Pentagon City station

Pentagon City
rapid transit station
General information
Location	1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates	38.86271°N 77.059468°W / 38.86271; -77.059468
Owned by	WMATA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Arlington Transit: 42, 74, 84, 87 Metrobus: 7A, 7F, 10A, 10N, 16E, 16G, 16H, 22A Metroway (southbound only)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	8 racks, 22 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	C08
History
Opened	July 1, 1977 (July 1, 1977)
Passengers
2016	13,070 daily   9.41%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Crystal City toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Pentagon toward Downtown Largo Crystal City toward Huntington Yellow Line Pentagon toward Greenbelt Preceding station Metroway Following station Crystal City toward Braddock Road Potomac Yard Terminus

Pentagon City is a side-platformed Washington Metro station in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is located at the corner of Hayes Street and 12th Street, between Army-Navy Drive and South 15th Street. It links to a tunnel that allows direct access west into the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, a large shopping mall, and east under Hayes Street to an entrance outside the Pentagon Centre shopping complex.

History

The station's opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km) of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian, and Stadium–Armory stations.

On April 17, 2016, the Metroway Bus Rapid Transit system was extended to Pentagon City, with the station becoming the northern terminus.

Station layout

The station has four exits, all of which are accessed from a large mezzanine tunnel under Hayes Street. There are exits to both the east and west sides of Hayes Street via escalator, an exit which directly connects to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, and a short pedestrian tunnel that leads to the northeast corner of the 12th and Hayes Street intersection. This tunnel, despite being built in 1984, was closed to the public until 2018. Additionally, a provision exists at the station's south end for a future second mezzanine, with knock-out panels visible above the tracks on the station's south wall.

G	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses
M	Mezzanine	Pentagon City Mall, fare control, ticket machines, station agent
P Platform level	Side platform
	Southbound	← toward Huntington (Crystal City) ← toward Franconia–Springfield (Crystal City)
	Northbound	→ toward Greenbelt (Pentagon) → → toward Downtown Largo (Pentagon) →
	Side platform

External links

• Media related to Pentagon City station at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA Pentagon City station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Pentagon City Station
• 12th Street west entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 12th Street east entrance from Google Maps Street View