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. The station serves the Orange and Silver Lines.

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. Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately of rail west of the Rosslyn station and the opening of the Clarendon, Virginia Square and Ballston stations. Similar to most Red Line stations north of Cleveland Park, Court House contains an upper underpass mezzanine 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.

References

  • The Schumin Web Transit Center: Court House Station
  • Uhle Street entrance from Google Maps Street View