Wheaton station


Wheaton 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 and Reedie Drive. The station contains escalators, which are the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere.
Service at Wheaton began on September 22, 1990. It was the northeastern end of the Red Line for nearly eight years, until the Glenmont station opened in July 1998.

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Wheaton station features the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere, each featuring a length of, with a vertical rise of. It is the second deepest station in the system, behind Forest Glen, which has an elevator-only exit due to its depth. Wheaton's escalators travel at a speed of per minute and are set at an inclination of 30 degrees. The trip takes approximately 2 minutes and 45 seconds.
Another architectural feature of this station is separate tunnels and platforms for each direction, instead of the large, vaulted common room seen at most other underground stations in the Metro system. This design, which is similar to many of the London Underground's tube stations, was used to save money due to the station's depth. Forest Glen Station is the only other Washington Metro station to have this design.