Congress Heights station

Congress Heights
rapid transit station
Location 1290 Alabama Avenue, Southeast
Washington, D.C. 20020
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Metrobus: 92, D51, V7, W1, W2, W3, W4
DC Circulator:
     Congress Heights – Union Station
Construction
Structure type Underground
Bicycle facilities 10 racks, 12 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code F07
History
Opened January 13, 2001 (2001-01-13)
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 2,173 daily [1] Decrease 5.64%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Green Line
toward Greenbelt

Congress Heights is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for only the Green Line, the station is located at Alabama Avenue and 13th Street, lying under St. Elizabeths Hospital. Congress Heights is the last Green Line station in the District of Columbia going southeast.

Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995,[2] and the station opened on January 13, 2001.[3] Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of rail southeast of the Anacostia station and the opening of the Branch Avenue, Naylor Road, Southern Avenue and Suitland stations.[3]

Station layout

G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Northbound ← toward Greenbelt (Anacostia)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → toward Branch Avenue (Southern Avenue) →

References

  1. ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Fehr, Stephen C. (September 23, 1995), "After 25 years of building, Metro nears finish line", The Washington Post, p. B1
  3. 1 2 Layton, Lyndsey (January 14, 2001), "All Metro doors now open; Five new Green Line stations complete 32-year project, but expansions continue", The Washington Post, p. A1

Coordinates: 38°50′43.4″N 76°59′16″W / 38.845389°N 76.98778°W / 38.845389; -76.98778


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