Minnesota Avenue (WMATA station)
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| Address | 4000 Minnesota Avenue NE Washington, DC 20019 |
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| Lines |  Orange Line |
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| Connections | WMATA Metrobus | ||||||||||
| Structure | Surface | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 333 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 racks, 4 lockers | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 20, 1978 | ||||||||||
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| Code | D09 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 1.139 million[1] | ||||||||||
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Minnesota Ave is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Central Northeast/Mahaning Heights neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on November 20, 1978, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
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Location [edit]
Minnesota Avenue station is located between Kenilworth Avenue and Minnesota Avenue, at Grant Street, immediately east of the CSX Landover Subdivision rail bed. The station is an east-Washington commuter station with a small parking lot and many Metrobuses serving the east side of city from here.
History [edit]
The station opened on November 20, 1978.[2][3] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)[4] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly, Deanwood, Landover and New Carrollton stations.[2][3]
References [edit]
- ^ Neighborhood profiles WDCEP Retrieved 2011-12-16
- ^ a b Feaver, Douglas B. (November 12, 1978), "Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway; Orange Line will bring Metro to P.G.", The Washington Post: C1
- ^ a b Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post: D1
- ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". Retrieved August 2, 2010.
External links [edit]
Media related to Minnesota Avenue (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: Minnesota Avenue Station
- StationMasters Online: Minnesota Avenue Station
- Kenilworth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Minnesota Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Coordinates: 38°53′55″N 76°56′49″W / 38.8986°N 76.9469°W
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