Wheaton (Washington Metro)

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name = Wheaton

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address = 11171 Georgia Avenue
Wheaton, MD
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platform = 2 inter-connecting side platforms
tracks = 2
parking = 977 spaces
bicycle = 36 racks, 20 lockers
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opened = September 22, 1990
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ADA = Yes
code = B10
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Wheaton is a Washington, D.C. Metrorail station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line.

The station serves the suburb of Wheaton, and is located at the intersection of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) and Reedie Drive. This station features the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere, each featuring a length of 508 feet (155 meters). [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/custom/2005/06/03/CU2005060301365.html The Five Longest Rides] . "The Washington Post". 2005-06-03. Retrieved 2007-12-11.] [Carroll, Caitlin. [http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2005/09/19/Life/Whats.The.Deal.With.The.Wheaton.Metro.Station.Escalator-989091.shtml What's the deal with... the Wheaton Metro station escalator?] "The GW Hatchet". 2005-09-19. Retrieved 2008-06-15.] It is not the deepest station in the system, however; that honor goes to Forest Glen, which has an elevator-only exit due to its depth. The trip on Wheaton's escalator takes two minutes and 45 seconds, though some commuters shorten the time by walking.

Another architectural feature of this station is separate tunnels and platforms for each direction, instead of the large, vaulted common room seen at most other underground stations in the Metro system. This design, which is similar to many of the London Underground's tube stations, was used to save money due to the station's depth. Forest Glen is the only other Washington Metro station to have this design.

Service at Wheaton began on September 22, 1990. It was the northeastern end of the Red Line for nearly eight years, until the Glenmont station opened in July 1998.

Notable places nearby

* Westfield Wheaton (formerly Wheaton Plaza) - shopping mall
* Wheaton Regional Park
* Brookside Gardens

Bus routes

Metrobus
* C2, C4
* L7
* Q2
* Y5, Y7, Y8, Y9Ride On Bus
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 31
* 34
* 38
* 48

External links

* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=33 Wheaton Station]
* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/WHEATONS/wheatons.html Wheaton Station]
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/red-line.asp?station=B10 Wheaton Station]

References