Court House station

For other uses, see Courthouse.

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.

Court House
Station view from the mezzanine in May 2004
General information
Location	2100 Wilson Boulevard Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates	38°53′29″N 77°05′06″W
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 4B, 38B Arlington Transit: 41, 43, 45, 56, 77
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	80 feet (24 m)[1]
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 25 racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	K01
History
Opened	December 1, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-12-01)
Passengers
2023	2,921 daily[2]
Rank	31 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
Route map Rosslyn Clarendon
Location

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 stations 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.

A knockout panel exists on the far end of the station vault to allow construction of a second mezzanine and series of exits in the future.

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.