Crystal City station (Washington Metro)

Crystal City
Location	1750 South Clark Street Arlington, VA 22202
Coordinates	38°51′28″N 77°03′03″W / 38.857856°N 77.050874°WCoordinates: 38°51′28″N 77°03′03″W / 38.857856°N 77.050874°W
Owned by	WMATA
Line(s)	Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	VRE at Crystal City Fairfax Connector: 597 Metrobus: 13Y, 23A, 23B Metroway: North, South PRTC OmniRide
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	10 racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	C09
History
Opened	July 1, 1977
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	11959 daily [1]  5.04% (Metro)
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Pentagon City toward Largo Town Center Yellow Line Greenbelt-Franconia-Springfield weekdays rush hours service Rush Plus Pentagon City toward Greenbelt Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport toward Huntington Yellow Line Mount Vernon Square-Huntington weekdays rush hours service Pentagon City toward Mount Vernon Square Yellow Line Not on weekdays rush hours Pentagon City toward Fort Totten Preceding station   Metroway   Following station 18th & Crystal toward Braddock Road Northbound Line Pentagon City Terminus Pentagon City Terminus Southbound Line 23rd & Clark toward Braddock Road

Crystal City is a side platformed Washington Metro station in the Crystal 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 on 18th Street in between the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway and South Bell Street. The station is also accessible from the underground network of shopping centers and restaurants extending beneath Crystal City.

This is the final indoor transfer point between the Blue and Yellow lines in the southbound direction. In inclement weather, commuters may prefer to transfer at Crystal City rather than at King Street – Old Town, which is outdoors.

History

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, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations.^[4]

Since summer 1992, Virginia Railway Express has a nearby station with the same name on Crystal Drive.^[5]

On August 24, 2014, the Metroway Bus Rapid Transit system opened and started servicing Crystal City.

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	← Blue Line toward Franconia–Springfield (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) ← Yellow Line toward Huntington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
	Eastbound	→ Blue Line toward Largo Town Center (Pentagon City) → → Yellow Line toward Fort Totten (Pentagon City) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
2. Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
3. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Retrieved July 25, 2010.
4. Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
5. Fehr, Stephen C. (June 18, 1992), "Getting on track; Fairfax ready to roll with its 3 commuter stations", The Washington Post

External links

Crystal City Metro headhouse

• WMATA: Crystal City Station
• StationMasters Online: Crystal City Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Crystal City Station
• 18th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View