Metro

Metro Center

Year Opened	1976	Lines Served
Street Location	12th & G NW	Transfers
Platform Layout	Red Line (Upper) 2 side platforms BLU/ORG/SIL(Lower): 1 island platform	Right-of-Way	underground
# of Tracks	two sets of 2	Park-n-Ride	No
Points of Interest	This is one of the most dramitic stations on the metro with the two sets of line crossing right at the middle.

10/27/2021	10/27/2021
Red Line 4/28/2022	Red Line 4/28/2022
Red Line10/26/2021	Blue/Orange Silver 4/28/2022
Blue/Orange/Silver 10/26/2021	Blue/Orange/Silver 10/26/2021
The north/south and east/west vault intersection. (2/15/08)	A different view of the intersection. (2/15/08)
A redline train is thundering in with passengers eager to board. (2/15/08)	Red Line train framed by the magnificent up-lighting effect. (2/15/08)
A fuzzy photo of "America's Subway" (2/15/08_	During Pres. Day weekend '08, one Red Line platform was closed for reconstruction, leading to single track operation and major delays. (2/18/08)
I heard a platform attendant say this out of service train is the "money train" arriving on the lower level. (2/18/08	The 1st 2 cars of this train didn't have any seats but had racks instead and it did sit at one end of the station for a minute or two, maybe it was the money train?? (2/18/08)
Old video capture of the blue or orange line train from 1992.	Outside street entrance. (2/15/08)
NEXT STOP
To: Shady Grove	To: Glenmont
Farragut North	Gallery Place
To: Franconia-Springfield	To: Largo Town Center
McPherson Square	Federal Triangle
To: Vienna	To: New Carrolton
McPherson Square	Federal Triangle
To: Wiehle-Reston East	To: Largo Town Center
McPherson Square	Federal Triangle

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