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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station rather than just read about it. In short: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station is a Washington Metro station in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. The station platform is elevated and covered and is the last above-ground station on the Yellow Line in Virginia, heading into Washington, D.C.

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Reference excerpt

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station is a Washington Metro station in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. The station platform is elevated and covered and is the last above-ground station on the Yellow Line in Virginia, heading into Washington, D.C. It is one of only two stations in the system to have three tracks; the other is West Falls Church. The station is located across Smith Boulevard from Terminal 2 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; the mezzanine is directly connected to Level 2 of the terminal (security checkpoints/gates level) by two pedestrian bridges. Airport shuttle buses or a walkway connect the station and Terminal 1. The airport's Abingdon Plantation historical site is near the station.

History

The station opened on July 1, 1977. Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km) of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian, and Stadium–Armory stations. When service began on July 1, 1977, it was the southern terminus of the Blue Line. After the Yellow Line extension to Huntington opened on December 17, 1983, the station remained the southern terminus for the Blue Line until the Van Dorn Street station opened in 1991. During construction of a second canopy at the station, Metro began running trains through the center track even though it had not been constructed for standard operations, and on January 20, 2003, a Blue Line train derailed at the switch. No injuries resulted, but the accident delayed construction by a number of weeks. The center track was originally intended for relaying trains. In 2014, a train was temporarily parked in the middle track while one of the elevators in the station was repaired, creating a "train bridge" to allow passengers to walk through the train to transfer between directions. In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station served as a temporary southern terminal for the Blue and Yellow Lines from May to September 2019, while the stations south of the National Airport station were closed. The platforms at the National Airport station itself were rebuilt from August to December 2020. Between May 25 and September 8, 2019, all trains terminated at this station due to the first phase of WMATA's Platform Improvement Project which closed stations south of Reagan National Airport. Between September 10 until November 5, 2022, all trains also terminated at Reagan National Airport due to the Potomac Yard station tie-in, closing all stations south of the airport.

Renaming controversy The station retained its original name after the airport was renamed in 1998 from "Washington National Airport" to "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport". In early 2001, a letter signed by 24 members of Congress requested WMATA rename the station to conform. However, according to a Metro policy adopted in 1987, groups seeking to rename a station were required to pay the cost of replacing signs and maps. The Arlington County government, which could have made the change, demurred—the price was estimated at $400,000—and WMATA subsequently declined to rename the station on April 19, 2001. In response, Republican Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia threatened to withhold federal funding from the agency unless the station was renamed. Congress ultimately voted to require the renaming on November 30, 2001. According to then-General Manager Richard A. White, Metro paid to complete the renaming.

Station layout The station has two island platforms serving three tracks. Between 2022-2024 the escalators at this station were replaced stopping at the opposite platforms. For example the trains to Downtown Largo and Mt Vernon SQ would stop at the southbound platform in the center track and vice versa.

References

External links

WMATA – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station The Schumin Web Transit Center: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Station Station from Google Maps Street View Map of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport showing location of Metro station

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station

In research: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1977 establishments in Virginia, Airport railway stations in the United States, Monuments and memorials to Ronald Reagan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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