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 Orange 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, D1, D4, D6, G8, P17, P19, S2, S4, S9, W13, X2 DC Circulator Loudoun County Transit 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
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	15,635 daily [1]  3.56%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Farragut West toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Metro Center toward Largo Town Center Farragut West toward Vienna Orange Line Metro Center toward New Carrollton Farragut West toward Wiehle – Reston East Silver Line Metro Center toward Largo Town Center

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	← Blue Line toward Franconia–Springfield (Farragut West) ← Orange Line toward Vienna (Farragut West) ← Silver Line toward Wiehle – Reston East (Farragut West)
	Eastbound	→ Blue Line toward Largo Town Center (Metro Center) → → Orange Line toward New Carrollton (Metro Center) → → Silver Line toward Largo Town Center (Metro Center) →
	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

1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
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

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

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