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.
Like most rapid transit systems in the United States, ridership has not recovered from COVID-19 era collapses, falling from an average weekday ridership of 764,300 in the first quarter of 2015 to 519,700 in the fourth quarter of 2024. Nevertheless, the Washington Metro remains the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States behind the New York City Subway., the system has 98 active stations on six lines with of tracks.
The Washington Metro system was conceived as an alternative to constructing a large freeway system throughout the Washington, D.C. area. It 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 and 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, Orange, Yellow, Green, and Blue Lines. The system, as originally planned, was completed in 2001 with the extension of the Green Line to. In 2004, three stations were opened: an extension of the Blue Line to the and stations and the first infill station,. The Silver Line opened in two phases, adding five stations in 2014 and six in 2022. On the Yellow and Blue Lines, an additional infill station at opened on May 19, 2023.
Nine Metrorail stations are officially designated transfer stations, although other intermediate stations also allow passengers to transfer between lines. Four of these stations have separate, perpendicular upper and lower levels, which opened at different times. Two other transfer stations, and, have parallel stacked platforms. Ten stations are termini ; several other non-terminus stations are used to short turn trains in regular service.
The busiest station in the system in 2023 was Metro Center, with more than 3.9 million passenger entries over the course of the year. Rosslyn was the busiest station in Virginia, while Silver Spring was the busiest in Maryland. The system's 10 busiest stations are all located in Washington.

Lines

There are six Washington Metro lines, each named for a different color. All lines except the Red Line share tracks.

Stations

*Official transfer stations
Terminals
*†Transfer station and terminal

StationLinesRail ConnectionsJurisdictionAvg. Weekday Daily
Rail Entries 		Opened
1,66722.11.1980
District of Columbia4,42928.12.1991
District of Columbia4,89130 4 1983
Arlington County, Virginia9481 7 1977
Loudoun County, Virginia1,44315.11.2022
Arlington County, Virginia5,97511.12.1979
District of Columbia2,09222.11.1980
Montgomery County, Maryland5,07225 8 1984
Alexandria, Virginia2,39817.12.1983
Prince George's County, Maryland2,77213 1 2001
District of Columbia4,4956 2 1978
Prince George's County, Maryland1,48422.11.1980
District of Columbia5,2461 7 1977
Prince George's County, Maryland59920.11.1978
Arlington County, Virginia2,94111.12.1979
District of Columbia2,4435 12 1981
MARC: Prince George's County, Maryland2,18711.12.1993
District of Columbia8,40318 9 1999
District of Columbia1,94813 1 2001
Arlington County, Virginia3,84211.12.1979
VRE: Arlington County, Virginia5,3801 7 1977
District of Columbia1,17220.11.1978
Prince George's County, Maryland2,48018.12.2004
Loudoun County, Virginia2,18915.11.2022
Fairfax County, Virginia1,7557 6 1986
District of Columbia10,42417 1 1977
* Arlington County, Virginia2,6197 6 1986
District of Columbia3,8591 7 1977
Alexandria, Virginia1,38617.12.1983
District of Columbia11,11129 3 1976
District of Columbia10,1371 7 1977
District of Columbia2,6691 7 1977
District of Columbia4,3251 7 1977
District of Columbia13,7241 7 1977
Montgomery County, Maryland1,19322 9 1990
* rowspan=2 District of Columbia7,1866 2 1978
* 11.12.1993District of Columbia7,186-
* VRE: Fairfax County, Virginia3,32029 6 1997
District of Columbia4,04425 8 1984
* rowspan=2 District of Columbia13,00615.12.1976
* 30 4 1983District of Columbia13,006-
District of Columbia4,64118 9 1999
Montgomery County, Maryland3,02025 7 1998
* MARC: Prince George's County, Maryland3,19111.12.1993
Fairfax County, Virginia1,00926 7 2014
Montgomery County, Maryland2,51525 8 1984
Fairfax County, Virginia95915.11.2022
Fairfax County, Virginia3,61817.12.1983
Prince George's County, Maryland3,09211.12.1993
Fairfax County, Virginia87115.11.2022
District of Columbia3,99929 3 1976
* VRE:
'		Alexandria, Virginia4,00617.12.1983
* VRE:
'		District of Columbia11,02330 4 1983
* VRE:
'		District of Columbia11,0231 7 1977
Prince George's County, Maryland1,06920.11.1978
Loudoun County, Virginia32515.11.2022
Fairfax County, Virginia1,96826 7 2014
District of Columbia7,4341 7 1977
Montgomery County, Maryland3,13225 8 1984
* rowspan=2 District of Columbia14,05129 3 1976
* 1 7 1977District of Columbia14,051-
District of Columbia1,85920.11.1978
Prince George's County, Maryland1,09418.12.2004
* District of Columbia3,71711 5 1991
District of Columbia8,75028.12.1991
Prince George's County, Maryland1,41113 1 2001
* Amtrak:,,
MARC: 		Prince George's County, Maryland3,49120.11.1978
District of Columbia10,15520.11.2004
Montgomery County, Maryland2,13615.12.1984
* Arlington County, Virginia8,0731 7 1977
Arlington County, Virginia7,7691 7 1977
District of Columbia2,6471 7 1977
Alexandria, Virginia1,34219.05.2023
Fairfax County, Virginia92815.11.2022
District of Columbia4,64829 3 1976
Amtrak:
MARC: 		Montgomery County, Maryland2,46615.12.1984
Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport 		Arlington County, Virginia5,6221 7 1977
* Arlington County, Virginia7,6631 7 1977
Montgomery County, Maryland6,04315.12.1984
District of Columbia3,63811 5 1991
MARC: Montgomery County, Maryland5,8436 2 1978
District of Columbia5,5221 7 1977
Prince George's County, Maryland2,98913 1 2001
Fairfax County, Virginia71226 7 2014
* District of Columbia2,0361 7 1977
Prince George's County, Maryland2,73013 1 2001
District of Columbia3,6736 2 1978
District of Columbia4,12525 8 1984
Montgomery County, Maryland2,43915.12.1984
Fairfax County, Virginia2,19226 7 2014
District of Columbia4,90011 5 1991
MARC:
VRE:
DC Streetcar
'		District of Columbia14,83129 3 1976
Alexandria, Virginia1,47415 6 1991
District of Columbia3,3645 12 1981
Fairfax County, Virginia3,8597 6 1986
Arlington County, Virginia2,26011.12.1979
District of Columbia3,71028.12.1991
Fairfax County, Virginia1,3407 6 1986
Prince George's County, Maryland2,49711.12.1993
Montgomery County, Maryland1,98622 9 1990
Fairfax County, Virginia1,71426 7 2014
District of Columbia3,9045 12 1981