Line(s) Silver Line Station code N01 Opened 26 July 2014 Tracks 2 | Structure type Elevated Passengers (2015) 1,669 daily Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 1824 Dolley Madison Boulevard,
McLean, Virginia Connections Metrobus: 3T, 23A, 23T
Fairfax Connector: 721, 724, 734 Address 1824 Dolley Madison Blvd, Tysons, VA 22102, USA Similar Tysons Corner station, Spring Hill station, Greensboro station, Reston Town Center st, Innovation Center station | ||
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McLean (preliminary name Tysons East, Tysons–McLean) is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Silver Line. The station is located in Tysons Corner, with a McLean postal address. It began operation on July 26, 2014.
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Station layout
Access to McLean station is provided by two entrances, one on each side of SR 123. The southern entrance connects to the northern entrance and mezzanine with a pedestrian bridge about 50 ft (15 m) above SR 123, with the mezzanine containing ticket machines and faregates.
McLean has a simple island platform setup with two tracks. While there has been some controversy about whether to build the rail through Tysons Corner below ground or on elevated tracks, McLean is also elevated. No permanent car parking is planned at the station. A temporary parking lot with 711 spaces is currently available. A bus station and kiss-and-ride lot are to be built. Bike parking is also available.
The main platform has a height of 55.5 feet (16.9 m) at its east end and 49 feet (15 m) at its west end.
Location
McLean station is located in the northeast section of Tysons Corner, at the northwest corner of the intersection of SR 123/Dolley Madison Boulevard and Scotts Crossing Road. This area is bordered on the south by SR 123, on the west by Exit 46A-B of the I-495/Capital Beltway, and by Exit 19A-B of SR 267. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) traffic counts show heavy usage of all three roads in the area, with around 122,000 cars per day using SR 267 north of Exit 18; of these, about one-third continue on the Dulles Toll Road with the other two-thirds (67,000) using the Beltway. In addition, 44,000 cars use Dolley Madison Boulevard each day.
The station is located two miles west of the town of McLean, Virginia. McLean itself took the name of the McLean station, of the former Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad interurban trolley line, that the town grew around. Fairfax County's long-range transportation plan contains no plans for returning mass transit to the town of McLean, making it an appropriate name for the nearest Silver Line station.
The station, being located in Tysons Corner, serves major shopping malls, the headquarters of Capital One, several US Government intelligence agency facilities, and various government contractors as well as local residents.