East Falls Church station

East Falls Church
Location	2001 North Sycamore Street Arlington, VA 22205
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)	Orange Line Silver Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bus stands	4
Bus operators	Metrobus: 2A, 3A, 15K, 15L, 26A, 28X Arlington Transit
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Parking	422 spaces
Bicycle facilities	12 racks, 6 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	K05
History
Opened	June 7, 1986
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	4399 daily [1]  5.67%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station West Falls Church toward Vienna Orange Line Ballston–MU toward New Carrollton McLean toward Wiehle – Reston East Silver Line Ballston–MU toward Largo Town Center

East Falls Church is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Orange and Silver Lines.

Location

The station serves the communities of Falls Church and Arlington, Virginia and is located in the median of Interstate 66 near Lee Highway (U.S. Route 29). Service began on June 7, 1986. East Falls Church has a parking lot with 422 spaces on the Lee Highway side of the station.

Transit-oriented development

Of the six stations on the Orange Line in Arlington, East Falls Church has the least transit-oriented development. Unlike the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, East Falls Church station is located in the median of Interstate 66, posing pedestrian access issues. Arlington County is currently considering plans to develop the site.

History

East Falls Church opened as part of the final westward extension of the Orange Line to Vienna on June 7, 1986.

The Silver Line began service in 2014, resulting in East Falls Church becoming the final transfer point before its split with the Orange Line.

Station layout

P Platform level	Westbound	← Orange Line toward Vienna (West Falls Church) ← Silver Line toward Wiehle – Reston East (McLean)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Orange Line toward New Carrollton (Ballston-MU) → → Silver Line toward Largo Town Center (Ballston-MU) →
M	Mezzanine	One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance

Similar to all stations within the Interstate 66 median apart from West Falls Church, East Falls Church utilizes a simple island platform setup with two tracks. There is an exit in the central part of the platform that leads to a mezzanine on the western side of North Sycamore Street.^[2] The station's parking lot and bus bays are located to the north of this exit at the southwestern corner of the intersection of North Sycamore Street and North Washington Boulevard.

References

1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
2. East Falls Church station map WMATA Retrieved 2010-04-18

External links

Media related to East Falls Church (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA: East Falls Church Station
• StationMasters Online: East Falls Church Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: East Falls Church Station
• Sycamore Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 38°53′10″N 77°09′24″W / 38.886038°N 77.156531°W