Exterior view of the Pentagon metro station.

Pentagon is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is a transfer station for the Blue and Yellow lines, but they do not cross; this is where the two lines diverge going north, the Blue Line continuing on in Virginia and the Yellow Line crossing the Potomac River. Download high resolution version (820x615, 68 KB) Exterior of Pentagon Washington Metro Station, taken by User:Seth Ilys on 7 May 2005 and released into the public domain for free use with no restrictions. ... Download high resolution version (820x615, 68 KB) Exterior of Pentagon Washington Metro Station, taken by User:Seth Ilys on 7 May 2005 and released into the public domain for free use with no restrictions. ... Red Line train at Metro Center, hub of the system The Washington Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia_Springfield to Largo Town Center. ... The Yellow Line of the Washington Metro consists of twelve subway stations from Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center to Huntington. ... Upper part of the Potomac River The Potomac River flows into Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ...

The station is located under The Pentagon, and formerly had a direct (but secure) entrance to the Pentagon and its underground shopping center. That entrance has been closed and sealed off since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and subsequent renovations. Access to the Pentagon is now gained via a secured entrance above ground near the bus depot and the entrances to subway station. Service began on July 1, 1977. A pre-9/11 view of The Pentagon, looking east with the Potomac River and Washington Monument in the distance. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

External links

• WMATA: Pentagon Station
• world.nycsubway.org: Pentagon Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Pentagon Station

Red Line train at Metro Center, hub of the system The Washington Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... Pentagon City is a Washington Metro station in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia on the Blue and Yellow Lines. ... The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia_Springfield to Largo Town Center. ... Arlington Cemetery is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Blue Line. ... The Yellow Line of the Washington Metro consists of twelve subway stations from Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center to Huntington. ... Station entrance pylon at LEnfant Plaza. ...