Pentagon City station

Pentagon City station is an underground Washington Metro station in the Pentagon City neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. It serves the Blue and Yellow Lines.

History

The station was opened on July 1, 1977, along with 16 other stations as part of the Template:Convert segment between Template:Wmata and Template:Wmata.<ref name="July 1, 1977">Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="June 24, 1977">Template:Citation</ref>

On April 17, 2016, the Metroway bus rapid transit system was extended to Pentagon City, with the station becoming the northern terminus.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In February 2021, the Arlington County Board awarded a $6.5 million construction contract to add a second surface elevator to the station.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Renovation of the existing elevator began on July 16, 2025; the new elevator opened on September 17, 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Station layout

Pentagon City station has two underground side platforms serving two tracks. The station has four entrances from the mezzanine level, which runs under Hayes Street: entrances from the east and west sides of Hayes Street via escalator, a direct entrance from the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City, and an entrance from the northeast corner of the 12th and Hayes Street intersection. The pedestrian tunnel for the latter entrance was built in 1984 but did not open to the public until 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Additionally, a provision exists at the station's south end for a future second mezzanine, with knock-out panels visible above the tracks on the station's south wall.

External links

• 12th Street west entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 12th Street east entrance from Google Maps Street View