McPherson Square station

McPherson Square
Location 1400 I Street, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20005
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)

Blue Line Blue Line
Orange Line Orange Line

Silver Line Silver Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Metrobus: 3Y, 7Y, 16Y, 30N, 30S, 32, 33, 36, 37, 39, 42, 43, 52, 53, 54, 80, A9, D4, G8, S2, S4, S9, X2
DC Circulator
Loudoun County Commuter Bus
MTA Maryland Commuter Bus
OmniRide Commuter
Construction
Structure type Underground
Bicycle facilities 1 rack
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code C02
History
Opened July 1, 1977 (July 1, 1977)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 16,212 daily [1] Decrease 0.14%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Blue Line
toward Vienna
Orange Line
Silver Line

McPherson Square is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Downtown Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and 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 ← Blue Line Blue Line toward Franconia–Springfield (Farragut West)
← Orange Line Orange Line toward Vienna (Farragut West)
← Silver Line Silver Line toward Wiehle – Reston East (Farragut West)
Eastbound → Blue Line Blue Line toward Largo Town Center (Metro Center) →
→ Orange Line Orange Line toward New Carrollton (Metro Center) →
→ Silver Line Silver Line toward Largo Town Center (Metro Center) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Notable places nearby

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. ↑ 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

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Coordinates: 38°54′4.8″N 77°1′59.8″W / 38.901333°N 77.033278°W / 38.901333; -77.033278

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