Court House (WMATA station)

Court House
Station statistics
Address	2100 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22201
Lines	Orange Line   Silver Line (planned)
Connections	WMATA Metrobus Arlington Transit
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bicycle facilities	25 racks
Other information
Opened	December 1, 1979; 31 years ago (December 1, 1979)
Accessible
Code	K01
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2007)	4.106 million[1]  4%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Clarendon toward Vienna Orange Line Rosslyn toward New Carrollton Clarendon toward Route 772 Silver Line (planned) Rosslyn toward Stadium–Armory

Court House is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Courthouse neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Weekday ridership is approximately 14,000 passengers per day.^[2] The station presently serves only the Orange Line, but is also planned to be on the Silver Line, which is scheduled to start operations in 2013.^[3] Taking its name from the nearby Arlington Courthouse, the station is located at the intersection of Wilson Boulevard and Uhle Street.

History

The station opened on December 1, 1979.^[4] Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) of rail west of the Rosslyn station and the opening of the Clarendon, Virginia Square and Ballston stations.^[4] Presently, there are long-range plans to create a new entrance for the station at its western end. These plans envision an elevator that would connect the western end of the platform to a location near the corner of Clarendon Boulevard and Barton Street.

References

1. ^ FY2006-07 Metrorail ridership summary by station Think Outside the Car Retrieved 2009-11-28
2. ^ "Court House Metro Station Area Overview". Arlington County Department of Community Planning, Housing & Development. 3 April 2009. http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/CPHD/planning/data_maps/metro/courthouse/index.htm#intro. Retrieved 14 February 2011. 
3. ^ Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (2010). "Dulles Metrorail Project Overview". http://www.dullesmetro.com/about/overview.cfm. Retrieved July 25, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Feaver, Douglas B.; Sandra G. Boodman (December 2, 1979). "Area celebrates extension of Metrorail in Arlington". The Washington Post: p. C1. 

External links

Media related to Court House (Washington Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA: Court House Station
• StationMasters Online: Court House Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Court House Station
• Uhle Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 38°53′29″N 77°05′06″W / 38.89134°N 77.084965°W / 38.89134; -77.084965