Pentagon station

Pentagon Transit Center is a split platform station on the Washington Metro located adjacent to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Providing service for both the Blue and Yellow Lines, the station is where the two lines diverge and thus acts as a transfer point. Northbound, the Blue Line continues through Virginia and the Yellow Line crosses the Potomac River into the District of Columbia.

For other uses, see Pentagon Station (disambiguation).
Pentagon
rapid transit station
Location2 South Rotary Road, Arlington, Virginia
United States
Coordinates38°52′09″N 77°03′14″W
Owned byWMATA
Line(s)
Platforms2 split platforms
Tracks1 on each level
Train operatorsWashington Metro
Bus standsUpper:1 to 13, Lower:1 to 11[1]
Bus operators Arlington Transit
DASH
Fairfax Connector
Metrobus
Loudoun County Transit
PRTC OmniRide
Ride Smart Northern Shenandoah Valley
Construction
Structure typeUnderground metro station and bus transit centre at grade
Platform levels2
Bicycle facilities6 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeC07
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1977 (July 1, 1977)
Rebuilt2002[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2016)13,989 daily [3]  7.63%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Pentagon City
toward Franconia–Springfield
 Blue Line Arlington Cemetery
toward Largo Town Center
Pentagon City
toward Huntington
 Yellow Line L'Enfant Plaza
toward Greenbelt

The station opened on July 1, 1977[4] with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[5] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium.

Bus service

Pentagon station is also a major bus hub[6][1] in northern Virginia. The current bus facility opened in 2001[7] as part of the Pentagon Renovation Program.[2]

Station layout

The station is located underground, adjacent to The Pentagon, and formerly had a direct (but secure) entrance to the Pentagon and its underground shopping center. This entrance was closed in 2001 as part of the Pentagon Renovation Program.[8] Access to the Pentagon is now gained via a new secured entrance facility above ground near the bus depot and the entrances to the subway station. The new exit features signage displayed at Gallery Place-Chinatown and newer stations.

Pentagon is one of two stations (the other being the Rosslyn station) at which trains going one direction serve a side platform underneath a mezzanine-level side platform for trains going the other direction. This allows for trains to converge inbound and diverge outbound via a flying junction to avoid an at-grade crossing.

UL Upper level Pentagon, Pentagon Memorial, upper level bus bays
LL Lower level Lower level bus bays
B1 Mezzanine Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
Side platform
Northbound → toward Greenbelt (Arlington Cemetery) →
→ toward Largo Town Center (L'Enfant Plaza) →
B2 Southbound ← toward Huntington (Pentagon City)
← toward Franconia–Springfield (Pentagon City)
Side platform

Shooting
Main article: 2010 Pentagon shooting

On March 4, 2010, a gunman, identified as John Patrick Bedell, who espoused anti-government views, shot and wounded two Pentagon police officers at a security checkpoint in the Pentagon station. The officers returned fire, striking him in the head. He died a few hours later the next day, March 5, 2010.[9]

References
  1. "Pentagon Transit Center" (PDF). Arlington Transit. Retrieved February 11, 2016. Bus Bays / Bus Routes
  2. "Pentagon Metro Entrance Facility Project". Pentagon Renovation & Construction. Washington Headquarters Services. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2016. project completion in late fall of 2002
  3. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  4. Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
  5. "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. "Bus service from Pentagon" (PDF). WMATA. August 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016. Bus Boarding Map
  7. "METRO ENTRANCE FACILITY CELEBRATES INITIAL OPENING!". Pentagon Renovation Program. December 18, 2001. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2016. The Pentagon Transit Center portion of the Metro Entrance Facility is now open and operational
  8. Layton, Lyndsey (June 16, 2000), "Pentagon, Metro quarrel escalates; Security concerns would interfere with convenience", The Washington Post, p. A10
  9. NBC News (March 5, 2010). "Pentagon gunman sought 'truth' about 9/11". NBC News. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
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