A rendering of what the new station kiosk will look like—thinner and silver-colored.

You can love Metro’s cathedral-like stations while still admitting that they’re often dark and still look too much like they did on the day they were built. Well, Metro is hoping to change that, and announced today that it would use the Bethesda station for a model of what the station of the future could look like.

As part of its strategic capital plan to improve service and reliability, the Bethesda station will be outfitted with new lighting, better escalator, improved safety features, and more means to convey information to riders. Even some of Metro’s iconic characteristics will see changes—stainless steel and gray paneling will replace Metro’s traditional brown, while kiosks and pylons will be thinner and taller than they are now. More faregates that will feature new technology will allow for faster entry and exit, while signage will be clearer and less cluttered.

Bethesda was chosen because it boasts high ridership and is one of the system’s older stations. It is also a station with a center platform, which Metro says are the hardest to illuminate.

The changes to the station—which could then be extended across the system—would accompany the arrival of the 7000-series rail cars, which include new flooring and seating configurations.