Federal Triangle Metro Station - WMATA

Federal Triangle Metro Station
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302 12th St. NW, Washington DC 20004

Metro Lines: Blue and Orange lines.

Metro Schedule: Opens at 5:12 AM

Metro Parking: None.

Elevator (handicapped access): The street elevator is located on 12th Street.

Metro Entrance: Federal Triangle only has one entrance or exit at 12th Street. The entrance is beneath the Ariel Rios Federal Building.

West side of 12th Street between Pennsylvania & Constitution Ave NW

First and Last Trains

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

Blue line train from Franconia-Springfield - 5:22 AM
Blue line train from Largo Town Center - 5:36 AM

Orange line train from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU - 5:27 AM
Orange line train from New Carrollton - 5:30 AM

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

Blue line train from Franconia-Springfield - 12:03 AM
Blue line train from Largo Town Center - 12:07 AM

Orange line train from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU - 12:03 AM
Orange line train from New Carrollton - 12:07 AM

Federal Triangle Metro Platform

The Federal Triangle Metro Station has 1 island platform and 2 tracks serving the Blue and Orange trains. Each train goes in two directions named for the last stop on the line.

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

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

Use the Metro's Trip Planner to find out exactly how to get where you want to go in the Washington DC area, using Metrobus, Metro and local bus systems. The Trip Planner asks you where you're starting and when and where you want to go. Then it finds the best way for you to get there using the Metro system and local bus systems.

Photo by Jorge Fernandez

Bus Connections

The Federal Triangle Metro Station serves several bus systems, such as the WMATA Metrobus, DC Circulator, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Commuter Bus as well as others.

DC Circulator:
Smithsonian - National Gallery of Art Loop

Metrobus:
7Y - Lincolnia-North Fairlington Line
11Y - Mt Vernon Express Line
13F, 13G - Ronald Reagan National Airport-Pentagon-DC Line
32, 36 - Pennsylvania Avenue Line
34 - Naylor Road Line
52, 54 - 14th Street Line
63 - Takoma-Petworth Line
64 - Fort Totten-Petworth Line
A42, A46, A48 - Anacostia-Congress Heights Line
D1 - Glover Park-Federal Triangle Line
N3 - Massachusetts Ave Line
P1 - Anacostia-Eckington Line
P2, P6 - Anacostia-Eckington Line
P17, P19 - Oxon Hill-Fort Washington Line
S2, S4 - 16th Street Line
X1 - Benning Road Line
W13 - Bock Road Line

Metrobus Express Limited Stop Service:
37 (on Pennsylvania Ave) - Wisconsin Avenue Limited Line
39 (on Pennsylvania Ave) - Pennsylvania Avenue Limited Line

MTA Maryland:
901 - La Plata / Waldorf to Washington, DC
902 - St. Leonard / Prince Frederick to Washington, DC
904 - North Beach / Pindell to Washington, DC
905 - California / Charlotte Hall / Waldorf to Washington, DC
907 - La Plata / Waldorf to Washington, DC
909 - California / Charlotte Hall to Washington, DC
915 - Columbia / Silver Spring / Washington, DC
922 - Kent Island / Annapolis / Washington, DC
929 - Columbia / Silver Spring / Washington, DC
995 - Clarksville / Ellicott City / Columbia / Washington, DC

The map below shows you where to board your bus from the Federal Triangle Metro Station. Consult the Bus stop information from table below for routing and schedule information about each route serving the Federal Triangle Station. To see a larger version of the images below, click on them.

Click here to enlarge Bus Stop Information

Bike Parking at Federal Triangle Metro Station

There are 20 bike racks at this station. Bicycle racks are available for free on a first-come, first-use basis. The bike racks are located outside the Woodrow Wilson Plaza. The bike racks are behind an area that looks like a security checkpoint. Across the street from the metro station, there is also a Bike and Roll, a bicycle rental shop.

Photo by Erik Weber