Metro to change names of 5 stations starting Sept. 11

Metro has announced that the names of five stations will change on signs and maps across the system starting Sept. 11.

The five changes:

  • White Flint will become North Bethesda
  • Largo Town Center will become Downtown Largo
  • Tysons Corner will become Tysons
  • Prince George’s Plaza will become Hyattsville Crossing
  • The secondary name of West Falls Church will change from VT/UVA to VT only


Customers will see instantaneous changes on the digital maps at rail stations, on bus displays and online.

Tadiwos Abedje

Tadi Abedje is a freelance digital writer/editor for WTOP. He was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Northern Virginia. Journalism has been his No. 1 passion since he was a kid and he is blessed to be around people, telling their stories and sharing them with the world.

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