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North Bethesda station is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro in North Bethesda, Maryland. The North Bethesda station was opened on December 15, 1984, as White Flint and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Red Line, the station serves residential and commercial areas of North Bethesda and Rockville and is located near the former White Flint Mall and the new Pike & Rose mixed-use development.

North Bethesda
The station in July 2022
General information
Location	5500 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, Maryland
Coordinates	39.048043°N 77.113131°W / 39.048043; -77.113131
Owned by	WMATA
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: C8 Ride On: 5, 26, 38, 42, 46, 81, 101
Construction
Structure type	open-cut
Parking	982 spaces
Bicycle facilities	32 racks, 20 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	A12
History
Opened	December 15, 1984; 37 years ago (December 15, 1984)
Previous names	White Flint (1984–2022)
Passengers
2021	763 daily[1] (69th)
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Twinbrook toward Shady Grove Red Line Grosvenor–Strathmore toward Glenmont

Location

North Bethesda station serves commercial and residential areas of North Bethesda and Rockville. The station entrance is located immediately adjacent to the headquarters of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The large Pike & Rose mixed-use development, is located one block north of the station. The former site its original "White Flint" namesake, White Flint Mall, is located about .4 mi (0.64 km) southeast of the station and was shuttered in 2015.

Transit-oriented development

North Bethesda station is at the center of the Pike District (formerly White Flint) planning area which was the subject of two sector plans (in 2010 and 2018) that were intended to generate dense, transit-oriented development. The sector plans prescribed new zoning to allow taller buildings to be built closer to the Metro station along with a new street grid to link disjointed areas. [2]

History

The station opened on December 15, 1984[3] as part of a 7-mile (11 km), four-station northwestern extension of the Red Line[4] between Grosvenor–Strathmore and Shady Grove stations.[3] White Flint was originally known as Nicholson Lane in planning documents,[5] but the station was renamed after the White Flint Mall before it opened. A pylon at Farragut North still bears the original name of the station; extensions were originally printed on pylons throughout the system and covered up until they opened.[6]

On December 9, 2021, the Metro board voted to change the name of the station from White Flint to North Bethesda. The new name will be added to Metro system maps when the second phase of the Silver Line opens in 2022.[7] In June 2022, signage in the station began to be modified to reflect the name change.[8] The new name change became official on September 11, 2022.[9]

Station layout

North Bethesda Station has an island platform located just below street level in an open cut, which leads to a tunnel on either side of the station. Access to the station is provided at ground level at the northeast corner of Rockville Pike and Marinelli Road, with a Metro-style underpass providing access to the northwest corner of the intersection. A parking garage is located east of the station on Marinelli Road.

G	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses, parking, fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P Platform level	Westbound	← toward Shady Grove (Twinbrook)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Silver Spring or Glenmont (Grosvenor–Strathmore) →

Notable places nearby

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center
• Westfield Montgomery Mall is accessible via Ride On 26 or 42 bus.
• Pike & Rose

References

External links

• WMATA North Bethesda station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center: White Flint Station
• Marinelli Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

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