Columbia Heights
Station platform viewed from mezzanine
General information
Location3030 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 4 racks and 12 lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeE04
History
OpenedSeptember 18, 1999 (September 18, 1999)
Passengers
20235,801 daily[1]
Rank12th
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
U Street
toward Branch Avenue
 Green Line Georgia Avenue–Petworth
toward Greenbelt
Former Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
U Street
toward Huntington
 Yellow Line Georgia Avenue–Petworth
toward Greenbelt
Location

Columbia Heights station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Green Line. Due to successful redevelopment since the station's opening, Columbia Heights is one of the busiest Metro stops outside the downtown core, with over four million exits in 2010.[2]

The station is located in Northwest Washington at 14th and Irving Streets (entrances at both the Southwest and Northeast corners), serving both the Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods. It is also close to the Adams Morgan neighborhood. Service began on September 18, 1999.

Since May 7, 2023, the northeastern terminus of the Yellow Line was truncated from Greenbelt to Mount Vernon Square, following its reopening after a nearly eight-month-long major rehabilitation project on its bridge over the Potomac River and its tunnel leading into L'Enfant Plaza. Thus, it no longer services this station.[3]

Station layout

The station has an island platform located underneath 14th Street, with an entrance at the intersection with Irving Street.

G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
M Mezzanine Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Southbound ← toward Branch Avenue (U Street)
Island platform
Northbound → toward Greenbelt (Georgia Avenue–Petworth) →

Public art

Installed in 1999, Woven Identities is a mural and wall sculpture located in the Metro station. Installed as part of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities public art agenda the piece was created by D.C. architect Meghan Walsh, AIA and youth from Casa Del Pueblo Community Center. A series of painted panels, which appear like mosaics, the mural is abstract featuring faces representing the diversity of the Columbia Heights neighborhood. Neon lights of many colors glow from behind the framed painted mosaics.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Columbia Heights neighborhood profile" (PDF). WDCEP. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Metro's Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback". WJLA-TV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ WMATA (2010). "Columbia Heights Station". Art by Metro Line: Green Line. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
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