Watch for flashing lights along the platform's edge, which signal a train's arrival. Stand behind the bumpy tiles along the platform's edge.

Read station signs to learn which train platform to use for your destination. See the SmarTrip® box on the right to learn more. SmarTrip® card users get the lowest fares. For fares on trips that involve trains and buses, use our To determine the fare between two stations, visit your starting station's page and use the Metrorail Fares fare finder in the middle of the page.

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Colored stripes around the column show which lines serve the station. Look for tall brown columns with a large 'M' identifying the station entrances. If you're driving, look for the large Metro signs to direct you to stations. The layout of the system makes it possible to travel between any two stations with no more than a single transfer. The Metrorail system has six color-coded rail lines: Red, Orange, Silver, Blue, Yellow, and Green. The system is the second busiest in the United States, serving 97 stations in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Fare gates do not accept cash.Metrorail provides safe, clean, reliable transit service for more than 600,000 customers a day throughout the Washington, DC area. To ride, you can pay directly at the fare gate with contactless payment or you can purchase an EASY Card or EASY Ticket, or a mobile pass on the GO Miami-Dade Transit app. All passengers heading to the airport, must transfer to the Airport Shuttle train at Earlington Heights. Orange Line trains provide only Airport Shuttle train service between Earlington Heights and Miami International Airport Stations with a 15 minute frequency.

On weekends (Saturday & Sunday): Green Line trains run every 30 minutes. During non-peak hours, Green and Orange Line trains run every 15 minutes, with a combined frequency of 7.5 minutes between Dadeland South and Earlington Heights Stations until 8 p.m., then every 30 minutes until closing. On weekdays (Monday - Friday): Green Line and Orange Line trains run every 10 minutes during peak hours for a combined frequency of every 5 minutes between Earlington Heights and Dadeland South Stations.

Metro rail schedule