Metrorail Pocket Guide

Metrorail
Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and exit. Up to two
children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.
Fares are based on when and how far you ride. Stationto-station fares are located on station manager kiosks and
FARECARDS & PASSES machines. The machines accept credit
and debit cards. If you use cash, bring small bills; the machines
only provide up to $10 in change (in coins).
Save money by using a SmarTrip ® card instead of a paper
farecard. SmarTrip ® is a plastic farecard that can be reloaded
with value and reused to pay Metrorail and Metrobus fares and
parking fees at Metro-operated lots.
SmarTrip ® cards are sold from dispensing machines at Metrorail
stations. You can also buy a SmarTrip ® card at over 200
retail locations or online at wmata.com. You can add value to
your SmarTrip ® card at FARECARDS & PASSES machines in
Metrorail stations, at select retail locations and on our website.
You can also check your registered card’s value, see where and
when you used it last or report it lost or stolen on our website.
If you plan to ride a lot in one day, get one day of unlimited
Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a FARECARDS
& PASSES machine in Metro stations.
Hours of service
Open: 5 a.m. Mon.-Fri. Close: midnight Sun.-Thurs.
7 a.m. Sat.-Sun.
3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. nights
Last train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please
check the last train times posted in stations.
Fares for senior/disabled customers
Senior citizens 65 and older and persons with disabilities
may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail, use a senior or
disabled SmarTrip ® card or a SmarTrip-enabled WMATA-issued
disability ID. On Metrobus, use a senior or disabled SmarTrip ®
card or a Metro Disability ID. Customers can also present a valid
Medicare card and a photo ID and pay the reduced fare in cash.
For details about qualifying for a Metro ID and buying senior or
disabled SmarTrip ® cards, visit wmata.com or call 202-637-7000
(TTY 202-638-3780).
Free orientations on how to use accessible Metrobus and
Metrorail services are available to senior citizens and people with
disabilities by calling 202-962-1100 (TTY 202-962-2033).
Metrorail Pocket Guide
RIDER INFORMATION
METRO SYSTEM MAP
POINTS OF INTEREST
Parking at Metro stations
There is a daily fee to park at Metro lots and garages Monday
through 3 a.m. Saturday morning. There is no parking fee on
weekends and federal holidays. Cash is not accepted, except at
metered spaces. All Metro lots and garages accept payment with a
SmarTrip ® card and most accept major credit cards. Daily parking
fees vary by station and are posted at the parking entrance/exit
and on our website.
Travel tips
To avoid long lines at farecard machines after a major event, make
sure you have roundtrip fare on your SmarTrip ® card (or buy a
roundtrip farecard) at the start of your trip.
The weekday rush-hour periods — before 9:30 a.m. and between
3 and 7 p.m. — are the most crowded. If possible, plan your trip
to avoid those times.
If you lose an item on a bus or train or in a station­, please call Lost
& Found at 202-962-1195 or visit our website.
Sign up for MetroAlerts at wmata.com and get timely, targeted
Metro information sent right to your desktop or mobile device.
Information subject to change. 50.532 (REV. 4/14)
wmata.com
202-637-7000 — TTY 202-638-3780
POINTS OF INTEREST
African Art Museum ...................................... llSmithsonian
Air and Space Museum..........................llll L’Enfant Plaza
American Art Museum............................... lll Gallery Place
American History Museum............................. llSmithsonian
Botanic Gardens............................................ ll Federal Center SW
Bureau of Engraving & Printing.................... llSmithsonian
Capitol Building............................................ ll Capitol South
Chinatown................................................. lll Gallery Place
Constitution Hall........................................... ll Farragut West
Convention Center......................................... ll Mt Vernon Sq
Corcoran Gallery........................................... ll Farragut West
D.C. Armory.................................................. llStadium-Armory
FedEx Field.........................................................l Morgan Boulevard
Federal Bureau of Investigation.................. lll Metro Center
Folger Shakespeare Library............................ ll Capitol South
Freer Gallery.................................................. llSmithsonian
Hirshhorn Museum ...............................llll L’Enfant Plaza
Holocaust Museum ....................................... llSmithsonian
House Where Lincoln Died........................ lll Metro Center
Iwo Jima Memorial........................................ llRosslyn
Jefferson Memorial........................................ llSmithsonian
Library of Congress....................................... ll Capitol South
Lincoln Memorial.......................................... ll Foggy Bottom-GWU
Lisner Auditorium.......................................... ll Foggy Bottom-GWU
Martin Luther King Jr. Library.................... lll Gallery Place
Martin Luther King Jr. Mem'l......................... llSmithsonian
Masonic Temple............................................ ll King Street-Old Town
Nat'l Academy of Sciences............................. ll Foggy Bottom-GWU
National Aquarium......................................... ll Federal Triangle
National Archives.......................................... llArchives
