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McPherson Square station

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Platforms
  
2 side platforms

Address
  
Washington, DC 20005, USA

Tracks
  
2

Structure type
  
Underground

Opened
  
1 July 1977

McPherson Square station

Location
  
1400 I Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20005

Owned by
  
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Line(s)
  
Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line

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

Owner
  
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Similar
  
Farragut West station, Metro Center station, Farragut North station, L'Enfant Plaza station, Smithsonian station

Metro trains at mcpherson square station washington dc 3 8 2017


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.

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The station opened on July 1, 1977. Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km) 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. Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.

Washington metro wmata orange line arriving at mcpherson square station


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

    McPherson Square station Wikipedia