McPherson Square station

McPherson Square
MTA Maryland Commuter Bus
OmniRide Commuter
McPherson Square MTA Maryland Commuter Bus OmniRide Commuter;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 1 rack
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	C02
History
Opened	July 1, 1977; 46 years ago
Passengers
2023	5,266 daily
Rank	14 out of 98
Services
Location
Location

McPherson Square station is a

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

History

The station opened on July 1, 1977.

Smithsonian, and Stadium–Armory stations.^[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.^[5]

S	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses
M	Mezzanine	Fare gates, ticket machines, station manager
T 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

^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
^ "Metro Facts 2017" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
^ Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
^ Eisen, Jack; Feinstein, John (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
^ "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.