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The Washington Metro (commonly called Metro, and branded Metrorail) is the rapid transit system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. It is the third-busiest in the United States, behind the Chicago "L" and the New York City Subway.

The Washington Metro system was conceived as an alternative to the construction of a large freeway system throughout the Washington, D.C. area, and was partially financed with funds originally dedicated to highway construction. Construction began in 1969, and in 1976 the first section of the Metro system opened along the Red Line between the Rhode Island Avenue and Farragut North stations in Washington, D.C. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, more stations were opened in the city and the suburban communities of Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and Fairfax County in Virginia as well as Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland. By 1991, five rail lines were open: the Red, Blue, Green, Orange, and Yellow Lines. The system as originally planned was completed in 2001 with the extension of the Green Line to Branch Avenue. In 2004, three stations were opened: an extension of the Blue Line to the Largo Town Center and Morgan Boulevard stations and the first infill station, NoMa–Gallaudet U. In 2014, the Silver Line opened with five new stations: Greensboro, McLean, Spring Hill, Tysons Corner, and Wiehle – Reston East.

As of 2015, there are 91 stations on the six lines in the Metro system. An infill station at Potomac Yard is planned to open in 2020 on the Yellow and Blue lines, and six more stations are planned in 2020 as part of the Phase II of the Silver Line.

Nine Metrorail stations are officially designated transfer stations, although other intermediate stations also allow passengers to transfer between lines. Four of those stations have separate, perpendicular upper and lower levels which opened at different times. Two other transfer stations, Rosslyn and Pentagon, have parallel stacked platforms. Ten stations are termini, stations at the end of lines; several other non-terminus stations are used to short turn trains in regular service.

As of May 2016, Union Station was the busiest station in the system, with an average of 28,864 passenger boardings per weekday. Nine of the top ten busiest stations are in the District of Columbia. Metro Center, a transfer point for the Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines, is the busiest transfer station, with 24,160 boardings. Shady Grove in suburban Montgomery County, Maryland was the busiest terminus with 11,696 passenger boardings per weekday.

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Lines

There are six Washington Metro lines as of 2014. Each is named for a different color. All lines except the Red Line share tracks, mostly through the downtown tunnels.

The Silver Line currently runs to Wiehle–Reston East via the Tysons Corner district as part of Phase I of its construction; Phase II will extend the Silver Line from Wiehle–Reston East to Ashburn via Dulles International Airport in 2018.

Line Ridership (May 2010) Stations Termini
277,741 (37%) 27 Shady Grove Glenmont
187,663 (25%) 26 Vienna New Carrollton
120,104 (16%) 27 Franconia-Springfield Largo Town Center
105,091 (14%) 21 Branch Avenue Greenbelt
59,781 (8%) 17 Huntington Mount Vernon Square (rush peak)
Fort Totten (all other times)
— 28 (34 after Phase II) Wiehle–Reston East
Ashburn (2018) 		Largo Town Center

Stations

Pylon by the entrance to the Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter station
Passengers boarding a train at the Bethesda station
Greenbelt station, one of the termini of the Green Line
Crossvault of the L'Enfant Plaza station
Platform of the Silver Spring station on a rainy day
Union Station, the busiest station in the system
The longest continuous escalator in the western hemisphere, at the Wheaton station
Vaulted ceiling at Farragut West
Largo Town Center station, one of the newest stations
Time-lapse of a train leaving Foggy Bottom–GWU
Arlington Cemetery station on a snowy day
Elevated platform at National Airport
Upper level at Fort Totten
Wiehle-Reston East station on the first day of Silver Line service in 2014
* Official transfer stations
† Terminals
** Transfer station and terminal
Station Lines Rail Connections Jurisdiction 2015 Average weekday
boardings 		Opened
Addison Road
— Prince George's County, Maryland 3,349 November 22, 1980
Anacostia — District of Columbia 7,172 December 28, 1991
Archives
— District of Columbia 9,220 April 30, 1983
Arlington Cemetery — Arlington, Virginia 1,918 July 1, 1977
Ballston–MU
— Arlington, Virginia 11,520 December 11, 1979
Benning Road
— District of Columbia 3,154 November 22, 1980
Bethesda — Montgomery County, Maryland 10,708 August 25, 1984
Braddock Road
— Alexandria, Virginia 4,725 December 17, 1983
Branch Avenue† — Prince George's County, Maryland 6,145 January 13, 2001
Brookland–CUA — District of Columbia 6,619 February 6, 1978
Capitol Heights
— Prince George's County, Maryland 2,081 November 22, 1980
Capitol South

