Wheaton station (Washington Metro)

Wheaton
Station platform and a train in October 2015
General information
Location	11001 Veirs Mill Road Wheaton, Maryland
Coordinates	39°02′19″N 77°03′03″W / 39.0386°N 77.0508°W / 39.0386; -77.0508
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	2 twin tube interconnected side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Ride On: 4, 7, 8, 9, 31, 34, 37, 38, 48 Metrobus: C2, C4, Q2, Q4, Q6, Y2, Y7, Y8
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	145 ft (44 m)[1]
Parking	977 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 36 racks, 20 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	B10
History
Opened	September 22, 1990; 33 years ago (September 22, 1990)
Closed	June 1, 2024
Passengers
2023	1,598 daily[2]
Rank	65 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Forest Glen toward Shady Grove Red Line Glenmont Terminus
Location

Wheaton station is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line. The station serves the suburb of Wheaton, and is located at the intersection of Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) and Reedie Drive. The station contains 230-foot-long (70 m) escalators, which are the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere.

Service at Wheaton began on September 22, 1990, and it was the northeastern end of the Red Line for nearly eight years, until the Glenmont station opened in July 1998.

On June 1, 2024, all Red Line stations north of Fort Totten, including this one were closed to allow the Maryland Transit Authority to work on the upcoming Purple Line. Takoma is set to re-open on June 29 while the rest of the stations on August 31.^[3]