Huntington Station 
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2701 Huntington Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22303
Metro Lines: Yellow Line.
Metro Schedule: Opens at 4:50 a.m.
Metro Entrances: The station has two entrances or exits at:
Huntington Avenue at Fenwick Drive
Kings Highway north of Fort Drive
First and Last Trains
First Trains: Trains leave exactly 2 hours later on Saturdays and Sundays.
Yellow line train from Mt Vernon Sq / 7th St-Convention Center - 5:00 AM
Last Trains: Trains leave exactly 3 hours later on Friday and Saturday nights.
Yellow line train from Fort Totten - 11:34 PM (No Red Line Transfer Possible)
Huntington Metro Platform
Huntington Station has an island platform and 2 tracks. The Yellow Line trains go in two directions named for the last stop on the line.
Yellow Line: Huntington --- Fort Totten / Mt Vernon Sq / 7th St-Convention Center
The Yellow Line goes in two directions: Huntington and Fort Totten.
However, the last station is Mount Vernon Square / 7th Street - Convention Center during peak hours. On weekdays, peak hours are from 5:30-9:30 a.m. and 3-7 p.m. On weekends, peak hours are from 2 a.m. to closing.
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Inside Huntington Station.
Bus Connections
Huntington Metro Station serves two bus systems: WMATA Metrobus and Fairfax Connector. The bus routes serving the station are listed below.
Metrobus:
REX - Richmond Highway Express
9A, 9E - Huntington-Pentagon Line
Fairfax Connector:
Route 101 - Fort Hunt Road - Mount Vernon: Huntington Metro Station, Belle View, Mount Vernon via Fort Hunt Rd.
Route 109 - Rose Hill: Huntington Metro Station, Van Dorn Street Metro via Telegraph Road, Rose Hill, Franconia Road, South Van Dorn Street.
Route 151 - Woodlawn: Engleside, Mount Vernon, Huntington Metro Station.
Route 152 - Groveton - Mount Vernon: Huntington Metro Station, Belle View, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Hospital.
Route 161 - Hybla Valley Counter-clockwise: Hybla Valley, Mt. Vernon Hospital, Huntington Metro Station.
Route 162 - Hybla Valley Clockwise: Huntington Metro Station, Mt. Vernon Hospital, Hybla Valley.
Route 171 - Richmond Highway: Huntington Metro North, Richmond Highway, DLA and Lorton VRE.
Route 301 - Telegraph Road: Huntington Metro, Franconia-Springfield Metro via Telegraph, Hayfield.
Route 310 - Franconia Road - Rolling Valley: Rolling Valley Park and Ride, Old Keene Mill Rd., Franconia-Springfield Metro, Franconia Rd., Huntington Metro.
The map below shows you where to board your bus from Huntington 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.
Bike Parking at Huntington Station
There are 34 bike racks and 12 lockers at Huntington Station. 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.
Note: Do not lock your bicycle to railings, sign posts, benches, and other unauthorized areas around the station. Such bicycles are subject to removal without notification.
Huntington Metro Parking
There are three parking garages, two old ones and a new one..
All Day Parking: There are 3,617 parking spots. Cost/day is $4.25. Parking fees are collected upon exit from 10:30 a.m. to Metro closing hours. Parking fees can be paid using SmarTrip® Card and credit cards.
Short-term Metered Parking: There are 32 parking spots. Parking is available from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m., time limit is 12 hours. The rate is $1.00 per 60 mins. Meters at short-term parking spaces accept only quarters and $1 coins.
Additional Parking Spaces: Metro is repairing and rehabilitating the Huntington North Garage on the Huntington Ave. side of the station. Up to 150 daily parking spaces may be blocked in this garage each day during this work. Parking is available in the new Huntington III garage adjacent to this structure. This work is expected to be finished by the fall of 2012.
Overnight Parking: Huntington 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 Huntington III Parking Garage through the lower level entrance at Huntington Avenue at Fenwick Drive and proceeding to Row B of the facility. Park in spaces signed "multi-day parking."
Reserved Parking: There is reserved parking at Huntington Ave. at Fenwick Drive, North Kings Highway (Route 241), north of Fort 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).
Free Parking: Parking is free at Metro-operated lots on weekends and federal holidays. Most weekends, it's easy to find a space at Metro parking lots.
One of the three parking garages at Huntington Station. Photo by jvonr
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Huntington Station
Huntington Station is located south of Alexandria next to Interstate I-495. The metro station is the southern terminus of the Yellow Line. It opened on December 17, 1983. Unlike other metro stations, Huntington was built into a hillside giving it a different design. Particularly, one of the station's exits is on top of the hill while the other one is on the bottom. The station also has an automated public restroom.
Nearby attractions include George Washington's Mount Vernon. From bus stop E (Northside), take Fairfax Connector 101 directly to the Mount Vermon State. From bus bay B (Southside), take Fairfax Connector 151 directly to the Mount Vernon State. From bus bay C (Southside), take Fairfax Connector 152 directly to the Mount Vernon State.
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