West Falls Church station
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West Falls Church station is a Washington Metro station in Idylwood, Virginia on the Orange Line, the first station inside the Capital Beltway on the Orange Line going east. It is one of only two stations in the system to have three tracks, the other being the National Airport station. The center track is used for storage and relaying trains to the adjacent Falls Church Yard.
The center track of West Falls Church station, used for train storage
A view of the east end of the platforms in May 2015, open to the weather. The Silver Line viaduct can be seen in the distance
Bus bays at West Falls Church station
Orange Line (Washington Metro)
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The Orange Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 26 stations in Fairfax County and Arlington in Northern Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The Orange Line runs from Vienna in Virginia to New Carrollton in Maryland. Half of the line's stations are shared with the Blue Line and over two thirds are shared with the Silver Line. Orange Line service began on November 20, 1978.
An Orange Line train at Smithsonian station in July 2019
Vienna, the western terminus of the Orange Line
Unused bridge pier east of West Falls Church station, now used for a bridge connecting the Silver Line to the Orange Line.