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The Washington Metro (commonly called Metro, and branded Metrorail) is a rapid transit system serving Washington, D.C. and neighboring communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. With an average weekday ridership of 764,300, the Washington Metro is the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind the New York City Subway. As of 2015, the system has 91 active stations spread out on six lines with 117 miles (188 km) of tracks. Six more stations are planned in 2020 as part of the Phase II of the Silver Line and an infill station at Potomac Yard is planned to open in 2021 on the Yellow and Blue lines.

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.

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 2017. Each is named for a different color. All lines except the Red Line share tracks.

The Silver Line currently runs to Wiehle–Reston East via Tysons Corner as part of Phase I of its construction. Phase II, which will open in 2020, will extend the Silver Line from Wiehle–Reston East to Ashburn via Dulles International Airport.

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 Greenbelt
— 28
(34 after Phase II) 		Wiehle–Reston East
Ashburn (2020) 		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
Station Lines Rail Connections Jurisdiction 2017 Average weekday
boardings 		Opened Structure
Addison Road — Prince George's County, Maryland 2,899 November 22, 1980 At Grade
Anacostia — District of Columbia 6,026 December 28, 1991 Underground
Archives — District of Columbia 8,344 April 30, 1983 Underground
Arlington Cemetery — Arlington, Virginia 1,476 July 1, 1977 At Grade
Ballston-MU — Arlington, Virginia 9,414 December 11, 1979 Underground
Benning Road — District of Columbia 2,536 November 22, 1980 Underground
Bethesda — Montgomery County, Maryland 9,142 August 25, 1984 Underground
Braddock Road — Alexandria, Virginia 3,969 December 17, 1983 Embankment
Branch Avenue† — Prince George's County, Maryland 5,522 January 13, 2001 At Grade
Brookland–CUA — District of Columbia 5,468 February 6, 1978 At Grade
Capitol Heights — Prince George's County, Maryland 1,965 November 22, 1980 Underground
Capitol South — District of Columbia 6,856 July 1, 1977 Underground
Cheverly — Prince George's County, Maryland 557 November 20, 1978 At Grade
Clarendon — Arlington, Virginia 4,028 December 11, 1979 Underground
Cleveland Park — District of Columbia 3,773 December 5, 1981 Underground
College Park–University of Maryland MARC: Camden Line Prince George's County, Maryland 5,118 December 11, 1993 At Grade
Columbia Heights — District of Columbia 10,679 September 18, 1999 Underground
Congress Heights — District of Columbia 2,173 January 13, 2001 Underground
Court House — Arlington, Virginia 6,354 December 11, 1979 Underground
Crystal City VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines Arlington, Virginia 10,239 July 1, 1977 Underground
Deanwood — District of Columbia 637 November 20, 1978 At Grade
Dunn Loring — Fairfax County, Virginia 3,688 June 7, 1986 Highway Median
Dupont Circle — District of Columbia 16,948 January 17, 1977 Underground
East Falls Church* — Arlington, Virginia 3,955 June 7, 1986 Highway Median
Eastern Market — District of Columbia 5,119 July 1, 1977 Underground
Eisenhower Avenue — Alexandria, Virginia 1,331 December 17, 1983 Elevated
Farragut North — District of Columbia 21,989 March 29, 1976 Underground
Farragut West — District of Columbia 18,762 July 1, 1977 Underground
Federal Center SW — District of Columbia 5,426 July 1, 1977 Underground
Federal Triangle — District of Columbia 7,555 July 1, 1977 Underground
Foggy Bottom–GWU — District of Columbia 17,666 July 1, 1977 Underground
Forest Glen — Montgomery County, Maryland 2,126 September 22, 1990 Underground
Fort Totten* (lower level) — District of Columbia 8,030 December 11, 1993 At Grade & Underground
Fort Totten* (upper level) — February 6, 1978 Elevated
Franconia–Springfield† VRE: Fredericksburg Line Fairfax County, Virginia 5,589 June 29, 1997 At Grade
Friendship Heights — District of Columbia 8,015 August 25, 1984 Underground
Gallery Place* (lower level) — District of Columbia 22,427 April 30, 1983 Underground
Gallery Place* (upper level) — December 15, 1976 Underground
Georgia Avenue–Petworth — District of Columbia 5,708 September 18, 1999 Underground
Glenmont† — Montgomery County, Maryland 5,643 July 25, 1998 Underground
Greensboro — Fairfax County, Virginia 1,083 July 26, 2014 Open Cut & Embankment
Greenbelt† MARC: Camden Line Prince George's County, Maryland 3,056 December 11, 1993 Embankment
Grosvenor–Strathmore — Montgomery County, Maryland 5,215 August 25, 1984 At Grade
Huntington† — Fairfax County, Virginia 6,629 December 17, 1983 At Grade
Judiciary Square — District of Columbia 8,196 March 29, 1976 Underground
King Street–Old Town* Amtrak: Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, and Northeast Regional
VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines
(at Alexandria Union Station) 		Alexandria, Virginia 6,752 December 17, 1983 Elevated
L'Enfant Plaza* (lower level) VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines
(at L'Enfant) 		District of Columbia 20,235 July 1, 1977 Underground
L'Enfant Plaza* (upper level) April 30, 1983 Underground
Landover — Prince George's County, Maryland 731 November 20, 1978 Embankment
Downtown Largo† — Prince George's County, Maryland 4,565 December 18, 2004 Embankment
McLean — Fairfax County, Virginia 1,629 July 26, 2014 Elevated
McPherson Square — District of Columbia 13,247 July 1, 1977 Underground
Medical Center — Montgomery County, Maryland 5,300 August 25, 1984 Underground
Metro Center* (lower level) — District of Columbia 24,053 July 1, 1977 Underground
Metro Center* (upper level) — March 29, 1976 Underground
Minnesota Avenue — District of Columbia 1,006 November 20, 1978 At Grade
Morgan Boulevard — Prince George's County, Maryland 2,881 December 18, 2004 At Grade
Mount Vernon Square — District of Columbia 4,172 May 11, 1991 Underground
Navy Yard–Ballpark — District of Columbia 9,622 December 28, 1991 Underground
Naylor Road — Prince George's County, Maryland 2,276 January 13, 2001 Elevated
New Carrollton† Amtrak: Northeast Regional and Vermonter
MARC: Penn Line 		Prince George's County, Maryland 3,691 November 20, 1978 Embankment
NoMa–Gallaudet U — District of Columbia 8,526 November 20, 2004 At Grade
Pentagon* — Arlington, Virginia 13,074 July 1, 1977 Underground
Pentagon City — Arlington, Virginia 12,137 July 1, 1977 Underground
Potomac Avenue — District of Columbia 3,261 July 1, 1977 Underground
Hyattsville Crossing — Prince George's County, Maryland 4,474 December 11, 1993 At Grade
Rhode Island Avenue — District of Columbia 5,345 March 29, 1976 Elevated
Rockville Amtrak: Capitol Limited
MARC: Brunswick Line 		Montgomery County, Maryland 3,928 December 15, 1984 Embankment
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — Arlington, Virginia 5,906 July 1, 1977 Elevated
Rosslyn* — Arlington, Virginia 12,436 July 1, 1977 Underground
Shady Grove† — Montgomery County, Maryland 11,355 December 15, 1984 At Grade
Shaw–Howard University — District of Columbia 4,188 May 11, 1991 Underground
Silver Spring MARC: Brunswick Line Montgomery County, Maryland 11,850 February 6, 1978 Elevated
Smithsonian — District of Columbia 9,135 July 1, 1977 Underground
Southern Avenue — Prince George's County, Maryland 4,451 January 13, 2001 Open Cut
Spring Hill — Fairfax County, Virginia 1,145 July 26, 2014 Elevated
Stadium–Armory* — District of Columbia 2,763 July 1, 1977 Underground
Suitland — Prince George's County, Maryland 4,672 January 13, 2001 Open Cut
Takoma — District of Columbia 5,108 February 6, 1978 At Grade
Tenleytown–AU — District of Columbia 5,357 August 25, 1984 Underground
Twinbrook — Montgomery County, Maryland 4,101 December 15, 1984 At Grade
Tysons — Fairfax County, Virginia 3,024 July 26, 2014 Elevated
U Street — District of Columbia 5,301 May 11, 1991 Underground
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 29,197 March 29, 1976 Underground
Van Dorn Street — Alexandria, Virginia 2,468 June 15, 1991 Embankment
Van Ness–UDC — District of Columbia 5,557 December 5, 1981 Underground
Vienna† — Fairfax County, Virginia 8,962 June 7, 1986
Virginia Square–GMU — Arlington, Virginia 3,597 December 11, 1979 Underground
Waterfront — District of Columbia 3,915 December 28, 1991 Underground
West Falls Church — Fairfax County, Virginia 2,411 June 7, 1986 Highway Median
West Hyattsville — Prince George's County, Maryland 3,487 December 11, 1993 Elevated
Wheaton — Montgomery County, Maryland 3,499 September 22, 1990 Underground
North Bethesda — Montgomery County, Maryland 3,417 December 15, 1984 Open Cut
Wiehle–Reston East† — Fairfax County, Virginia 7,262 July 26, 2014 Highway Median
Woodley Park — District of Columbia 5,853 December 5, 1981 Underground

