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National AirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (formerly National Airport) is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Blue and Yellow Lines. The station is located across Smith Boulevard from the B and C terminals from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA); the airport shuttle bus carries people to and from Terminal A. The mezzanines are directly connected to the B and C terminals by pedestrian walkways to Level 2 (gate level).
The station platform is elevated and covered, the last above ground on the Yellow Line heading into Washington, D.C. It is one of only two stations in the system to have three tracks (the other being West Falls Church-VT/UVA). When service began on July 1, 1977, it was the southern terminus of the Blue Line, and the center track was used for relaying trains.
The station retained its original name after the airport was renamed in 1998 after former President Ronald Reagan. In early 2001, a letter signed by 24 members of Congress requested WMATA rename the station to conform. However, according to a Metro policy adopted in 1987, groups seeking to rename a station were required to pay the cost of replacing signs and maps. The Arlington County government, which could have made the change, demurred—the price was estimated at $400,000—and WMATA subsequently declined to rename the station on April 19, 2001. Infuriated, Republican Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia threatened to withhold federal funding from the agency unless the station was renamed. Congress ultimately voted to require the renaming on November 30. According to then-General Manager Richard A. White, Metro paid to complete the renaming. Description: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Washington Metro) article from the English Wikipedia (GFDL)
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Location: National Airport Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Train is on the outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Location: National Airport Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Train is on the inbound track. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Original platform canopy. This original canopy covered about half of the platform. In 2003 and 2004, a second canopy was constructed to cover the area that the original did not cover. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: "National Airport" name plaque over inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: National Airport Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Train arriving on inbound track, service to Addison Road. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: National Airport Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Train is on the inbound track, service to Addison Road. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2002-03-02 Comments: Outbound platform, viewed from inbound platform. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Platform pylon following 2002 station renaming. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Station name plaque following 2002 station renaming. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2004-01-03 Comments: Station name plaque, inbound side. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2004-01-03 Comments: Construction work on the new platform canopy. Having three tracks made operations easier during construction, as construction crews could shut down a track to do their work, and trains could use the tracks and use the center track. Having the center track prevented trains from having to single-track through the station, which would have created delays. Due to changes to the pocket track at this location, however, this arrangement is no longer possible today. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Location: National Airport Date: 2004-05-29 Comments: Outbound view of outbound platform, following completion of renovations. A train of Rohr cars is out of service on the center track. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2004-05-29 Comments: Lower level mezzanine at roughly the midpoint of the platforms. There is no kiosk at this mezzanine, and access to the platform is elevator-only. |
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Vehicle: Rohr 1172 Location: National Airport Date: 2004-05-29 Comments: The Addison Road/Mt. Vernon Square-bound platform at National Airport. Work on the station renovation is nearly complete, as some tiles still need to be replaced on the platform, and payphones still need to be installed. |
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Vehicle: Rohr 1172 Location: National Airport Date: 2004-05-29 Comments: An out-of-service Rohr train sits on the center track. As you can see behind the train, the platform pylons have been replaced by overhead signage. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Location: National Airport Date: 2004-05-29 Comments: The inbound platform looking in the outbound direction. The canopy "extension" at National Airport, as evident in this picture, is actually a completely new canopy covering the formerly exposed part of the platform, architecturally different from the original canopy. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2004-05-29 Comments: Inbound view of inbound platform. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2004-09-21 Comments: The original gull-wing canopy can be seen in the background, nested under the new canopy where the two intersect. Note the absence of pylons on the platform, which were replaced in function by overhead signage. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Yellow Line Location: National Airport Date: 2004-09-21 Comments: A Breda rehab arrives at National Airport station. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2005-02-09 Comments: Outbound view of platforms. The center track is visible in the middle of the photo, and the original canopy is visible above. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: National Airport Date: 2005-04-27 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2005-10-12 Comments: Station name sign over inbound track, updated with Largo Town Center name. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Yellow Line Location: National Airport Date: 2005-12-07 Comments: Passengers prepare to board an inbound Yellow Line train as it arrives at National Airport station. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2005-12-07 Comments: Outbound PIDS screen hanging from a pipe mounted to the canopy. Note that the train information on the bottom row is compressed into a single row of lights. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2006-04-08 Comments: Missing interlocking at outbound end of National Airport center track. The center track and related interlockings were being replaced at this time. The configuration was also changed, to only allow one access per track to the center track, with one on each side. Previously, both tracks had access to the center track from both ends of the track. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2006-04-08 Comments: Missing interlocking at outbound end of National Airport center track. The center track and related interlockings were being replaced at this time. The configuration was also changed, to only allow one access per track to the center track, with one on each side. Previously, both tracks had access to the center track from both ends of the track. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2006-06-28 Comments: Newly laid center track. |
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Location: National Airport Date: 2006-06-28 Comments: Marker coil on center trackbed. |
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