Full Tour of WMATA Ashburn Metro Station: Elevators, Escalators, and Parking Garages

Ashburn Metro Station Overview

• 🚇 The video provides a comprehensive tour of the WMATA Ashburn Metro Station, located at the westernmost end of the system.
• 🚶‍♂️ The tour emphasizes a healthy approach, with the presenter opting to walk the stairs before exploring the elevators.

South Garage Elevators

• 💡 Several Otis elevators are showcased in the South Garage, noted for their newer models with protruding buttons and smooth operation.
• ⬆️ These elevators are described as running very nicely, with a functional door close button and fast leveling.
• 🧐 The cab features a security camera and flat buttons, with one elevator having a fan and making interesting noises.

Station Entrance and Platform Access

• 🚗 The south entrance features a bank of two hydraulic elevators with nice motors, noted for their smooth descent and automatic operation (no button press needed).
• 🚶‍♀️ The station's mezzanine area includes turnstiles with Apple Pay functionality for easy entry and exit.
• 🚻 Restrooms within the station are highlighted as being clean and private.
• 🚉 Two elevators provide access from the mezzanine down to the train platform.

North Entrance and Parking Garage

• 🚶‍♂️ The tour continues to the north side of the station, featuring another set of street elevators and escalators.
• 💡 These elevators are also described as smooth with good motors, though one has a fan that is on.
• 🅿️ The North Metro parking garage is explored, featuring more Otis elevators, some of which talk.
• 🏙️ A view from the top of the North Garage offers a perspective of the platform and the starting point of the tour.

Transportation Features

• 💨 The escalators at the station are noted, with the presenter taking a ride on the down escalator.
• 💰 The cost of a ride using Apple Pay on the metro card was $2.
• 🚆 The video captures views of metro trains arriving and departing from the platform.