Rail Station Information
Rail line and station information, including locations, fares, times, and parking.
XML - Station List
Description
Returns a list of station location and address information based on a given LineCode. Omit the LineCode to return all stations. The response is an array of objects identical to those returned in the Station Information method.
Response Elements
Element | Description |
---|---|
Stations | Array containing station information (Station). |
Address | Structure describing address information. |
Code | Station code. Repeated from input. |
Lat | Latitude. |
LineCode1 | Two-letter abbreviation for the line (e.g.: RD, BL, YL, OR, GR, or SV) served by this station. |
LineCode2 | Additional line served by this station. This is often the case when stations have multiple platforms (e.g.: Gallery Place, Fort Totten, L'Enfant Plaza, and Metro Center). |
LineCode3 | Similar to function as LineCodeX. |
LineCode4 | Similar to function as LineCodeX. Currently not in use. |
Lon | Longitude. |
Name | Station name. |
StationTogether1 | For stations with multiple platforms (e.g.: Gallery Place, Fort Totten, L'Enfant Plaza, and Metro Center), the additional StationCode will be listed here. |
StationTogether2 | Similar in function to StationTogether2. Currently not in use. |
City | City. |
State | State (abbreviated). |
Street | Street address (for GPS use). |
Zip | Zip code. |
Request URL
Request parameters
(optional)
string
Two-letter line code abbreviation:
- RD - Red
- YL - Yellow
- GR - Green
- BL - Blue
- OR - Orange
- SV - Silver
Request headers
Request body
Response 200
Default response code.
<StationsResp
xmlns="http://www.wmata.com"
xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Stations>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Rockville</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>15903 Somerville Drive</Street>
<Zip>20855</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A15</Code>
<Lat>39.1199273249</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.1646273343</Lon>
<Name>Shady Grove</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Rockville</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>251 Hungerford Drive</Street>
<Zip>20850</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A14</Code>
<Lat>39.0843216075</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.1461253392</Lon>
<Name>Rockville</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Rockville</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>1600 Chapman Avenue</Street>
<Zip>20852</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A13</Code>
<Lat>39.0624676517</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.1208179517</Lon>
<Name>Twinbrook</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Rockville</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>5500 Marinelli Road</Street>
<Zip>20852</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A12</Code>
<Lat>39.0481513573</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.112829859</Lon>
<Name>White Flint</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Bethesda</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>10300 Rockville Pike</Street>
<Zip>20852</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A11</Code>
<Lat>39.02926895</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.10384972</Lon>
<Name>Grosvenor</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Bethesda</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>8810 Rockville Pike</Street>
<Zip>20814</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A10</Code>
<Lat>39.0000564843</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0969522905</Lon>
<Name>Medical Center</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Bethesda</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>7450 Wisconsin Avenue</Street>
<Zip>20814</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A09</Code>
<Lat>38.9843936603</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0941291922</Lon>
<Name>Bethesda</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>5337 Wisconsin Avenue NW</Street>
<Zip>20015</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A08</Code>
<Lat>38.9594838736</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.084995805</Lon>
<Name>Friendship Heights</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>4501 Wisconsin Avenue NW</Street>
<Zip>20016</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A07</Code>
<Lat>38.9488514351</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0795873255</Lon>
<Name>Tenleytown</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>4200 Connecticut Avenue NW</Street>
<Zip>20008</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A06</Code>
<Lat>38.9432652883</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0629861805</Lon>
<Name>Van Ness UDC</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>3599 Connecticut Avenue NW</Street>
<Zip>20008</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A05</Code>
<Lat>38.9347628908</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0580425191</Lon>
<Name>Cleveland Park</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>2700 Connecticut Ave., NW</Street>
<Zip>20008</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A04</Code>
<Lat>38.9250851371</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0524180207</Lon>
