Braddock Road station
Washington Metro station in Alexandria, VA on the Blue and Yellow lines
Braddock Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is located at Braddock Road and West Street.
History
Originally scheduled to open in summer 1982, its opening was delayed because of both unavailability of new subway cars and the lack of a test track. Construction of the station was complete by summer 1982, and in September 1983 Metro announced the station would open that December as the new cars would be ready for service. The station opened on December 17, 1983. Its opening coincided with the completion of 4.2 miles (6.8 km) of rail between National Airport and Huntington and the opening of the Eisenhower Avenue, Huntington and King Street–Old Town stations.
In 2012, a Capital Bikeshare station was installed across the street as part of Alexandria's initial bikeshare expansion and another station was added closer to the entrance in early 2022.
In 2014, the Metroway Bus Rapid Transit system began service with Braddock Road station serving as the southern terminus.
In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system.
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