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Pentagon station is also a major bus hub<ref name=Pentagon_bus_map>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmata.com/rail/station_bus_maps/PDFs/Pentagon%20Lower%20Level.pdf |title=Bus service from Pentagon |date=August 2015 |publisher=WMATA |quote=Bus Boarding Map |accessdate=February 2016}}</ref><ref name=ART_busbays>{{cite web |url=http://www.arlingtontransit.com/tasks/sites/ART/assets/File/Busbays_Pentagon_8-11.pdf |title=Pentagon Transit Center |publisher=Arlington Transit |quote=Bus Bays / Bus Routes |accessdate=February 2016}}</ref> in northern Virginia. The current bus facility opened in 2001<ref name=transit_center_opening>{{cite web |
Pentagon station is also a major bus hub<ref name=Pentagon_bus_map>{{cite web |url=http://www.wmata.com/rail/station_bus_maps/PDFs/Pentagon%20Lower%20Level.pdf |title=Bus service from Pentagon |date=August 2015 |publisher=WMATA |quote=Bus Boarding Map |accessdate=February 2016}}</ref><ref name=ART_busbays>{{cite web |url=http://www.arlingtontransit.com/tasks/sites/ART/assets/File/Busbays_Pentagon_8-11.pdf |title=Pentagon Transit Center |publisher=Arlington Transit |quote=Bus Bays / Bus Routes |accessdate=February 2016}}</ref> in northern Virginia. The current bus facility opened in 2001<ref name=transit_center_opening>{{cite web|url=http://metro.pentagon.mil/ |title=METRO ENTRANCE FACILITY CELEBRATES INITIAL OPENING! |date=December 18, 2001 |work=Pentagon Renovation Program |publisher= |quote=The Pentagon Transit Center portion of the Metro Entrance Facility is now open and operational |accessdate=February 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231130127/http://metro.pentagon.mil/ |archivedate=December 31, 2007 }}</ref> as part of the [[Pentagon Renovation Program]].<ref name=entrance>{{cite web|url=http://renovation.pentagon.mil/projects-MEF.htm |title=Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility Project |author= |date= |work=Pentagon Renovation & Construction |publisher=Washington Headquarters Services |quote=project completion in late fall of 2002 |accessdate=February 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080109065537/http://renovation.pentagon.mil/projects-MEF.htm |archivedate=January 9, 2008 }}</ref> |
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* [[Arlington Transit]]: 42, 87A, 87X |
* [[Arlington Transit]]: 42, 87A, 87X |
Revision as of 22:24, 31 March 2016
Pentagon | |
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General information | |
Location | 2 South Rotary Road Arlington, VA 22202 United States |
Owned by | WMATA |
Platforms | 2 split platforms |
Tracks | 1 on each level |
Train operators | Washington Metro |
Bus stands | Upper:1 to 13, Lower:1 to 11[1] |
Bus operators | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground metro station and bus transit centre at grade |
Platform levels | 2 |
Bicycle facilities | 6 racks |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Station code | C07 |
History | |
Opened | July 1, 1977 |
Rebuilt | 2002[2] |
Passengers | |
2014 | 15853 daily [3] ![]() |
Services | |
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Pentagon is a split platform station on the Washington Metro located adjacent to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is where the two lines diverge and thus acts as a transfer point. Northbound, the Blue Line continues through Virginia and the Yellow Line crosses the Potomac River into the District of Columbia.
The station opened on July 1, 1977[4] with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[5] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium.
The station is located underground, adjacent to The Pentagon, and formerly had a direct (but secure) entrance to the Pentagon and its underground shopping center. This entrance was closed in 2001 as part of the Pentagon Renovation Program.[6] Access to the Pentagon is now gained via a new secured entrance facility above ground near the bus depot and the entrances to the subway station. The new exit features signage displayed at Gallery Place-Chinatown and newer stations.
Bus service
Pentagon station is also a major bus hub[7][1] in northern Virginia. The current bus facility opened in 2001[8] as part of the Pentagon Renovation Program.[2]
- Arlington Transit: 42, 87A, 87X
- DASH: AT3, AT4
- Fairfax Connector: 306, 380, 595
- Loudoun County Transit
- Metrobus: 7A, 7C, 7E, 7F, 7M, 7P, 7X, 7Y, 8S, 8W, 8Z, 9A, 10A, 10E, 13Y, 16A, 16B, 16E, 16G, 16J, 16K, 16L, 16P, 16X, 17A, 17B, 17F, 17G, 17H, 18K, 17L, 17M, 18E, 18F, 18G, 18H, 18J, 18P, 21A, 21D, 22A, 22C, 22F, 28F, 28G, 29C, 29G, 29W
- PRTC OmniRide
Station layout
G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
B1 | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
B2 | Inbound | ← ![]() ← ![]() |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
B3 | Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
Outbound | → ![]() → ![]() |
Pentagon is one of two stations (the other being the Rosslyn station on the Blue and Orange Lines) at which westbound trains serve a platform that is a level below the mezzanine-level platform for eastbound trains. This allows for trains to converge inbound and diverge outbound via a flying junction to avoid an at-grade crossing.
Shooting
On March 4, 2010, a gunman, identified as John Patrick Bedell, who espoused anti-government views, shot and wounded two Pentagon police officers at a security checkpoint in the Pentagon station. The officers returned fire, striking him in the head. He died a few hours later, on the next day, March 5, 2010.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Pentagon Transit Center" (PDF). Arlington Transit. Retrieved February 2016.
Bus Bays / Bus Routes
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(help) - ^ a b "Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility Project". Pentagon Renovation & Construction. Washington Headquarters Services. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved February 2016.
project completion in late fall of 2002
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- ^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
- ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Retrieved July 25, 2010.
- ^ Layton, Lyndsey (June 16, 2000), "Pentagon, Metro quarrel escalates; Security concerns would interfere with convenience", The Washington Post, p. A10
- ^ "Bus service from Pentagon" (PDF). WMATA. August 2015. Retrieved February 2016.
Bus Boarding Map
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(help) - ^ "METRO ENTRANCE FACILITY CELEBRATES INITIAL OPENING!". Pentagon Renovation Program. December 18, 2001. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved February 2016.
The Pentagon Transit Center portion of the Metro Entrance Facility is now open and operational
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External links
Media related to Pentagon (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: Pentagon Station
- Archived StationMasters Online: Pentagon Station
- Archived The Schumin Web Transit Center: Pentagon Station