Yellow Line (Washington Metro)

Yellow Line
Yellow Line
	Yellow Line train arriving at the King Street–Old Town station in May 2022
Overview
Locale	Fairfax, Alexandria, and Arlington counties, Virginia; Washington, D.C.
Termini	Huntington; Mount Vernon Square;
Stations	13
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Washington Metro
Operator(s)	WMATA
Rolling stock	3000-series, 6000-series, 7000-series
History
Opened	April 30, 1983
Technical
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
	Legend
	to Downtown Largo
	to New Carrollton
	I-395
	Southwest Freeway
	DC
	VA
	I-395
	Shirley Highway
	Crystal
	City
	Alexandria
	Union Sta.
	RF&P Subdivision
	to Richmond
	I-495
	Capital Beltway
	All stations are accessible
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The Yellow Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system that runs between Huntington in Virginia and Mount Vernon Square in Washington, D.C. It consists of 13 stations in Fairfax County, the city of Alexandria, and Arlington County in Virginia, and Washington, D.C.^{[note 1]}^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] It is the shortest line in the system, and since its truncation to Mount Vernon Square, it is the only line that does not enter Maryland.

The Yellow Line shares track with the Blue Line between King Street–Old Town and Pentagon and the Green Line between L'Enfant Plaza and Mount Vernon Square. It has only two stations that are not shared by any other lines (Huntington and Eisenhower Avenue) and only two sections of track that are not shared by any other lines – the section south of King Street–Old Town and the section between Pentagon and L'Enfant Plaza, crossing the Potomac River.

^ Cite error: The named reference railhist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Metro Pocket Guide 50.532 (REV.3/11)" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
^ "Metrorail Timetable: Weekend" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. May 26, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Metrorail Timetable: Weekday Evening" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "How will Rush Plus affect the Yellow Line?".
^ "Metro GM recommends customer-focused improvements to service, fares in FY20 budget proposal | WMATA".

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[wmata.com-2] "Metro Pocket Guide 50.532 (REV.3/11)" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2011.

[4] "Metrorail Timetable: Weekend" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. May 26, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[5] "Metrorail Timetable: Weekday Evening" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[greatergreaterwashington.org-6] "How will Rush Plus affect the Yellow Line?".

[7] "Metro GM recommends customer-focused improvements to service, fares in FY20 budget proposal | WMATA".

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