National Building Museum.................................l Judiciary Sq
National Gallery of Art.................................... llArchives
National Geographic Society...............................l Farragut North
National Institutes of Health................................l Medical Center
National Museum of
the American Indian............................llll L’Enfant Plaza
National Portrait Gallery ............................ lll Gallery Place
National Postal Museum.....................................l Union Station
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception....................................lBrookland-CUA
National WWII Memorial................................ llSmithsonian
National Zoo.......................................................l Woodley Park
Nationals Ballpark......................................... ll Navy Yard-Ballpark
Natural History Museum................................ llSmithsonian
Phillips Collection..............................................l Dupont Circle
Renwick Gallery............................................. ll Farragut West
RFK Stadium................................................. llStadium-Armory
Sackler Gallery.............................................. llSmithsonian
Smithsonian Castle ....................................... llSmithsonian
Spy Museum ............................................ lll Gallery Place
State Department........................................... ll Foggy Bottom-GWU
Supreme Court.............................................. ll Capitol South
Verizon Center........................................... lll Gallery Place
Vietnam Veterans Memorials......................... ll Foggy Bottom-GWU
Washington Monument.................................. llSmithsonian
Washington National Cathedral1..........................lTenleytown-AU
White House and Visitor Center..................... ll Federal Triangle
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
American Univ.2 .................................................lTenleytown-AU
Catholic Univ. of America...................................lBrookland-CUA
Gallaudet Univ....................................................l NoMa-Gallaudet U
George Mason Univ. ..........................................lVienna
and Virginia Sq-GMU
Georgetown University............................... lll Foggy Bottom-GWU
George Washington Univ............................... ll Foggy Bottom-GWU
Howard Univ.......................................................l Shaw-Howard U
Johns Hopkins Univ...........................................l Dupont Circle
Marymount Univ.................................................lBallston–MU
Marymount Univ./Reston....................................l Wiehle-Reston East
No. Va. Comm. Coll./Reston...............................l Wiehle-Reston East
Univ. of the District of Columbia.........................l Van Ness-UDC
Univ. of Maryland2 .............................................l College Park-U of Md
Va. Tech./UVA No. Virginia Center......................l West Falls Church
SHOPPING
Ballston Common...............................................lBallston–MU
Connecticut Avenue............................................l Farragut North
City Place...........................................................l Silver Spring
Crystal City Underground.............................. ll Crystal City
Fashion Centre.............................................. ll Pentagon City
Georgetown3 ................................................. ll Foggy Bottom-GWU
Mazza Gallerie/Chevy Chase
Pavilion/Chevy Chase.........................................l Friendship Heights
Old Post Office Pavilion................................. ll Federal Triangle
Plaza America.....................................................l Wiehle-Reston East
Shops at National Place............................. lll Metro Center
The Mall At Prince Georges........................... ll Prince Georges Plaza
Tysons Corner Center.........................................l Tysons Corner
Tysons Galleria...................................................l Tysons Corner
Wheaton Plaza....................................................lWheaton
THEATERS
Arena Stage........................................................lWaterfront
Discovery Theatre.......................................... llSmithsonian
Folger Theatre............................................... ll Capitol South
Ford’s Theatre............................................ lll Metro Center
Kennedy Center4 ........................................... ll Foggy Bottom-GWU
Lincoln Theatre...................................................l U Street
National Theater........................................ lll Metro Center
Shakespeare Theater...................................... llArchives
Strathmore..........................................................lGrosvenor-Strathmore
Warner Theatre.......................................... lll Metro Center
Wolf Trap5 .........................................................l West Falls Church
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co ....................... llArchives
From this station, transfer to any southbound 30-series Metrobus.
University-operated shuttle between station and campus.
Georgetown Metro Connection shuttle runs through Georgetown from
Foggy Bottom-GWU station (also Rosslyn and Dupont Circle stations).
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Kennedy Center shuttle between station and Center.
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Wolf Trap shuttle between station and park during season.
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