 27, 2018 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702201723/https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf |url-status=dead }} It remained the western terminus of the Red Line until the extension of that line to Shady Grove that December.{{Cite news |title=A rainbow coalition flocks to Red Line; 4 stops open amid hoopla |last=Zibart |first=Eve |date=December 16, 1984 |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=A1}} Trains from Silver Spring terminated here during peak times until December 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/shady-grove-improvements.cfm|title = Metro GM announces Montgomery County improvements | WMATA}}
In February 2005, the Music Center at Strathmore opened adjacent to the station, prompting the name change to Grosvenor–Strathmore. The arts complex and station are connected via an elevated pedestrian walkway, the Carlton R. Sickles Memorial Sky Bridge. Escalators and an underground walkway were also added to the station to allow customers to easily cross the busy road, Rockville Pike, that is adjacent to the station.
From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the 2020 coronavirus 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 |access-date=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 |access-date=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 |access-date=22 June 2020}}
Station layout
Grosvenor has one island platform located just east of Rockville Pike. Access to the station is provided by a passageway connecting the Pike and a large parking lot and garage east of the station. Bus bays and a kiss and ride lot are east of the station, but there is also a bus stop west of the station on Rockville Pike. The tracks in the open cut continue in a tunnel northwest of the station, and becomes briefly elevated south of the station before going underground.
There is also a short pocket track just past the station going northwest.
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Category:Washington Metro stations in Maryland
Category:Stations on the Red Line (Washington Metro)
Category:Railway stations in Montgomery County, Maryland
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