— District of Columbia 7,973 July 1, 1977
Cheverly — Prince George's County, Maryland 1,357 November 20, 1978
Clarendon
— Arlington, Virginia 4,882 December 11, 1979
Cleveland Park — District of Columbia 4,366 December 5, 1981
College Park–University of Maryland MARC: Camden Line Prince George's County, Maryland 4,389 December 11, 1993
Columbia Heights
— District of Columbia 12,415 September 18, 1999
Congress Heights — District of Columbia 2,666 January 13, 2001
Court House
— Arlington, Virginia 7,448 December 11, 1979
Crystal City
VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines Arlington, Virginia 12,008 July 1, 1977
Deanwood — District of Columbia 1,556 November 20, 1978
Dunn Loring — Fairfax County, Virginia 4,386 June 7, 1986
Dupont Circle — District of Columbia 20,415 January 17, 1977
East Falls Church*
— Arlington, Virginia 4,399 June 7, 1986
Eastern Market

— District of Columbia 6,194 July 1, 1977
Eisenhower Avenue — Alexandria, Virginia 1,757 December 17, 1983
Farragut North — District of Columbia 25,294 March 29, 1976
Farragut West

— District of Columbia 22,374 July 1, 1977
Federal Center SW

— District of Columbia 5,373 July 1, 1977
Federal Triangle

— District of Columbia 8,411 July 1, 1977
Foggy Bottom–GWU

— District of Columbia 21,462 July 1, 1977
Forest Glen — Montgomery County, Maryland 2,382 September 22, 1990
Fort Totten** (lower level)
— District of Columbia 7,932 December 11, 1993
Fort Totten* (upper level) — District of Columbia 7,932 February 6, 1978
Franconia–Springfield† VRE: Fredericksburg Line Fairfax County, Virginia 7,771 June 29, 1997
Friendship Heights — District of Columbia 9,466 August 25, 1984
Gallery Place* (lower level)
— District of Columbia 25,820 April 30, 1983
Gallery Place* (upper level) — District of Columbia 25,820 December 15, 1976
Georgia Avenue–Petworth
— District of Columbia 6,296 September 18, 1999
Glenmont† — Montgomery County, Maryland 6,185 July 25, 1998
Greensboro — Fairfax County, Virginia 1,071 July 26, 2014
Greenbelt† MARC: Camden Line Prince George's County, Maryland 6,315 December 11, 1993
Grosvenor–Strathmore — Montgomery County, Maryland 5,557 August 25, 1984
Huntington† — Fairfax County, Virginia 7,922 December 17, 1983
Judiciary Square — District of Columbia 8,778 March 29, 1976
King Street–Old Town*
Amtrak: Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, and Northeast Regional
VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines
(at Union Station) 		Alexandria, Virginia 8,908 December 17, 1983
L'Enfant Plaza* (lower level)

VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines
(at L'Enfant) 		District of Columbia 20,367 July 1, 1977
L'Enfant Plaza* (upper level)
District of Columbia 20,367 April 30, 1983
Landover — Prince George's County, Maryland 1,938 November 20, 1978
Largo Town Center†
— Prince George's County, Maryland 4,912 December 18, 2004
McLean — Fairfax County, Virginia 1,669 July 26, 2014
McPherson Square

— District of Columbia 15,635 July 1, 1977
Medical Center — Montgomery County, Maryland 5,663 August 25, 1984
Metro Center* (lower level)

— District of Columbia 27,058 July 1, 1977
Metro Center* (upper level) — District of Columbia 27,058 March 29, 1976
Minnesota Avenue — District of Columbia 2,827 November 20, 1978
Morgan Boulevard
— Prince George's County, Maryland 2,036 December 18, 2004
Mount Vernon Square**
— District of Columbia 4,629 May 11, 1991
Navy Yard–Ballpark — District of Columbia 10,569 December 28, 1991
Naylor Road — Prince George's County, Maryland 2,828 January 13, 2001
New Carrollton† Amtrak: Northeast Regional and Vermonter
MARC: Penn Line 		Prince George's County, Maryland 8,349 November 20, 1978
NoMa–Gallaudet U — District of Columbia 9,226 November 20, 2004
Pentagon*
— Arlington, Virginia 15,145 July 1, 1977
Pentagon City
— Arlington, Virginia 14,427 July 1, 1977
Potomac Avenue

