![]() The station's platform on opening day | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 3001 Potomac Avenue (South Pavilion) 3201 University Drive (North Pavilion) Alexandria, Virginia | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°50′00″N 77°02′47″W / 38.83335°N 77.04635°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 17 racks | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Station code | C11 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | May 19, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | 1,002 daily[1] | |||||||||||||||
Rank | 81 out of 98 | |||||||||||||||
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Potomac Yard station is a Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), serving both the Blue and Yellow Lines, and opened on May 19, 2023.[2] It is located at Alexandria's 7.5-million-square-foot (700,000 m2) Potomac Yard mixed-use development bounded by Richmond Highway (U.S. Route 1) and the George Washington Memorial Parkway.[3][4] It is the second infill station to be added to the Washington Metro system, after NoMa–Gallaudet U in 2004.[5][6] It was constructed on the site of Potomac Yard, a former railroad freight yard.