Farragut West Metro Station

I’m in and out of Farragut West Metro Station everyday. From my experience, it’s one of the better Metro Stations within the WMATA system. Although it does get busy, it serves both the blue and orange lines and so far, I haven’t had any issues.
Unlike many other stations, the escalators, fare machines and air conditioning usually work. I know that may not sound like a big deal, but compared to stations like Metro Center and Gallery Place, believe me, it does. When you also need assistance from a Station Manager, someone is usually in the booth to assist. So giving credit where it’s due, this is a pretty good station to travel through.

When it’s running, it’s goooood. When something happens, you’re fuked! It’s that simple.

I had no idea that any stations were closed on the weekends. It would be nice if Metro made closed stations clear on all of it’s maps and websites. There is a sign that tells you to use the other entrance, but doesn’t tell you exactly where it is. Adding a simple map to the sign would be so easy that you have to ask how could they be so lazy not to do it.

One of the safest metro station you can be waiting at. Also, they have a food court with a variety of foods, Korean, Indian, Cuban, Greek, Chinese and etc. If you get off at the 18^th St exit, you can be sheltered by the bad rainy weather.

This metro station is pretty standard. It has good signage and the machines inside seem to always work. There is a lot of restaurants and bars near here, so I like that there are people around and places to go if you need something to do. This is an underground station, so you don’t have to deal with the elements.

Street Sense vendors harass the hell out of you once you step out on the 18^th Street side in the mornings, sometimes singing sometimes just yelling.

Farragut West is a pretty standard Metro station. It has two exits on opposite ends of the platform. One for 17^th St the other for 18^th St. The 17^th St entrance is closed on weekends. This can be pretty annoying and the reasons for it are unclear.

NOTE: I wanted to rate this station a 3.5÷5. I rounded down, because in my view this station, while good, is not as good as other stations that I have rated a ⁴⁄₅.
Farragut West is an under-​appreciated workhorse of the DC Metro. It must surely be one of the busiest and most crowded stations, carrying people from Northern Virginia into one of the District’s densest commercial and government areas. As it serves the White House, the Executive Office Buildings, K Street, and financial regulatory agencies, this station daily carries some of the most powerful people who ride the Metro. And it does this, mostly, without incident. While it is typically very crowded, I have never experienced anything truly horrible or infamous at this station. The crowds are well-​managed.
During the work day, Farragut West conveniently has two exits (one to 17^th street, one to 18^th street) that are easy to identify and find. These are well-​located and human traffic flows into them as well as it can.
For tourists and out-​of-​town visitors, this station offers extremely convenient access from Reagan National Airport to the White House, the National Mall, and DuPont Circle. Getting off here and walking to DuPont is an excellent way of avoiding the inferior Red Line.
The neighboring McPherson Square Metro Stop has almost the exact same layout, so much of this review is true for that as well.
Cons:
— The 17^th street entrance closes after rush hour

This is a good access point for skipping downtown. You can walk from Farragut North to Farragut West without paying any additional fare. You have to walk above ground, but it’s only a block. That way you can get between the Red and Blue/​Orange lines without having to use the overcrowded downtown transfer stations.

Fairly clean, very nice staff, trains come constantly
Above average metro station!

I mean a metro is a metro. I give them all 3 stars for the most part unless there is something REALLY amazing or REALLY awful. There are rats generally and delays, but it’ll get you where you’re going.
A bonus that this one is centrally located to lots of offices and bars.

PROS:
–serves 2 metro lines (blue and orange)
–free transfers to the red line: Farragut North (within 30 minutes)
–great downtown location
–allows access to the White House, National Mall, the Golden Triangle, and various shopping establishments/​restaurants
–the escalators are short so if they break down, not a far walk
–has 2 exits that lead to 17^th and 18^th streets
CONS:
–one of the busiest metro stations, especially during rush hour
–it’s slightly harder to grab a blue line train if you are looking to go south
–tourists tend to stand in the way (and on the left hand side of the elevators)
All in all, it’s convenient spot and I do use it on a very regular basis.

Decent metro. Fairly clean and not very busy on Friday evening like I thought it would be. Compared to some of the other metros, I think the staff here were extremely nice.

Nice looking metro station. However, if you’re new to the city and used to other subway systems (i.e. NYC), be careful and figure out the ticketing system before hand as you pay based on how far you go and time of day vs. NYC and others pay one fair for any distance.

It’s OK if you don’t mind dodging the maniacs otherwise known as Metro Riders, who are hoofing it to their jobs after being disgorged from the train — they just BAARREL into you. Then again on the weekends this place is fairly deserted and you are more likely to run into the street crazies.
I RIDE THE NY SUBWAYS– they don’t act like this in NY — maybe becuz they know that NY Subway riders GIVE as «GOOD» as they get!!!

I means its a metro station and in dc so yeah gets me from A-​B so thats works!

This is a good stop on the Orange line especially if your destination is around Dupont Circle which is a sub 5-​minute walk once you are outside the station.
Like Michael G’s recommendation of having a walkway between Farragut West and Farragut North stations!

Getting off here from the Orange or Blue line and walking up 18^th to Dupont Circle rather than going to Metro Center and switching to the Red Line is the faster and healthier way to get to one of the best parts of the city.
It is a quick ten minute walk to the circle that will knock off a handful of the calories you’ll be noshing on once you get up there. Just follow the signs in the station to the 18^th St exit. When you come out of the escalator turn left and just go until you run into Connecticut Ave.

The metro in DC is kinda funny looking-​looks like a giant bomb shelter. It’s dark, with serious concrete all around.
Trains ran frequently, which was nice. However, 10 cent addition to EVERY fare has been efffect since February but old prices are still up. Instead of replacing signs, they added a tiny sticker in one corner saying add 10 cents. Government work… Not even gonna go there.

For visitors, it’s easy to confuse Farragut North with Farragut West, and it doesn’t help that they aren’t connected (different lines) and that Unilocal is confused as well. The Farragut stations aren’t flashy or glitzy, but the area around Farragut Square are interesting, albeit quieter, areas. Quite a few restaurants around this area as well. Yum… Morton’s!
Note, Farragut West is on the Blue and Orange Lines.