Virginia Square–GMU station

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| name = Virginia Square–GMU

| style = WMATA

| symbol = orange

| symbol2 = silver

| symbol_location = washington

| image = Virginia Sq-GMU station showing mezzanine.jpg

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| image_caption = Virginia Square-GMU station in May 2010

| address = 3600 Fairfax Drive

| borough = Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.

| coordinates = {{coord|38.8829435|-77.1033092|region:US_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| connections = {{Unbulleted list

| {{bus icon}} Metrobus: A58, A76

| {{bus icon}} Arlington Transit: 41, 42, 56, 75

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| platform = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| structure = Underground

| parking =

| bicycle = Capital Bikeshare, 12 racks, 32 lockers

| passengers = 1,680 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 = 62 out of 98

| opened = {{start date and age|1979|Dec|1}}

| rebuilt =

| accessible = Yes

| code = K03

| owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

| former = Virginia Square (1979–1985)

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Virginia Square–GMU station is a Washington Metro station in the Virginia Square neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia, United States. The side platformed station opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station serves the Orange and Silver Lines. The station serves the Virginia Square neighborhood as well as the Arlington campus of George Mason University (GMU). The station entrance is located at the intersection of Fairfax Drive and North Monroe Street.

History

Originally to be called Ballston, the station was renamed Virginia Square by the Metro board in March 1977.{{cite news |title=Fate of Metrorail line in I-66 has become uncertain |first=Jack |last=Eisen |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 10, 1977}} Its name was changed due to its location at the since-demolished Virginia Square Shopping Center. After several years of construction, the station opened on December 1, 1979.{{Cite news |last1=Feaver |first1=Douglas B. |last2=Boodman |first2=Sandra G. |title=Area celebrates extension of Metrorail in Arlington |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=C1 |date=December 2, 1979}} Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately {{convert|3|mi|km}} of rail west of the Rosslyn station and the opening of the {{wmata|Court House}}, {{wmata|Clarendon}} and {{wmata|Ballston–MU}} stations.

Known originally as simply Virginia Square, in July 1985, the Metro board voted unanimously to rename the station Virginia Square–GMU,{{Citation |last = Staff Reporters |title = $50,000 allotted to rename Metro stop |newspaper = The Washington Post |page = C3 |date = July 25, 1985}} with the "GMU" standing for the adjacent, Arlington campus of George Mason University. Arlington County paid the $50,000 required for the change.

This station was closed from March 26, 2020, until June 28, 2020, 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}}{{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}}

References

External links

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The Schumin Web Transit Center: [https://web.archive.org/web/20101109004932/http://transit.schuminweb.com/transit/wmata/orange-line.php?station=K03 Virginia Square–GMU Station]
[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.882715,-77.102963&spn=0.003975,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.882797,-77.103011&panoid=-c6TwFnTLPsAr1FeeiAagQ&cbp=12,281.88,,0,-0.42 Monroe Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]

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

Category:1979 establishments in Virginia

Category:Railway stations in Virginia at university and college campuses