Pentagon station

Pentagon
Pentagon station upper level platform in February 2009
General information
Location2 South Rotary Road
Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates38°52′09″N 77°03′14″W / 38.86917°N 77.05389°W / 38.86917; -77.05389
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms2 split platforms
Tracks1 on each level
Train operatorsWashington Metro
Bus standsUpper: 1 to 13, Lower: 1 to 11[1]
Bus operators
Construction
Structure type
  • Metro station: Underground
  • Bus stands: Underground/At-grade
Platform levels2
Bicycle facilitiesracks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeC07
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1977; 47 years ago (July 1, 1977)
Rebuilt2002[2]
Passengers
20234,850 daily[3]
Rank17 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Pentagon City Blue Line Arlington Cemetery
Pentagon City
toward Huntington
Yellow Line L'Enfant Plaza
Location
Map

Pentagon station is a split platform station on the Washington Metro located adjacent to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is where the two lines diverge and thus acts as a transfer point. Northbound, both lines rise above ground, with the Blue Line serving the Arlington Cemetery station, and the Yellow Line crossing the Potomac River into the District of Columbia.

The station opened on July 1, 1977[4] with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[5] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium.

Photography is not allowed anywhere on the station grounds.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ART_busbays was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference entrance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Pentagon | WMATA".