McPherson Square station

McPherson Square station is a Washington Metro station in Downtown, Washington, D.C., United States. The side-platformed station is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver 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.

McPherson Square
General information
Location1400 I Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 1 rack
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeC02
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1977 (July 1, 1977)
Passengers
20223,472 daily[1]
Rank17th
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Farragut West
toward Vienna
 Orange Line Metro Center
toward New Carrollton
Farragut West
toward Ashburn
 Silver Line Metro Center
toward Downtown Largo
Farragut West
toward Franconia–Springfield
 Blue Line
Location
McPherson Square pylon
McPherson Square pylon

History

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]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the Inauguration of Joe Biden.[6]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
M Mezzanine Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Side platform
Westbound ← toward Franconia–Springfield (Farragut West)
← toward Ashburn (Farragut West)
← toward Vienna (Farragut West)
Eastbound →   toward Downtown Largo (Metro Center) →
→ toward New Carrollton (Metro Center) →
Side platform

Notable places nearby

References
  1. "Rail Ridership Data Viewer". WMATA. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
  3. "Metro Facts 2017" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  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
  6. "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

38°54′4.8″N 77°1′59.8″W

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