7/31/2021

Metrorail Train Control System Remote Terminal Unit Numbers

A RouteB Route
A01Metro CenterB01Gallery Place
A02Farragut NorthB02Judiciary Square
A03Dupont CircleB03Union Station
A04Woodley ParkB35NoMa–Gallaudet U
A05Cleveland ParkB99Brentwood Yard
A06Van Ness–UDCB04Rhode Island Avenue
A07Tenleytown–AUB05Brookland–CUA
A08Friendship HeightsB06Fort Totten
A09BethesdaB07Takoma
A10Medical CenterB08Silver Spring
A11Grosvenor–StrathmoreB09Forest Glen
A12White FlintB10Wheaton
A13TwinbrookB11Glenmont
A14RockvilleB98Glenmont Yard
A97Hungerford
A15Shady Grove
A99Shady Grove Yard
    
C Route D Route
C01Metro CenterD01Federal Triangle
C02McPherson SquareD02Smithsonian
C03Farragut WestD03L'Enfant Plaza
C04Foggy Bottom – GWUD04Federal Center SW
C05RosslynD05Capitol South
C06Arlington CemeteryD06Eastern Market
C07PentagonD07Potomac Avenue
C08Pentagon CityD08Stadium–Armory
C09Crystal CityD98D & G Junction
C10National AirportD09Minnesota Avenue
C11Potomac YardD10Deanwood
C12Braddock RoadD11Cheverly
C13King StreetD12Landover
C97C & J JunctionD13New Carrollton
C14Eisenhower AvenueD99New Carrollton Yard
C15Huntington
    
E Route F Route
E01Mount Vernon SquareF01Gallery Place
E02ShawF02Archives
E03U StreetF03L'Enfant Plaza
E04Columbia HeightsF04Waterfront
E05Georgia Avenue–PetworthF05Navy Yard
E06Fort TottenF06Anacostia
E07West HyattsvilleF07Congress Heights
E08Prince George's PlazaF08Southern Avenue
E09College ParkF09Naylor Road
E10GreenbeltF10Suitland
E99Greenbelt YardF11Branch Avenue
F99Branch Avenue Yard
    
G RouteJ Route
G01Benning RoadC98Alexandria Yard Lead
G02Capitol HeightsC99Alexandria Yard
G03Addison RoadJ01Quaker Lane
G04Morgan BoulevardJ02Van Dorn Street
G05Largo Town CenterJ97Farrington Avenue
G98Largo Town YardJ98Roso Street
  J03Franconia–Springfield
    
K RouteN Route
K01Court HouseN91Pinefield
K02ClarendonN92Baldwin Drice
K03Virginia Square–GMUN01McLean
K04Ballston–MUN02Tysons Corner
K05East Falls ChurchN03Greensboro
K98K & J JunctionN04Spring Hill
K06West Falls ChurchN05Wolf Trap
K99West Falls Church YardN93Chatham Ford Road
K07Dunn LoringN94Hunter Mill
K08ViennaN95Sunset Hill
N06Wiehle–Reston East
N07Reston Town Center
N08Herndon
N09Innovation Center
N96Horsepin Run
N10Dulles International Airport
N97Autopilot Drive
N98Dulles Yard Lead
N99Dulles Yard
N11Loudoun Gateway
N12Ashburn
    
Italic = Descending numbers from 98 are maineline segments with no stations (99 and in one case 98 are assigned to yards), ascending numbers from 01 are future infill stations.

4/27/2021

Inventory of stations with escalators over 45' 13.71m vertical rise.

