18th & Crystal (Metroway station)

18th & Crystal
Coordinates 38°51′27″N 77°02′57″W / 38.857484°N 77.049142°W / 38.857484; -77.049142Coordinates: 38°51′27″N 77°02′57″W / 38.857484°N 77.049142°W / 38.857484; -77.049142
Owned by WMATA
Operated by Metrobus
Bus operators WMATA
Connections
History
Opened August 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)
Services
Preceding station   Metroway   Following station
One-way operation
Potomac Yard
  Out-of-system interchange  
Virginia Railway Express
toward Broad Run
Manassas Line
Transfer at: Crystal City
toward Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg Line
Transfer at: Crystal City
The station under construction in February 2016

18th & Crystal station, located near the intersection of 23rd Street South and Crystal Drive, is a bus rapid transit station in Arlington, Virginia. The stop is on a mixed-traffic segment of the Metroway that is restricted to buses during certain hours. It provides northbound service along the route to northern Crystal City.

History

18th & Crystal station opened to the public as one of the original Metroway stations; the station opened for service on August 24, 2014. [1]

Station layout

Initially, the station was a sidewalk-level bus stop. It was upgraded to a side platform station, which opened on April 17, 2016. [2]

P
Platform level
Northbound Metroway toward Pentagon City (Crystal City)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. "Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway". Crystal City/Pentagon City. Arlington County. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. "Arlington's Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway". Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway. Arlington County. Retrieved 9 April 2016.

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