Braddock Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is located at Braddock Road and West Street.

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Braddock Road
Braddock Road station platform looking northeast in January 2020
General information
Location	700 North West Street Alexandria, Virginia
Coordinates	38°48′50″N 77°03′14″W
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	DASH: 30, 31, 34, 103, 104 Metrobus: 10A, 10B Metroway (northbound only)
Construction
Structure type	Embankment
Parking	10 spaces (parking meters)
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 46 racks, 12 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	C12
History
Opened	December 17, 1983; 40 years ago (1983-12-17)
Rebuilt	2019
Passengers
2023	1,692 daily[1]
Rank	61 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station King Street–Old Town toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Potomac Yard toward Downtown Largo King Street–Old Town toward Huntington Yellow Line Potomac Yard toward Mount Vernon Square Out-of-system interchange Preceding station Metroway Following station Terminus Potomac Yard Fayette toward Pentagon City
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Originally scheduled to open in summer 1982, its opening was delayed because of both unavailability of new subway cars and the lack of a test track.^[2] Construction of the station was complete by summer 1982,^[3] and in September 1983 Metro announced the station would open that December as the new cars would be ready for service.^[4] The station opened on December 17, 1983.^[5] Its opening coincided with the completion of 4.2 miles (6.8 km)^[6] of rail between National Airport and Huntington and the opening of the Eisenhower Avenue, Huntington and King Street–Old Town stations.^[5]

In 2012, a Capital Bikeshare station was installed across the street as part of Alexandria's initial bikeshare expansion^[7] and another station was added closer to the entrance in early 2022.

In 2014, the Metroway Bus Rapid Transit system began service with Braddock Road station serving as the southern terminus.^[8]

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The Blue and Yellow Lines south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station, including the Braddock Road station, would be closed from May to September 2019, during which the platforms at this station would be rebuilt.^[9][10]

Between September 10 and November 5, 2022, Braddock Road was closed due to the Potomac Yard station tie-in, closing all stations south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station. Shuttle buses were provided throughout the shutdown.^[11]

Access to the island platform is provided by one pair of escalators and one elevator. West of the platform are the three tracks of the RF&P Subdivision, which carry Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express trains, while east of the platform there are bus bays serving DASH and Metrobus and a small metered parking lot.

P Platform level	Track 3	←                Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line and Amtrak do not stop →
	Track 2	←                Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line and Amtrak do not stop →
	Track 1	←                Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line and Amtrak do not stop →
	Southbound	← toward Franconia–Springfield (King Street–Old Town) ← toward Huntington (King Street–Old Town)
	Island platform
	Northbound	→ toward Downtown Largo (Potomac Yard) → → toward Mount Vernon Square (Potomac Yard) →
G	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses, parking, fare control, ticket machines, station agent