| S | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare gates, ticket machines, station manager |
| T Platform level |
Side platform | |
| Westbound | ←  toward Ashburn ({{{previous}}})←  toward Vienna ({{{previous}}})
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| Eastbound | toward Downtown Largo ({{{next}}}) → toward New Carrollton ({{{next}}})
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| Side platform | ||
Usage
editPlatform layout template for side-platformed Washington Metro stations served by the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines:
- Ballston–MU station
- Virginia Square–GMU station
- Clarendon station
- Farragut West station
- McPherson Square station
- Smithsonian station