East Glebe station
East Glebe is a bus rapid transit station in Alexandria, Virginia, located on Richmond Highway (U.S. Route 1) between East Glebe Road and Hume Avenue. It is a stop on the portion of dedicated bus-only highway along the Metroway bus rapid transit line, providing two-way service along the route. The station provides service to the central Potomac Yard and Potomac communities in Alexandria.
East Glebe | |||||||||||
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![]() The southbound station | |||||||||||
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Location | East Glebe Road Alexandria, Virginia | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.832006°N 77.051126°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||
Operated by | Metrobus | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Bus operators | WMATA | ||||||||||
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Opened | August 24, 2014 | ||||||||||
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The southbound station is located at the northern end of the busway that runs down the median of Richmond Highway, but the northern station is in mixed-traffic on East Glebe Road, one block east at Main Line Boulevard.
History
East Glebe opened to the public as one of the original Metroway stations; the station opened for service on August 24, 2014.[1]
Station layout
This diagram shows the layout of the station in the median busway.
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← Potomac Yard toward Braddock Road (Swann) | |
Northbound | Potomac Yard does not stop here → |
References
- "Metroway premium transit service starting this summer". WMATA. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.