McPherson Square
General information
Location	1400 I Street NW Washington, D.C.
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 3F, 3Y, 16E, 16Y, 32, 33, 36, 42, 43, 52, 54, 59, 80, D6, G8, S2, S9, X2 DC Circulator: Georgetown–Union Station, Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro Loudoun County Transit MTA Maryland Commuter Bus OmniRide Commuter
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 1 rack
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	C02
History
Opened	July 1, 1977 (July 1, 1977)
Passengers
2023	5,366 daily[1]
Rank	14th
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Farragut West toward Vienna Orange Line Metro Center toward New Carrollton Farragut West toward Ashburn Silver Line Metro Center toward Downtown Largo Farragut West toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line
Location

McPherson Square pylon

McPherson Square station is a Washington Metro station in Downtown, Washington, D.C., United States. The side-platformed station is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines, the station is located between McPherson Square and Franklin Square, with two entrances on I Street at Vermont Avenue and 14th Street NW. This is the main station to access the White House, and the Vermont Avenue exit is directly underneath the Department of Veterans Affairs building.

History

The station opened on July 1, 1977.^[2] Its 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, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian, and Stadium–Armory stations.^[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.^[5]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the Inauguration of Joe Biden.^[6]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
P Platform level	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward Franconia–Springfield (Farragut West) ← toward Ashburn (Farragut West) ← toward Vienna (Farragut West)
	Eastbound	→   toward Downtown Largo (Metro Center) → → toward New Carrollton (Metro Center) →
	Side platform

Notable places nearby

• Blair House
• Department of the Treasury
• Center for American Progress
• American Constitution Society
• Hudson Institute
• Lafayette Square
• St. John's Episcopal Church
• Strayer University
• The Washington Post Headquarters
• The White House

References

External links

• Media related to McPherson Square (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
• WMATA McPherson Square station page

• McPherson Square (Washington Metro) is at coordinates:
  • 38°54′04″N 77°02′05″W / 38.901162°N 77.034853°W / 38.901162; -77.034853 (Vermont Avenue Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro)) Vermont Avenue Entrance
  • 38°54′04″N 77°01′56″W / 38.901111°N 77.032206°W / 38.901111; -77.032206 (14th Street Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro)) 14th Street Entrance
• Vermont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 14th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

38°54′4.8″N 77°1′59.8″W / 38.901333°N 77.033278°W / 38.901333; -77.033278