Station name Vertical rise Length
Number of escalators Feet Meters Feet Meters
Wheaton
3 115' 5" 35.17m 230' 9 5/16" 70.34m
Bethesda
3 107' 6 1/2" 32.77 215' 1" 65.55m
Woodley Zoo Park
3 103' 2 1/2" 31.45m 206' 5" 62.91m
Medical Center
3 100' 11 7/8" 30.78m 201' 11 3/4" 61.56m
Rosslyn
4 97' 9 1/4" 29.80m 195' 6 1/2" 59.60m
Dupont Circle
North 3 94’ 5 3/4" 28.79m 188' 11 1/2" 57.59m
South 3 84’ 9 1/4" 25.83m 169' 6 1/2" 51.67m
Tenleytown
3 81' 3 1/2" 24.77m 162' 7" 49.55m
Friendship Heights
3 65' 10 3/4" 20.08m 131' 9 1/2" 40.17m
Pentagon *
3 59' 3/4" 18.00m 118' 1 1/2" 36.00m
Cleveland Park
3 58' 9 3/8" 17.91m 117' 6 3/4" 35.83m
Dulles Airport ††
2 57' 8 1/4" 17.58m 115' 4 1/2" 34.16m
Van Ness
3 56' 6 1/8" 17.22m 113' 1/4" 34.44m
Court House **
3 48' 6 1/4" 14.78m 97' 1/2" 29.57m

List was updated in April of 2021 to include the escalators in the Dulles Airport station.

Length is side c of a trangle based on 30° of angle A.

All stations in subway are in bedrock except Court House and Pentagon.

† Entrance opened in 1977 with 2, upgraded to 3 in 2012.

†† Elevated station.

* Station in cut and cover, Pentagon Concourse to mezzanine escalators were closed in the late 1990s.

** Deepest station in cut and cover

12/04/2020

WMATA 129 Mile System Track Map

Right click to view the full sized map.

