McPherson Square station
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| General information | |
| Location | 1400 I Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20005 |
| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections |  Metrobus: 3Y, 7Y, 16E, 16Y, 30N, 30S, 32, 33, 36, 37, 39, 42, 52, 54, 59, 80, A9, D1, D4, D6, G8, G9, S2, S4, S9, X2 DC Circulator Loudoun County Transit MTA Maryland Commuter Bus OmniRide Commuter |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| Bicycle facilities | 1 rack |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | C02 |
| History | |
| Opened | July 1, 1977 |
| Passengers | |
| 2016 | 13,658 daily [1]  12.64% |
McPherson Square is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Downtown Washington, D.C., United States. The station is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue, Silver, and Orange Lines, the station is located between McPherson Square and Franklin Square, with two entrances on I Street at Vermont Avenue and 14th Street NW. This is the main station to access the White House, and the Vermont Avenue exit is directly underneath the Department of Veterans Affairs building.
The station opened on July 1, 1977.[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[3] 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, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations.[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.[5]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ←  toward Franconia–Springfield (Farragut West)←  toward Vienna (Farragut West)←  toward Wiehle – Reston East (Farragut West)
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| Eastbound | → toward Largo Town Center (Metro Center) → → toward New Carrollton (Metro Center) →→ toward Largo Town Center (Metro Center) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Notable places nearby
- Blair House
- Department of the Treasury
- The Center for American Progress
- The American Constitution Society
- Hudson Institute
- Lafayette Square
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- Strayer University
- The Washington Post Headquarters
- The White House
References
- ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
- ^ Eisen, Jack; Feinstein, John (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
External links
Media related to McPherson Square (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: McPherson Square Station
- StationMasters Online: McPherson Square Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: McPherson Square Station
- McPherson Square (Washington Metro) is at coordinates:
- 38°54′04″N 77°02′05″W / 38.901162°N 77.034853°W Vermont Avenue Entrance
- 38°54′04″N 77°01′56″W / 38.901111°N 77.032206°W 14th Street Entrance
- Vermont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 14th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
38°54′4.8″N 77°1′59.8″W / 38.901333°N 77.033278°W
