U Street (WMATA station)

U Street African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo
Station statistics
Address	1240 U Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20009
Lines	Green Line   Yellow Line off-peak hours
Connections	WMATA Metrobus
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	May 11, 1991 (May 11, 1991)
Accessible
Code	E03
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Formerly	U Street-Cardozo (1991-1999), U Street African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (1999-2011)
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Shaw – Howard University toward Branch Avenue Green Line Columbia Heights toward Greenbelt Shaw – Howard University toward Huntington Yellow Line Columbia Heights toward Fort Totten

U Street is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green Line. It is also served by the Yellow Line during off-peak times. Service at the station began on May 11, 1991.

The station is located in northwest Washington and serves the U Street neighborhood; nearby attractions include the Lincoln Theatre, the historic restaurant Ben's Chili Bowl, and several nightclubs, including The Black Cat and the 9:30 Club. The station is approximately five blocks east of the neighborhood of Adams Morgan.

The station is single-platform with entrances at opposite ends, both on U Street at 10th and 13th Streets. "Cardozo" was added to the name just before opening, and refers to the nearby Cardozo High School. "African-Amer Civil War Memorial" was added in 1999 when the African American Civil War Memorial was completed at U Street and Vermont Ave NW. With this designation, this station had the longest name in the Metro system, at 44 characters; the shortest station name is Takoma. On November 3, 2011, the station was renamed to "U Street", with "African American Civil War Memorial / Cardozo" as a subtitle.

Trains originally serviced this station as Yellow Line trains until Green Line service was formally introduced later that year. Yellow Line service resumed in late 2006 as part of what was initially an 18-month experiment to extend that line to Fort Totten station during non-rush hours and weekends.

On June 10, 2001, Metro Transit Police Officer Marlon C. Morales was killed in the line of duty at this station, while intervening in a fare dispute. A plaque exists outside the 13th Street entrance in his honor.

Corridor to 13th Street entrance. Painted murals depict African-American musicians dancing in the street, an homage to U Street's cultural heritage.

Notable places nearby

• African American Civil War Memorial
• Ben's Chili Bowl
• The Black Cat
• Lincoln Theatre
• Meridian Hill Park
• 9:30 Club

External links

Media related to U Street (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• WMATA: U Street Station
• StationMasters Online: U Street Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: U Street Station
• 10th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 13th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View