McPherson Square station
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 | →   Blue and Silver Lines toward Largo Town Center (Metro Center) →→ toward New Carrollton (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
External links
- WMATA: McPherson Square Station
- StationMasters Online: McPherson Square Station
- McPherson Square (Washington Metro) is at coordinates:
- Template:Coord Vermont Avenue Entrance
- Template:Coord 14th Street Entrance
- Vermont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 14th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Blue Line (Washington Metro)
- Orange Line (Washington Metro)
- Silver Line (Washington Metro)
- Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.
- Railway stations opened in 1977
- 1977 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.
- Washington Metro stations located underground