Dunn Loring (WMATA station)

Dunn Loring Merrifield
Station statistics
Address	2700 Gallows Road Vienna, VA 22180
Lines	Orange Line
Connections	WMATA Metrobus Fairfax Connector
Structure	Surface
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	1,319 spaces
Bicycle facilities	40 racks, 34 lockers
Other information
Opened	June 7, 1986
Accessible
Code	K07
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Formerly	Dunn Loring (1986-1998) Dunn Loring–Merrifield (1998-2011)
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Vienna Terminus Orange Line West Falls Church toward New Carrollton

Dunn Loring is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia on the Orange Line. The station is physically located in both Dunn Loring and Merrifield, but its official address is in Vienna. The station is located in the median of Interstate 66 at Gallows Road, just outside the Capital Beltway, and is accessed via a footbridge over the eastbound lanes.

The station opened on June 7, 1986.^[1] Its opening coincided with the completion of 9.1 miles (14.6 km) of rail west of the Ballston station and the opening of the East Falls Church, West Falls Church and Vienna stations.^[1] By 1993, officials in Fairfax City were looking to add "Merrifield" to the station name.^[2] In 1998, the station name was changed to "Dunn Loring-Merrifield".^[3] On November 3, 2011, the station was returned to its original name, with "Merrifield" listed as a subtitle.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Lynton, Stephen J. (June 8, 1986), "9.1 more miles for Metrorail", The Washington Post: C1 
2. ^ Shear, Michael D. (August 26, 1993), "Angling to get on Metro Map; Merrifield, Fairfax City want stations renamed", The Washington Post: V1 
3. ^ Pae, Peter (August 21, 1997), "New names for Metro stations", The Washington Post: V1 
4. ^ "Station names updated for new map" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2011-11-03. Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. http://www.webcitation.org/62yKzsSXn. Retrieved 2011-11-05. 

External links

Media related to Dunn Loring (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA: Dunn Loring Station
• WMATA: Washington Metro Map, showing orange line
• StationMasters Online: Dunn Loring Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Dunn Loring Station
• Gallows Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 38°53′00″N 77°13′42″W / 38.883304°N 77.228388°W / 38.883304; -77.228388