WMATA Station Reopens With New KONE Escalators

The north entrance of the Silver Spring Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) and Maryland Area Regional Commuter train station in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland, reopened on January 16 with two new escalators, Source of the Spring reports. The north entrance to Silver Spring, the second-busiest WMATA station in Maryland after Shady Grove, closed in September 2022 to facilitate replacement of both escalators. Work now begins to replace three escalators at the south entrance. WMATA contractor KONE will replace these escalators one at a time, allowing the entrance to remain open throughout the approximately 11-month construction process. The work is part of a WMATA escalator replacement program that aims to replace 130 units at 32 stations by 2028.