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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.[needs update] 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][needs update]

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][needs update] 		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
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] Average weekday
ridership[10][needs update] 		Opened[5]
G03   Blue Addison Road – Seat Pleasant Maryland 3,674 November 22, 1980
F06   Green Anacostia District of Columbia 7,719 December 28, 1991
F02   Green
  Yellow 		Archives – Navy Memorial – Penn Quarter District of Columbia 9,539 April 30, 1983
C06   Blue Arlington Cemetery Virginia 1,970 July 1, 1977
K04   Orange Ballston–MU Virginia 12,414 December 11, 1979
G01   Blue Benning Road District of Columbia 3,316 November 22, 1980
A09   Red Bethesda Maryland 10,730 August 25, 1984
C12   Blue
  Yellow 		Braddock Road Virginia 4,593 December 17, 1983
F11   Green Branch Avenue† Maryland 6,448 January 13, 2001
B05   Red Brookland–CUA District of Columbia 7,158 February 6, 1978
G02   Blue Capitol Heights District of Columbia 2,221 November 22, 1980
D05   Blue
  Orange 		Capitol South District of Columbia 9,414 July 1, 1977
D11   Orange Cheverly Maryland 1,548 November 20, 1978
K02   Orange Clarendon Virginia 4,355 December 11, 1979
A05   Red Cleveland Park District of Columbia 4,807 December 5, 1981
E09   Green College Park – University of Maryland Maryland 4,627 December 11, 1993
E04   Green
  Yellow 		Columbia Heights [a] District of Columbia 11,375 September 18, 1999
F07   Green Congress Heights District of Columbia 2,722 January 13, 2001
K01   Orange Court House Virginia 7,385 December 11, 1979
C09   Blue
  Yellow 		Crystal City Virginia 14,748 July 1, 1977
D10   Orange Deanwood District of Columbia 1,960 November 20, 1978
K07   Orange Dunn Loring – Merrifield Virginia 5,304 June 7, 1986
A03   Red Dupont Circle District of Columbia 23,561 January 17, 1977
K05   Orange East Falls Church Virginia 4,202 June 7, 1986
D06   Blue
  Orange 		Eastern Market District of Columbia 6,038 July 1, 1977
C14   Yellow Eisenhower Avenue Virginia 2,496 December 17, 1983
A02   Red Farragut North District of Columbia 25,311 March 29, 1976
C03   Blue
  Orange 		Farragut West District of Columbia 22,469 July 1, 1977
D04   Blue
  Orange 		Federal Center SW District of Columbia 5,902 July 1, 1977
D01   Blue
  Orange 		Federal Triangle District of Columbia 11,108 July 1, 1977
C04   Blue
  Orange 		Foggy Bottom – GWU District of Columbia 20,923 July 1, 1977
B09   Red Forest Glen Maryland 2,514 September 22, 1990
E06   Green
  Yellow 		Fort Totten** (lower level)[a][b] District of Columbia 7,198 December 11, 1993
B06   Red Fort Totten* (upper level)[b] District of Columbia 7,198 February 6, 1978
J03   Blue Franconia–Springfield† Virginia 9,591 June 29, 1997
A08   Red Friendship Heights District of Columbia 9,696 August 25, 1984
F01   Green
  Yellow 		Gallery Place – Chinatown* (lower level)[b] District of Columbia 25,747 April 30, 1983
B01   Red Gallery Place – Chinatown* (upper level)[b] District of Columbia 25,747 December 15, 1976
E05   Green
  Yellow 		Georgia Avenue – Petworth [a] District of Columbia 5,399 September 18, 1999
B11   Red Glenmont† Maryland 5,966 July 25, 1998
E10   Green Greenbelt† Maryland 7,397 December 11, 1993
A11   Red Grosvenor–Strathmore Maryland 5,948 August 25, 1984
C15   Yellow Huntington† Virginia 8,847 December 17, 1983
B02   Red Judiciary Square District of Columbia 10,369 March 29, 1976
C13   Blue
  Yellow 		King Street* Virginia 9,308 December 17, 1983
D03   Blue
  Orange 		L'Enfant Plaza* (lower level)[b] District of Columbia 21,705 July 1, 1977
F03   Green
  Yellow 		L'Enfant Plaza* (upper level)[b] District of Columbia 21,705 April 30, 1983
D12   Orange Landover Maryland 2,593 November 20, 1978
G05   Blue Largo Town Center† Maryland 5,112 December 18, 2004
C02   Blue
  Orange 		McPherson Square District of Columbia 17,009 July 1, 1977
A10   Red Medical Center Maryland 5,627 August 25, 1984
C01   Blue
  Orange 		Metro Center* (lower level)[b] District of Columbia 30,569 July 1, 1977
A01   Red Metro Center* (upper level)[b] District of Columbia 30,569 March 29, 1976
