McPherson Square (Washington Metro)

Infobox Station
name = McPherson Square

logo_size = 50px

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address = 1400 I Street, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20005
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platform = 2 side platforms
tracks = 2
parking =
bicycle = 1 rack
passengers = 5.990 million
pass_year = 2001
pass_percent = 0
opened = July 1, 1977
rebuilt =
ADA = Yes
code = C02
owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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McPherson Square is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Blue and Orange Lines. It is also scheduled to be on the Silver Line route, which is scheduled to start operations in 2011.

The station serves downtown Washington, 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. Service began on July 1, 1977. The Vermont Avenue exit is directly underneath the Department of Veterans Affairs building.

Notable places nearby

* Blair House
* Department of the Treasury
* Hudson Institute
* Lafayette Square
* St. John's Episcopal Church
* Strayer University
* The Washington Post Headquarters
* The White House

Bus routes

Metrobus
* 11Y
* 16Y
* 3Y
* 31
* 32, 36
* 37
* 39
* 42
* 52, 53, 54
* 80
* D1, D3, D6
* G8
* L2
* P17, P19
* S2, S4
* W13
* X2Loudoun County Commuter Bus
* Loudoun CountyOmniRide Commuter Bus
* OmniRide

External links

* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=36 McPherson Square Station]
* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/MCPHERSN/mcphersn.html McPherson Square Station]
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/blue-line.asp?station=C02 McPherson Square Station]
* McPherson Square (Washington Metro) is at coordinates:
** coord|38.901162|-77.034853|type:railwaystation|name=Vermont Avenue Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro) Vermont Avenue Entrance
** coord|38.901111|-77.032206|type:railwaystation|name=14th Street Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro) 14th Street Entrance