Clarendon
Station platforms facing east in May 2010
General information
Location	3100 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates	38°53′14″N77°05′43″W / 38.887102°N 77.095192°W /38.887102; -77.095192
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: A58 Arlington Transit: 41, 42, 56
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare 12 racks, 6 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	K02
History
Opened	December 1, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-12-01)
Passengers
2023	2,293 daily[1]
Rank	47 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Virginia Square–GMU towardVienna Orange Line Court House towardNew Carrollton Virginia Square–GMU towardAshburn Silver Line Court House towardDowntown Largo orNew Carrollton
Route map Court House Virginia Square–GMU
Location

Clarendon station is aside platformedWashington Metrostation in theClarendon neighborhood ofArlington,Virginia,United States. The station was opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station serves theOrange andSilver Lines. In 2017, over 4,000 commuters used Clarendon station every day.^[2]

Clarendon is located in theArlington district of the same name at the intersection of Highland Street, Clarendon Boulevard, andWilson Boulevard. The station entrance itself lies in a park-like median between Clarendon and Wilson Boulevards.^[3] There is an underpass providing access to the Omsted Building on the south side of Clarendon Boulevard.

The presence of Clarendon station has transformed the surrounding district into an urban village. As a result, a number of residential and shopping complexes have opened. These include the residential buildings such as Station Square,^[4] Clarendon 1021,^[5] The Phoenix at Clarendon,^[6] and The Hartford^[7] along with theMarket Common Clarendon shopping center.^[8]

The station was constructed by theNello L. Teer Company,^[9] and opened on December 1, 1979.^[10] Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) of rail west of theRosslyn station and the opening of theCourt House,Virginia Square andBallston stations.^[10]

From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[11][12][13]

Similar to many of the stations opened at the same time, Clarendon uses a side platform setup with two tracks. Architecturally, as part of the first generation of underground stations, the "waffle" coffer style predominates at Clarendon.

Escalators bring passengers to the mezzanine level, which contains the faregates and ticket machines. Clarendon station is quite shallow, so much in fact that there is a staircase in between the two escalators that reach street level.

• Media related toClarendon (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA Clarendon station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center:Clarendon Station
• Highland Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

• Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)
• Stations on the Silver Line (Washington Metro)
• Transportation in Arlington County, Virginia
• Washington Metro stations in Virginia
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1979
• 1979 establishments in Virginia

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