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MidnightSlinks t1_itr77o9 wrote

Reply to comment by BourbonCoug in Here's a look at the 1st (test) train ever through the new Potomac Yard 🚇station. Major 🎉 milestone in our efforts to complete the 🏗️ work for the new station. Testing is on schedule & we appreciate everyone’s patience as our teams work to get the station completed. #wmata by yunnifymonte

I think it has to do with how much use they expect the station to get at peak. It seems likely that an infill station in Alexandria would be used more than an outer silver line station and would get dual direction use during rush as it's both an origin and a destination station, so it gets a split platform so you don't have to worry about crowding from two directions.

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