44 years ago on 03 27 1976 the first segment of the system opened on the Red line between Farragut North and Rhode Island Avenue.
Stations opened
Metro Center (upper level)
Farragut North
Judiciary Square
Union Station
Rhode Island Avenue
-- 4.37 Miles
44 years ago on 12 15 1976 Gallery Place (upper level) opened on the Red line after the settlement of a lawsuit over handicap access.
Station opened
Gallery Place (upper level)
43 years ago on 01 17 1977 the Red line was extended from Farragut North to Dupont Circle.
Station opened
Dupont Circle
0.35 Miles -- 4.72 Miles
43 years ago on 07 01 1977 the Blue line opened between National Airport and Stadium – Armory.
Stations opened
Metro Center (lower level)
McPherson Square
Farragut West
Foggy Bottom - GWU
Rosslyn
Arlington Cemetery
Pentagon
Pentagon City
National Airport
Federal Triangle
Smithsonian
L'Enfant Plaza (lower level)
Federal Center SW
Capitol South
Eastern Market
Potomac Avenue
Stadium - Armory
10.95 Miles -- 15.68 Miles
42 years ago on 02 06 1978 the Red line was extended from Rhode Island Avenue to Silver Spring.
Stations opened
Brookland - CUA
Fort Totten (upper level)
Takoma
Silver Spring
6.06 Miles -- 21.75 Miles
42 years ago on 12 20 1978 the Orange line opened between National Airport and New Carrollton.
Stations opened
Minnesota Avenue
Deanwood
Cheverly
Landover
New Carrollton
7.38 Miles -- 29.13 Miles
41 years ago on 12 01 1979 the Orange line opened from Rosslyn to Ballston after previously operating between New Carrollton and National Airport.
Stations opened
Court House
Clarendon
Virginia Square
Ballston
2.58 Miles -- 31.72 Miles
40 years ago on 11 22 1980 the Blue line was extended from Stadium - Armory to Addison Road.
Stations opened
Benning Road
Capitol Heights
Addison Road
3.62 Miles -- 35.35 Miles
39 years ago on 05 12 1981 the Red line was extended from Dupont Circle to Van Ness.
Stations opened
Woodley Park Zoo
Cleveland Park
Van Ness - UDC
2.48 Miles -- 37.83 Miles
37 years ago on 04 30 1983 the Yellow line opened between Gallery Place (lower level) and National Airport.
Stations opened
Gallery Place (lower level)
Archives
L'Enfant Plaza (upper level)
3.20 Miles -- 41.04 Miles
37 years ago on 12 17 1983 the Yellow line was extended from National to Huntington.
Stations opened
Braddock Road
King Street
Eisenhower Avenue
Huntington
4.89 Miles -- 41.04 Miles
38 years ago on 08 25 1984 the Red line was extended from Van Ness to Grosvenor.
Stations opened
Tenleytown - AU
Friendship Heights
Bethesda
Medical Center
Grosvenor
7.10 Miles -- 53.04 Miles
36 years ago on 12 15 1984 the Red line was extended from Grosvenor to Shady Grove.
Stations opened
White Flint
Twinbrook
Rockville
Shady Grove
6.97 Miles -- 60.02 Miles
34 years ago on 06 07 1986 the Orange line was extended from Ballston to Vienna Completing the full length of the Orange line.
Stations opened
East Falls Church
West Falls Church
Dunn Loring
Vienna
9.45 Miles -- 69.47 Miles
30 years ago on 11 02 1990 the Red line was extended from Silver Spring to Wheaton.
Stations opened
Forest Glen
Wheaton
Miles 3.13 -- Miles 72.61
29 years ago on 05 11 1991 the Yellow line was extended from Gallery Place (lower level) U Street.
Stations opened
Mount Vernon Square
Shaw-Howard Univ
U Street-Cardozo
1.52 Miles -- 74.14 Miles
29 years ago on 06 15 1991 the Blue line was extended from National Airport to Van Dorn Street.
Station opened
Van Dorn Street
3.63 Miles -- 77.77 Miles
29 years ago on 12 28 1991 the Green line opened between U Street and Anacostia.
Stations opened
Waterfront
Navy Yard
Anacostia
2.55 Miles -- 80.33 Miles
27 years ago on 12 11 1993 the Green line was opened between Fort Totten (lower level) and Greenbelt.
