King Street Station 
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1900 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22301
Metro Lines: Blue and Yellow Lines.
Metro Schedule: Opens at 4:53 a.m.
Metro Entrance: The station has two entrances or exits at:
King Street and Commonwealth Avenue
King Street and Cameron Street
First and Last Trains
First Trains: Trains leave exactly 2 hours later on Saturdays and Sundays.
Blue line train from Franconia-Springfield - 5:37 AM
Blue line train from Largo Town Center - 5:11 AM
Yellow line train from Huntington - 5:31 AM
Yellow line train from Mt Vernon Sq / 7th St-Convention Center - 5:03 AM
Last Trains: Trains leave exactly 3 hours later on Friday and Saturday nights.
Yellow line train from Huntington - 12:35 AM
Yellow line train from Fort Totten - 11:37 PM
King Street Metro Platform
The King Street Metro Station has 1 island platform and 2 tracks. Each Blue Line 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.
Yellow Line: Huntington --- Mt Vernon Sq / 7th St-Convention Center / Fort Totten
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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King Street Metro Station. Photo by missmaya.
Bus Connections
The King Street Station is served by WMATA Metrobus, Alexandria Transit Company's DASH System, and the King Street Trolley. The bus routes serving the station are listed below:
Metrobus:
REX - Richmond Highway Express
28A , 28X - Leesburg Pike Line
29K , 29N - Alexandria-Fairfax Line
DASH:
AT2 - To Lincolnia
AT2 - To Braddock Metro via Old Town
AT5 - To Braddock Metro via Old Town
AT6 - To King St. Metro, Eisenhower Metro
AT6 - To NVCC
AT7 - To King Street Metro, Old Town, Lee Center
AT8 - To Old Town
AT8 - To Landmark, Van Dorn Metro
AT10 - To Potomac Yard
The map below shows you where to board your bus from the King Street 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.
Commonwealth Avenue Exit of King Street Metro Station.
Cameron Street Exit of King Street Metro Station.
Bike Parking at King Street Station
King Street Station has 34 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 are subject to availability.
Bike racks inside the King Street Station.
Bike racks near the Parking Lot in front of the King Street Station.
Metro Parking at King Street Station
King Street Station has a Kiss & Ride Lot with 30 short-term metered 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.
Parking signs at King Street Station.
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King Street Station
The King Street Station is located in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Adjacent to the metro station is an Amtrak Station, where passengers can catch regular trains to New York, Boston, Richmond and Miami, and occasional trains to Chicago. The Amtrak Station also hosts the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) commuter lines, which run Monday through Friday to Manassas and Fredericksburg.
The King Street Station provides easy access to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office via a pedestrian tunnel. The station is also a block away from the George Washington Masonic Memorial, also known as the Masonic Temple. Hotels near the metro station include the Hilton, Embassy Suites, and Hampton Inn Alexandria.
Washington DC Metro
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New riders can learn about the basics of the Metro System by visiting both the Rail and Bus sections of this website. The Tips page will have you traveling like a skilled veteran in no time.
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