Vienna/Fairfax-GMU (Washington Metro)

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Vienna/Fairfax-GMU

Station statistics

Address

2900 Nutley Street
Fairfax, VA 22031

Lines

Orange Line

Platforms

Center platform

Tracks

two

Parking

5,840 spaces

Bicycle facilities

54 racks, 56 lockers

Other information

Opened

June 7, 1986

Accessible

Code

K08

Owned by

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Services

Western terminus		Orange		Dunn Loring- Merrifield

Vienna/Fairfax-GMU is a Washington Metro station in Fairfax County, Virginia on the Orange Line. This is the western end of the Orange Line. Service began on June 7, 1986. The station was originally named Vienna, but was renamed in 1999.

Vienna/Fairfax-GMU station is located in Oakton, Virginia in the median of Interstate 66 at Nutley Street. It provides easy access to the nearby Town of Vienna, the City of Fairfax, and the main campus of George Mason University.

This is also a major station for commuters from the western suburbs of Washington, DC. The station is serviced by Metrobus, Fairfax Connector buses, and CUE buses. There are 5,849 parking spaces across two garages and three other lots that support "park and ride" commuters.^[1]

In line with high-density development, the Fairlee Metro-West project aims to increase the housing density around the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU station from 60 single family homes to 2250 condominiums and townhouses. This development has been controversial, as many Orange Line commuters believe the system will be pushed beyond capacity at rush hours as a result.^[2]