Stations opened
Fort Totten (lower level)
West Hyattsville
Prince George’s Plaza
College Park - U of Md
Greenbelt
7.61 Miles -- 87.94 Miles
23 years ago on 06 29 1997 the Blue line was extended from Van Dorn Street to Franconia – Springfield completing the full length of the Blue line.
Station opened
Franconia - Springfield
3.54 Miles -- 91.49 Miles
22 years ago on 12 22 1998 the Red line was extended from Wheaton to Glenmont completing the full length of the Red line.
Station opened
Glenmont
1.70 Miles -- 93.19 Miles
21 years ago on 09 18 1999 the Green line was opened between U Street and Fort Totten (lower level) connect the two separate segments of the Green line together.
Stations opened
Columbia Heights
Georgia Avenue - Petworth
3.30 Miles -- 96.50 Miles
19 years ago on 01 13 2001 the Green line was extended from Anacostia to Branch Avenue completing the full length of the of the Green line and originally planned 103 mile system.
Stations opened
Congress Heights
Naylor Road
Suitland
Branch Avenue
6.62 Miles -- 103.12 Miles
16 years ago on 11 24 2004 the New York Avenue - Gallaudet – U infill station opened on the Red line.
Station opened
New York Avenue - Gallaudet - U
16 years ago on 12 18 2004 the first extension to the originally planned 103 mile system opened on the Blue line from Addison Road to Largo Town Center.
Stations opened
Morgan Boulevard
Largo Town Center
2.90 Miles -- 106.03 Miles
6 years ago on 07 26 2014 The Silver line opened between Largo Town Center to Wiehle - Reston East.
Stations opened
McLean
Tysons Corner
Greensboro
Spring Hill
Wiehle - Reston East
11.49 Miles -- 117.52 Miles
All of the opening were on a Saturday and allowed free entry at the newly opening stations. Exceptions were the opening of the Blue line between National Airport and Stadium - Armory, it opened on a Friday with no free entry, Gallery Place upper level opened on a Wednesday with no free entry (after settling a lawsuit over the lack of handicap access) and the Silver line from East Falls Church to Wiehle - Reston East opened on a Saturday with no free entry at the newly opening stations.
The mileage figures are based on end of platform to end of platform in each segment.
Stations opened
Metro Center (upper level)
Farragut North
Judiciary Square
Union Station
Rhode Island Avenue
-- 4.37 Miles
44 years ago on 12 15 1976 Gallery Place (upper level) opened on the Red line after the settlement of a lawsuit over handicap access.
Station opened
Gallery Place (upper level)
43 years ago on 01 17 1977 the Red line was extended from Farragut North to Dupont Circle.
Station opened
Dupont Circle
0.35 Miles -- 4.72 Miles
43 years ago on 07 01 1977 the Blue line opened between National Airport and Stadium – Armory.
Stations opened
Metro Center (lower level)
McPherson Square
Farragut West
Foggy Bottom - GWU
Rosslyn
Arlington Cemetery
Pentagon
Pentagon City
National Airport
Federal Triangle
Smithsonian
L'Enfant Plaza (lower level)
Federal Center SW
Capitol South
Eastern Market
Potomac Avenue
Stadium - Armory
10.95 Miles -- 15.68 Miles
42 years ago on 02 06 1978 the Red line was extended from Rhode Island Avenue to Silver Spring.
Stations opened
Brookland - CUA
Fort Totten (upper level)
Takoma
Silver Spring
6.06 Miles -- 21.75 Miles
42 years ago on 12 20 1978 the Orange line opened between National Airport and New Carrollton.
Stations opened
Minnesota Avenue
Deanwood
Cheverly
Landover
New Carrollton
7.38 Miles -- 29.13 Miles
41 years ago on 12 01 1979 the Orange line opened from Rosslyn to Ballston after previously operating between New Carrollton and National Airport.
Stations opened
Court House
Clarendon
Virginia Square
Ballston
2.58 Miles -- 31.72 Miles
40 years ago on 11 22 1980 the Blue line was extended from Stadium - Armory to Addison Road.
Stations opened
Benning Road
Capitol Heights
Addison Road
3.62 Miles -- 35.35 Miles
39 years ago on 05 12 1981 the Red line was extended from Dupont Circle to Van Ness.
