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Addison Road-Seat Pleasant is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the unincorporated area of Walker Mill, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on November 22, 1980, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue Line, the station is located near the residential area of Seat Pleasant on Central Avenue near Addison Road.
The station opened on November 22, 1980, and coincided with the completion of 3.52 miles (5.66 km) of rail east of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Benning Road and Capitol Heights stations. Originally named Addison Road; "Seat Pleasant" was added in 2000. It was the eastern terminus of the Blue Line from its opening until December 18, 2004, when the extension to the Largo Town Center station opened to the east.
In December 2003, security cameras at this station filmed a deer walking around the station mezzanine, running down an escalator, and going down the platform past a waiting train, as startled passengers watched. The deer then jumped onto the tracks and escaped into nearby woods. Metro spokesperson Lisa Farbstein reported that Metro had nicknamed the deer "Rudolph the Blue Line Reindeer".
References
- "Metro Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- Cooke, Janet (November 23, 1980), "Three new Metro stations have a festive first day", The Washington Post, p. D1
- Staff Reporters (March 24, 2000). "Metro to rename 4 subway stations". The Washington Post.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) Accessed via Nexis.com - Dana, Rebecca (December 19, 2004). "Metro, Prince George's extend their reach; Two new Blue Line stations open, bringing passengers and economic potential". The Washington Post. p. C3.
- "Deer runs through rail station". December 17, 2003. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
External links
- WMATA: Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Station
- StationMasters Online: Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Station
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