Yellow Line - DC Metro
22 stations from Huntington to Greenbelt. Map, schedule, frequencies and every stop on the line.
About the Yellow Line
The Yellow Line runs between Huntington and Greenbelt, calling at 22 stations and taking about 51 minutes end to end. It crosses the Potomac on a bridge rather than in a tunnel, which makes it the only line with a daylight view of the river and the monuments.
For much of its route it runs alongside other lines – it shares 13 stations with the Green Line and 8 stations with the Blue Line – so at those stops you can change trains without leaving the paid area or paying a second fare.
Yellow Line stations in order
Times are cumulative from Huntington. Stations marked with a black ring are interchanges where you can change to another line without paying again.
- HuntingtonEND OF LINE · 3,617 parking spaces--
- 1 min
- 3 min
- 5 min
- 8 min
- 13 min
- 15 min
- 28 min
- 32 min
- 37 min
- 41 min
- 44 min
- 47 min
Trains that turn back at Mt Vernon Sq
Only about half of Yellow Line trains run the full route. The rest terminate at Mt Vernon Sq, so every station beyond it sees a Yellow Line train roughly half as often as the stations south of it. If you are heading past Mt Vernon Sq, check the front of the train.
How often do Yellow Line trains run?
| When | Mon-Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morning rush (7-9 am) | 6 min | 8 min | 8 min |
| Midday (9 am-4 pm) | 6 min | 8 min | 8 min |
| Afternoon rush (4-6 pm) | 6 min | 8 min | 8 min |
| Evening (6-9:30 pm) | 6 min | 8 min | 8 min |
| Late night (after 9:30 pm) | 7 min | 8 min | 8 min |
On a typical weekday Yellow Line trains run about every 6 minutes through the day, and every 7 minutes after 9:30 pm. These are the scheduled frequencies published in WMATA’s own feed for a normal service week.
One catch: not every train runs the full route, so the outer sections see trains at roughly half this rate. The section above explains which stations are affected.
First and last Yellow Line trains
Departure times from each station. The last train is often much earlier at the ends of the line than in the center.
| Station | Mon-Thu | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington | 5:00 am - 11:35 pm | 6:00 am - 1:33 am | 6:00 am - 11:35 pm |
| Eisenhower Avenue | 5:01 am - 12:42 am | 6:02 am - 2:42 am | 6:01 am - 12:44 am |
| King St-Old Town | 5:03 am - 12:40 am | 6:04 am - 2:40 am | 6:03 am - 12:42 am |
| Braddock Road | 5:05 am - 12:38 am | 6:06 am - 2:38 am | 6:05 am - 12:40 am |
| Potomac Yard | 5:08 am - 12:15 am | 6:08 am - 2:14 am | 6:08 am - 12:15 am |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | 5:11 am - 12:12 am | 6:11 am - 2:11 am | 6:11 am - 12:12 am |
| Crystal City | 5:13 am - 12:10 am | 6:13 am - 2:09 am | 6:13 am - 12:10 am |
| Pentagon City | 5:15 am - 12:08 am | 6:15 am - 2:07 am | 6:15 am - 12:08 am |
| Pentagon | 5:16 am - 12:06 am | 6:17 am - 2:05 am | 6:16 am - 12:06 am |
| L'Enfant Plaza | 5:21 am - 12:01 am | 6:21 am - 2:01 am | 6:21 am - 12:01 am |
| Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter | 5:23 am - 11:59 pm | 6:23 am - 1:59 am | 6:23 am - 11:59 pm |
| Gallery Pl-Chinatown | 5:24 am - 11:59 pm | 6:24 am - 1:58 am | 6:24 am - 11:59 pm |
| Mt Vernon Sq 7th St-Convention Center | 5:26 am - 12:01 am | 6:26 am - 1:59 am | 6:26 am - 12:01 am |
| Shaw-Howard U | 5:24 am - 12:03 am | 6:24 am - 2:01 am | 6:25 am - 12:03 am |
| U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo | 5:22 am - 12:05 am | 6:22 am - 2:03 am | 6:23 am - 12:05 am |
| Columbia Heights | 5:20 am - 12:07 am | 6:20 am - 2:05 am | 6:21 am - 12:07 am |
| Georgia Ave-Petworth | 5:18 am - 12:09 am | 6:18 am - 2:07 am | 6:19 am - 12:09 am |
| Fort Totten | 5:15 am - 12:12 am | 6:15 am - 2:10 am | 6:16 am - 12:12 am |
| West Hyattsville | 5:12 am - 12:16 am | 6:12 am - 2:13 am | 6:13 am - 12:16 am |
| Hyattsville Crossing | 5:09 am - 12:19 am | 6:10 am - 2:15 am | 6:10 am - 12:19 am |
| College Park-U of Md | 5:06 am - 12:22 am | 6:07 am - 2:18 am | 6:07 am - 12:22 am |
| Greenbelt | 5:02 am - 11:33 pm | 6:03 am - 1:33 am | 6:03 am - 11:33 pm |
Where the Yellow Line meets other lines
Yellow Line fares
There is no separate fare for the Yellow Line – the DC Metro charges by distance, not by line. A short hop costs $2.25; the longest weekday trip on the whole system is $6.75.
Yellow Line questions
The Yellow Line serves 22 stations between Huntington and Greenbelt. The full run takes about 51 minutes.
About every 6 minutes during the day on weekdays. Frequencies vary by time of day and are lower after 9:30 pm – the table above has the detail.
Huntington at one end and Greenbelt at the other.
Fares are by distance, not by line, starting at $2.25. Use the fare calculator for your exact trip.
At 20 stations, including King St-Old Town, Braddock Road, Potomac Yard and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All changes are inside the paid area, so you do not pay a second fare.