Ballston-MU — Local services in Arlington

I was originally going to board our Metro Train at the Dunn Loring Station near that of Vienna on the Orange Line, but ultimately, it was closed for platform maintenance. So, I ultimately had to improvise. Fortunately, there was a bus shuttle at that of the usual Dunn Loring station that brought us to the Ballston Station in Arlington. When I arrived at the said station, I was met with relatively unique architecture and also a relatively clean underground station that is for certain upkept well as seen from that of other reviews that I have regarding...

Im not really a fan metro station of this metro station because it seems like the Station Manager likes to play games with sime customers. I was coning down the escalator to catch the slow runnung orange line train to New Carolton. He said to me 'you had better hurry up if you want to catch this train, the next one leaves in 19 minutes'. Based on his advice, I ran to the entrance and through the kiosks, with a very heavy backpack. Only to find out there was no train there at all, and that the next train was leaving...

It's a metro station. What more do you want to know? It's busy. There are people. Please do not expect much from metro staff. You can catch metro rail & bus. Also ART buses. You can refill your smartrip. There's 2 escalators to get to the fare machine level. It is covered so you can take shelter from the elements in the event of rain or snow....