Clarendon station

Washington Metro station

Metrobus: 38B
Arlington Transit: 41, 42, 62

ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundBicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare 12 racks, 6 lockersAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeK02HistoryOpenedDecember 1, 1979; 44 years ago (December 1, 1979)Passengers20232,293 daily^[1]Rank47 out of 98 Services

Preceding station	Washington Metro			Following station
Virginia Square–GMU toward Vienna		Orange Line		Court House toward New Carrollton
Virginia Square–GMU toward Ashburn		Silver Line		Court House toward Downtown Largo

Location

Clarendon station is a side platformed Washington Metro station in the Clarendon 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). The station serves the Orange and Silver Lines. In 2017, over 4,000 commuters used Clarendon station every day.^[2]

Location

Clarendon is located in the Arlington district of the same name at the intersection of Highland Street, Clarendon Boulevard, and Wilson Boulevard. The station entrance itself lies in a park-like median between Clarendon and Wilson Boulevards.^[3] There is an underpass providing access to the Omsted Building on the south side of Clarendon Boulevard.

The presence of Clarendon station has transformed the surrounding district into an urban village. As a result, a number of residential and shopping complexes have opened. These include the residential buildings such as Station Square,^[4] Clarendon 1021,^[5] The Phoenix at Clarendon,^[6] and The Hartford^[7] along with the Market Common Clarendon shopping center.^[8]

History

The station was constructed by the Nello L. Teer Company,^[9] and opened on December 1, 1979.^[10] 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 Court House, Virginia Square and Ballston stations.^[10]

From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Station layout

S	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses
	Upper mezzanine	Escalator landing
M	Mezzanine	Fare gates, ticket machines, station manager
T Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward Ashburn (Virginia Square–GMU) ← toward Vienna (Virginia Square–GMU)
	Eastbound	→ toward Downtown Largo (Court House) → → toward New Carrollton (Court House)
	Side platform

Similar to many of the stations opened at the same time, Clarendon uses a side platform setup with two tracks. Architecturally, as part of the first generation of underground stations, the "waffle" coffer style predominates at Clarendon.

Escalators bring passengers to the mezzanine level, which contains the faregates and ticket machines. Clarendon station is quite shallow, so much in fact that there is a staircase in between the two escalators that reach street level.

References

^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. May 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
^ "Station Vicinity Map: Clarendon" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ "Residences at Station Square". Retrieved December 1, 2014.
^ "Clarendon 1021". Retrieved November 22, 2009.
^ "The Phoenix at Clarendon". Retrieved November 22, 2009.
^ "The Hartford Condominium". Retrieved March 11, 2015.
^ "Market Common Clarendon". Retrieved November 22, 2009.
^ "Nello L. Teer Company". Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.