<Name>Woodley Park Zoo</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>1525 20th St. NW</Street>
<Zip>20036</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A03</Code>
<Lat>38.9095980575</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0434143597</Lon>
<Name>Dupont Circle</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>1001 Connecticut Avenue NW</Street>
<Zip>20036</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A02</Code>
<Lat>38.9032019462</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0397008272</Lon>
<Name>Farragut North</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>607 13th St. NW</Street>
<Zip>20005</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>A01</Code>
<Lat>38.8983144732</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0280779971</Lon>
<Name>Metro Center</Name>
<StationTogether1>C01</StationTogether1>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>630 H St. NW</Street>
<Zip>20001</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B01</Code>
<Lat>38.8983168097</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0219153904</Lon>
<Name>Gallery Place</Name>
<StationTogether1>F01</StationTogether1>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>450 F Street NW</Street>
<Zip>20001</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B02</Code>
<Lat>38.8960903176</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0166389566</Lon>
<Name>Judiciary Square</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>701 First St. NE</Street>
<Zip>20002</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B03</Code>
<Lat>38.8977660392</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0074142921</Lon>
<Name>Union Station</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>200 Florida Ave N.E.</Street>
<Zip>20002</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B35</Code>
<Lat>38.9070162121</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0030204472</Lon>
<Name>New York Avenue</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>919 Rhode Island Avenue NE</Street>
<Zip>20018</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B04</Code>
<Lat>38.9210596891</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-76.9959369166</Lon>
<Name>Rhode Island Avenue</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>801 Michigan Avenue NE</Street>
<Zip>20017</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B05</Code>
<Lat>38.9332109913</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-76.9945342851</Lon>
<Name>Brookland</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>550 Galloway Street NE</Street>
<Zip>20011</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B06</Code>
<Lat>38.9518467675</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0022030768</Lon>
<Name>Fort Totten</Name>
<StationTogether1>E06</StationTogether1>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Washington</City>
<State>DC</State>
<Street>327 Cedar Street NW</Street>
<Zip>20012</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B07</Code>
<Lat>38.976078531</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0181766987</Lon>
<Name>Takoma</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Silver Spring</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>8400 Colesville Road</Street>
<Zip>20910</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B08</Code>
<Lat>38.9939493747</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0310178268</Lon>
<Name>Silver Spring</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Forest Glen</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>9730 Georgia Avenue</Street>
<Zip>20910</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B09</Code>
<Lat>39.0149542752</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0429165548</Lon>
<Name>Forest Glen</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Silver Spring</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>11171 Georgia Avenue</Street>
<Zip>20902</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B10</Code>
<Lat>39.0375271436</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0501070535</Lon>
<Name>Wheaton</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
<Station>
<Address>
<City>Silver Spring</City>
<State>MD</State>
<Street>12501 Georgia Avenue</Street>
<Zip>20906</Zip>
</Address>
<Code>B11</Code>
<Lat>39.0617837655</Lat>
<LineCode1>RD</LineCode1>
<LineCode2 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode3 i:nil="true"/>
<LineCode4 i:nil="true"/>
<Lon>-77.0535573593</Lon>
<Name>Glenmont</Name>
<StationTogether1/>
<StationTogether2/>
</Station>
</Stations>
</StationsResp>
Code samples
@ECHO OFF
curl -v -X GET "https://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Stations?LineCode={string}"
-H "api_key: {subscription key}"
--data-ascii "{body}"
using System;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Web;
namespace CSHttpClientSample
{
static class Program
{
static void Main()
{
MakeRequest();
Console.WriteLine("Hit ENTER to exit...");
Console.ReadLine();
}
static async void MakeRequest()
{
var client = new HttpClient();
var queryString = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);
// Request headers
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("api_key", "{subscription key}");
// Request parameters
queryString["LineCode"] = "{string}";
var uri = "https://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Stations?" + queryString;
