List of Washington Metro stations


The Washington Metro is a rapid transit system serving Washington, D.C. and neighboring communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. With an average weekday ridership of 764,300, the Washington Metro is the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind the New York City Subway., the system has 91 active stations spread out on six lines with of tracks. Six more stations are planned in 2020 as part of the Phase II of the Silver Line and an infill station at Potomac Yard is planned to open in 2021 on the Yellow and Blue lines.
The Washington Metro system was conceived as an alternative to the construction of a large freeway system throughout the Washington, D.C. area and was partially financed with funds originally dedicated to highway construction. Construction began in 1969, and in 1976 the first section of the Metro system opened along the Red Line between the Rhode Island Avenue and Farragut North stations in Washington, D.C. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, more stations were opened in the city and the suburban communities of Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and Fairfax County in Virginia as well as Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland. By 1991, five rail lines were open: the Red, Blue, Green, Orange, and Yellow Lines. The system as originally planned was completed in 2001 with the extension of the Green Line to Branch Avenue. In 2004, three stations were opened: an extension of the Blue Line to the Largo Town Center and Morgan Boulevard stations and the first infill station, NoMa–Gallaudet U. In 2014, the Silver Line opened with five new stations: Greensboro, McLean, Spring Hill, Tysons Corner, and Wiehle–Reston East.
Nine Metrorail stations are officially designated transfer stations, although other intermediate stations also allow passengers to transfer between lines. Four of those stations have separate, perpendicular upper and lower levels which opened at different times. Two other transfer stations, Rosslyn and Pentagon, have parallel stacked platforms. Ten stations are termini ; several other non-terminus stations are used to short turn trains in regular service.
, Union Station was the busiest station in the system, with an average of 28,864 passenger boardings per weekday. Nine of the top ten busiest stations are in the District of Columbia. Metro Center, a transfer point for the Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines, is the busiest transfer station, with 24,160 boardings. Shady Grove in suburban Montgomery County, Maryland was the busiest terminus with 11,696 passenger boardings per weekday.

Lines

There are six Washington Metro lines. Each is named for a different color. All lines except the Red Line share tracks.
The Silver Line currently runs to Wiehle–Reston East via Tysons Corner as part of Phase I of its construction. Phase II, which will open in 2020, will extend the Silver Line from Wiehle–Reston East to Ashburn via Dulles International Airport.

Stations

*Official transfer stations
Terminals

StationLinesRail ConnectionsJurisdiction2017 Average weekday
boardings		Opened
Prince George's County, Maryland2899
District of Columbia6026
District of Columbia8344
Arlington, Virginia1476
Arlington, Virginia9414
District of Columbia2536
Montgomery County, Maryland9142
Alexandria, Virginia3969
Prince George's County, Maryland5522
District of Columbia5468
Prince George's County, Maryland1965
District of Columbia6856
Prince George's County, Maryland557
Arlington, Virginia4028
District of Columbia3773
MARC: Camden LinePrince George's County, Maryland5118
District of Columbia10679
District of Columbia2173
Arlington, Virginia6354
VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas LinesArlington, Virginia10239
District of Columbia637
Fairfax County, Virginia3688
District of Columbia16948
* Arlington, Virginia3955
District of Columbia5119
Alexandria, Virginia1331
District of Columbia21989
District of Columbia18762
District of Columbia5426
District of Columbia7555
District of Columbia17666
Montgomery County, Maryland2126
* District of Columbia8030
* District of Columbia8030
VRE: Fredericksburg LineFairfax County, Virginia5589
District of Columbia8015
* District of Columbia22427
* District of Columbia22427
District of Columbia5708
Montgomery County, Maryland5643
Fairfax County, Virginia1083
MARC: Camden LinePrince George's County, Maryland3056
Montgomery County, Maryland5215
Fairfax County, Virginia6629
District of Columbia8196
* Amtrak: Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, and Northeast Regional
VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines
'		Alexandria, Virginia6752
* VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines
'		District of Columbia20235
* VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines
'		District of Columbia20235
Prince George's County, Maryland731
Prince George's County, Maryland4565
Fairfax County, Virginia1629
District of Columbia13247
Montgomery County, Maryland5300
* District of Columbia24053
* District of Columbia24053
District of Columbia1006
Prince George's County, Maryland2881
District of Columbia4172
District of Columbia9622
Prince George's County, Maryland2276
Amtrak: Northeast Regional and Vermonter
MARC: Penn Line		Prince George's County, Maryland3691
District of Columbia8526
* Arlington, Virginia13074
Arlington, Virginia12137
District of Columbia3261
Prince George's County, Maryland4474
District of Columbia5345
Amtrak: Capitol Limited
MARC: Brunswick Line		Montgomery County, Maryland3928
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Arlington, Virginia5906
* Arlington, Virginia12436
Montgomery County, Maryland11355
District of Columbia4188
MARC: Brunswick LineMontgomery County, Maryland11850
District of Columbia9135
Prince George's County, Maryland4451
Fairfax County, Virginia1145
* District of Columbia2763
Prince George's County, Maryland4672
District of Columbia5108
District of Columbia5357
Montgomery County, Maryland4101
Fairfax County, Virginia3024
District of Columbia5301
Amtrak: Acela Express, Capitol Limited, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Northeast Regional, and Vermonter
MARC: Brunswick, Camden, and Penn Lines
VRE: Fredericksburg and Manassas Lines
'		District of Columbia29197
Alexandria, Virginia2468
District of Columbia5557
Fairfax County, Virginia8962
Arlington, Virginia3597
District of Columbia3915
Fairfax County, Virginia2411
Prince George's County, Maryland3487
Montgomery County, Maryland3499
Montgomery County, Maryland3417
Fairfax County, Virginia7262
District of Columbia5853

Future stations

, planned to open in 2021, is to be an infill station between Braddock Road and National Airport on the Yellow and Blue lines. Phase 2 of the Silver Line is tentatively planned to open in late 2020 with six new stations. When finished, the line's western terminus will be Ashburn.
StationLinesJurisdictionProjected OpeningReference
AshburnLoudoun County, VirginiaApril 2021
Dulles International Airport Loudoun County, VirginiaApril 2021
HerndonFairfax County, VirginiaApril 2021
Innovation CenterFairfax County, VirginiaApril 2021
Loudoun GatewayLoudoun County, VirginiaApril 2021
Potomac Yard Alexandria, Virginia2022
Reston Town CenterFairfax County, VirginiaApril 2021