— District of Columbia 3,783 July 1, 1977
Prince George's Plaza — Prince George's County, Maryland 5,061 December 11, 1993
Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood — District of Columbia 6,001 March 29, 1976
Rockville Amtrak: Capitol Limited
MARC: Brunswick Line 		Montgomery County, Maryland 4,424 December 15, 1984
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
— Arlington, Virginia 7,284 July 1, 1977
Rosslyn*

— Arlington, Virginia 14,815 July 1, 1977
Shady Grove† — Montgomery County, Maryland 12,609 December 15, 1984
Shaw–Howard University
— District of Columbia 5,087 May 11, 1991
Silver Spring MARC: Brunswick Line Montgomery County, Maryland 13,008 February 6, 1978
Smithsonian

— District of Columbia 10,684 July 1, 1977
Southern Avenue — Prince George's County, Maryland 4,789 January 13, 2001
Spring Hill — Fairfax County, Virginia 1,406 July 26, 2014
Stadium–Armory*

— District of Columbia 2,809 July 1, 1977
Suitland — Prince George's County, Maryland 5,261 January 13, 2001
Takoma — District of Columbia 5,774 February 6, 1978
Tenleytown–AU — District of Columbia 6,351 August 25, 1984
Twinbrook — Montgomery County, Maryland 4,443 December 15, 1984
Tysons Corner — Fairfax County, Virginia 3,141 July 26, 2014
U Street
— District of Columbia 7,823 May 11, 1991
Union Station Amtrak: Acela Express, Capitol Limited, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Northeast Regional, and Vermonter
MARC: Brunswick, Camden, and Penn Lines
VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines
(at Union Station) 		District of Columbia 31,186 March 29, 1976
Van Dorn Street — Alexandria, Virginia 3,234 June 15, 1991
Van Ness–UDC — District of Columbia 6,266 December 5, 1981
Vienna† — Fairfax County, Virginia 11,458 June 7, 1986
Virginia Square–GMU
— Arlington, Virginia 3,970 December 11, 1979
Waterfront — District of Columbia 4,180 December 28, 1991
West Falls Church — Fairfax County, Virginia 3,051 June 7, 1986
West Hyattsville — Prince George's County, Maryland 3,843 December 11, 1993
Wheaton — Montgomery County, Maryland 4,231 September 22, 1990
White Flint — Montgomery County, Maryland 3,855 December 15, 1984
Wiehle – Reston East† — Fairfax County, Virginia 8,588 July 26, 2014
Woodley Park — District of Columbia 7,093 December 5, 1981

Future stations

A sign marking the planned site of the Potomac Yard station

Potomac Yard, planned to open in 2020, is to be an infill station between Braddock Road and National Airport on the Yellow and Blue lines. Phase 2 of the Silver Line is tentatively planned to open in late 2019 with six new stations. When finished, the line's western terminus will be Ashburn.

Station Lines Jurisdiction Projected Opening Reference
Dulles International Airport Loudoun County, Virginia 2019
Herndon Fairfax County, Virginia 2019
Innovation Center Fairfax County, Virginia 2019
Potomac Yard
Alexandria, Virginia 2020
Reston Town Center Fairfax County, Virginia 2019
Loudoun Gateway Loudoun County, Virginia 2019
Ashburn Loudoun County, Virginia 2019

Notes

References

  1. "Transit Ridership Report: First Quarter 2015" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. Schrag, Zachary (2006). The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8246-X.
  3. "WMATA History" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan area Transit Authority. 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Metro Facts" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan area Transit Authority. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Lazo, Luz (22 December 2015). "Metro adds the proposed Potomac Yard station to its rail system". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Airports Authority Updates Status of Silver Line Metrorail Construction Project" (Press release). Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Stations". Metrorail Website. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Metro Media Guide" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  10. Weiss, Eric M (December 30, 2006). "Yellow Line Is En Route to Fort Totten". The Washington Post. p. B01.
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