The Yellow Line of the Washington Metro consists of twelve subway stations from Huntington to Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center. The line is extended to Fort Totten (Washington Metro) station during off-peak hours as part of an 18-month trial program that started on Dec 31, 2006. The line starts in Fairfax County, Virginia, quickly crosses the Capital Beltway, goes through Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia, crosses the Potomac River via the Fenwick Bridge, and continues north in the District of Columbia as far as M Street NW, at the entrance to the Washington Convention Center. The line shares trackage with the Green Line (Washington Metro) from the Convention Center northward to Fort Totten during off-peak hours. It is the quick link between downtown Washington and National Airport, and shares nearly all of its track with the Green and Blue Lines. The Yellow Line has only two stations of its own at the southern end of the line, and only two sections of track of its own - the aforementioned section at the end of the line, and the section between the L'Enfant Plaza and Pentagon stations, including the Fenwick Bridge. The Washington Metro, or simply Metro, is the rapid transit system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... The Red Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Shady Grove to Glenmont. ... The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 subway stations from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton. ... The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia_Springfield to Largo Town Center. ... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ... The future Silver Line will be an extension of the Washington Metro subway system consisting of 29 subway stations from Route 772 in Loudoun County to Stadium-Armory in the District of Columbia. ... The Washington Metro, or simply Metro, is the rapid transit system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... Platform at Huntington. ... An outbound train leaves the Mt. ... An outbound train arrives on Fort Totten stations lower level. ... Official website: http://www. ... The Capital Beltway (in green) The Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) is an expressway-class interstate highway which circles the Washington, DC area. ... Location in Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia Founded 1718 Mayor William D. Euille Area    - City 39. ... 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 Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... The Arland D. Williams Jr. ... ... The name M Street refers to two major thoroughfares in the United States capital of Washington, D.C. Because of the Cartesian-coordinate-based street-naming system in Washington, the name M Street can be used to refer to any east-west street located twelve blocks north or south of... Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. ... The Washington Convention Center is a new, 2. ... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ... Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA) in Arlington County, Virginia is the closest commercial airport to Washington, D.C. Originally Washington National Airport, it was renamed after former President Ronald Reagan in 1998. ... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ... The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia_Springfield to Largo Town Center. ... Station entrance pylon at LEnfant Plaza. ... Exterior view of the Pentagon metro station. ...

History

Service on the Yellow Line began on April 30, 1983, adding Archives-Navy Mem'l-Penn Quarter to the system, and linking the two already-built stations of Gallery Pl-Chinatown and Pentagon with a bridge across the Potomac River. It was extended beyond National Airport by four stations to Huntington on December 17, 1983, the first station outside of the Capital Beltway. When the Green Line link to U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo opened on May 11, 1991, it acted as an extension of the Yellow Line until the southern Green Line branch was completed. When Green Line service began, the Yellow Line was truncated to Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center, where a pocket track exists to relay trains. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Archives-Navy Meml-Penn Quarter is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green and Yellow Lines. ... The Glory of the Chinese Descendants at the Chinatown exit Gallery Pl-Chinatown is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green, Red and Yellow Lines. ... Exterior view of the Pentagon metro station. ... Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (formerly National Airport) is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Blue and Yellow Lines. ... Platform at Huntington. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Capital Beltway (in green) The Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) is an expressway-class interstate highway which circles the Washington, DC area. ... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ... Corridor to 13th Street entrance. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An outbound train leaves the Mt. ...

The Yellow Line was originally planned to follow a slightly different route than it now follows. The original plan would have sent Yellow Line trains to Franconia-Springfield, with Blue Line trains serving Huntington. This was changed due to a shortage of rail cars at the time of the completion of the line to Huntington. As fewer rail cars were required to operate Yellow Line service than it would be to run Blue Line service out to Huntington, due to the Yellow Line's shorter route, the line designations were switched. Currently, the Yellow Line only operates to Franconia-Springfield on July 4, as part of Metro's special service pattern on that day. Platform of Franconia-Springfield station. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ...

