Federal Center SW
Station platform in May 2010
General information
Location401 Third St SW
Washington, D.C.
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilities2 racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeD04
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1977 (July 1, 1977)
Passengers
20221,273 daily[1]
Rank61st
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
L'Enfant Plaza
toward Vienna
 Orange Line Capitol South
toward New Carrollton
L'Enfant Plaza
toward Ashburn
 Silver Line Capitol South
toward Downtown Largo
L'Enfant Plaza
toward Franconia–Springfield
 Blue Line
Location

Federal Center SW station is a Washington Metro station in an area known as the Southwest Federal Center in Washington, D.C., United States. The island-platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and is located on the Orange, Silver, and Blue Lines. The station is located at 3rd and D Streets.

History

In preliminary maps, this was named Voice of America station, after the government-owned radio service located a block away.[2] In September 1971, Department of Health, Education and Welfare secretary Eliot Richardson suggested the current name, noting that "The Voice of America is by far the smallest agency in the Southwest area".[2] The station opened on July 1, 1977.[3] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[4] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian, and Stadium–Armory stations.[5] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.[6] Silver Line service at Federal Center SW began on July 26, 2014.[7]

From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9][10]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the Inauguration of Joe Biden.[11]

Station layout

G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
M Mezzanine Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Franconia–Springfield (L'Enfant Plaza)
← toward Ashburn (L'Enfant Plaza)
← toward Vienna (L'Enfant Plaza)
Island platform
Eastbound →   toward Downtown Largo (Capitol South) →
→ toward New Carrollton (Capitol South) →
3000 series Silver Line train arriving at Federal Center SW station in January 2018

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ↑ "Rail Ridership Data Viewer". WMATA. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Feaver, Douglas B.; Feinstein, John (November 27, 1978), "That which we call Zoological Park would smell as sweet half mile away; What's in a Metro name?", The Washington Post, p. C4, retrieved January 29, 2018
  3. ↑ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
  4. ↑ "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
  6. ↑ Eisen, Jack; Feinstein, John (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
  7. ↑ Halsey, Ashley (July 26, 2014). "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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