McPherson Square (WMATA station)

McPherson Square
Station statistics
Address	1400 I Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20005
Lines	Blue Line   Orange Line   Silver Line (planned)
Connections	Metrobus DC Circulator Loudoun County Commuter Bus MTA Maryland Commuter Bus OmniRide Commuter
Structure	Underground
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Bicycle facilities	1 rack
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1977
Accessible
Code	C02
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2001)	5.990 million  0%
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 Route 772 Silver Line (planned) Metro Center toward Stadium–Armory

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 both the Blue 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. It is also scheduled to be on the Silver Line route, which is expected to start operations in 2013.^[1] 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]

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. ^ Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (2010). "Dulles Metrorail Project Overview". http://www.dullesmetro.com/about/overview.cfm. Retrieved July 25, 2010. 
2. ^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post: A1 
3. ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.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; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post: D1 

External links

Media related to McPherson Square (Washington Metro) 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 / 38.901162; -77.034853 (Vermont Avenue Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro)) Vermont Avenue Entrance
  • 38°54′04″N 77°01′56″W / 38.901111°N 77.032206°W / 38.901111; -77.032206 (14th Street Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro)) 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 / 38.901333; -77.033278