Federal Center SW (Washington Metro)

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Federal Center SW
Station statistics
Address	401 3rd Street, Southwest Washington, D.C. 20024
Lines	Blue Line      Orange Line      Silver Line (planned)
Connections	Metrobus MTA Maryland Commuter Bus
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bicycle facilities	2 racks
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1977
Accessible
Code	D04
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2001)	1.699 million ▬ 0%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station L'Enfant Plaza toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Capitol South toward Largo Town Center L'Enfant Plaza toward Vienna/Fairfax–GMU Orange Line Capitol South toward New Carrollton L'Enfant Plaza toward Route 772 Silver Line (planned) Capitol South toward Stadium–Armory

Federal Center SW is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. 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 is located at 3rd and D Streets, in an area of Southwest known as the Southwest Federal Center, for the many federal buildings found there. Service began on July 1, 1977.

In preliminary maps this was named Voice of America station, after the government-owned radio service located a block away. In recognition of the possibility that VOA might move or the radio service might change its name in the years to come, the Metro facility instead got a more generic name.

[edit] Notable places nearby

• National Air and Space Museum
• National Museum of the American Indian
• United States Botanic Garden
• Several federal government buildings, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Health and Human Services, NASA, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Voice of America radio and television studios, and the Ford House Office Building.

[edit] External links

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• WMATA: Federal Center SW Station
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Coordinates: 38°53′06″N 77°00′56″W / 38.88499°N 77.01558°W / 38.88499; -77.01558