Federal Triangle (Washington Metro)

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Washington Metro station Federal Triangle
Opened	July 1, 1977
Platform style	Center platform
RTU number	D01
Next station Metro Lines Next station Metro Center   Blue   Smithsonian   Orange     Silver (planned)

Federal Triangle is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Blue and Orange Lines. It is also scheduled to be on the Silver Line route, which is scheduled to start operations in 2011.

The station serves an area of Washington crowded with federal buildings, on 12th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues, Northwest. The station's entrance is beneath the Ariel Rios Building. The station gets its name from the triangle formed by 15th Street, Constitution Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue, which includes such federal agencies as the Justice Department, Department of Commerce, the IRS and the EPA. This area is known as the Federal Triangle. Service began on July 1, 1977.

[edit] Notable places nearby

• Several Federal Government buildings, including:
  • Department of Commerce
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • J. Edgar Hoover Building (headquarters of the FBI)
  • Old Post Office
  • Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
• Freedom Plaza
• National Aquarium
• National Mall
• Pershing Park
• Several Smithsonian museums, nearest are:
  • National Museum of American History
  • National Museum of Natural History
• White House Visitors Center

[edit] External links

• WMATA: Federal Triangle Station
• StationMasters Online: Federal Triangle Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Federal Triangle Station

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