Green Line (Washington Metro)

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Green Line
Southbound Green Line train arriving at Fort Totten in July 2019
Overview
Status	Operating
Locale	Prince George's County, MD Washington, D.C.
Termini	Branch Avenue Greenbelt
Stations	21
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Washington Metro
Operator(s)	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Rolling stock	3000-series, 6000-series, 7000-series
History
Opened	May 11, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-05-11)
Technical
Line length	23.04 mi (37.1 km)
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade, elevated, and underground
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1,429 mm)
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC
Route map Green Line highlighted in green Show interactive map Legend Capital Subdivision to Baltimore Greenbelt Yard I-95 / I-495 Capital Beltway Greenbelt College Park Capital Subdivision to Union Station Hyattsville Crossing West Hyattsville MD DC Fort Totten ( to Glenmont) Georgia Avenue–Petworth Columbia Heights U Street Shaw–Howard University Mount Vernon Square Gallery Place ( to Shady Grove) Archives L'Enfant L'Enfant Plaza I-395 Southwest Freeway to Huntington Waterfront Navy Yard–Ballpark Anacostia River I-295 Anacostia Freeway Shepherd Industrial Spur Anacostia Congress Heights DC MD Southern Avenue Naylor Road Suitland Branch Avenue Branch Avenue Yard Multiple services sharing track All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The Green Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 21 stations in Washington, D.C., and Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The Green Line runs from Branch Avenue to Greenbelt, connecting the southeast suburbs to the northeast suburbs through downtown Washington, D.C.

It was the last line in the original Metro plan to be constructed. Partial service began in 1991; the beginning of service on the completed line on January 13, 2001, also marked the completion of the original 101-mile (163 km) system.

It is one of three north–south lines through the city of Washington. The Green Line shares track with the Yellow Line from L'Enfant Plaza to Mount Vernon Square.

On weekdays, trains run every six minutes until 9:30 p.m. and every 7.5 minutes afterward. On weekends, trains run every eight minutes.^[1]