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Pentagon City station

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Pentagon City
WMATA Blue.svg WMATA Yellow.svg
Pentagon City Metro Station DC 12 2011 00062.JPG
Blue Line train at Pentagon City station in 2011
General information
Location1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates38°51′46″N 77°03′34″W / 38.86271°N 77.059468°W / 38.86271; -77.059468Coordinates: 38°51′46″N 77°03′34″W / 38.86271°N 77.059468°W / 38.86271; -77.059468
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Arlington Transit: 42, 74, 84, 87
Bus transport Metrobus: 7A, 10A, 10N, 16E, 16G, 16H, 22A
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare & 8 racks, 22 lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeC08
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1977
Passengers
20224,000 daily[1]
Rank12th
Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro Following station
Crystal City
toward Franconia–Springfield or Huntington
 Blue Line
Plus
 Pentagon
toward Downtown Largo or New Carrollton
Crystal City
toward Huntington
 Yellow Line
suspended until May 2023
 Pentagon
toward Greenbelt
Preceding station Metroway Following station
Crystal City
toward Braddock Road
 Potomac Yard Terminus
Location

Pentagon City station is an underground Washington Metro station in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. It serves the Blue and Yellow Lines.

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Washington Metro

The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. Opened in 1976, the network now includes six lines, 97 stations, and 129 miles (208 km) of route.

Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county is located in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from Washington, D.C.. The county is coextensive with the U.S. Census Bureau's census-designated place of Arlington. Arlington County is the second-largest city in the Washington metropolitan area, although it does not have the legal designation of an independent city or incorporated town under Virginia state law.

Blue Line (Washington Metro)

Blue Line (Washington Metro)

The Blue Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 27 stations in Fairfax County, Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia; the District of Columbia; and Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The Blue Line runs from Franconia–Springfield to Downtown Largo. The line shares tracks with the Orange Line for 13 stations, the Silver Line for 18, and the Yellow Line for six. Only three stations are exclusive to the Blue Line.

Yellow Line (Washington Metro)

Yellow Line (Washington Metro)

The Yellow Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system that runs between Huntington Station in Virginia and Greenbelt station in Maryland. It consists of 21 stations in Fairfax County, Alexandria County, and Arlington County in Virginia, as well as Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland.

History

The station was opened on July 1, 1977, along with 16 other stations as part of the opening of the 11.8-mile (19.0 km) National Airport–Stadium–Armory segment.[2] [3][4]

On April 17, 2016, the Metroway bus rapid transit system was extended to Pentagon City, with the station becoming the northern terminus.[5]

In February 2021, the Arlington County Board awarded a $6.5 million construction contract to add a second surface elevator to the station, with expected completion in spring 2023.[6]

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station

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Stadium–Armory station

Stadium–Armory station

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Metroway

Metroway

Metroway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) as part of their Metrobus system. It consists of a single line operating in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia. It opened on August 24, 2014. It is the first bus rapid transit line to open in Virginia and in the Washington metropolitan area.

Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes roadways that are dedicated to buses, and gives priority to buses at intersections where buses may interact with other traffic; alongside design features to reduce delays caused by passengers boarding or leaving buses, or paying fares. BRT aims to combine the capacity and speed of a light rail or metro system with the flexibility, lower cost and simplicity of a bus system.

Station layout

Pentagon City station has two underground side platforms serving two tracks. The station has four entrances from the mezzanine level, which runs under Hayes Street: entrances from the east and west sides of Hayes Street via escalator, a direct entrance from the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, and an entrance from the northeast corner of the 12th and Hayes Street intersection. The pedestrian tunnel for the latter entrance was built in 1984 but did not open to the public until 2018.[7] Additionally, a provision exists at the station's south end for a future second mezzanine, with knock-out panels visible above the tracks on the station's south wall.

Source: "Pentagon City station", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 11th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_City_station.

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Huntington station (Washington Metro)

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Pentagon station

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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. ^ "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
  5. ^ Smith, Max (April 17, 2016). "New bus-only lanes open along Jefferson Davis Highway". WTOP.com. WTOP. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Blitz, Matt (February 23, 2021). "Pentagon City Metro is Getting a Second Elevator". ARLnow.
  7. ^ Lemke, Tim (February 21, 2018). "Pentagon City Pedestrian Tunnel Now Open". dccommutetimes.com. DC Commute Times. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
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