Court House station

Washington Metro station

Metrobus: 4B, 38B
Arlington Transit: 41, 43, 45, 61, 62, 77

ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundDepth80 feet (24 m)^[1]Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 25 racksAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeK01HistoryOpenedDecember 1, 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-01)Passengers20232,921 daily^[2]Rank31 out of 98 Services

Preceding station	Washington Metro			Following station
Clarendon toward Vienna		Orange Line		Rosslyn toward New Carrollton
Clarendon toward Ashburn		Silver Line		Rosslyn toward Downtown Largo

Location

Court House station is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Courthouse neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. The station was opened on December 1, 1979, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Weekday ridership is approximately 7,000 passengers per day.^[3] The station serves the Orange and Silver Lines.

Location

As the name implies, the station is located near the Arlington County government and court complex, with its main entrance at the intersection of Wilson Boulevard and Uhle Street.

History

The station opened on December 1, 1979.^[4] Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) of rail west of the Rosslyn station and the opening of the Clarendon, Virginia Square and Ballston stations.^[4] Presently, there are long-range plans to create a new entrance for the station at its western end. These plans envision an elevator that would connect the western end of the platform to a location near the corner of Clarendon Boulevard and Barton Street.

Station layout

This station is the third deepest station on the Orange and Silver Lines behind L'Enfant Plaza and Rosslyn. Its platforms are located approximately 80 feet (24 m) below street level.^[5] Similar to most Red Line north of Cleveland Park, Court House contains an upper underpass mezzanine 20 feet (6.1 m) below the street level. A long bank of escalators connects the upper mezzanine to the lower mezzanine. The platforms are located below the mezzanine.

Court House is one of the few Washington Metro stations outside the Red Line that contain deep-bored, elliptical escalator banks. Unlike most Metro stations, Court House station has four exits.

S	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses
	Upper mezzanine	Escalator landing
M	Mezzanine	Fare gates, ticket machines, station manager
T Platform level	Westbound	← toward Ashburn (Clarendon) ← toward Vienna (Clarendon)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Downtown Largo (Rosslyn) → → toward New Carrollton (Rosslyn) →

References

^ Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (August 1983). Metrorail Station Area Planning: A Metrorail before-and-After Study Report (PDF). p. 72. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ "Metrorail Ridership by Station by Month, 2010-2015". WMATA. March 24, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Feaver, Douglas B.; Sandra G. Boodman (December 2, 1979). "Area celebrates extension of Metrorail in Arlington". The Washington Post. p. C1.
^ Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (August 1983). Metrorail Station Area Planning: A Metrorail before-and-After Study Report (PDF). p. 72. Retrieved February 6, 2021.