Metro Center station

Metro Center
The crossed vaults at Metro Center station
Location	12 Street NW at G Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′54″N 77°01′41″W / 38.898303°N 77.028099°W / 38.898303; -77.028099Coordinates: 38°53′54″N 77°01′41″W / 38.898303°N 77.028099°W / 38.898303; -77.028099
Platforms	2 side platforms (upper level) 1 island platform (lower level)
Tracks	4 (2 upper level, 2 lower level)
Connections	Metrobus: 16C, 42, 43, 54, 59, 63, 64, 80, A9, D6, G8, P6, S2, X2, X9 MTA Maryland Bus: 901, 902, 904, 905 Loudoun County Transit PRTC OmniRide Ride Smart Northern Shenandoah Valley
Construction
Bicycle facilities	8 racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	A01 (upper level) C01 (lower level)
History
Opened	March 27, 1976 (March 27, 1976)
Passengers
2016	24,160 daily[1]  10.71%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Farragut North toward Shady Grove Red Line Gallery Place toward Glenmont McPherson Square toward Vienna Orange Line Federal Triangle toward New Carrollton McPherson Square toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Federal Triangle toward Largo Town Center McPherson Square toward Wiehle–Reston East Silver Line

Metro Center station is the central hub station of the Washington Metro rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. The station is located in downtown Washington, D.C., centered on the intersection of 12th Street NW and G Street NW. 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 Red Line portion of Metro Center station opened on March 27, 1976, as part of the first section of the Metro system.

Station layout[]

Metro Center station is laid out in two underground levels in a cross shape centered on the intersection of 12th Street NW and G Street NW, with The lower level runs north-south under 12th Street between F Street and H Street, with one island platform for the Orange Line, Silver Line, and Blue Line. The upper level runs east-west under G Street between 11th Street and 13th Street, with two side platforms for the Red Line, with wide corridors above the lower level platform and tracks. Mezzanines are located above the tracks at both ends of the upper platforms.

Entrances are located on G Street at 11th Street (southeast corner), 12th Street (northwest corner), and 13th Street (southeast corner); and at the southwest corner of 12th Street and F Street. Only the 12th Street and G Street entrance has a surface elevator.

G	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses
B1	Mezzanines	Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
B2	Side platform
	Westbound	← toward Shady Grove (Farragut North)
	Eastbound	→ toward Glenmont (Gallery Place) →
	Side platform
B3	Westbound	← toward Franconia–Springfield (McPherson Square) ← toward Vienna (McPherson Square) ← toward Wiehle–Reston East (McPherson Square)
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→ toward Largo Town Center (Federal Triangle) → → toward New Carrollton (Federal Triangle) →

History[]

Station construction in 1973

Metro Center was one of the original 6 stations to open with the first section of the Red Line on March 27, 1976. The upper level with the Red Line opened on March 27, 1976 with the rest of the initial segment from Dupont Circle station to Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood station. The lower level opened on July 1, 1977 with the initial segment of the Blue Line from Reagan National Airport to Stadium-Armory station. Orange Line service began on November 20, 1979 with the opening of the segment from Stadium-Armory to New Carrollton Station. Silver line service began on July 26, 2016 with the opening of the segment from East Falls Church to Wiehle-Reston East.^[3]

A pedestrian tunnel to nearby Gallery Place–Chinatown station has been proposed to connect all six Metro lines within fare control. A study was published in July 2005.^[4]

Between January 16 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the 2020 Inauguration.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metro Center station.

• WMATA Metro Center station page

• Entrances on Google Maps Street View: G Street and 13th Street, G Street and 12th Street, G Street and 11th Street, F Street and 12th Street