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Van Dorn Street station

Van Dorn Street station is a Washington Metro station straddling the boundary between and the independent city of in , United States.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: island platformed Washington Metro station in both Fairfax County and Alexandria, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Van Dorn Street” and “Van Dorn Street Station”
  • Address: 5690 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cameron Run Regional Park and Fort Williams.

Park
Photo: Paul Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a regional park located on Eisenhower Avenue, near , in , northern . It is protected and operated by the NOVA Parks agency of , formerly the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.

Park
was a timber and earthwork fortification constructed in as part of the defenses of during the American Civil War. is situated 2 miles northeast of Van Dorn Street station.

School
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thomas Alva Edison High School is one of 25 high schools in , United States. Thomas Edison is an International Baccalaureate school. is situated 1¼ miles south of Van Dorn Street station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rose Hill and Franconia.

Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census. Built in the mid-1950s, is the largest of the subdivisions that make up the CDP, which is just southwest of ; others include Wilton Woods, Burgundy Village, and Winslow Heights.

Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 18,943 at the 2020 census. Located just southwest of , has existed as a community since the 1870s, when a station by that name opened on the RF&P Railroad.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 22,828 at the 2010 census, an increase of over 44% from 2000. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Van Dorn Street station.

Van Dorn Street station

Latitude
38.79931° or 38° 47′ 58″ north
Longitude
-77.12911° or 77° 7′ 45″ west
Operator
WMATA
Network
Washington Metro
Open location code
87C4QVXC+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 738189365
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q170852
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Van Dorn Street station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “梵东街站”
  • Chinese: “梵東街站”
  • Dutch: “Van Dorn Street”
  • French: “Van Dorn Street”
  • German: “Van Dorn Street”
  • Hungarian: “Van Dorn Street Station”
  • Italian: “Van Dorn Street”
  • Japanese: “ヴァン・ドーン・ストリート駅”
  • Russian: “Ван-Дорн-стрит”
  • Spanish: “Calle Van Dorn”
  • Ukrainian: “Ван-Дорн-Стріт”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Van Dorn Street Metro and The Worx by Maia.

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