Dulles Metrorail - Quick Facts
Quick Facts
Where We Are Today
- The average Northern Virginia commuter spends nine working days a year stuck in traffic
- Five of eight major corridor roadways are expected to be in gridlock by 2010
- Over the next 20 years, employment in the corridor will increase by 63%, population will increase by 45% and travel demand will increase by 45%
Where We're Going
Metrorail service in the corridor will benefit all corridor users by providing:
- Expanded Mobility
- Equivalent capacity of four new highway lanes during peak hours
- Better access to employment, services, the airport and more
- Slows the growth of congestion
- Improved Economic Vitality
- Job growth
- More customers for local businesses
- Improved Quality of Life
- Less stress, less pollution
Project Highlights
- Phase 1 - Extends a new branch line from Metrorail's Orange Line from East Falls Church Station through Tysons Corner to Wiehle Avenue in Reston (11.6 miles, 5 stations). Dulles Corridor trains would also provide service along the Orange Line to the Stadium-Armory station in Washington, DC.
- Phase 2 - Extends the branch line further from Wiehle Avenue through Reston, Herndon, Washington Dulles International Airport and Route 772 in eastern Loudoun County (11.5 miles, 6 stations)
- Target Dates - Depending on federal approvals and funding availability, rail service is scheduled to begin in 2013 for Phase 1 and in 2015 for Phase 2. Construction Phase 1 should begin in 2008.
- Estimated Ridership - 91,200 daily trips by 2025
Project Partners
- Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
- Federal Transit Administration
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun County
- Town of Herndon
- Dulles Transit Partners, LLC
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