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| name = McPherson Square
| name = McPherson Square
| style = WMATA
| style = WMATA
| symbol = blue
| symbol = orange
| symbol2 = orange
| symbol2 = silver
| symbol3 = silver
| symbol3 = blue
| symbol_location = washington
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| image_caption = Station view from the mezzanine in July 2012
| address = 1400 I Street NW
| address = 1400 I Street NW
| borough = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| borough = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| {{bus icon}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]: 3F, 3Y, [[Columbia Pike Line|16E]], [[Columbia Pike–Farragut Square MetroExtra Line|16Y]], [[Pennsylvania Avenue Line (Washington, D.C.)|32]], [[Wisconsin Avenue Line|33]], [[Pennsylvania Avenue Line (Washington, D.C.)|36]], [[Mount Pleasant Line|42, 43]], [[14th Street Line (Washington, D.C.)|52, 54]], [[14th Street Limited Line|59]], 80, [[Sibley Hospital-Stadium Armory Line|D6]], G8, [[16th Street Line|S2]], [[16th Street Limited Line|S9]], [[Benning Road-H Street Line|X2]]
| {{bus icon}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]: 3F, 3Y, [[Columbia Pike Line|16E]], [[Columbia Pike–Farragut Square MetroExtra Line|16Y]], [[Pennsylvania Avenue Line (Washington, D.C.)|32]], [[Wisconsin Avenue Line|33]], [[Pennsylvania Avenue Line (Washington, D.C.)|36]], [[14th Street Line (Washington, D.C.)|52, 54]], [[14th Street Limited Line|59]], [[North Capitol Street Line|80]], [[Sibley Hospital-Stadium Armory Line|D6]], G8, [[16th Street Line|S2]], [[16th Street Limited Line|S9]], [[Benning Road-H Street Line|X2]]
| {{bus icon}} [[DC Circulator]]: Georgetown–Union Station, Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro
| {{bus icon}} [[DC Circulator]]: Georgetown–Union Station, Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro
| {{bus icon}} [[Loudoun County Commuter Bus|Loudoun County Transit]]
| {{bus icon}} [[Loudoun County Commuter Bus|Loudoun County Transit]]
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| bicycle = [[Capital Bikeshare]], 1 [[Bicycle parking rack|rack]]
| bicycle = [[Capital Bikeshare]], 1 [[Bicycle parking rack|rack]]
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| passengers = 5,266 daily<ref name="Data">{{cite web |title=Metrorail Ridership Summary |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/ridership-portal/Metrorail-Ridership-Summary.cfm |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref>
| pass_year = 2022
| pass_year = 2023
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| passengers = 3,472 daily<ref>{{cite web |title=Rail Ridership Data Viewer |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/ridership-portal/Rail-Data-Portal.cfm |publisher=WMATA |access-date=February 9, 2023}}</ref>
| pass_rank = 17th
| pass_rank = 14 out of 98
| opened = {{start date and age |July 1, 1977 |mf=yes}}
| opened = {{start date and age |July 1, 1977 |mf=yes}}
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[[File:McPherson Square pylon.jpg|right|150px|McPherson Square pylon]]
[[File:McPherson Square pylon.jpg|right|150px|McPherson Square pylon]]


'''McPherson Square station''' is a [[Washington Metro]] station in [[Downtown, Washington, D.C.]], United States. The [[side-platform]]ed station is operated by the [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] (WMATA). Providing service for the [[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue]], [[Silver Line (Washington Metro)|Silver]], and [[Orange Line (Washington Metro)|Orange Lines]], the station is located between [[McPherson Square]] and [[Franklin Square (Washington, D.C.)|Franklin Square]], with two entrances on I Street at Vermont Avenue and [[14th Street (Washington, D.C.)|14th Street&nbsp;NW]]. This is the main station to access the [[White House]], and the Vermont Avenue exit is directly underneath the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]] building.
'''McPherson Square station''' is a [[Washington Metro]] station in [[Downtown, Washington, D.C.]], United States. The [[side-platform]]ed station is operated by the [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] (WMATA). Providing service for the [[Blue Line (Washington Metro)|Blue]], [[Orange Line (Washington Metro)|Orange]], and [[Silver Line (Washington Metro)|Silver]] Lines, the station is located between [[McPherson Square]] and [[Franklin Square (Washington, D.C.)|Franklin Square]], with two entrances on I Street at Vermont Avenue and [[14th Street (Washington, D.C.)|14th Street&nbsp;NW]]. This is the main station to access the [[White House]], and the Vermont Avenue exit is directly underneath the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]] building.