D09   Orange Minnesota Avenue District of Columbia 3,461 November 20, 1978
G04   Blue Morgan Boulevard Maryland 1,540 December 18, 2004
E01   Green
  Yellow 		Mount Vernon Square / 7th Street – Convention Center** District of Columbia 3,634 May 11, 1991
F05   Green Navy Yard District of Columbia 9,113 December 28, 1991
F09   Green Naylor Road Maryland 3,144 January 13, 2001
D13   Orange New Carrollton† Maryland 10,118 November 20, 1978
B35   Red New York Avenue – Florida Avenue – Gallaudet University District of Columbia 5,229 November 20, 2004
C07   Blue
  Yellow 		Pentagon* Virginia 16,318 July 1, 1977
C08   Blue
  Yellow 		Pentagon City Virginia 16,503 July 1, 1977
D07   Blue
  Orange 		Potomac Avenue District of Columbia 4,098 July 1, 1977
E08   Green Prince George's Plaza Maryland 5,093 December 11, 1993
B04   Red Rhode Island Avenue – Brentwood District of Columbia 6,121 March 29, 1976
A14   Red Rockville Maryland 4,880 December 15, 1984
C10   Blue
  Yellow 		Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Virginia 6,349 July 1, 1977
C05   Blue
  Orange 		Rosslyn* Virginia 16,941 July 1, 1977
A15   Red Shady Grove† Maryland 14,107 December 15, 1984
E02   Green
  Yellow 		Shaw – Howard University [a] District of Columbia 4,256 May 11, 1991
B08   Red Silver Spring Maryland 14,077 February 6, 1978
D02   Blue
  Orange 		Smithsonian District of Columbia 12,764 July 1, 1977
F08   Green Southern Avenue Maryland 6,263 January 13, 2001
D08   Blue
  Orange 		Stadium–Armory* District of Columbia 3,062 July 1, 1977
F10   Green Suitland Maryland 6,453 January 13, 2001
B07   Red Takoma District of Columbia 6,811 February 6, 1978
A07   Red Tenleytown–AU District of Columbia 7,290 August 25, 1984
A13   Red Twinbrook Maryland 4,628 December 15, 1984
E03   Green
  Yellow 		U Street / African-American Civil War Memorial / Cardozo [a] District of Columbia 7,115 May 11, 1991
B03   Red Union Station District of Columbia 34,465 March 29, 1976
J02   Blue Van Dorn Street Virginia 3,689 June 15, 1991
A06   Red Van Ness – UDC District of Columbia 7,276 December 5, 1981
K08   Orange Vienna/Fairfax–GMU† Virginia 13,759 June 7, 1986
K03   Orange Virginia Square – GMU Virginia 4,067 December 11, 1979
F04   Green Waterfront–SEU District of Columbia 3,067 December 28, 1991
K06   Orange West Falls Church – VT/UVA Virginia 10,499 June 7, 1986
E07   Green West Hyattsville Maryland 3,694 December 11, 1993
B10   Red Wheaton Maryland 4,653 September 22, 1990
A12   Red White Flint Maryland 4,096 December 15, 1984
A04   Red Woodley Park – Zoo / Adams Morgan District of Columbia 8,292 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.

Lines[11] Station[11] State[11]
  Silver Dulles International Airport Virginia
  Silver Herndon – Reston West Virginia
  Blue
  Yellow 		Potomac Yard Virginia
  Silver Reston Town Center Virginia
  Silver Herndon – Dulles East Virginia
  Silver Route 606 Virginia
  Silver Route 772 Virginia
  Silver Tysons Central Virginia
  Silver Tysons I & II Virginia
  Silver Tysons–McLean Virginia
  Silver Tysons – Spring Hill Road Virginia
  Silver Reston – Wiehle Avenue Virginia
  Silver Wolf Trap Virginia

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. Fourth Quarter 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2009. [dead link]
  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 May 20, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Stations". Metrorail Website. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d "Metro Media Guide" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  6. ^ 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 May 20, 2009.
  8. ^ "Metro Facts" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  9. ^ "Contract Specifications: Ground Fault Detector Replacement in ATC Rooms in the Metro Rail System" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. April 2002. pp. 325–328. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  10. ^ "Metro Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  11. ^ a b c "Dulles Metrorail Map and Station Information". Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  12. ^ Weiss, Eric M (December 30, 2006). "Yellow Line Is En Route to Fort Totten". The Washington Post. p. B01.

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