Rosslyn station

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Exterior view of the Rosslyn station from street level.

Rosslyn is a Washington Metro station in the business district of Rosslyn, in Arlington County, Virginia. It is the station where the Blue and Orange Lines converge going east into Washington, DC; in the opposite direction, they split with the Blue Line heading south and the Orange Line West.

The station has entrances on the east side of North Moore Street at Wilson Boulevard, and on Fort Myer Drive near Wilson Boulevard. Additionally, one can take an elevator directly to the Rosslyn Skywalk. It is a stop for several express Metrobus lines.

Rosslyn station shares with the Pentagon (Washington Metro) station an unusual layout; westbound trains service a platform which is one level below the platform for eastbound trains. This feature allows for the separate tracks of the Orange and Blue lines to meet without requiring a crossing at grade.

As the neighborhood is situated on a bluff overlooking the Potomac River, while the shared rail line into Washington passes through a rock-bored tunnel, Rosslyn station is quite deep— the deepest on the Orange and Blue Lines. Its platform lies some 97 vertical feet below street level (though its ceiling is nearly 60 feet high). It features the third longest continuous escalators in the world, at 194 feet 8 inches; an escalator ride to the upper platform takes 140 seconds.

Service began on July 1, 1977 with the extension of the Blue line to National Airport.

Nearby landmarks

• Georgetown University
• USMC War Memorial

External links

• WMATA: Rosslyn Station
• StationMasters Online: Neighborhood Map

Next station south: Arlington Cemetery	Washington Metro Blue Line	Next station east: Foggy Bottom-GWU
Next station west: Court House	Washington Metro Orange Line