ORANGE LINE (WASHINGTON METRO)


The 'Orange Line' of the Washington Metro consists of 26 subway stations from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton. It has stations in Fairfax County and Arlington, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Prince George's County, Maryland. Half of the line's stations are shared with the Blue Line.

Contents
History
List of stations, west to east
Silver Line
See also
External links

History


Service on the Orange Line began on November 20, 1978 between National Airport and New Carrollton, with five new stations being added to the existing network from Stadium-Armory. When the line from Rosslyn to Ballston-MU was completed on December 11, 1979, Orange Line trains began following this route rather than going to National Airport station. The line was completed on June 7, 1986 when it was extended by four stations to Vienna/Fairfax-GMU.

List of stations, west to east



Vienna/Fairfax-GMU

Dunn Loring-Merrifield

West Falls Church-VT/UVA

East Falls Church (future Silver Line joins on same track)

Ballston-MU

Virginia Square-GMU

Clarendon

Court House

Rosslyn (Blue Line joins on same track)

Foggy Bottom-GWU

Farragut West

McPherson Square

Metro Center (Transfer station for Red Line)

Federal Triangle

Smithsonian

L'Enfant Plaza (Transfer station for the Yellow and Green Lines)

Federal Center SW

Capitol South

Eastern Market

Potomac Ave

Stadium-Armory (Blue Line splits, and future Silver Line ends)

Minnesota Ave

Deanwood

Cheverly

Landover

New Carrollton

Silver Line


Unused bridge pier east of West Falls Church-VT/UVA station, intended for use in connecting the Silver Line to the Orange Line.

Main articles: Silver Line (Washington Metro)

There are plans to build a 24-mile system extension west from East Falls Church, linking Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County, Virginia to the system, known as the Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project.

See also



List of Washington Metro stations

External links



★ world.nycsubway.org: Orange Line

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