Plan any metro journey — routes, fares, station details and live network info, all in one place.
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Tap any route for stops, fares and timings across the network.
Colour-coded corridors connecting Washington end to end.
Shady Grove ↔ Glenmont
Franconia–Springfield ↔ Largo Town Center
Vienna ↔ New Carrollton
Greenbelt ↔ Branch Ave
Huntington ↔ Mt Vernon Sq
Everything you need before you tap in.
Every station on all 5 lines.
Shady Grove
Bethesda
Friendship Heights
Tenleytown–AU
Woodley Park
Dupont Circle
Farragut North
Metro Center
Gallery Pl–Chinatown
Union Station
Fort Totten
Glenmont
Scroll → to see all 12 stations · Coloured dots = line interchanges
Franconia–Springfield
King St–Old Town
Pentagon
Arlington Cemetery
Rosslyn
Foggy Bottom–GWU
Farragut West
McPherson Sq
Metro Center
Smithsonian
L'Enfant Plaza
Largo Town Center
Scroll → to see all 12 stations · Coloured dots = line interchanges
Vienna
Ballston–MU
Clarendon
Rosslyn
Foggy Bottom–GWU
Farragut West
McPherson Sq
Metro Center
Smithsonian
L'Enfant Plaza
Capitol South
New Carrollton
Scroll → to see all 12 stations · Coloured dots = line interchanges
Greenbelt
College Park–U of Md
Fort Totten
Georgia Ave–Petworth
Columbia Heights
U Street
Mt Vernon Sq
Gallery Pl–Chinatown
L'Enfant Plaza
Waterfront
Anacostia
Branch Ave
Scroll → to see all 12 stations · Coloured dots = line interchanges
Huntington
King St–Old Town
Pentagon
L'Enfant Plaza
Gallery Pl–Chinatown
Mt Vernon Sq
Scroll → to see all 6 stations · Coloured dots = line interchanges
The Washington Metro is operated by WMATA and serves daily city journeys across Washington with 38 stations across 145 km of track over 5 lines. Around see lines passengers use the network every day.
Services operate from 05:00 to 00:00 daily, with trains every 4 minutes during peak periods on busy corridors. Fares are distance based, and this page connects route planning, station pages, line information and route-map links in one place.
The Red Line guide covers 12 stations from Shady Grove to Glenmont, while the network cards above make it easy to jump into the interactive map for transfers and cross-line trips.
Common questions about fares, timings, routes and services.
The latest network news and travel guides.
Plan fares, timings and interchanges on the Washington Metro before you travel.
Use a rechargeable transit card or contactless payment for the smoothest journey.
The Red Line links major destinations across Washington.
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