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On April 23, 2020, WMATA announced that Silver Line service would be suspended beginning on May 23, 2020, in order to rebuild stations west of Ballston–MU station and to complete the second phase of the Silver Line. This was in part due to the historically low ridership numbers for the transit agency due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ...
The Silver Line opened in two phases, adding five stations in 2014 and six in 2022. [4] [5] On the Yellow and Blue Lines, an additional infill station at Potomac Yard opened on May 19, 2023. [6] Nine Metrorail stations are officially designated transfer stations, although other intermediate stations also allow passengers to transfer between lines.
Greensboro station (preliminary names Tysons Central 7, Tysons Central) [3] [4] is a Washington Metro station in Tysons, in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Silver Line.It opened on July 26, 2014, as part of phase 1 of the Silver Line.
The station was previously referred to as Route 772 in planning documents. [10] In August 2019, project officials reported that they expected construction on the second phase of the Silver Line to be completed by mid-2020. [11] The opening date was postponed to early 2021, [12] then to late 2021. [13]
Tysons station is a rapid transit station on the Silver Line of the Washington Metro in Tysons, Virginia. One of four Metro stations in Tysons, it is one of the five stations comprising the first phase of the Silver Line. It opened as Tysons Corner on July 26, 2014.
The future Silver Line was also included in this proposal. [17] In 2001, officials considered realigning the Blue Line between Rosslyn and Stadium–Armory stations by building a bridge or tunnel from Virginia to a new station in Georgetown. Blue Line trains share a single tunnel with Orange Line and Silver Line trains to cross the Potomac River.
The Silver Line was developed in the 21st century to link Washington, D.C., by rail to Washington Dulles International Airport and the edge cities of Tysons, Reston, Herndon, and Ashburn. [5] It was built in two phases; the first phase, linking Washington, D.C., to Wiehle–Reston East, opened in 2014. [6]
In 2010, WMATA started a public planning forum, to create the Silver Line route to run to Dulles Airport. [13] The Silver Line would bring riders access via train to serve in Maryland, Washington D.C. and the northeastern portion of Virginia. This project is under Phase 2 of the Silver Line, as Phase 1 runs up to Wiehle–Reston East station. [14]