Franconia–Springfield is an
island platformed Washington Metro station in
Springfield,
Virginia,
United States. The station was opened on June 29, 1997, and is operated by the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the
Blue Line, it is the southwestern
terminus of the Blue Line, and is located at the junction of Franconia-Springfield Parkway and Frontier Drive. The station serves a suburban area and is mostly used for
commuters, with 5,069 spaces -- Metro's largest
parking garage. It is a major transit hub, providing not only Metro service, but also
Virginia Railway Express,
Metrobus, and local and intercity bus service, including
Greyhound buses. It also served as an Amtrak station for the
Northeast Regional line between 1997 and 2010. Amtrak's code for the station was "FRS."