McPherson Square (Washington Metro)

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McPherson Square
Station statistics
Address	1400 I Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20005
Lines	Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line (planned)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Bicycle facilities	1 rack
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1977
Accessible
Code	C02
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2001)	5.990 million ▬ 0%
Services
Preceding station   Metrorail   Following station Farragut West toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Metro Center toward Largo Town Center Farragut West toward Vienna/Fairfax–GMU Orange Line Metro Center toward New Carrollton Farragut West toward Route 772 Silver Line (planned) Metro Center toward Stadium–Armory

McPherson Square is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Blue and Orange Lines. It is also scheduled to be on the Silver Line route, which is scheduled to start operations in 2011.

The station serves downtown Washington, 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. Service began on July 1, 1977. The Vermont Avenue exit is directly underneath the Department of Veterans Affairs building.

[edit] Notable places nearby

• Blair House
• Department of the Treasury
• Hudson Institute
• Lafayette Square
• St. John's Episcopal Church
• Strayer University
• The Washington Post Headquarters
• The White House

[edit] Bus Routes

Metrobus

• 11Y
• 16Y
• 3Y
• 42
• 52, 53, 54
• 80
• D1, D3, D6
• G8
• L2
• P17, P19
• S2, S4
• W13
• X2

Loudoun County Commuter Bus

• Loudoun County

OmniRide Commuter Bus

• OmniRide

[edit] External links

• WMATA: McPherson Square Station
• StationMasters Online: McPherson Square Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: McPherson Square Station
• McPherson Square (Washington Metro) is at coordinates:
  • 38°54′04″N 77°02′06″W / 38.901162, -77.034853 (Vermont Avenue Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro)) Vermont Avenue Entrance
  • 38°54′04″N 77°01′56″W / 38.901111, -77.032206 (14 Street Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro)) 14th Street Entrance