Metro Center station
Metro Center is the central hub station of the Washington Metro rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. Metro Center was one of the original Metro stations, and has been in service since March 27, 1976.
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Metro Center from Shady Grove side with train | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 607 13th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.898303°N 77.028099°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms (upper level) 1 island platform (lower level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 upper level, 2 lower level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depth | 44 feet (13 m) Upper Level 64 feet (20 m) Lower Level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 8 racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | A01 (upper level) C01 (lower level) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | March 27, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2016) | 24,160 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Metro Center is located in downtown Washington, under an area roughly extending east–west from 11th to 13th Streets Northwest, and north–south from F to H Streets Northwest. Its entrances are on G Street at 11th, 12th, and 13th Streets, and at the corner of 12th and F Streets. The station's only street elevator is on the east side of 12th Street north of G Street. It is the second busiest station in the Metrorail system after Union Station, averaging 30,500 passengers per weekday as of May 2006.[2]
The mezzanine (upper) level of the station contains side platforms for Red Line trains traveling towards Glenmont and towards Shady Grove. Orange Line, Silver Line, and Blue Line trains traveling in both directions share a center platform on the station's lower level.
History
Metro Center was one of the original 6 stations to open with the first section of the Red Line on March 27, 1976.[3]
Future Improvements
The station is located so close to the Gallery Place station (which connects to the Yellow and Green Lines) that the lights of each station are visible to the other through the tunnel. Plans have long been in the works to add a pedestrian tunnel to connect Gallery Place–Chinatown with Metro Center and provide pedestrian access to all six Metro lines. The most recent major development was the completion of a "Gallery Place/Chinatown - Metro Center Pedestrian Passageway Tunnel Study" in July 2005.[4]
Station layout
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
B1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, ticket machines, station agent |
B2 | Side platform | |
Westbound | ← | |
Eastbound | ||
Side platform | ||
B3 | Westbound | ← ← ← |
Island platform | ||
Eastbound |
Notable places nearby
- Ford's Theater
- Grand Hyatt Washington, connected through tunnel
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Macy's, connected through tunnel
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- National Press Building
- New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
- Treasury Building
- Warner Theatre
- Willard Hotel
- William T. Golden Center for Science and Engineering
Gallery
- A mural, "Scenes of Washington" by G. Byron Peck, is displayed at the 12th and G Street mezzanine.
- Entrance pylon prior to the addition of the Silver Line
References
- "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- "Request for Expressions of Interest for Operation of Retail Services in Metrorail Stations" (PDF). WMATA. February 16, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007.
- Alberto, Cuadro; Denise, Lu (April 27, 2015). "How D.C. Metro grew over the years". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- Parsons; KPG Design Studio; Basile Baumann Prost & Associates (July 2005). "Gallery Place/Chinatown - Metro Center Pedestrian Passageway Tunnel Study" (PDF). WMATA Office of Planning and Project Development. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
External links
Media related to Metro Center (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA Metro Center station page
- StationMasters page for Metro Center station
- G Street and 13th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- G Street and 12th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- G Street and 11th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- F Street and 12th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View