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Location | 700 14th Street SE Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 4 racks | |||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | D07 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 1, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||
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2022 | 1,323 daily [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 60th | |||||||||||||||||||
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Potomac Avenue station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of 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]
On February 1, 2023, 64-year-old transit worker Robert Cunningham was killed and three others were injured in an incident involving a gunman. The attacker started an altercation on a bus, followed a passenger off and shot him in the legs, then went down to the station and shot another person in the before he confronted a woman. A transit worker tried to protect the woman and was shot. The attacker, Isaiah Trotman, was taken into custody and hospitalized. According to police records and his lawyer, Trotman has a criminal history and struggles with mental illness. Trotman was enrolled in a behavioral program but had not been seen for over a week prior to the shooting. He had been charged with several drug-related crimes in Pennsylvania in April 2022 and was awaiting sentencing after a plea deal. [7]
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
M | Mezzanine | Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent |
P Platform level | Westbound | ← toward Franconia–Springfield (Eastern Market) ← toward Ashburn (Eastern Market) ← toward Vienna (Eastern Market) |
Island platform | ||
Eastbound | toward Downtown Largo (Stadium–Armory) → toward New Carrollton (Stadium–Armory) → |
Foggy Bottom–GWU station is an Washington Metro station in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of 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). Providing service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines, the station is located on I Street on the George Washington University (GWU) campus. It is the last westbound station in the District of Columbia on these lines before they dive under the Potomac River to Virginia.
The Blue Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 28 stations in Fairfax County, Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The Blue Line runs from Franconia–Springfield to Downtown Largo. The line shares track with the Orange Line for 13 stations, the Silver Line for 18, and the Yellow Line for 7. Only 3 stations are exclusive to the Blue Line.
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