Ballston–MU is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Orange Line.
The station serves the transit-oriented community of Ballston as well as Marymount University (MU). The station is located at Fairfax Drive and N. Stuart Street. The "MU" was added to the station's name in 1997. Service began on December 1, 1979. The station is located two blocks from the Ballston Common Mall.
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Vehicle: Breda 4000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2002-09-28 Comments: Orange Line train on inbound track. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2002-09-28 Comments: Canopy over escalator entrance.
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2002-09-28 Comments: Bottom of escalator entrance. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2002-09-27 Comments: Inbound platform as seen from the outbound platform showing a name plaque, as well as silhouettes of Metro customers waiting for the train. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2006-03-08 Comments: Canopy over station entrance as seen at night. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2003-03-08 Comments: Station entrance pylon. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2003-03-08 Comments: Outbound end of the station, as seen from the outbound platform. Note the lack of platform pylons, typical of underground K Route stations. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2003-03-08 Comments: Outbound end of station, as seen from the outbound platform. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2003-04-12 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Street entrance. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Long-exposure photograph taken from a bench on the outbound platform showing the PIDS screens on both platforms. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: A woman reads a book on a bench on the inbound platform. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: Middle level between escalators, between the mezzanine and the street. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2004-05-29 Comments: An inbound Breda train leaves the station in this long-exposure photo taken from a bench. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2004-05-29 Comments: PIDS screen indicates that an outbound train will be arriving in two minutes. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2005-05-27 Comments: Wheelchair-accessible faregate and mini-PIDS display at the station's elevator entrance, outbound side. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2005-04-27 Comments: Sign on the street providing information about the construction underway at Ballston to add more elevators to the station. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2005-04-27 Comments: PIDS display showing only one Orange Line train on the way, due to arrive in six minutes. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2005-06-22 Comments: Temporary walls erected in the mezzanine while construction of the new elevators was underway. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2005-06-22 Comments: Customers wait for a train on the inbound platform. |
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Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2005-06-25 Comments: A train enters the station on the inbound track in this long-exposure view. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2006-04-08 Comments: Marker coil in the inbound trackbed. |
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Location: Ballston-MU Date: 2006-04-22 Comments: Bomb-containment trash can on the inbound platform. |