11/29/2020

WMATA Destination Codes Revision 7

Destination Codes Revision 7 Numerical Order
Code Color RTU Destinations Sign Box Revisions
00 None No Passengers
01 None Special
02 None No Passengers
03 Red B03 Union Station Union Station
04 Red B04 Rhode Island Avenue Rhode Island Avenue
05 Red A02 Farragut North Farragut North
06 Red B35 NOMA Gallaudet NOMA Gallaudet [R3,6]
07 Red B08 Silver Spring Silver Spring
08 None Special [R2,6,7]
09 Red A11 Grosvenor Grosvenor
10 Red A10 Medical Center Medical Center [R6]
11 None Special [R6,7]
12 Red A15 Shady Grove Shady Grove
13 Red B11 Glenmont Glenmont
14 Red B06 Fort Totten (upper) Fort Totten [R5,6]
15 Red B05 Brookland - CUA Brookland - CUA [R2,6]
16 Blue J03 Franconia - Springfield Franconia - Springfield [R4]
17 Orange K04 Ballston Ballston [R3,6]
18 Orange C05 Rosslyn Rosslyn [R1,6]
19 Blue D13 New Carrollton New Carrollton [R6]
20 Orange D13 New Carrollton New Carrollton
21 Blue C15 Huntington Huntington
22 None Special [R7]
23 Orange K08 Vienna Vienna
24 Yellow E10 Greenbelt Greenbelt
25 Blue C06 Arlington Cemetery Arlington Cemetery [R1,3,5,6]
26 Yellow J03 Franconia - Springfield Franconia - Springfield
27 Yellow C10 National Airport National Airport
28 Yellow E01 Mount Vernon Square Mount Vernon Square
29 Yellow E06 Fort Totten (lower) Fort Totten [R1,6]
30 Yellow D98 D&G Junction Pocket Stadium - Armory [R6]
31 Yellow C15 Huntington Huntington
32 Yellow C05 Rosslyn Rosslyn
33 None Special [R5,6,7]
34 Silver N11 Dulles Airport Dulles Airport [R7]
35 Orange K06 West Falls Church West Falls Church
36 Orange D98 D&G Junction Pocket Stadium - Armory
37 Blue C10 National Airport National Airport
38 Blue E01 Mount Vernon Square Mount Vernon Square [R4,5,6]
39 Green J03 Franconia - Springfield Franconia - Springfield [R3,5,6]
40 None Special [R4,5,6,7]
41 Green E06 Fort Totten (lower) Fort Totten [R5,6]
42 None Special [R7]
43 Green F11 Branch Ave Branch Ave
44 Green E10 Greenbelt Greenbelt
45 None No Passengers [R5,6,7]
46 Green E01 Mount Vernon Square Mount Vernon Square [R4,5,6]
47 Green C10 National Airport National Airport [R6]
48 Green C15 Huntington Huntington [R1,6]
49 Orange D02 Smithsonian Smithsonian [R4,5,6]
50 None No Passengers [R1,6,7]
51 Silver G05 Largo Largo [R6,7]
52 Silver D13 New Carrollton New Carrollton [R6,7]
53 Silver D08 D&G Junction Pocket Stadium Armory [R6]
54 Orange D06 Eastern Market Eastern Market [R1,6]
55 None No Passengers [R6,7]
56 Blue C05 Rosslyn Rosslyn [R1,6]
57 Silver D06 Eastern Market Eastern Market [R6]
58 Blue D02 Smithsonian Smithsonian [R6,7]
59 Silver D02 Smithsonian Smithsonian [R6,7]
60 None No Passengers [R1,6,7]
61 Silver C05 Rosslyn Rosslyn [R6,7]
62 Silver K04 Ballston Ballston [R6,7]
63 Silver N04 Spring Hill Rd Spring Hill Rd [R6,7]
64 Silver N05 Wiehle - Reston East Wiehle - Reston East [R6,7]
65 Blue D06 Eastern Market Eastern Market [R3,6]
66 Blue D98 D&G Junction Pocket Stadium - Armory [R6]
67 Blue E06 Fort Totten (lower) Fort Totten [R6]
68 Silver N12 Ashburn Ashburn [R6,7]
69 None No Passengers [R6]
70 Orange N05 Wiehle - Reston East East Falls Church
Used during testing
[R6,7]
71 Blue E10 Greenbelt Greenbelt [R3,6]
72 Blue G05 Largo Largo [R6]
73 Orange G05 Largo Largo [R6]
74 None D99 New Carrollton Yard No Passengers
75 None N05 Wiehle Avenue Pocket No Passengers [R3,7]
76 None K08 Vienna No Passengers [R6]
77 None G98 Largo No Passengers [R6,7]
78 None D98 D&G Junction Pocket No Passengers
79 None J03 Franconia - Springfield No Passengers [R6]
80 None A02 Farragut North Pocket No Passengers [R6]
81 None N08 Herndon Siding No Passengers [R6,7]
82 None A11 Grosvenor Pocket No Passengers [R6]
83 None B99 Brentwood Yard No Passengers [R7]
84 None B99 Brentwood Yard No Passengers [R7]
85 None N98 Ashburn No Passengers [R7]
86 None B98 Glenmont Yard No Passengers [R6]
87 None A99 Shady Grove Yard No Passengers [R3,6]
88 None B08 Silver Spring Pocket No Passengers
89 None B06
E06
B&E Connector track No Passengers
90 None C02
A02
C&A Connector Track No Passengers [R5,6]
91 None E01 Mount Vernon Square Pocket No Passengers
92 None E99 Greenbelt Yard No Passengers
93 None N99 Dulles Yard No Passengers [R3,6,7]
94 None K99 West Falls Church Yard No Passengers [R5,6]
95 None K06 West Falls Church Pocket No Passengers [R6]
96 None F99 Branch Avenue Yard No Passengers
97 None C15 Huntington No Passengers [R3,6]
98 None C10 National Airport pocket No Passengers [R6]
99 None C99 Alexandria Yard No Passengers [R6]


