The Incredible Architecture of the Washington Metro

The 11 types of stations on America’s most iconic metro system.















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Matt Johnson’s fabulous article that outlines all 11 station types (with a map): https://ggwash.org/view/36068/metro-h...

Thumbnail photo, Arch I station video, and Dulles station platform photo by @Enjineer (@jeremyzorek on Twitter)

More photo/video credits-
Cleveland Park station from mezzanine by Jared Tarbell: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Columbia Heights metro station by dbking: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Forest Glen Station by Ben Schumin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Stockholm - Solna centrum Metro station by Pudelek: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Moscow Metro photo by A. Savin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
St. Petersburg Metro photo by MScheiner: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Washington Dulles International Airport at Dusk by Joe Ravi: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Reagan National Metro Station by Eric T. Gunther: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Potomac Yard METRO Station by Duane Lempke: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Union Station WMATA repainting 2017 by Antony-22: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Station construction photo from WMATA archives: https://archive.org/search?query=subj...
Arlington Cemetery station from outbound end of platform by Ben Schumin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Eisenhower Avenue Station by Ben Schumin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Cheverly Station by Ben Schumin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
National Airport Metro by Ben Schumin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Vienna Metro Station by Ben Schumin: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
College Park Station by Rainclaw7: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Old map animation and historical video from “Metro: Here and Now”:    • Metro: Here and Now  

Music: End Credits by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio    • Free Chill Synthwave Music - End Cred...  



More cool DC Metro stuff-
RMtransit DC Metro video:    • So, the US Actually *Can* Design Grea...  
Secrets of the Red Line by Andy on Track:    • Secrets of the DC Metro Red Line  
Metro speedrun:    • I visited all 97 DC Metro stations in...