The Orange Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 26 stations in Fairfax County and Arlington in Northern Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The Orange Line runs from Vienna in Virginia to New Carrollton in Maryland. Half of the line's stations are shared with the Blue Line and over two thirds are shared with the Silver Line. Orange Line service began on November 20, 1978.
An Orange Line train at Smithsonian station in July 2019
Vienna, the western terminus of the Orange Line
Unused bridge pier east of West Falls Church station, now used for a bridge connecting the Silver Line to the Orange Line.
Rosslyn station
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Rosslyn station is the westernmost station on the shared segment of the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines of the Washington Metro. It is located in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, United States. Rosslyn is the first station in Virginia heading westward from the District on the Orange and Silver Lines and southward on the Blue Line. It is one of four interchange points on the Metrorail system west of the Potomac River and located in a growing business district.
A Blue Line train at Rosslyn in 2005
The escalator to street level at the Rosslyn Metro station is the fifth longest continuous span escalator in the D.C. metro system.