Future stations

A sign marking the planned site of the Potomac Yard station

Potomac Yard, planned to open in 2021, 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 2020 with six new stations. When finished, the line's western terminus will be Ashburn.

Station Lines Jurisdiction Structure Projected Opening Reference
Reston Town Center Fairfax County, Virginia Highway Median 2020
Herndon Fairfax County, Virginia Highway Median 2020
Innovation Center Fairfax County, Virginia Highway Median 2020
Dulles International Airport Loudoun County, Virginia Elevated 2020
Loudoun Gateway Loudoun County, Virginia Highway Median 2020
Ashburn† Loudoun County, Virginia Highway Median 2020
Potomac Yard Alexandria, Virginia At Grade 2021

Notes

  • Stations noted in this list twice with upper and lower levels are considered by WMATA to be a single station. The levels are noted separately here because they opened on different dates.

References

  1. "Transit Ridership Report: First Quarter 2015" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Airports Authority Updates Status of Silver Line Metrorail Construction Project" (Press release). Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ Lazo, Luz (August 31, 2017), "Potomac Yard Metro station delayed again, now likely to open in 2021", The Washington Post, retrieved August 31, 2017
  4. Schrag, Zachary (2006). The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8246-X.
  5. "WMATA History" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan area Transit Authority. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Metro Facts" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan area Transit Authority. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Stations". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. May 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Metro Media Guide" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
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