Pentagon City station

Pentagon City
Washington Metro rapid transit station
Location	1250 South Hayes Street Arlington, VA 22202
Coordinates	38°51′46″N 77°03′34″W / 38.86271°N 77.059468°W / 38.86271; -77.059468Coordinates: 38°51′46″N 77°03′34″W / 38.86271°N 77.059468°W / 38.86271; -77.059468
Owned by	WMATA
Line(s)	Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Arlington Transit: 74, 84, 87 Metrobus:13Y, 16E, 16G, 16H, 16P Metroway: South
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	8 racks, 22 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	C08
History
Opened	July 1, 1977 (July 1, 1977)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	14,427 daily [1]  7.66%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Crystal City toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Pentagon toward Largo Town Center Yellow Line Greenbelt-Franconia-Springfield weekdays rush hours service Rush Plus Pentagon toward Greenbelt Crystal City toward Huntington Yellow Line Mount Vernon Square-Huntington weekdays rush hours service Pentagon toward Mount Vernon Square Yellow Line Not on weekdays rush hours Pentagon toward Fort Totten   Out-of-system interchange   Preceding station   Metroway   Following station Crystal City toward Braddock Road Potomac Yard Terminus

Pentagon City is a side platformed Washington Metro station in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977,^[2] and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is located at the corner of Hayes Street and 12th Street, between Army-Navy Drive and South 15th Street. It links to a tunnel that allows direct access west into the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, a large shopping mall, and east under Hayes Street to an entrance outside the Pentagon Centre shopping complex.

The station's 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, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations.^[4]

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. Additionally, an abandoned pedestrian tunnel exists beyond a set of glass doors off the station mezzanine, which leads to the northeast side of the intersection of 12th and Hayes Streets.^[5] According to Arlington County Commuter Services, this tunnel is to be refurbished and opened to the public.^[6]

On April 17, 2016, the Metroway Bus Rapid Transit system was extended to Pentagon City, with the station becoming the northern terminus.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← Blue Line toward Franconia–Springfield (Crystal City) ← Yellow Line toward Huntington (Crystal City)
	Eastbound	→ Blue Line toward Largo Town Center (Pentagon) → → Yellow Line toward Fort Totten (Pentagon) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

External links

Media related to Pentagon City (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA: Pentagon City Station
• StationMasters Online: Pentagon City Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Pentagon City Station
• 12th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View