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Metrorail system map, based on the official map.

The Washington Metro (officially Metrorail, but commonly referred to as Metro) 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 second busiest in the United States, behind the New York City Subway.[1]

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.[2] 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. Eventually, five rail lines were opened: 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. Since then, three stations have been opened: the extension of the Blue Line to the Largo Town Center and Morgan Boulevard stations and the first in-fill station, New York Ave – Florida Ave – Gallaudet U, all in 2004.[3]

As of 2009, there are 86 stations on the five lines in the Metro system. Eleven more are proposed as part of the planned Silver Line, which is projected to open in the early 2010s. Nine of the stations are transfer stations, which allow passengers to transfer between lines, and six of those have separate upper and lower levels to accommodate transfers between lines. Ten stations are termini, stations at the end of lines.[4]

As of May 2008, Union Station was the busiest station in the system, with 32,935 riders per weekday. Nine of the ten busiest stations are in Washington, D.C. Metro Center, a transfer point for the Blue, Orange, and Red Lines, is the busiest transfer station.[5] Shady Grove in suburban Montgomery County, Maryland was the busiest terminus as of May 2006.[6]

Lines

There are five Metrorail lines as of 2009. Each is named for a different color.[4] A sixth line, the Silver Line, is under construction.[7]

Line name Ridership
(May 2008)[5] 		Stations
[4] 		Termini
[4]
bgcolor="#Template:WMATA color" |   Red Line 276,489 (37%) 27 Shady Grove – Glenmont
bgcolor="#Template:WMATA color" |   Orange Line 186,817 (25%) 26 Vienna/Fairfax–GMU – New Carrollton
bgcolor="#Template:WMATA color" |   Blue Line 119,563 (16%) 27 Franconia-Springfield – Largo Town Center
bgcolor="#Template:WMATA color" |   Green Line 104,617 (14%) 21 Branch Ave – Greenbelt
bgcolor="#Template:WMATA color" |   Yellow Line[a] 59,781 (8%) 17 Huntington – Fort Totten / Mt Vernon Sq / 7th St – Convention Center
bgcolor="#Template:WMATA color" |   Silver Line (planned) Route 772 – Stadium–Armory

