O Orange line, Washington metro
Looking for a map of the Orange line on the Washington metro? It serves 26 stations over roughly 40.3 km. It runs between New Carrollton and Vienna. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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23 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Metro Center (1976), its busiest is Metro Center (3,180,912 passengers a year) and its best connected is L'Enfant Plaza (5 lines).
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Key facts
- Number of stations26
- TerminiNew Carrollton · Vienna
- Oldest stationMetro Center · 1976
- Route length≈ 40.3 km
- Busiest stationMetro Center
- InterchangesRRedYYellowGGreenBBlueSSilver
Length estimated from station coordinates, accurate to a few hundred metres.
When each stop on line Orange opened
Every station on its real position, coloured by the year it opened and sized by annual ridership. The drawing assembles itself in opening order.
Interchanges on the Orange line
- Ballston–MUSSilver
- Capitol SouthBBlueSSilver
- CheverlySSilver
- ClarendonSSilver
- Court HouseSSilver
- DeanwoodSSilver
- East Falls ChurchSSilver
- Eastern MarketBBlueSSilver
- Farragut WestBBlueSSilver
- Federal Center SWBBlueSSilver
- Federal TriangleBBlueSSilver
- Foggy Bottom–GWUBBlueSSilver
- L'Enfant PlazaYYellowGGreenBBlueSSilver
- LandoverSSilver
- McPherson SquareBBlueSSilver
- Metro CenterRRedBBlueSSilver
- Minnesota AvenueSSilver
- New CarrolltonSSilver
- Potomac AvenueBBlueSSilver
- RosslynBBlueSSilver
- SmithsonianBBlueSSilver
- Stadium–ArmoryBBlueSSilver
- Virginia Square–GMUSSilver
All 26 stations in order
- 1New Carrolltonterminus S
- 2Landover S
- 3Cheverly S
- 4Deanwood S
- 5Minnesota Avenue S
- 6Stadium–Armory SB
- 7Potomac Avenue SB
- 8Eastern Market SB
- 9Capitol South SB
- 10Federal Center SW SB
- 11L'Enfant Plaza GSYB
- 12Smithsonian SB
- 13Federal Triangle SB
- 14Metro Center SBR
- 15McPherson Square SB
- 16Farragut West SB
- 17Foggy Bottom–GWU SB
- 18Rosslyn SB
- 19Court House S
- 20Clarendon S
- 21Virginia Square–GMU S
- 22Ballston–MU S
- 23East Falls Church S
- 24West Falls Church
- 25Dunn Loring
- 26Viennaterminus
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the Orange line?
- The Orange line on the Washington metro serves 26 stations.
- What are the termini of the Orange line?
- The Orange line terminates at New Carrollton and Vienna.
- What is the oldest station on the Orange line?
- The oldest station still served by the Orange line entered service in 1976.
- What is the busiest station on the Orange line?
- Metro Center, with roughly 3,180,912 passengers a year.
- How long is the Orange line?
- The Orange line runs for roughly 40.3 km.
- Which lines does the Orange line connect with?
- The Orange line meets the Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and Silver lines.