Orange Line (Washington Metro)

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Orange Line
Orange Line train at West Falls Church Station
Info
Type	Rapid transit
System	Washington Metro
Locale	Fairfax County and Arlington, VA Washington, D.C. Prince George's County, MD
Terminals	Vienna/Fairfax-GMU (west) New Carrollton (east)
No. of stations	26
Operation
Opened	November 20, 1978
Operator(s)	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Character	At-grade, underground, and elevated
Technical
Line length	31.3 mi (50.4 km)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Electrification	Third rail
Line map Vienna/Fairfax–GMU Dunn Loring–Merrifield West Falls Church–VT/UVA East Falls Church Ballston–MU Virginia Square–GMU Clarendon Court House Rosslyn Foggy Bottom–GWU Farragut West McPherson Square Metro Center Federal Triangle Smithsonian L'Enfant Plaza Federal Center SW Capitol South Eastern Market Potomac Ave Stadium–Armory Minnesota Ave Deanwood Cheverly Landover New Carrollton Map Legend Transfer to Blue Line Transfer to Red Line Transfer to Green Line Transfer to Yellow Line Parking available at station

The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 rapid transit 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] List of stations, west to east

Orange Line of the Washington Metro

The following stations are along the line, from 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

[edit] Silver Line

Main article: 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 to the system, known as the Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project.

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

[edit] See also

• List of Washington Metro stations

[edit] External links

• world.nycsubway.org: Orange Line

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