Destination Codes Revision 7 Color Destination Order
Code Color RTU Destinations Sign Box Revisions
03 Red B03 Union Station Union Station
04 Red B04 Rhode Island Avenue Rhode Island Avenue
05 Red A02 Farragut North Farragut North
06 Red B35 NOMA Gallaudet NOMA Gallaudet [R3,6]
07 Red B08 Silver Spring Silver Spring
09 Red A11 Grosvenor Grosvenor
10 Red A10 Medical Center Medical Center [R6]
12 Red A15 Shady Grove Shady Grove
13 Red B11 Glenmont Glenmont
14 Red B06 Fort Totten (upper) Fort Totten [R5,6]
15 Red B05 Brookland - CUA Brookland - CUA [R2,6]
16 Blue J03 Franconia - Springfield Franconia - Springfield [R4]
19 Blue D13 New Carrollton New Carrollton [R6]
21 Blue C15 Huntington Huntington
25 Blue C06 Arlington Cemetery Arlington Cemetery [R1,3,5,6]
37 Blue C10 National Airport National Airport
38 Blue E01 Mount Vernon Square Mount Vernon Square [R4,5,6]
56 Blue C05 Rosslyn Rosslyn [R1,6]
58 Blue D02 Smithsonian Smithsonian [R6]
65 Blue D06 Eastern Market Eastern Market [R3,6]
66 Blue D98 D&G Junction Pocket Stadium - Armory [R6]
67 Blue E06 Fort Totten (lower) Fort Totten [R6]
17 Orange K04 Ballston Ballston [R3,6]
18 Orange C05 Rosslyn Rosslyn [R1,6]
20 Orange D13 New Carrollton New Carrollton
23 Orange K08 Vienna Vienna
35 Orange K06 West Falls Church West Falls Church
36 Orange D98 D&G Junction Pocket Stadium - Armory
49 Orange D02 Smithsonian Smithsonian [R4,5,6]
54 Orange D06 Eastern Market Eastern Market [R1,6]
70 Orange N05 Wiehle - Reston East East Falls Church
Used during testing
[R6,7]
39 Green J03 Franconia - Springfield Franconia - Springfield [R3,5,6]
41 Green E06 Fort Totten (lower) Fort Totten [R5,6]
43 Green F11 Branch Ave Branch Ave
44 Green E10 Greenbelt Greenbelt
46 Green E01 Mount Vernon Square Mount Vernon Square [R4,5,6]
47 Green C10 National Airport National Airport [R6]
48 Green C15 Huntington Huntington [R1,6]
24 Yellow E10 Greenbelt Greenbelt
26 Yellow J03 Franconia - Springfield Franconia - Springfield
27 Yellow C10 National Airport National Airport
28 Yellow E01 Mount Vernon Square Mount Vernon Square
29 Yellow E06 Fort Totten (lower) Fort Totten [R1,6]
30 Yellow D98 D&G Junction Pocket Stadium - Armory [R6]
31 Yellow C15 Huntington Huntington
32 Yellow C05 Rosslyn Rosslyn
33 Yellow E03 U Street U Street [R5,6]
34 Silver N11 Dulles Airport Dulles Airport [R7]
51 Silver G05 Largo Largo [R6,7]
52 Silver D13 New Carrollton New Carrollton [R6,7]
53 Silver D08 D&G Junction Pocket Stadium Armory [R6]
57 Silver D06 Eastern Market Eastern Market [R6]
59 Silver D02 Smithsonian Smithsonian [R6,7]
61 Silver C05 Rosslyn Rosslyn [R6,7]
62 Silver K04 Ballston Ballston [R6,7]
63 Silver N04 Spring Hill Rd Spring Hill Rd [R6,7]
64 Silver N05 Wiehle - Reston East Wiehle - Reston East [R6,7]
68 Silver N12 Ashburn Ashburn [R6,7]
00 None No Passengers
01 None Special
02 None No Passengers
08 None Special [R2,6,7]
11 None Special [R6,7]
22 None Special [R7]
33 None Special [R5,6,7]
40 None Special [R4,5,6,7]
42 None Special [R7]
45 None No Passengers [R5,6]
50 None No Passengers [R1,6]
51 None No Passengers [R6]
52 None No Passengers [R6]
53 None No Passengers [R6]
55 None No Passengers [R6,7]
57 None No Passengers [R6]
59 None No Passengers [R6]
60 None No Passengers [R1,6,7]
69 None No Passengers [R6]
74 None D99 New Carrollton Yard No Passengers
76 None K08 Vienna No Passengers [R6]
77 None G98 Largo No Passengers [R6,7]
78 None D98 D&G Junction Pocket No Passengers
79 None J03 Franconia - Springfield No Passengers [R6]
80 None A02 Farragut North Pocket No Passengers [R6]
81 None N08 Herndon Siding No Passengers [R6]
82 None A11 Grosvenor Pocket No Passengers [R6]
83 None B99 Brentwood Yard No Passengers [R7]
84 None B99 Brentwood Yard No Passengers [R7]
85 None N98 Ashburn No Passengers [R7]
86 None B98 Glenmont Yard No Passengers [R6]
87 None A99 Shady Grove Yard No Passengers [R3,6]
88 None B08 Silver Spring Pocket No Passengers
89 None B06
E06
B&E Connector track No Passengers
90 None C02
A02
C&A Connector Track No Passengers [R5,6]
91 None E01 Mount Vernon Square Pocket No Passengers
92 None E99 Greenbelt Yard No Passengers
93 None N99 Dulles Yard No Passengers [R3,6]
94 None K99 West Falls Church Yard No Passengers [R5,6]
95 None K06 West Falls Church Pocket No Passengers [R6]
96 None F99 Branch Avenue Yard No Passengers
97 None C15 Huntington No Passengers [R3,6]
98 None C10 National Airport pocket No Passengers [R6]
99 None C99 Alexandria Yard No Passengers [R6]