Stations

Pylon by the entrance to the Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Station
Passengers boarding a train at the Bethesda Metro 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 Washington Metrorail system
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The longest continuous escalator in the western hemisphere, at the Wheaton Station[8]
* Official transfer stations
† Terminals
** Transfer station and terminal
Code
[9] 		Lines
[4] 		Station
[4] 		Jurisdiction
[5] 		Opened
[5]
G03   Blue Addison Road – Seat Pleasant Maryland November 22, 1980
F06   Green Anacostia District of Columbia December 28, 1991
F02   Green
  Yellow 		Archives – Navy Memorial – Penn Quarter District of Columbia April 30, 1983
C06   Blue Arlington Cemetery Virginia July 1, 1977
K04   Orange Ballston – MU Virginia December 11, 1979
G01   Blue Benning Road District of Columbia November 22, 1980
A09   Red Bethesda Maryland August 25, 1984
C12   Blue
  Yellow 		Braddock Road Virginia December 17, 1983
F11   Green Branch Avenue† Maryland January 13, 2001
B05   Red Brookland – CUA District of Columbia February 6, 1978
G02   Blue Capitol Heights District of Columbia November 22, 1980
D05   Blue
  Orange 		Capitol South District of Columbia July 1, 1977
D11   Orange Cheverly Maryland November 20, 1978
K02   Orange Clarendon Virginia December 11, 1979
A05   Red Cleveland Park District of Columbia December 5, 1981
E09   Green College Park - University of Maryland Maryland December 11, 1993
E04   Green
  Yellow 		Columbia Heights [a] District of Columbia September 18, 1999
F07   Green Congress Heights District of Columbia January 13, 2001
K01   Orange Court House Virginia December 11, 1979
C09   Blue
  Yellow 		Crystal City Virginia July 1, 1977
D10   Orange Deanwood District of Columbia November 20, 1978
K07   Orange Dunn Loring – Merrifield Virginia June 7, 1986
A03   Red Dupont Circle District of Columbia January 17, 1977
K05   Orange East Falls Church Virginia June 7, 1986
D06   Blue
  Orange 		Eastern Market District of Columbia July 1, 1977
C14   Yellow Eisenhower Avenue Virginia December 17, 1983
A02   Red Farragut North District of Columbia March 29, 1976
C03   Blue
  Orange 		Farragut West District of Columbia July 1, 1977
D04   Blue
  Orange 		Federal Center SW District of Columbia July 1, 1977
D01   Blue
  Orange 		Federal Triangle District of Columbia July 1, 1977
C04   Blue
  Orange 		Foggy Bottom – GWU District of Columbia July 1, 1977
B09   Red Forest Glen Maryland September 22, 1990
E06   Green
  Yellow 		Fort Totten** (lower level)[a][b] District of Columbia December 11, 1993
B06   Red Fort Totten* (upper level)[b] District of Columbia February 6, 1978
J03   Blue Franconia – Springfield† Virginia June 29, 1997
A08   Red Friendship Heights District of Columbia August 25, 1984
F01   Green
  Yellow 		Gallery Place – Chinatown* (lower level)[b] District of Columbia April 30, 1983
B01   Red Gallery Place – Chinatown* (upper level)[b] District of Columbia December 15, 1976
E05   Green
  Yellow 		Georgia Avenue – Petworth [a] District of Columbia September 18, 1999
B11   Red Glenmont† Maryland July 25, 1998
E10   Green Greenbelt† Maryland December 11, 1993
A11   Red Grosvenor – Strathmore Maryland August 25, 1984
C15   Yellow Huntington† Virginia December 17, 1983
B02   Red Judiciary Square District of Columbia March 29, 1976
C13   Blue
  Yellow 		King Street* Virginia December 17, 1983
D03   Blue
  Orange 		L'Enfant Plaza* (lower level)[b] District of Columbia July 1, 1977
F03   Green
  Yellow 		L'Enfant Plaza* (upper level)[b] District of Columbia April 30, 1983
D12   Orange Landover Maryland November 20, 1978
G05   Blue Largo Town Center† Maryland December 18, 2004
C02   Blue
  Orange 		McPherson Square District of Columbia July 1, 1977
A10   Red Medical Center Maryland August 25, 1984
C01   Blue
  Orange 		Metro Center* (lower level)[b] District of Columbia July 1, 1977
A01   Red Metro Center* (upper level)[b] District of Columbia March 29, 1976
D09   Orange Minnesota Avenue District of Columbia November 20, 1978
G04   Blue Morgan Boulevard Maryland December 18, 2004
E01   Green
  Yellow 		Mount Vernon Square/7th Street – Convention Center** District of Columbia May 11, 1991
F05   Green Navy Yard District of Columbia December 28, 1991
F09   Green Naylor Road Maryland January 13, 2001
D13   Orange New Carrollton† Maryland November 20, 1978
B35   Red New York Avenue – Florida Avenue – Gallaudet Univ District of Columbia November 20, 2004
C07   Blue
  Yellow 		Pentagon* Virginia July 1, 1977
C08   Blue
  Yellow 		Pentagon City Virginia July 1, 1977
D07   Blue
  Orange 		Potomac Avenue District of Columbia July 1, 1977
E08   Green Prince George's Plaza Maryland December 11, 1993
B04   Red Rhode Island Avenue – Brentwood District of Columbia March 29, 1976
A14   Red Rockville Maryland December 15, 1984
C10   Blue
  Yellow 		Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Virginia July 1, 1977
C05   Blue
  Orange 		Rosslyn* Virginia July 1, 1977
A15   Red Shady Grove† Maryland December 15, 1984
E02   Green
  Yellow 		Shaw – Howard University [a] District of Columbia May 11, 1991
B08   Red Silver Spring Maryland February 6, 1978
D02   Blue
  Orange 		Smithsonian District of Columbia July 1, 1977
F08   Green Southern Avenue Maryland January 13, 2001
D08   Blue
  Orange 		Stadium – Armory* District of Columbia July 1, 1977
F10   Green Suitland Maryland January 13, 2001
B07   Red Takoma District of Columbia February 6, 1978
A07   Red Tenleytown – AU District of Columbia August 25, 1984
A13   Red Twinbrook Maryland December 15, 1984
E03   Green
  Yellow 		U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo [a] District of Columbia May 11, 1991
B03   Red Union Station District of Columbia March 29, 1976
J02   Blue Van Dorn Street Virginia June 15, 1991
A06   Red Van Ness – UDC District of Columbia December 5, 1981
K08   Orange Vienna/Fairfax – GMU† Virginia June 7, 1986
K03   Orange Virginia Square – GMU Virginia December 11, 1979
F04   Green Waterfront – SEU District of Columbia December 28, 1991
K06   Orange West Falls Church – VT/UVA Virginia June 7, 1986
E07   Green West Hyattsville Maryland December 11, 1993
B10   Red Wheaton Maryland September 22, 1990
A12   Red White Flint Maryland December 15, 1984
A04   Red Woodley Park – Zoo/Adams Morgan District of Columbia December 5, 1981

