Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station

Rhode Island Avenue (also known as Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood) is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line. The station is located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Northeast, on an elevated platform crossing Rhode Island Avenue NE (U.S. Route 1).

Rhode Island Avenue
rapid transit station
Station platform with the United States Capitol seen from a distance.
Location919 Rhode Island Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38.920741°N 76.995984°W / 38.920741; -76.995984
Owned byWMATA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Metrobus: 83, 86, B8, B9, D8, G8, G9, H8, H9, P6, S41, T14, T18
Metropolitan Branch Trail
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking221 spaces
Bicycle facilities12 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeB04
History
OpenedMarch 27, 1976 (March 27, 1976)
Previous namesRhode Island Avenue (1976–2004)
Traffic
Passengers (2017)5,345 daily[1]  3.73%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
NoMa–Gallaudet U
toward Shady Grove
 Red Line Brookland–CUA
toward Glenmont

The station is located adjacent to the WMATA's Brentwood Rail Yard, a major United States Postal Service Facility, McKinley Tech High School, and two shopping centers on Rhode Island Avenue, the Edgewood Terrace Apartment Complex, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Building.

History
Rhode Island Avenue station in 1976

Service began on March 27, 1976 as one of the first stations in the system, opening as the eastern terminus of the Red Line.[2] From the time the station opened on March 27, 1976 all the way up until November 20, 2004, the station was originally just named, "Rhode Island Avenue". However; on November 20, 2004, during exactly the same time WMATA opened its brand new "New York Avenue - Florida Avenue - Galludet University" Metrorail Station in between the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station & Union Station, the "Rhode Island Avenue" Metro Station, was officially renamed, "Rhode Island Avenue - Brentwood" in recognition of the Brentwood neighborhood in Northeast Washington D.C., which the station is located in. However; this particular name change of the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station, was only initially reflected on WMATA's Metrorail Rider Guides, System Maps, and on most of WMATA's newer/ updated Metrobus Schedules for each of the Metrobus Routes that served the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station. The pylons and station signage, on the other hand, did not officially reflect the new name change of the station, until they were eventually replaced with brand new pylons and station signage during July/August, 2005.

In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across the system. The platforms at the Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station would be rebuilt starting in September 2020.[3]

Station layout

The station's main entrance is located just south of Rhode Island Avenue on Washington Street N.E. The station's island platform is state to have the highest elevation of any Metro station in the system.

P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Grosvenor–Strathmore or Shady Grove (NoMa–Gallaudet U)
Island platform
Eastbound → toward Silver Spring or Glenmont (Brookland–CUA) →
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses, parking, fare control, ticket machines, station agent

References
  1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. "METRO HISTORY" (PDF). WMATA. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  3. "Metro wants to rebuild 20 station platforms over three years, creating SafeTrack-like disruptions". Washington Post. May 7, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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