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New Shirlington Bus StationBus Routes Served | Contact Information | Artist Renderings | Construction Progress Photos Construction is well underway for the Shirlington Station, Arlington County’s first enclosed public bus station. This station will serve as the principal transfer point for Metrobus and ART bus service in Shirlington, one of Arlington’s growing urban villages. The station is located at the intersection of South Randolph Street and 31st Street South next to Shirley Highway (I-395) in Arlington and across from the Quincy Tower office building. When complete, the Shirlington Station will include a Commuter Store, an indoor waiting area with customer seating and restrooms, five bus stops, bike parking, and car sharing. The outside plaza area will be partially roofed to provide customers protection from the weather. The station will incorporate state-of-the-art technologies to provide information, safety, and security. The Commuter Store will be staffed to sell transit passes and assist customers. Arlington will own, operate, and maintain the bus station. Metro (the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority –WMATA) is managing the design-build contract on behalf of the County. The contractor, Grunley-Walsh, began construction this past March. The contractor’s designer, URS, completed the design drawings and the County approved the construction building permits in October of 2006. Construction is scheduled to be completed by Spring 2008 and the grand opening will occur soon after.
Bus Routes ServedThe following Metrobus routes and ART route 82 serving Shirlington will stop at the future Shirlington Bus Station: Metrobus routes: 7 A,C,E,F Lincolnia-N. Fairlington connects to Pentagon Metro station, Landmark Mall, and west end Alexandria. 10 B Hunting Towers-Ballston connects to Ballston-MU Metro station passing through Columbia Pike and Buckingham and connects to Braddock Road Metro station and Hunting Towers in south Alexandrian passing through Arlandria and Del Ray. 22 A Barcroft-S. Fairlington connects to Ballston-MU Metro station and to Pentagon Metro station. 23 A,C McLean-Crystal City connects Crystal City, Shirlington, Columbia Pike at Glebe Road, and Ballston to each other and to Tysons Corner and Langley; serves Crystal City Metro station, Ballston Metro station, and Tysons-Westpark Transit (bus) Station. 25 A,J Ballston-Bradlee-Pentagon connects to Pentagon Metro station via Shirley Highway and to South Fairlington, Northern Virginia Community College, Skyline Plaza, Carlin Springs Road and Ballston-MU Metro station. ART route: ART 82 Shirlington-Nauck-Pentagon City provides peak period bus service between Shirlington, Nauck, and Pentagon City Metro station. Contact InformationArlington County: Metro Customer Service Department: Artist Renderings
Construction Progress PhotosSuccessful Bus Test Run – March 26, 2007
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Site Preparation for the Start of Construction
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This past January Arlington County completed the purchase of the adjacent parking lot needed to expand the construction site and allow for enough area to build the station and provide off-street bus stops. During construction of the Shirlington Station, 12 to 14 parking spaces will remain available in the adjacent parking lot for the Quincy Tower retail tenants and their customers. A temporary driveway provides access the parking spaces and fencing separates the construction area from the parking area. When the Shirlington Station is completed, the County plans to convert the adjacent parking lot to a shared use lot for bike parking, car sharing spaces, and metered public parking along with Quincy Tower customer parking. 
