Station Layout
Dupont Circle station has two tracks with two side platforms; it is the last station heading west on the Red Line with this setup. Such a layout is required due to the depth of the station; its location below not only the Connecticut Avenue NW underpass but also an abandoned streetcar tunnel necessitated a single-bore tunnel to carry both tracks.
There are two entrances to Dupont Circle: one to the north on Q Street NW between Connecticut Avenue NW and one to the south on the southern edge of Dupont Circle between 19th Street NW and Connecticut Avenue NW. Due to the station's depth, the station's north entrance escalators are 188 feet (57 m) long.
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