Franconia-Springfield is a Washington Metro station in Springfield, Virginia, on the Blue Line. It is the southwestern terminus of the Blue Line.
The station serves a suburban area and is mostly used for commuters, with 5,069 spaces in Metro's biggest parking garage. It is located at the junction of Franconia-Springfield Parkway and Frontier Drive, and is considered to be a major transit hub, for the Virginia Railway Express, Metrobus, local and regional bus lines are all present. Commuter services began on June 29, 1997.
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: View towards outbound end of station. A Rohr train waits on the inbound track. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Station name plaque over the outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: View from escalator. A Rohr train waits on the outbound track before beginning its run towards Addison Road. The train operator can be seen walking towards the lead car in the train. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Platform at Franconia-Springfield as viewed from the mezzanine level. A Rohr train waits before beginning its run towards Addison Road. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Sign in the Franconia-Springfield parking garage, informing customers about where to go to meet their trains. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2001-07-28 Comments: Another sign in the parking garage at Franconia-Springfield, this one having been altered by a prankster. I have no idea what the original wording was on the sign. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Category: Breda Cars Date: 2002-03-02 Comments: Breda train on inbound track at Franconia-Springfield, waiting to begin its journey to Addison Road. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Far inbound end of station. The parking garage and pedestrian bridge are visible in the distance. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Outbound view of station. A Breda train waits on the inbound track. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-06-23 Comments: Far outbound end of station, showing outbound track. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-08-18 Comments: These escalators lead to street level, where buses load. Continuing on the skywalk beyond the escalators leads to the parking garage. |
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Vehicle: CAF (left), Breda (middle), Rohr (right) Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-08-18 Comments: From left, CAF, Breda, and Rohr trains sit on the J Route tail tracks just south of Franconia-Springfield station. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-08-18 Comments: View from parking garage. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-08-18 Comments: Far inbound end of platform. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-08-18 Comments: Station entrance pylon. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-08-18 Comments: Street escalators. These escalators lead up to a pedestrian bridge that leads to the Metro station mezzanine and VRE station. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2004-08-18 Comments: Train on outbound track is in the process of closing its doors. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: Long exposure photo of the parking garage and pedestrian bridge. The station entrance pylon is visible in the lower right corner of the photo. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: Customer restroom. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: Outbound end of the platform as viewed in a long-exposure photo taken from the floor. |
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Vehicle: Rohr 8003 (left), 8002 (right) Service: Money Train Location: Franconia-Springfield Category: Rohr Cars Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: The Money Train departs Franconia-Springfield station on the inbound track. The money train has few seats, and while stopped, is guarded by heavily-armed Transit Police officers. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: Station name plaque, inbound side. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2005-01-04 Comments: Train of Breda rehabs arrives on inbound track. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2005-04-27 Comments: Connector Store kiosk under construction in the pedestrian bridge. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2005-04-27 Comments: Connector Store kiosk under construction in the pedestrian bridge. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3278 Service: WMATA Yellow Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Category: July 4 Service Date: 2006-07-04 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4099 Service: WMATA Yellow Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Category: July 4 Service Date: 2006-07-04 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2006-10-23 Comments: Facing inbound end of station, showing inbound tracks. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2006-10-23 Comments: Outbound Blue Line train arriving on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5038 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2006-10-23 Comments: Passengers alight from Blue Line train on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Yellow Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Category: July 4 Service Date: 2007-07-04 Comments: Yellow Line train on outbound track. Yellow Line trains traveled to Franconia-Springfield as part of the special July 4 service pattern. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Category: July 4 Service Date: 2007-07-04 Comments: July 4 service map taped to the wall of the skywalk to the parking structure. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series (first four cars), CAF (last pair) Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Train is out of service on the center of three tail tracks south of Franconia-Springfield station. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Pedestrian bridge between parking garage and station mezzanine, seen from the roof of the parking garage. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Metro employee walking on the tail tracks south of the station, towards a train parked south of this location. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series (first four cars), CAF (last pair) Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Train operator prepares to enter a train via the bulkhead door. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series (first four cars), CAF (last pair) Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Train leaving tail tracks to enter Franconia-Springfield station from the south to enter service as a Blue Line train to Largo Town Center. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3272-3273 (left track), CAF (right track) Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Inbound end of platform. Train on outbound (left) track is out of service. Train on inbound (right) track is a Blue Line train to Largo Town Center. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2042 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3205 Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Connector Store in the mezzanine. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2053 (left), Breda 2052 (right) Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2009-02-21 |
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Vehicle: Breda 4034 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2052 Location: Franconia-Springfield Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
