Bethesda Metro Station

Bethesda station is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro system in . It is one of the busiest suburban Metro stations, serving on average 5,818 passengers each weekday in 2025.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland, US
  • Also known as: Bethesda station” and “Bethesda Subway Station
  • Address: Bethesda, MD
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States National Library of Medicine and Bethesda Theatre.

Library
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library. Located in , the NLM is an institute within the . is situated 1 mile north of Bethesda Metro Station.

Theater building
The , constructed in 1938, is a historic Streamline Moderne movie theater located at 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, , Maryland, United States. is situated 1,100 feet north of Bethesda Metro Station.

Library
Photo: Lorax, CC BY 4.0.
is situated 1,400 feet west of Bethesda Metro Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethesda and Chevy Chase.

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
is in , , 1½ miles northwest of Wealthy and well-educated, is best known for its numerous restaurants and as the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health.

Village
Photo: usdagov, Public domain.
—formally, the Town of Chevy Chase—is an incorporated town in , , United States. The population was 2,904 at the 2020 census.

Village
is a village and special taxing district in , , United States. Founded in 1903 and chartered in 1916, the village contains the area along about one-third of Avenue between Wisconsin Avenue and Little Falls Stream Valley Park.

Bethesda Metro Station

Latitude
38.98438° or 38° 59′ 4″ north
Longitude
-77.09417° or 77° 5′ 39″ west
Elevation
348 feet (106 metres)
Open location code
87C4XWM4+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 738189338
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4348615
Wiki­data ID
Q3565966
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Bethesda Metro Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 貝塞斯達站
  • Chinese: 贝塞斯达站
  • Czech: Bethesda
  • Dutch: Bethesda
  • French: Bethesda
  • Italian: Bethesda
  • Russian: Бетесда
  • Serbian: Метро станица Бетесда
  • Spanish: Bethesda
  • Ukrainian: Бетесда

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bethesda Metro Station”. Photo: Lorax, CC BY-SA 3.0.