Dunn Loring is a
Washington Metro
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station in
Fairfax County, Virginia
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, on the
Orange Line. The station is in
Merrifield, with a
Vienna
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mailing address. The station is in the
median
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of
Interstate 66
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at Gallows Road, just outside the
Capital Beltway
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, and is accessed by a footbridge over the eastbound lanes.
History
The station opened on June 7, 1986.
Its opening coincided with the completion of of rail west of the
Ballston station and the opening of the
East Falls Church,
West Falls Church and
Vienna
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stations.
By 1993, officials in Fairfax City were looking to add "Merrifield" to the station name. In 1998, the station name was changed to "Dunn Loring–Merrifield". On November 3, 2011, the station returned to its original name, with "Merrifield" listed as a subtitle.
In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platforms at the Dunn Loring station would be rebuilt starting in mid-2020.
From May 23 until September 7, 2020, this station was closed due to the platform reconstruction project which closed stations west of
Ballston–MU station.
Station layout
Development project
In August 2011, Mill Creek Residential Trust, in cooperation with WMATA, began development on a new
mixed-use development
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...
area known as Alexan Dunn Loring.
The project was required to not reduce the number of parking spaces available to Metro riders. The first completed step was to remove the existing kiss and ride area, as well as the bus bays. This area became the primary Metro parking lot, while the old parking lot was built into a new parking garage. The new parking garage opened in August 2013. After the parking garage opened, construction began on the mixed-use development in the area of the temporary parking lot. Phase 1 of the mixed-use development project was scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2014.
Construction was expected to be completed in 2015.
References
External links
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* The Schumin Web Transit Center
Dunn Loring StationGallows Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
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Washington Metro stations in Virginia
Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1986
Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia
1986 establishments in Virginia
Bus stations in Virginia
Washington Metro stations located above ground