Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 63
On Tuesday, we posted our sixty-third photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do?
This week, we got 25 guesses. Eleven got all five. Great work, AlexC, Peter K, JamesDCane, FN, Dylan P, CTA to WMATA, Chris H, Mr. Johnson, Adam L, Say Hey, and RyanS!
Image 1: Wiehle Avenue
This week, all of the pictures were of station exteriors. The first one is of Wiehle Avenue’s northern entrance, taken on opening day. There are two clues to help you identify this station.
You can tell that this is one of the new Silver Line stations because of the shape and style of the bridge. Each of the Silver Line stations has a bridge (or two) like this one. And all of them have escalators at the end opposite the station, except for Wiehle’s north entrance, which lands in a plaza above the bus loop.
The other clue is the unique art here. Twenty-four got this one right.
Image 2: Van Ness
The second image shows the western entrance to Van Ness. The ball sculptures here are very distinct, and are unique. They should have helped clue you in. Also, the combination of a stair and escalator at the street entrance is fairly rare, so that could have helped you narrow it down.
Twenty-two knew this was Van Ness.
Image 3: New Carrollton
The next image shows the pedestrian bridge over Ellin Drive leading to New Carrollton station. This curved bridge on the west side of the station is fairly distinctive. It leads to the IRS building.
Eighteen figured it out.
Image 4: Congress Heights
The fourth picture shows the art installation outside Congress Heights. Since it’s unique, being able to identify it was key. The building types in the background also could have given you a hint, since those duplex-type buildings are common in the area.
Twelve got it right.
Image 5: Shaw
The final image shows the elevator at the northern entrance to Shaw. This new building recently went up adjacent to the entrance. The escalator shaft empties into the plaza in front of the building. But the elevator entrance has been incorporated into the base of the structure.
Fifteen were able to identify Shaw.
Next Tuesday we’ll have five more photos for you to identify. Thanks for playing!
Note: You can find the leaderboard, submission guidelines, and other information at http://ggwash.org/whichwmata.