Blue Line (Washington Metro): Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 25 subway stations from Franconia-Springfield to Addison Road-Seat Pleasant. It has stations in Fairfax County, Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Prince George's County, Maryland. Most of the line's stations are shared with the Orange Line, and another portion is also shared by the Yellow Line; only six stations (plus two under construction) are exclusive to the Blue Line.

History

Service on the Blue Line began on July 1, 1977 on eighteen stations between National Airport in Arlington and Stadium-Armory in Washington, the first link of the Metro to Virginia. The line was extended by three stations to Addison Road on November 22, 1980. It started service south of National Airport on June 15, 1991 when Van Dorn Street was opened. The original plan for the line was completed when this link was extended to Franconia-Springfield on June 29, 1997.

There are two new stations under construction in Maryland, Morgan Boulevard and Largo Town Center, due for completion in late 2005.

Blue Line of the Washington Metro

• Franconia-Springfield
• Van Dorn Street
• King Street (Yellow Line joins on same track)
• Braddock Road
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
• Crystal City
• Pentagon City
• Pentagon (Yellow Line diverges)
• Arlington Cemetery
• Rosslyn (Orange Line joins on same track)
• Foggy Bottom-GWU
• Farragut West
• McPherson Square
• Metro Center (Transfer station for the 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 (Orange Line diverges)
• Benning Road
• Capitol Heights
• Addison Road-Seat Pleasant
• Morgan Boulevard (under construction)
• Largo Town Center (under construction)

See also: List of Washington Metro stations