1. Potomac Yard Metrorail Station
Washington Area Railway Engineering Society Meeting
December 08, 2015

2. Background
The Potomac Yard Station is a proposed Metrorail in-fill station on the Blue & Yellow Lines between Braddock Road and National Airport stations.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the National Park Service (NPS), the City of Alexandria, and WMATA are preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider the potential environmental effects of the station.
The City selected Alternative B as the preferred alternative in May 2015.
Completion of the environmental evaluation is expected in the Spring of 2016.

3. Background

4. Background

5. Future Development

6. Station Characteristics
The station will be located east of the existing Metrorail tracks and north of the Potomac Greens neighborhood.
The station is considered an urban station meaning that it does not include parking, a bus loop or a kiss-and-ride.
The station will have two entrances, one at each end of the station.
Access to and from the station will be via pedestrian bridges to the west and a pedestrian ramp to Potomac Greens.
The south pedestrian bridge will be open 24 hours a day to provide access across the rail corridor at all times.
Access to the station from this bridge will be blocked when Metrorail is closed for business.

7. Design Criteria

8. Design Criteria

9. Design Criteria

10. Design Criteria

11. Design Criteria

12. Design Criteria

13. Cross Section

14. Elevation and Plan

15. Project Elements Side platform with two entrances and two mezzanines
2 pedestrian bridges and entry pavilions
12 elevators, 6 escalators
Approximately 2 dozen services rooms
New cross-over with a new train control room and tie-breaker
New power feed for the station
Existing tracks will be abandoned in place
Wetland restoration and parkland mitigation
Extensive coordination with the City and community outreach

16. Next Steps
The City and WMATA will be taking the station through City approvals into the summer of 2016
Public involvement through PYMIG and City hearings
Concurrently the contract package will be prepared
Issuance of the RFP is planned for the summer of 2016
Award and NTP is planned for the Spring of 2017
Anticipated required completion date is late 2020 or early 2021
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17. Conclusion
Questions?