Extension to Fort Totten

In 2006, Metro board member Jim Graham and D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams proposed extending Yellow Line service to Fort Totten or even to Greenbelt, which was the originally planned northern terminus for the line. This does not involve construction of any new track, as either extension would run along the same route as the existing Green Line and would thus relieve crowding on that line. Suburban members of the board initially resisted the proposal. Through a compromise that also increases service on the Red Line, the WMATA board approved a Yellow Line extension to the Fort Totten station on April 20, 2006 during off-peak hours. An 18-month pilot program began on December 31, 2006, at a cost of $5.75 million to the District of Columbia. ^[1] Like Mayor Anthony Williams, Graham is known for his bow ties. ... Anthony Allen Tony Williams (born July 28, 1951, in Los Angeles, California) is a United States politician who served as the fifth elected mayor of the District of Columbia from 1999 to 2007. ... An outbound train arrives on Fort Totten stations lower level. ... Passengers disembark from a Green Line train upon arrival at Greenbelt. ... The Red Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Shady Grove to Glenmont. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

List of stations, south to north

Stations served during all operating hours Download high resolution version (470x840, 86 KB)Yellow line of the Washington Metrorail system (Image by Montrealais, based on wash-dc-metro-map. ...

• Huntington
• Eisenhower Avenue
• King Street (Joins Blue Line on same track)
• Braddock Road
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
• Crystal City
• Pentagon City
• Pentagon (Blue Line diverges)
• Crosses Potomac River via Fenwick Bridge
• L'Enfant Plaza (Transfer station for the Blue, Orange, and planned Silver Lines, and joins Green Line on same track)
• Archives-Navy Mem'l-Penn Quarter
• Gallery Pl-Chinatown (Transfer station for the Red Line)
• Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center. Transfer station for the Green Line during peak hours. (Yellow Line trains terminate on a pocket track north of the station during peak hours.)

Additional stations served during off-peak hours (Monday-Friday 9:30AM-3PM and 7PM-closing, all day Saturday and Sunday, and selected holidays.) Platform at Huntington. ... Eisenhower Avenue station. ... King Street station entrance pylon. ... The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia_Springfield to Largo Town Center. ... Braddock Road station at night. ... Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (formerly National Airport) is a Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Blue and Yellow Lines. ... Crystal City station. ... Pentagon City is a Washington Metro station in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia on the Blue and Yellow Lines. ... Exterior view of the Pentagon metro station. ... The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia_Springfield to Largo Town Center. ... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... The Arland D. Williams Jr. ... Station entrance pylon at LEnfant Plaza. ... The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia_Springfield to Largo Town Center. ... The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 subway stations from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton. ... The future Silver Line will be an extension of the Washington Metro subway system consisting of 29 subway stations from Route 772 in Loudoun County to Stadium-Armory in the District of Columbia. ... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ... Archives-Navy Meml-Penn Quarter is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green and Yellow Lines. ... The Glory of the Chinese Descendants at the Chinatown exit Gallery Pl-Chinatown is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green, Red and Yellow Lines. ... The Red Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Shady Grove to Glenmont. ... An outbound train leaves the Mt. ... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ...

• Shaw-Howard Univ
• U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo
• Columbia Heights
• Georgia Ave-Petworth
• Fort Totten (Transfer station for the Red Line and the Green Line). Yellow Line trains cross back over to the southbound tracks via the crossover just north of Fort Totten (Washington Metro) station.

Additionally, the final two trains which depart from Huntington before afternoon peak continue north beyond Fort Totten on to Greenbelt and service the remaining Green Line stations.^[2] Shaw-Howard Univ station as seen from the escalators. ... Corridor to 13th Street entrance. ... Columbia Heights is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green Line. ... Georgia Ave-Petworth is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green Line. ... An outbound train arrives on Fort Totten stations lower level. ... The Red Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Shady Grove to Glenmont. ... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ... An outbound train arrives on Fort Totten stations lower level. ...

See also

• List of Washington Metro stations

Here is a list of stations on the Metrorail subway system of Washington D.C.. Stations in bold are transfer stations; while lines may share many stations (particularly Blue and Orange), only stations where lines cross, or stations where lines diverge (such as when the Blue and Orange lines go...

References

1. ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (April 20, 2006). Yellow Line to extend to Fort Totten; off-peak Red Line turn backs at Grosvenor to end.. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
2. ^ Thomson, Robert (January 14, 2007), "The Way to Expand Transit", Washington Post: page C02

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External links

• world.nycsubway.org: Yellow Line