Deanwood (WMATA station)

Deanwood
Station statistics
Address	4720 Minnesota Avenue, Northeast Washington, D.C. 20019
Lines	Orange Line
Connections	WMATA Metrobus
Structure	Surface
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	194 spaces
Bicycle facilities	8 racks, 4 lockers
Other information
Opened	November 20, 1978
Accessible
Code	D10
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2001)	676,710  0%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Minnesota Avenue toward Vienna Orange Line Cheverly toward New Carrollton

Deanwood is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on November 20, 1978, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Orange Line, the station is the final eastbound station in the District at Minnesota Avenue and 48th Street. It is architecturally similar to its sister station, Minnesota Avenue.

The station opened on November 20, 1978.^[1][2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)^[3] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly, Landover, Minnesota Avenue and New Carrollton stations.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Feaver, Douglas B. (November 12, 1978), "Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway; Orange Line will bring Metro to P.G.", The Washington Post: C1 
2. ^ ^{a b} Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post: D1 
3. ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf. Retrieved August 2, 2010. 

External links

Media related to Deanwood (Washington Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA: Deanwood Station
• StationMasters Online: Deanwood Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Deanwood Station
• Minnesota Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Polk Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 38°54′28.8″N 76°56′7.5″W / 38.908°N 76.935417°W / 38.908; -76.935417