Stations opened
Woodley Park Zoo
Cleveland Park
Van Ness - UDC
2.48 Miles -- 37.83 Miles
37 years ago on 04 30 1983 the Yellow line opened between Gallery Place (lower level) and National Airport.
Stations opened
Gallery Place (lower level)
Archives
L'Enfant Plaza (upper level)
3.20 Miles -- 41.04 Miles
37 years ago on 12 17 1983 the Yellow line was extended from National to Huntington.
Stations opened
Braddock Road
King Street
Eisenhower Avenue
Huntington
4.89 Miles -- 41.04 Miles
38 years ago on 08 25 1984 the Red line was extended from Van Ness to Grosvenor.
Stations opened
Tenleytown - AU
Friendship Heights
Bethesda
Medical Center
Grosvenor
7.10 Miles -- 53.04 Miles
36 years ago on 12 15 1984 the Red line was extended from Grosvenor to Shady Grove.
Stations opened
White Flint
Twinbrook
Rockville
Shady Grove
6.97 Miles -- 60.02 Miles
34 years ago on 06 07 1986 the Orange line was extended from Ballston to Vienna Completing the full length of the Orange line.
Stations opened
East Falls Church
West Falls Church
Dunn Loring
Vienna
9.45 Miles -- 69.47 Miles
30 years ago on 11 02 1990 the Red line was extended from Silver Spring to Wheaton.
Stations opened
Forest Glen
Wheaton
Miles 3.13 -- Miles 72.61
29 years ago on 05 11 1991 the Yellow line was extended from Gallery Place (lower level) U Street.
Stations opened
Mount Vernon Square
Shaw-Howard Univ
U Street-Cardozo
1.52 Miles -- 74.14 Miles
29 years ago on 06 15 1991 the Blue line was extended from National Airport to Van Dorn Street.
Station opened
Van Dorn Street
3.63 Miles -- 77.77 Miles
29 years ago on 12 28 1991 the Green line opened between U Street and Anacostia.
Stations opened
Waterfront
Navy Yard
Anacostia
2.55 Miles -- 80.33 Miles
27 years ago on 12 11 1993 the Green line was opened between Fort Totten (lower level) and Greenbelt.
Stations opened
Fort Totten (lower level)
West Hyattsville
Prince George’s Plaza
College Park - U of Md
Greenbelt
7.61 Miles -- 87.94 Miles
23 years ago on 06 29 1997 the Blue line was extended from Van Dorn Street to Franconia – Springfield completing the full length of the Blue line.
Station opened
Franconia - Springfield
3.54 Miles -- 91.49 Miles
22 years ago on 12 22 1998 the Red line was extended from Wheaton to Glenmont completing the full length of the Red line.
Station opened
Glenmont
1.70 Miles -- 93.19 Miles
21 years ago on 09 18 1999 the Green line was opened between U Street and Fort Totten (lower level) connect the two separate segments of the Green line together.
Stations opened
Columbia Heights
Georgia Avenue - Petworth
3.30 Miles -- 96.50 Miles
19 years ago on 01 13 2001 the Green line was extended from Anacostia to Branch Avenue completing the full length of the of the Green line and originally planned 103 mile system.
Stations opened
Congress Heights
Naylor Road
Suitland
Branch Avenue
6.62 Miles -- 103.12 Miles
16 years ago on 11 24 2004 the New York Avenue - Gallaudet – U infill station opened on the Red line.
Station opened
New York Avenue - Gallaudet - U
16 years ago on 12 18 2004 the first extension to the originally planned 103 mile system opened on the Blue line from Addison Road to Largo Town Center.
Stations opened
Morgan Boulevard
Largo Town Center
2.90 Miles -- 106.03 Miles
6 years ago on 07 26 2014 The Silver line opened between Largo Town Center to Wiehle - Reston East.
Stations opened
McLean
Tysons Corner
Greensboro
Spring Hill
Wiehle - Reston East
11.49 Miles -- 117.52 Miles
All of the opening were on a Saturday and allowed free entry at the newly opening stations. Exceptions were the opening of the Blue line between National Airport and Stadium - Armory, it opened on a Friday with no free entry, Gallery Place upper level opened on a Wednesday with no free entry (after settling a lawsuit over the lack of handicap access) and the Silver line from East Falls Church to Wiehle - Reston East opened on a Saturday with no free entry at the newly opening stations.
The mileage figures are based on end of platform to end of platform in each segment.
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