Pentagon City station explained

Pentagon City station should not be confused with Pentagon station.

Pentagon City
Style:WMATA
Symbol:blue
Symbol2:yellow
Symbol Location:washington
Address:1250 South Hayes Street
Borough:Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates:38.8627°N -77.0595°W
Owned:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Underground
Bicycle:Capital Bikeshare, 8 racks, 22 lockers
Passengers:5,693 daily[1]
Pass Year:2023
Pass Rank:12 out of 98
Opened:July 1, 1977
Accessible:Yes
Code:C08
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:circle-stroked
Marker-Color:
  1. 000
Zoom:15

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.

History

The station was opened on July 1, 1977, along with 16 other stations as part of the opening of the 11.8miles – segment. [2]

On April 17, 2016, the Metroway bus rapid transit system was extended to Pentagon City, with the station becoming the northern terminus.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metrorail Ridership Summary . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . January 10, 2024.
  2. Web site: Sequence of Metrorail openings. 2017. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 3. March 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140221/https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf. June 12, 2018. dead.
  3. News: Smith . Max . April 17, 2016 . New bus-only lanes open along Jefferson Davis Highway . . WTOP.com . April 18, 2016.
  4. News: Pentagon City Metro is Getting a Second Elevator . ARLnow . Matt . Blitz . February 23, 2021.
  5. News: Lemke . Tim . February 21, 2018 . Pentagon City Pedestrian Tunnel Now Open . DC Commute Times . dccommutetimes.com . April 27, 2018.