Planned stations

A new line, to be called the Silver Line, is planned for the system; it will have 11 stations. Current estimates are for the first phase of the project to be complete by 2013.[7] The line's termini will be the Route 772 and Stadium–Armory stations.

Code[9] Lines[10] Station[10] State[10]
N12   Silver Dulles International Airport Virginia
N10   Silver Herndon – Monroe Virginia
N09   Silver Reston Parkway Virginia
N11   Silver Route 28 Virginia
N14   Silver Route 606 Virginia
N15   Silver Route 772 Virginia
N04   Silver Tysons Central 7 Virginia
N03   Silver Tysons Central 123 Virginia
N02   Silver Tysons East Virginia
N05   Silver Tysons West Virginia
N08   Silver Wiehle Avenue Virginia
N06   Silver Wolf Trap Virginia

Top stations by ridership

This table shows the top ten Metro stations by ridership, according to May 2008 average weekday boarding data.[5]

Rank Station Ridership
1 Union Station 32,935
2 Metro Center 29,798
3 Farragut North 26,934
4 Dupont Circle 24,149
5 Farragut West 24,121
6 L'Enfant Plaza 21,924
7 Gallery Place – Chinatown 21,921
8 Foggy Bottom – GWU 20,560
9 McPherson Square 16,441
10 Pentagon City 16,339

By jurisdiction

This table shows the top ten Metrorail stations by jurisdiction, according to May 2006 average weekday boarding data.[6]

Rank
 Systemwide
 Ridership
 Washington D.C.
 Ridership
 Maryland
 Ridership
 Virginia
 Ridership
1 Union Station 33,000 Union Station 33,000 Shady Grove 14,100 Rosslyn 17,200
2 Metro Center 30,500 Metro Center 30,500 Silver Spring 13,900 Pentagon 16,500
3 Farragut North 27,200 Farragut North 27,200 Bethesda 10,700 Pentagon City 16,000
4 Farragut West 25,000 Farragut West 25,000 New Carrollton 9,970 Crystal City 13,300
5 Dupont Circle 23,400 Dupont Circle 23,400 Friendship Heights 9,600 Vienna/Fairfax – GMU 13,300
6 L'Enfant Plaza 22,700 L'Enfant Plaza 22,700 Greenbelt 7,200 Ballston – MU 12,600
7 Foggy Bottom – GWU 21,500 Foggy Bottom – GWU 21,500 Branch Ave 6,560 West Falls Church – VT/UVA 10,200
8 Gallery Place – Chinatown 19,900 Gallery Place – Chinatown 19,900 Southern Ave 6,480 Franconia – Springfield 9,700
9 Rosslyn 17,200 McPherson Square 16,900 Suitland 6,300 King Street 8,700
10 McPherson Square 16,900 Federal Triangle 11,200 Glenmont 5,900 Huntington 8,660

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. Fourth Quarter 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  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 2009-05-20.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Stations". Metrorail Website. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Metro Media Guide" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  6. ^ a b Request for Expressions of Interest for Operation of Retail Services in Metrorail Stations. WMATA. February 16, 2007.
  7. ^ a b "Dulles Metrorail Project Overview". Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  8. ^ "Metro Facts" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  9. ^ a b Cambron, John (2008-05-01). "129 Mile Area Regional System Track Schematic" (gif). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  10. ^ a b c "Dulles Metrorail Map and Station Information". Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  11. ^ Weiss, Eric M (2006-12-30). "Yellow Line Is En Route to Fort Totten". The Washington Post. p. B01.
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