Innovation Center station

Innovation Center (preliminary names Route 28, Herndon – Dulles East)[3][4] is a planned Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia on the Silver Line. It will be located adjacent to the Virginia Center for Innovative Technology at the intersection of the SR 267 and SR 28 in McNair, near the Fairfax / Loudoun county line. Originally planned to begin operation in 2018,[5] the station is now expected to open in April 2021.[2]

Innovation Center
rapid transit station
Innovation Center station under construction, September 29, 2016.[1]
Coordinates38°57′39″N 77°24′56″W
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Other information
Station codeN11
History
OpeningApril 2021 (projected)[2]
Future services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Dulles International Airport
toward Ashburn
 Silver Line Herndon
toward Largo Town Center

Station layout

Planned facilities for this station include two pedestrian bridges across SR 267, leading to bus bays and kiss and ride lots at both entrances, as well as parking for 2,000 cars at the south entrance.[6]

M Mezzanine Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← (under construction) toward Ashburn (Dulles International Airport)
Island platform
Eastbound → (under construction) toward Largo Town Center (Herndon) →
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses

References
  1. "After brief delay, Silver Line test trains moved into place". February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. Waseem, Fatimah (March 31, 2020). "Silver Line Extension Likely to Open in Spring 2021". Reston Now.
  3. "Board of Supervisors Approves Proposed Silver Line Station Names". April 10, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  4. Hosh, Kafia (March 29, 2011). "Fairfax OKs names for new Metrorail stations". Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  5. Fox, Peggy (December 18, 2018). "The Metro's Silver Line is expected to open in 2020 in Loudoun County, Virginia". WUSA9. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  6. Dulles Metrorail – Innovation Center


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