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Dulles-Loudoun Metrorail Extension |
The Silver Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 34 stations in Loudoun County, Fairfax County and Arlington County, Virginia, Washington, D.C., as well as Prince George's County, Maryland. The Silver Line runs from Ashburn in Virginia to Downtown Largo in Maryland. Five stations, from both lines' eastern terminus at Downtown Largo to Benning Road, are shared with the Blue Line alone; thirteen stations, from Stadium–Armory to Rosslyn, with both the Orange Line and Blue Lines; and five stations from Court House to East Falls Church with the Orange Line alone.
Only the five stations of Phase 1, which began
service on July 26, 2014, and the six stations of Phase 2, which began service
on November 15, 2022, are exclusive to the Silver Line.
The 11.7-mile (18.8 km) portion of the Silver Line between its split from the
Orange Line and Wiehle–Reston East is entirely in Fairfax County, Virginia and
was constructed as Phase 1 of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. Phase 2
expanded the line another 11.5 miles (18.5 km) to Ashburn in Loudoun County via
Dulles International Airport. The $6.8 billion 41.1-mile-long (66.1 km) Silver
Line is Metro's largest expansion by route mileage since its inception in 1976.
This is the official planning map for the line.
Aerial maps
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Aerial photo of Dulles Airport terminal area, extracted in
June 2023, taken by Google Maps.
If you look carefully, you can see the Silver Line passing through the area.
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Aerial photo of Tysons Corner area, extracted in
June 2023, taken by Google Maps.
If you look carefully, you can see the Silver Line passing through the area.
Click image for fullsize image. |
Links
Welcome to the Silver Line Extension by
WMATA.
Silver Line Stations by MWAA.
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The Dulles Airport Terminal building is one of the greatest architectural feats of the 20th Century. |
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Dulles Airport Metro Station mezzanine This station has
a design that is unique in the WMATA Metrorail system. |
Copyright © 1997-2023 by Scott Kozel. All rights reserved. Reproduction, reuse, or distribution without permission is prohibited.
By Scott M. Kozel, Roads to the Future
(Created 1997, last update 11-28-2023)