McLean station (preliminary names Tysons East, Tysons–McLean) is a

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, on the Silver Line. The station is located in Tysons, with a McLean postal address. It began operation on July 26, 2014.

Station layout

Access to McLean station is provided by two entrances, one on each side of SR 123. The southern entrance connects to the northern entrance and mezzanine with a pedestrian bridge about above SR 123, with the mezzanine containing ticket machines and faregates. McLean has a simple island platform setup with two tracks. While there was some

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about whether to build the rail through Tysons below ground or on elevated tracks, McLean is also elevated. No permanent car parking is planned at the station. A bus station and kiss-and-ride lot are on the southern side of SR 123. Bike parking is also available. The main platform has a height of at its east end and at its west end.

History

This station was one of 19 WMATA stations closed due to the

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. Shuttle buses began serving the station on June 28, 2020. From May 23 until August 15, 2020, this station was further closed due to the Platform Reconstruction west of and the Silver Line Phase II tie construction. This station reopened beginning on August 16, 2020, when trains were able to bypass

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Location

McLean station is located in the northeast section of Tysons, at the northwest corner of the intersection of SR 123/Dolley Madison Boulevard and Scotts Crossing Road. This area is bordered on the south by SR 123, on the west by Exit 46A-B of the I-495/Capital Beltway, and by Exit 19A-B of SR 267.

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(VDOT) traffic counts show heavy usage of all three roads in the area, with around 122,000 cars per day using SR 267 north of Exit 18; of these, about one-third continue on the Dulles Toll Road with the other two-thirds (67,000) using the Beltway.2008 Fairfax County AADT counts
''VDOT'' Retrieved September 7, 2009 In addition, 44,000 cars use Dolley Madison Boulevard each day. The station is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of downtown

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. McLean itself took the name of the McLean station, of the former Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad interurban trolley line, that the town grew around. Fairfax County's long-range transportation plan contains no plans for returning mass transit to the town of McLean, making it an appropriate name for the nearest Silver Line station. The station serves the headquarters of Capital One, several intelligence agency facilities of the Federal government of the United States, various government contractors, and local residents. Tysons is nearby with major shopping malls.

Station facilities

*2 station entrances (each side of SR 123) *Pedestrian bridge crossing SR 123 *Bus dropoff/pickup *Kiss & Ride *56 bike parking spaces

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