Clarendon station

Clarendon station is a side platformed Washington Metro station in the Clarendon 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). The station serves the Orange and Silver Lines. In 2017, over 4,000 commuters used Clarendon station every day.^[2]

For the station in Sydney, Australia, see Clarendon railway station. For the settlement in Ontario, Canada, see Central Frontenac.

Clarendon
Station platforms facing east in May 2010
General information
Location	3100 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates	38°53′14″N 77°05′43″W
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 38B Arlington Transit: 41, 42, 62
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare 12 racks, 6 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	K02
History
Opened	December 1, 1979; 44 years ago (December 1, 1979)
Passengers
2023	2,293 daily[1]
Rank	47 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Virginia Square–GMU toward Vienna Orange Line Court House toward New Carrollton Virginia Square–GMU toward Ashburn Silver Line Court House toward Downtown Largo
Location

Location

Clarendon is located in the Arlington district of the same name at the intersection of Highland Street, Clarendon Boulevard, and Wilson Boulevard. The station entrance itself lies in a park-like median between Clarendon and Wilson Boulevards.^[3] There is an underpass providing access to the Omsted Building on the south side of Clarendon Boulevard.

The presence of Clarendon station has transformed the surrounding district into an urban village. As a result, a number of residential and shopping complexes have opened. These include the residential buildings such as Station Square,^[4] Clarendon 1021,^[5] The Phoenix at Clarendon,^[6] and The Hartford^[7] along with the Market Common Clarendon shopping center.^[8]

History

The station was constructed by the Nello L. Teer Company,^[9] and opened on December 1, 1979.^[10] 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 Court House, Virginia Square and Ballston stations.^[10]

From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[11][12][13]

Station layout

Similar to many of the stations opened at the same time, Clarendon uses a side platform setup with two tracks. Architecturally, as part of the first generation of underground stations, the "waffle" coffer style predominates at Clarendon.

Escalators bring passengers to the mezzanine level, which contains the faregates and ticket machines. Clarendon station is quite shallow, so much in fact that there is a staircase in between the two escalators that reach street level.

References

1. "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
2. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. May 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
3. "Station Vicinity Map: Clarendon" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
4. "Residences at Station Square". Retrieved December 1, 2014.
5. "Clarendon 1021". Retrieved November 22, 2009.
6. "The Phoenix at Clarendon". Retrieved November 22, 2009.
7. "The Hartford Condominium". Retrieved March 11, 2015.
8. "Market Common Clarendon". Retrieved November 22, 2009.
9. "Nello L. Teer Company". Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
10. "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
11. "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
12. "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
13. "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

External links

• Media related to Clarendon (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
• WMATA Clarendon station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Clarendon Station
• Highland Street entrance from Google Maps Street View