Congress Heights (WMATA station)

For information about the Washington, D.C. neighborhood, see Congress Heights.
Congress Heights
Station statistics
Address 1290 Alabama Avenue, Southeast
Washington, D.C. 20020
Lines
  Green Line
Connections WMATA Metrobus
Structure Underground
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Bicycle facilities 10 racks, 12 lockers
Other information
Opened January 13, 2001; 11 years ago (January 13, 2001)
Accessible
Code F07
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2001) 621,320  0%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Green Line
toward Greenbelt

Congress Heights is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for only the Green Line, the station is located at Alabama Avenue and 13th Street, lying under St. Elizabeths Hospital. Congress Heights is the last Green Line station in the District of Columbia going southeast.

Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995,[1] and the station opened on January 13, 2001.[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of rail southeast of the Anacostia station and the opening of the Branch Avenue, Naylor Road, Southern Avenue and Suitland stations.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fehr, Stephen C. (September 23, 1995), "After 25 years of building, Metro nears finish line", The Washington Post: B1 
  2. ^ a b Layton, Lyndsey (January 14, 2001), "All Metro doors now open; Five new Green Line stations complete 32-year project, but expansions continue", The Washington Post: A1 

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