Huntington
Huntington station platform facing south in September 2014
General information
Location	2701 Huntington Avenue Huntington, Virginia, U.S.
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus:A11,F1X Fairfax Connector: 101, 109, 151, 152, 159, 161, 162, 171, 301, 310
Construction
Structure type	Open cut
Parking	3,617 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 34 racks, 12 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	C15
History
Opened	December 17, 1983; 41 years ago (December 17, 1983)
Rebuilt	2019
Passengers
2023	2,449 daily[1]
Rank	42 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Terminus Yellow Line Eisenhower Avenue towardMount Vernon Square
Former services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Terminus Blue Line Eisenhower Avenue towardNew Carrollton
Route map Eisenhower Avenue
Location

Huntington station is anisland-platformedWashington Metro station in theHuntington area ofFairfax County, Virginia, United States (though its mailing address saysAlexandria). The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Serving as the southern terminus for theYellow Line, the station is built into a hillside; the south mezzanine, along with escalator access, is accessible via anincline elevator.

The station serves the suburban area of Fairfax County and is a popular commuter station with over 3,000 parking spaces. It is located between North Kings Highway (State Route 241) and Huntington Avenue, with parking facilities and station entrances available off of both roads. Service began on December 17, 1983, making it the first station to open in Fairfax County, and the first to extend the system beyond theCapital Beltway. The station is located on the ruins ofFort Lyon, a Civil War-era fort.

Originally scheduled to open in summer 1982, its opening was delayed due to both unavailability of new subway cars and the lack of a test track.^[2] Construction of the station was complete by summer 1982,^[3] and in September 1983 Metro announced the station would open that December as the new cars would be ready for service.^[4] The station opened on December 17, 1983.^[5] Its opening coincided with the completion of 4.2 miles (6.8 km)^[6] of rail betweenNational Airport andHuntington and the opening of theBraddock Road,Eisenhower Avenue, andKing Street–Old Town stations.^[5]

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The Blue and Yellow Lines south ofRonald Reagan Washington National Airport station, including the Huntington station, would be closed from May to September 2019. This will allow for the eventual demolition of an abandoned parking structure at Huntington, as well as the rehabilitation of a track crossover. The platform at the Huntington station itself was rebuilt from January to May 2020.^[7][8]

Between September 10, 2022 and November 5, 2022, Huntington was closed due to thePotomac Yard station tie-in, closing all stations south ofRonald Reagan Washington National Airport station. Shuttle buses were provided throughout the shutdown.^[9] Additionally, beginning on November 6, 2022,Blue Line trains began serving Huntington due to the suspension of the Yellow Line from the14th Street Bridge project. Trains operated between Huntington andNew Carrollton stations until May 7, 2023,^[10] when service on the Yellow Line resumed but truncated from its northeastern terminus fromGreenbelt toMount Vernon Square.^[11]

In August 2025,Capital Bikeshare was installed by Fairfax County at the north entrance along with several stations along Huntington Ave.^[12]

Architecturally, Huntington station is different from the rest of the Metro network. It is partially elevated and built into the surrounding hillside. Riders enter the station from the north on a viaduct carrying the tracks from downtownWashington, D.C., but the south end of theisland platform is below grade. The tracks continue into short tunnels in the hill, allowing for a future extension. The canopy is supported by buttresses that bridge the tracks into the sloped walls of the depression in which the station is built. As a result of the unusual topography, there is anincline elevator at this station, the only one installed anywhere in the Metrorail system and one of only a handful of such elevators in the United States. WMATA is unsure why the design used such an elevator, rather than a traditional vertical elevator plus a horizontal walkway.^[13]

Huntington is one of only two stations that is serviced exclusively by theYellow Line, the other beingEisenhower Avenue.

S	Street level	Upper level exit/entrance, buses, parking
M	Mezzanine	Fare gates, ticket machines, station manager
T Platform level	Northbound	→ towardMount Vernon Square(Eisenhower Avenue) →
	Island platform
	Northbound	→ towardMount Vernon Square(Eisenhower Avenue) →
S	Street level	Lower level exit/entrance, buses, parking, fare gates, ticket machines, station manager

Bus routes from Huntington on Metrobus andFairfax Connector serve much of southernFairfax County, Virginia.^[14]

A new 1,424-space parking garage located on the station's east side opened on August 14, 2008. There are 3,617 parking spaces at the station. The former surface parking lot off North Kings Highway is the center of an ongoing residential and business redevelopment project. Parking at Huntington Station costs $4.85 all day on weekdays, but is free on weekends and federal holidays.^[15]

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