Potomac Avenue station

Potomac Avenue
rapid transit station
Location 700 14th Street, Southeast
Washington, D.C. 20003
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Metrobus: 30N, 30S, 32, 34, 36, 39, B2, M6, V1, V4
Construction
Structure type Underground
Bicycle facilities 4 racks
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code D07
History
Opened July 1, 1977 (July 1, 1977)
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 3,261 daily [1] Increase 0.99%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Blue Line
toward Vienna
Orange Line
Silver Line

Potomac Avenue is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977,[2] and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station currently provides service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines. The station serves a dense residential area of Southeast Washington around Potomac Avenue and is located at 14th and G Streets.

The station's 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, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations.[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.[5] Silver Line service at Potomac Avenue began on July 26, 2014.[6]

Station layout

G Street level Exit/entrance
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Franconia – Springfield (Eastern Market)
← toward Vienna (Eastern Market)
← toward Wiehle – Reston East (Eastern Market)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Blue and Silver Lines toward Largo Town Center (Stadium – Armory) →
→ toward New Carrollton (Stadium – Armory) →

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
  3. ↑ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2010. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
  5. ↑ Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
  6. ↑ Halsey III, Ashley; Aratani, Lori; Duggan, Paul (July 28, 2014). "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
Head house of the station

Coordinates: 38°52′51″N 76°59′6.7″W / 38.88083°N 76.985194°W / 38.88083; -76.985194

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