The tables were published in both numerical and alphabetical order, at the time I originally posted the table there had been 6 revision to the table, this table contains the 7th revision.

The dulles destination code has been in the code table sense day one. The roll signs on the 1k cars when delivered from Rohr Industries had a white on black Dulles Airport sign in them.

11/23/2020

WMATA Metrorail System Segment Opening Dates

All of the opening were on a Saturday and allowed free entry at the newly opening stations. Exceptions were the opening of the Blue line between National Airport and Stadium - Armory, it opened on a Friday with no free entry, Gallery Place upper level opened on a Wednesday with no free entry (after settling a lawsuit over the lack of handicap access), Phase I of the Silver line from East Falls Church to Wiehle - Reston East opened on a Saturday with no free entry at the newly opening stations, Phase II of the Silver line opened from Wiehle - Reston East to Ashburn on a Thursday with no free entry at the newly opening stations and Potomac Yard opened on a Friday with no free entry.

The mileage figures are based on end of platform to end of platform in each segment.

This list is more comprehensive then others posted elsewhere.

03 27 1976

Metro Center (upper level)Red
Farragut NorthRed
Judiciary SquareRed
Union StationRed
Rhode Island AvenueRed

5 Stations
4.37 Miles
5 Stations

12 15 1976

Gallery Place (upper level)Red
1 Station6 Stations

01 17 1977

Dupont CircleRed
0.35 Miles
1 Station
4.72 Miles
7 Stations

07 01 1977

Metro Center (lower level)Blue
McPherson SquareBlue
Farragut WestBlue
Foggy Bottom - GWUBlue
RosslynBlue
Arlington CemeteryBlue
PentagonBlue
Pentagon CityBlue
National AirportBlue
Federal TriangleBlue
SmithsonianBlue
L'Enfant Plaza (lower level)Blue
Federal Center SWBlue
Capitol SouthBlue
Eastern MarketBlue
Potomac AvenueBlue
Stadium - ArmoryBlue
10.95 Miles
16 Stations
15.68 Miles
23 Stations

02 04 1978

Brookland - CUARed
Fort Totten (upper level)Red
TakomaRed
Silver SpringRed
6.06 Miles
4 Stations
21.75 Miles
27 Stations

