Potomac Avenue Station

Potomac Avenue
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700 14th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003

Metro Lines: Silver, Orange, and Blue Lines.

Metro Schedule: Opens at 5:00 AM (M-F).

Metro Parking: None.

Bikes: There are 4 bike racks at this station.

Metro Entrance: The station has an entrance at:

NE corner 14th St. & Potomac Ave., SE, north of Pennsylvania Ave.

First and Last Trains

First Trains: Trains leave exactly 2 hours later on Saturdays and Sundays.

Orange line train from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU - 5:15 AM
Orange line train from New Carrollton - 5:42 AM

Silver line train from Wiehle-Reston East - 5:17 AM

Blue line train from Franconia-Springfield - 5:10 AM
Blue line train from Largo Town Center - 5:36 AM

Last Trains: Trains leave exactly 3 hours later on Friday and Saturday nights.

Orange line train from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU - 11:51 PM
Orange line train from New Carrollton - 12:07 AM

Silver line train from Wiehle-Reston East - 11:27 PM

Blue line train from Franconia-Springfield - 11:40 PM
Blue line train from Largo Town Center - 12:19 AM

Metro Platform

The Potomac Avenue Station has 2 side platforms (upper level) and 1 island platform (lower level). The station has 4 tracks serving the Red, Blue and Orange trains. Each train goes in two directions named for the last stop on the line.

Orange Line: Vienna/Fairfax-GMU --- New Carrollton
The Orange Line goes in two directions: Vienna/Fairfax-GMU and New Carrollton.

Silver Line: Wiehle-Reston East --- Largo Town Center
The Silver Line goes in two directions: Wiehle-Reston East and Largo Town Center.

Blue Line: Franconia-Springfield --- Largo Town Center
The Blue Line goes in two directions: Franconia-Springfield and Largo Town Center.

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Bus Connections

The station connects passengers to other bus systems in the Washington DC region. From this station, passengers can transfer to WMATA Metrobus and DC Circulator. The map below shows you where to board your bus from the station. Consult the map and bus stop information for routing and schedule information about each route serving the Metro Station.

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