McPherson Square
Station view from the mezzanine in July 2012
General information
Location	1400 I Street NW Washington, D.C.
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	2side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: A29,A49,D10,D20, D24, D36,D50,D5X,D60,D6X, D72,D80, D94 Loudoun County Transit MTA Maryland Commuter Bus OmniRide Commuter
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 1 rack
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	C02
History
Opened	July 1, 1977; 48 years ago (July 1, 1977)
Passengers
2024	6,019 daily[1]
Rank	15 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Farragut West towardVienna Orange Line Metro Center towardNew Carrollton Farragut West towardAshburn Silver Line Metro Center towardDowntown Largo orNew Carrollton Farragut West towardFranconia–Springfield Blue Line Metro Center towardDowntown Largo
Route map Farragut West A&C Connector toFarragut North Metro Center
Location

McPherson Square station is aWashington Metro station inDowntown, Washington, D.C., United States. Theside-platformed station is operated by theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for theBlue,Orange, andSilver Lines, the station is located betweenMcPherson Square andFranklin Square, with two entrances on I Street at Vermont Avenue and14th Street NW. This is the main station to access theWhite House, and the Vermont Avenue exit is directly underneath theDepartment of Veterans Affairs building.

The station opened on July 1, 1977.^[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)^[3] of rail betweenNational Airport andRFK Stadium and the opening of theArlington Cemetery,Capitol South,Crystal City,Eastern Market,Farragut West,Federal Center SW,Federal Triangle,Foggy Bottom–GWU,L'Enfant Plaza,National Airport,Pentagon,Pentagon City,Potomac Avenue,Rosslyn,Smithsonian, andStadium–Armory stations.^[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.^[5]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to theInauguration of Joe Biden.^[6]

• Blair House
• Department of the Treasury
• Center for American Progress
• American Constitution Society
• Hudson Institute
• Lafayette Square
• St. John's Episcopal Church
• Strayer University
• The Washington Post Headquarters
• The White House

• Media related toMcPherson Square (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA McPherson Square station page

• McPherson Square (Washington Metro) is at coordinates:
  • 38°54′04″N77°02′05″W / 38.901162°N 77.034853°W /38.901162; -77.034853 (Vermont Avenue Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro)) Vermont Avenue Entrance
  • 38°54′04″N77°01′56″W / 38.901111°N 77.032206°W /38.901111; -77.032206 (14th Street Entrance to McPherson Square (Washington Metro)) 14th Street Entrance
• Vermont Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 14th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

38°54′4.8″N77°1′59.8″W / 38.901333°N 77.033278°W /38.901333; -77.033278

• Stations on the Blue Line (Washington Metro)
• Downtown (Washington, D.C.)
• Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)
• Stations on the Silver Line (Washington Metro)
• Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1977
• 1977 establishments in Washington, D.C.
• Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.

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