Cheverly (WMATA station)

Cheverly
Station statistics
Address	5501 Columbia Park Road Cheverly, MD 20785
Lines	Orange Line
Connections	WMATA Metrobus TheBus
Structure	Surface
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	530 spaces
Bicycle facilities	34 racks
Other information
Opened	November 20, 1978
Accessible
Code	D11
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Deanwood toward Vienna Orange Line Landover toward New Carrollton

Cheverly is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Cheverly, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on November 20, 1978, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Orange Line, the station is the first station going east in Maryland on the Orange Line. The station is in a residential area of Cheverly at Columbia Park Road near U.S. Route 50. It is a commuter station with 530 parking spaces.

The station opened on November 20, 1978.^[1][2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)^[3] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Deanwood, Landover, Minnesota Avenue and New Carrollton stations.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Feaver, Douglas B. (November 12, 1978), "Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway; Orange Line will bring Metro to P.G.", The Washington Post: C1 
2. ^ ^{a b} Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post: D1 
3. ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf. Retrieved August 2, 2010. 

External links

Media related to Cheverly (Washington Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA: Cheverly Station
• StationMasters Online: Cheverly Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Cheverly Station
• Station from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 38°54′59.6″N 76°55′0.7″W / 38.916556°N 76.916861°W / 38.916556; -76.916861