var response = await client.GetAsync(uri);
}
}
}
// // This sample uses the Apache HTTP client from HTTP Components (http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/)
import java.net.URI;
import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;
public class JavaSample
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
HttpClient httpclient = HttpClients.createDefault();
try
{
URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder("https://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Stations");
builder.setParameter("LineCode", "{string}");
URI uri = builder.build();
HttpGet request = new HttpGet(uri);
request.setHeader("api_key", "{subscription key}");
// Request body
StringEntity reqEntity = new StringEntity("{body}");
request.setEntity(reqEntity);
HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(request);
HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
if (entity != null)
{
System.out.println(EntityUtils.toString(entity));
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
}
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>JSSample</title>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
var params = {
"api_key": "{subscription key}",
// Request parameters
"LineCode": "{string}",
};
$.ajax({
url: "https://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Stations?" + $.param(params),
type: "GET",
})
.done(function(data) {
alert("success");
})
.fail(function() {
alert("error");
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
{
NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
NSString* path = @"https://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Stations";
NSArray* array = @[
// Request parameters
@"entities=true",
@"LineCode={string}",
];
NSString* string = [array componentsJoinedByString:@"&"];
path = [path stringByAppendingFormat:@"?%@", string];
NSLog(@"%@", path);
NSMutableURLRequest* _request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:path]];
[_request setHTTPMethod:@"GET"];
// Request headers
[_request setValue:@"{subscription key}" forHTTPHeaderField:@"api_key"];
// Request body
[_request setHTTPBody:[@"{body}" dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
NSURLResponse *response = nil;
NSError *error = nil;
NSData* _connectionData = [NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:_request returningResponse:&response error:&error];
if (nil != error)
{
NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);
}
else
{
NSError* error = nil;
NSMutableDictionary* json = nil;
NSString* dataString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:_connectionData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
NSLog(@"%@", dataString);
if (nil != _connectionData)
{
json = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:_connectionData options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&error];
}
if (error || !json)
{
NSLog(@"Could not parse loaded json with error:%@", error);
}
NSLog(@"%@", json);
_connectionData = nil;
}
[pool drain];
return 0;
}
<?php
// This sample uses the Apache HTTP client from HTTP Components (http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/)
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new Http_Request2('https://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Stations');
$url = $request->getUrl();
$headers = array(
// Request headers
'api_key' => '{subscription key}',
);
$request->setHeader($headers);
$parameters = array(
// Request parameters
'LineCode' => '{string}',
);
$url->setQueryVariables($parameters);
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_GET);
// Request body
$request->setBody("{body}");
try
{
$response = $request->send();
echo $response->getBody();
}
catch (HttpException $ex)
{
echo $ex;
}
?>
########### Python 2.7 #############
import httplib, urllib, base64
headers = {
# Request headers
'api_key': '{subscription key}',
}
params = urllib.urlencode({
# Request parameters
'LineCode': '{string}',
})
try:
conn = httplib.HTTPSConnection('api.wmata.com')
conn.request("GET", "/Rail.svc/Stations?%s" % params, "{body}", headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
data = response.read()
print(data)
conn.close()
except Exception as e:
print("[Errno {0}] {1}".format(e.errno, e.strerror))
####################################
########### Python 3.2 #############
import http.client, urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error, base64
headers = {
# Request headers
'api_key': '{subscription key}',
}
params = urllib.parse.urlencode({
# Request parameters
'LineCode': '{string}',
})
try:
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection('api.wmata.com')
conn.request("GET", "/Rail.svc/Stations?%s" % params, "{body}", headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
data = response.read()
print(data)
conn.close()
except Exception as e:
print("[Errno {0}] {1}".format(e.errno, e.strerror))
####################################
require 'net/http'
uri = URI('https://api.wmata.com/Rail.svc/Stations')
query = URI.encode_www_form({
# Request parameters
'LineCode' => '{string}'
})
if uri.query && uri.query.length > 0
uri.query += '&' + query
else
uri.query = query
end
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
# Request headers
request['api_key'] = '{subscription key}'
# Request body
request.body = "{body}"
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
http.request(request)
end
puts response.body