Y Yellow line, Washington metro
Looking for a map of the Yellow line on the Washington metro? It serves 22 stations over roughly 33.3 km. It runs between Huntington and Greenbelt. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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20 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Fort Totten (1976), its busiest is Fort Totten (2,945,647 passengers a year) and its best connected is L'Enfant Plaza (5 lines).
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Key facts
- Number of stations22
- TerminiHuntington · Greenbelt
- Oldest stationFort Totten · 1976
- Route length≈ 33.3 km
- Busiest stationFort Totten
- InterchangesRRedOOrangeGGreenBBlueSSilver
Length estimated from station coordinates, accurate to a few hundred metres.
When each stop on line Yellow 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 Yellow line
- ArchivesGGreen
- Braddock RoadBBlue
- College Park-U of MdGGreen
- Columbia HeightsGGreen
- Crystal CityBBlue
- Fort TottenRRedGGreen
- Gallery PlaceRRedGGreen
- Georgia Avenue–PetworthGGreen
- GreenbeltGGreen
- Hyattsville CrossingGGreen
- King Street–Old TownBBlue
- L'Enfant PlazaOOrangeGGreenBBlueSSilver
- Mount Vernon SquareGGreen
- PentagonBBlue
- Pentagon CityBBlue
- Potomac YardBBlue
- Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportBBlue
- Shaw–Howard UniversityGGreen
- U StreetGGreen
- West HyattsvilleGGreen
All 22 stations in order
- 1Huntingtonterminus
- 2Eisenhower Avenue
- 3King Street–Old Town B
- 4Braddock Road B
- 5Potomac Yard B
- 6Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport B
- 7Crystal City B
- 8Pentagon City B
- 9Pentagon B
- 10L'Enfant Plaza OGSB
- 11Archives G
- 12Gallery Place GR
- 13Mount Vernon Square G
- 14Shaw–Howard University G
- 15U Street G
- 16Columbia Heights G
- 17Georgia Avenue–Petworth G
- 18Fort Totten GR
- 19West Hyattsville G
- 20Hyattsville Crossing G
- 21College Park-U of Md G
- 22Greenbeltterminus G
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the Yellow line?
- The Yellow line on the Washington metro serves 22 stations.
- What are the termini of the Yellow line?
- The Yellow line terminates at Huntington and Greenbelt.
- What is the oldest station on the Yellow line?
- The oldest station still served by the Yellow line entered service in 1976.
- What is the busiest station on the Yellow line?
- Fort Totten, with roughly 2,945,647 passengers a year.
- How long is the Yellow line?
- The Yellow line runs for roughly 33.3 km.
- Which lines does the Yellow line connect with?
- The Yellow line meets the Red, Orange, Green, Blue and Silver lines.