Capitol South station

Capitol South is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station currently provides service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines.

Capitol South
rapid transit station
The station platform in November 2005
Location355 First Street, SE, Washington, D.C.
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Metrobus: 30N, 30S, 32, 34, 36, 39
MTA Maryland Commuter Bus
OmniRide Commuter
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeD05
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1977 (July 1, 1977)
Traffic
Passengers (2017)6,856 daily [1]  1.02%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Federal Center SW
toward Franconia–Springfield
 Blue Line Eastern Market
toward Largo Town Center
Federal Center SW
toward Wiehle–Reston East
 Silver Line
Federal Center SW
toward Vienna
 Orange Line Eastern Market
toward New Carrollton

History

The station opened on July 1, 1977.[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[3] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations.[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.[5]

The station was painted white sometime in the 2000s.

Silver Line service at Capitol South began on July 26, 2014.[6]

Location

Capitol South is located in the south-central section of the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. As such, it is surrounded by a wealth of government offices and buildings. Most importantly, it is the closest station to the Capitol Building which holds the Senate and House of Representatives.[7] All three buildings of the Library of Congress are within a quarter-of-a-mile radius of Capitol South as are the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters.[7] The Folger Shakespeare Library, the world's largest collection of printed Shakespearean works is a five-minute walk west from the station.[7]

The station entrance pylon in May 2010.

Station layout

There is only one entrance to the station located on the southwestern corner at the intersection of 1st Street SE and C Street SE.[7] A row of three escalators and a staircase brings passengers to the station's mezzanine level, where they may buy tickets from vending machines and pass through the faregates.[8] Once passengers pass through these faregates, a pair of escalators brings passengers onto the platform.[8] There are two elevators for handicapped passengers, one from street level to the mezzanine on the northwestern corner at the intersection of 1st Street SE and D Street SE and another between the mezzanine and platform.[8]

Capitol South station utilises an island platform layout with two tracks, D1 and D2. Eastbound trains to New Carrollton or Largo Town Center use track D1 whilst westbound trains to Vienna, Franconia–Springfield, or Wiehle–Reston East use track D2.

G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
M Mezzanine Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Franconia–Springfield (Federal Center SW)
← toward Wiehle–Reston East (Federal Center SW)
← toward Vienna/Fairfax–GMU (Federal Center SW)
Island platform
Eastbound →   toward Largo Town Center (Eastern Market) →
→ toward New Carrollton (Eastern Market) →

Notable places nearby

References
  1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  2. Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977). "Today, Metro could be U.S. model". The Washington Post. p. A1.
  3. "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). WMATA. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby". The Washington Post. June 24, 1977.
  5. Eisen, Jack; Feinstein, John (November 18, 1978). "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line". The Washington Post. p. D1.
  6. Halsey, Ashley (July 26, 2014). "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. "Station Vicinity Map: Capitol South". WMATA. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  8. "Capitol South". WMATA.

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