Wiehle–Reston East station


Wiehle–Reston East is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia on the Silver Line. It began operation on July 26, 2014, and is the current western terminus of the Silver Line from 2014 until 2021, when the line is expected to be extended west to. Located in Reston, the station is situated alongside Reston Station, a mixed-use urban center.
Since May 23, 2020, this station is closed due to the Platform Reconstruction west of and the Silver Line Phase II tie construction. This station will be reopened beginning on August 16, 2020.

Station layout

The "Wiehle" in the station's name refers to Wiehle Avenue at the eastern end of the station, which itself is named after a small town, Wiehle's Station, built in 1892 that used to be located nearby.
The station sits in the median of SR 267, similar to how the Orange Line is located in the median of Interstate 66 from Vienna. It is about from Spring Hill, the next station to the east. The station has approximately 2,300 parking spaces to the north of the road. The main platform has a height of at its east end and at its west end.
In order to foster high density development within walking distance of the station, Fairfax County awarded development rights to an existing park-and-ride lot on the station site. Reston-based Comstock Partners constructed a 2,300 space below-ground parking structure, and is developing of commercial and residential space, which when completed will consist of more than of Class A office space, approximately of restaurants, shops, and service-oriented retailers, a 200-plus room hotel, and approximately 900 luxury residences.
The station is the staging point for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's Silver Line Express Bus, whose 15 minute trips travel between the station and Washington Dulles International Airport every 15 to 20 minutes. The paved Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail crosses Wiehle Avenue northeast of the station.

Station facilities