11 17 1978

Minnesota AvenueOrange
DeanwoodOrange
CheverlyOrange
LandoverOrange
New CarrolltonOrange
7.38 Miles
5 Stations
29.13 Miles
32 Stations

12 01 1979

Court HouseOrange
ClarendonOrange
Virginia SquareOrange
BallstonOrange
2.58 Miles
4 Stations
31.72 Miles
36 Stations

11 22 1980

Benning RoadBlue
Capitol HeightsBlue
Addison RoadBlue
3.62 Miles
3 Stations
35.35 Miles
39 Stations

12 05 1981

Woodley Park ZooRed
Cleveland ParkRed
Van Ness - UDCRed
2.48 Miles
3 Stations
37.83 Miles
42 Stations

04 30 1983

Gallery Place (lower level)Yellow
ArchivesYellow
L'Enfant Plaza (upper level)Yellow
3.20 Miles
2 Stations
41.04 Miles
44 Stations

12 17 1983

Braddock RoadYellow
King StreetYellow
Eisenhower AvenueYellow
HuntingtonYellow
4.89 Miles
4 Stations
45.94 Miles
48 Stations

08 24 1984

Tenleytown - AURed
Friendship HeightsRed
BethesdaRed
Medical CenterRed
GrosvenorRed
7.10 Miles
5 Stations
53.04 Miles
53 Stations

12 15 1984

White FlintRed
TwinbrookRed
RockvilleRed
Shady GroveRed
6.97 Miles
4 Stations
60.02 Miles
57 Stations

06 07 1986

East Falls ChurchOrange
West Falls ChurchOrange
Dunn LoringOrange
ViennaOrange
9.45 Miles
4 Stations
69.47 Miles
61 Stations

11 22 1990

Forest GlenRed
WheatonRed
Miles 3.13
2 Stations
Miles 72.61
63 Stations

05 11 1991

Mount Vernon Square - UDCYellow
Shaw-Howard UnivYellow
U Street-CardozoYellow
1.52 Miles
3Stations
74.14 Miles
66 Stations

06 15 1991

Van Dorn StreetBlue
3.63 Miles
1 Station
77.77 Miles
67 Stations

12 28 1991

WaterfrontGreen
Navy YardGreen
AnacostiaGreen
2.55 Miles
3 Stations
80.33 Miles
70 Stations

12 11 1993

Fort Totten (lower level)Green
West HyattsvilleGreen
Prince George’s PlazaGreen
College Park - U of MdGreen
GreenbeltGreen
7.61 Miles
4 Stations
87.94 Miles
74 Stations

06 28 1997

Franconia - SpringfieldBlue
3.54 Miles
1 Station
91.49 Miles
75 Stations

07 25 1998

GlenmontRed
1.70 Miles
1 Station
93.19 Miles
76 Stations

09 18 1999

Columbia HeightsGreen
Georgia Avenue - PetworthGreen
3.30 Miles
2 Stations
96.50 Miles
78 Stations

01 13 2001

Congress HeightsGreen
Naylor RoadGreen
SuitlandGreen
Branch AvenueGreen
6.62 Miles
4 Stations
103.12 Miles
82 Stations

11 20 2004

New York Avenue - Gallaudet - URed
1 Infill Station83 Stations

12 18 2004

Morgan BoulevardBlue
Largo Town CenterBlue
2.90 Miles
2 Stations
106.03 Miles
85 Stations

07 26 2014

McLeanSilver
Tysons CornerSilver
GreensboroSilver
Spring HillSilver
Wiehle - Reston EastSilver
11.49 Miles
5 Stations
117.52 Miles
90 Stations

11 15 2022

Reston Town CenterSilver
HerndonSilver
Innovation CenterSilver
Dulles AirportSilver
Loudoun GatewaySilver
AshburnSilver
11.56 Miles
6 Stations
129.08 Miles
96 Stations

11 19 2023

Potomac YardBlue
1 Infill Station97 Stations

Revised 07 20 2023.