Franconia-Springfield Metro Station - Washington DC

Franconia-Springfield Metro Station
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6880 Frontier Drive, Springfield, VA 22150

Metro Lines: Blue Line.

Metro Schedule: Opens at 4:50 AM

Metro Entrance: The station has an entrance or exit at:

Franconia-Springfield Parkway at Frontier Drive

First and Last Trains

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

Blue line train from Largo Town Center - 5:00 AM

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

Blue line train from Largo Town Center - 11:29 PM

Franconia-Springfield Metro Platform

The Franconia-Springfield Metro Station has 1 island platform (Metro) and 2 side platforms (Virginia Railway Express). The station is served by four 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.

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.

Platform at Franconia-Springfield Station.

Bus Connections

The Franconia-Springfield Metro Station is a major hub serving several bus systems, such as the WMATA Metrobus, Fairfax Connector, as well as others. The bus routes serving the station are listed below:

Metrobus:

18R, 18S - Burke Centre Line
S80, S91 - Springfield Circulator-Metro Park Shuttle (TAGS)

Fairfax Connector Bus:

171 - Richmond Highway: Huntington Metro North, Richmond Highway, DLA and Lorton VRE
231 - Kingstowne Counter-Clockwise: Van Dorn Street Metro Station, Franconia-Springfield Metro via Beulah, Kingstowne
232 - Kingstowne Clockwise: Van Dorn Street Metro Station, Franconia-Springfield Metro via Beulah, Kingstowne
301 - Telegraph Road: Huntington Metro, Franconia-Springfield Metro via Telegraph, Hayfield
304 - Saratoga: Saratoga, Franconia-Springfield Metro
305 - Newington Forest - Silverbrook Road: Lorton VRE, Silverbrook, Newington Forest, Gambrill Road Park and Ride, Franconia-Springfield Metro
310 - Franconia Road - Rolling Valley: Rolling Valley Park and Ride, Old Keene Mill Rd., Franconia-Springfield Metro, Franconia Rd., Huntington Metro
321 - Springfield Counter-Clockwise: Springfield Plaza, Van Dorn Street Metro, Franconia-Springfield Metro, Kingstowne
322 - Springfield Clockwise: Kingstowne, Van Dorn Street Metro, Springfield Plaza, Franconia-Springfield Metro
401 - Backlick - Gallows Road Northbound: Franconia-Springfield Metro Station, Tysons Corner via Fairfax Hospital and Dunn Loring Metro Station

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

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Bike Parking at Franconia-Springfield Station

Franconia-Springfield Metro Station has 36 bike racks and 20 lockers. Bicycle racks are available for free on a first-come, first-use basis. Bicycle lockers are available for rent. So you can ride your bicycle to the metro station, leave it there, and take Metro or Metrobus.

Bicycle lockers provide secure parking by improving protection from theft, vandalism, and weather. Each locker is designed to hold one bicycle and bicycle gear. When you rent a locker, you are given a key to open your assigned locker. The space inside is about 1.2m (4 feet) high x 1.9m (6 feet, 5 inches) deep x 0.9m (3 feet) wide at the door and narrows toward the back of the locker. Most standard bicycles will fit inside. However, longer bicycles such as tandem bikes or some recumbent bikes will not fit into the lockers.

To rent a locker, send an email to bikelocker@wmata.com providing your name, address, contact phone number, email address, and station of interest. All locker rentals cost $200 per year, and are subject to availability.

Bike racks at Franconia-Springfield Station.

Metro Parking at Franconia-Springfield Station

All Day Parking: There are 5,069 parking spots. Cost/day is $4.50. Parking fees are collected upon exit from 10:30 a.m. to Metro closing hours. Parking fees can be paid using SmarTrip® and credit card.

Short-term Metered Parking: There are 48 parking spots. Parking is available from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. Meters at short-term parking spaces accept only quarters and $1 coins.

Additional spaces and costs: There are 97 spaces metered for a maximum of 12-hours @ $1.00 per 60 mins.

Reserved Parking: There is reserved parking at Franconia-Springfield Parkway at Frontier Drive. The reserved rate is $65. Monthly permit holders are required to pay the daily fee each time they park. (The daily fee is in addition to the $65 monthly permit fee).

Overnight Parking: The Franconia-Springfield Station provides between 15 and 17 spaces allocated for multi-day use of up to 10 days. Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost/Day is $4.25. There is no charge for multi-day parking beyond the regular fee. Access multi-day parking by entering the garage through the lower level entrance #1 and proceeding to row J of the facility. Park in spaces signed "multi-day parking."

Free Parking: Parking is free at Metro-operated lots and garages on weekends and federal holidays. Most weekends, it is easy to find a space at Metro parking lots.

Parking Garage at Franconia-Springfield Station.

Other Parking Options

If you are unable to find parking at the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station, consider the following parking options:

Park for free at the Springfield Mall in the Macy's parking garage on levels 2, 4 or 6. A TAGS shuttle bus, operated by Metrobus (S80 or S91) runs between the parking garage and the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station at bus bay D every 10 minutes. The Fairfax Connector route 401 also services Springfield Mall, and Fairfax Connector routes 321, 322, 331 and 332 serve Springfield Mall on Spring Mall Road.

Park for free at the Backlick Park and Ride facility and use the Fairfax Connector’s route 310 or 332 to the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station.

Park for free at the Gambrill Park and Ride facility and use Metrobus route 18R or the Fairfax Connector route 305 to the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station.

Park for free at either the Gambrill or Backlick Park and Ride facility and use the Fairfax Connector route 380-D (detour route) to the Pentagon Metro Station.

Parking Garage at Springfield Mall.

Related Information

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