Van Dorn Street station

Van Dorn Street
Station platform in April 2005
General information
Location	5690 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, Virginia
Coordinates	38°47′58″N 77°07′43″W / 38.79944°N 77.12861°W / 38.79944; -77.12861
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	DASH: 30, 32, 35 Fairfax Connector: 109, 231, 232, 321, 322 Metrobus: 7A
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Parking	361 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 20 racks, 6 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	J02
History
Opened	June 15, 1991; 33 years ago (June 15, 1991)
Rebuilt	2019
Passengers
2023	1,053 daily[1]
Rank	78 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Franconia–Springfield Terminus Blue Line King Street–Old Town toward Largo
Former services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Franconia–Springfield Terminus Yellow Line King Street–Old Town toward Greenbelt
Route map King Street–Old Town Franconia–Springfield
Location

Van Dorn Street station is a Washington Metro station straddling the boundary between Fairfax County and the independent city of Alexandria in Virginia, United States. The station's island platform lies in unincorporated Rose Hill in Fairfax County, while the station's entrance and parking facilities are in Alexandria. The station was opened on June 15, 1991, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for only the Blue Line, the station is located at South Van Dorn Street and Eisenhower Avenue, next to the Capital Beltway. From 1991 to 1997 it was the southwestern terminus of the Blue Line.

It is the only Washington Metro station to be named after a Confederate general.