New York Avenue–Florida Avenue–Gallaudet University (Washington Metro)

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New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U

Station statistics

Address

200 Florida Avenue, Northeast
Washington, D.C. 20002

Lines

Red Line

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Bicycle facilities

8 racks

Other information

Opened

November 20, 2004

Accessible

Code

B97^{[citation needed]}

Owned by

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Formerly

New York Ave (while under construction)

Traffic

Passengers (2006)

1.074 million ▲ 26%

Services

Preceding station		Metrorail		Following station
Union Station toward Shady Grove		Red Line		Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood toward Glenmont

New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line. The station serves Gallaudet University and is located near the intersection of New York Avenue and Florida Avenue in Washington's Northeast quadrant. It is the first in-fill station (a station built on an existing line) in the system. The station opened for service on November 20, 2004.

The station is the first in the Metrorail system to be built with a mix of public and private funds. According to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the project was budgeted at $90 million. The District contributed $40 million, the federal government $25 million, and a private partnership provided the remaining $25 million. The final cost was $103.7 million. While still under construction in early 2004, the station name was changed from New York Ave to New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U. The station was also paid for by XM Radio, whose headquarters are roughly a block away.

New York Avenue station features a different design than previous Metro stations, with the station canopy constructed of steel rather than concrete. The station is indicative of the lessons learned by Metro over the many years that it has been in operation. For example, there are two elevators here, instead of only one like at the older stations, so if one breaks down, the station can still be served without having to offer a shuttle service from another station.