==History==
==History==
The station opened on July 1, 1977.<ref name="July 1, 1977">{{Citation |last =Feaver |first =Douglas B. |title = Today, Metro could be U.S. model |newspaper = The Washington Post |page = A1 |date =July 1, 1977}}</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|11.8|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf|title=Metro Facts 2017|date=2017|publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority|access-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702201723/https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf|archive-date=July 2, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> of rail between [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|National Airport]] and [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]] and the opening of the [[Arlington Cemetery station|Arlington Cemetery]], [[Capitol South station|Capitol South]], [[Crystal City station (Washington Metro)|Crystal City]], [[Eastern Market station|Eastern Market]], [[Farragut West station|Farragut West]], [[Federal Center SW station|Federal Center SW]], [[Federal Triangle station|Federal Triangle]], [[Foggy Bottom–GWU station|Foggy Bottom–GWU]], [[L'Enfant Plaza station|L'Enfant Plaza]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Washington Metro)|National Airport]], [[Pentagon station|Pentagon]], [[Pentagon City station|Pentagon City]], [[Potomac Avenue station|Potomac Avenue]], [[Rosslyn station|Rosslyn]], [[Smithsonian (Washington Metro)|Smithsonian]], and [[Stadium–Armory station|Stadium–Armory]] stations.<ref name="June 24, 1977">{{Citation |last =Staff Reporters |title =Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby |newspaper = The Washington Post |date =June 24, 1977}}</ref> Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.<ref name="November 18, 1978">{{Citation |last1=Eisen |first1=Jack |last2=Feinstein |first2=John |title =City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line |newspaper =The Washington Post |page = D1 |date =November 18, 1978}}</ref>
The station opened on July 1, 1977.<ref name="July 1, 1977">{{Citation |last =Feaver |first =Douglas B. |title = Today, Metro could be U.S. model |newspaper = The Washington Post |page = A1 |date =July 1, 1977}}</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|11.8|mi|km}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf|title=Metro Facts 2017|date=2017|publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority|access-date=January 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702201723/https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf|archive-date=July 2, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> of rail between [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|National Airport]] and [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]] and the opening of the [[Arlington Cemetery station|Arlington Cemetery]], [[Capitol South station|Capitol South]], [[Crystal City station (Washington Metro)|Crystal City]], [[Eastern Market station|Eastern Market]], [[Farragut West station|Farragut West]], [[Federal Center SW station|Federal Center SW]], [[Federal Triangle station|Federal Triangle]], [[Foggy Bottom–GWU station|Foggy Bottom–GWU]], [[L'Enfant Plaza station|L'Enfant Plaza]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Washington Metro)|National Airport]], [[Pentagon station|Pentagon]], [[Pentagon City station|Pentagon City]], [[Potomac Avenue station|Potomac Avenue]], [[Rosslyn station|Rosslyn]], [[Smithsonian (Washington Metro)|Smithsonian]], and [[Stadium–Armory station|Stadium–Armory]] stations.<ref name="June 24, 1977">{{Citation |last =Staff Reporters |title =Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby |newspaper = The Washington Post |date =June 24, 1977}}</ref> Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.<ref name="November 18, 1978">{{Citation |last1=Eisen |first1=Jack |last2=Feinstein |first2=John |title =City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line |newspaper =The Washington Post |page = D1 |date =November 18, 1978}}</ref>


Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|2020 Inauguration]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/2021-Inauguration-Service-Adjustments.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>
Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the [[Inauguration of Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/2021-Inauguration-Service-Adjustments.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

== Station layout ==
{{WMATA OBS platform layout/side}}


== Notable places nearby ==
== Notable places nearby ==

Latest revision as of 00:03, 3 September 2024

McPherson Square
Station view from the mezzanine in July 2012
General information
Location1400 I Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 1 rack
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeC02
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1977; 47 years ago (July 1, 1977)
Passengers
20235,266 daily[1]
Rank14 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Farragut West
toward Vienna
 Orange Line Metro Center
toward New Carrollton
Farragut West
toward Ashburn
 Silver Line Metro Center
toward Downtown Largo
Farragut West
toward Franconia–Springfield
 Blue Line
Location
Map
McPherson Square pylon
McPherson Square pylon

McPherson Square station is a Washington Metro station in Downtown, Washington, D.C., United States. The 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 building.

History

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The station opened on July 1, 1977.[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[3] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian, and Stadium–Armory stations.[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.[5]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the Inauguration of Joe Biden.[6]

Notable places nearby

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References

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  1. ^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
  3. ^ "Metro Facts 2017" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
  5. ^ Eisen, Jack; Feinstein, John (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
  6. ^ "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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38°54′4.8″N 77°1′59.8″W / 38.901333°N 77.033278°W / 38.901333; -77.033278

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