Court House station

Court House station is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Courthouse 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). Weekday ridership is approximately 7,000 passengers per day.[3] The station serves the Orange and Silver Lines.

For other uses, see Courthouse.

Court House
rapid transit station
Location2100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates38°53′29″N 77°05′06″W
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Metrobus: 4B, 38B
Arlington Transit: 41, 43, 45, 61, 62, 77
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth80 feet (24 m)[1]
Bicycle facilities25 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeK01
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1979 (1979-12-01)
Passengers
20176,354 daily[2]  4.16%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Clarendon
toward Vienna
 Orange Line Rosslyn
toward New Carrollton
Clarendon
toward Wiehle–Reston East
 Silver Line Rosslyn
toward Largo Town Center

Location

As the name implies, the station is located near the Arlington County government and court complex, with its main entrance at the intersection of Wilson Boulevard and Uhle Street.

History

The station opened on December 1, 1979.[4] Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) of rail west of the Rosslyn station and the opening of the Clarendon, Virginia Square and Ballston stations.[4] Presently, there are long-range plans to create a new entrance for the station at its western end. These plans envision an elevator that would connect the western end of the platform to a location near the corner of Clarendon Boulevard and Barton Street.

Station layout

This station is the third deepest station on the Orange Line behind L'Enfant Plaza and Rosslyn. Its platforms are located approximately 80 feet (24 m) below street level.[5] Similar to most Red Line north of Cleveland Park, Court House contains an upper underpass mezzanine 20 feet (6.1 m) below the street level. A long bank of escalators connects the upper mezzanine to the lower mezzanine. The platforms are located below the mezzanine.

Court House is one of the few Washington Metro stations outside the Red Line that contain deep-bored, elliptical escalator banks. Unlike most Metro stations, Court House station has four exits.

G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
Upper mezzanine Escalator landing
M Mezzanine Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Wiehle–Reston East (Clarendon)
← toward Vienna/Fairfax–GMU (Clarendon)
Island platform
Eastbound → toward Largo Town Center (Rosslyn) →
→ toward New Carrollton (Rosslyn) →

References
  1. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (August 1983). Metrorail Station Area Planning: A Metrorail before-and-After Study Report (PDF). p. 72. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. May 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. "Metrorail Ridership by Station by Month, 2010-2015". WMATA. March 24, 2016.
  4. Feaver, Douglas B.; Sandra G. Boodman (December 2, 1979). "Area celebrates extension of Metrorail in Arlington". The Washington Post. p. C1.
  5. Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (August 1983). Metrorail Station Area Planning: A Metrorail before-and-After Study Report (PDF). p. 72. Retrieved February 6, 2021.


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