Capitol South station
Capitol South is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station currently provides service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines.
The station opened on July 1, 1977.[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[3] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations.[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.[5] Silver Line service at Capitol South began on July 26, 2014.[6]
Location
Capitol South is located in the south-central section of the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. As such, it is surrounded by a wealth of government offices and buildings. Most importantly, it is the closest station to the Capitol Building which holds the Senate and House of Representatives.[7] All three buildings of the Library of Congress are within a quarter-of-a-mile radius of Capitol South as are the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters.[7] The Folger Shakespeare Library, the world's largest collection of printed Shakespearean works is a five-minute walk west from the station.[7]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ←  toward Franconia–Springfield (Federal Center SW)← toward Vienna (Federal Center SW) ← Template:WMATA icon toward Wiehle – Reston East (Federal Center SW) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Template:WMATA icon toward Largo Town Center (Eastern Market) → → Template:WMATA icon toward New Carrollton (Eastern Market) → → Template:WMATA icon toward Largo Town Center (Eastern Market) → | |
There is only one entrance to the station located on the southwestern corner at the intersection of 1st Street SE and C Street SE.[7] A row of three escalators and a staircase brings passengers to the station's mezzanine level, where they may buy tickets from vending machines and pass through the faregates.[8] Once passengers pass through these faregates, a pair of escalators brings passengers onto the platform.[8] There are two elevators for handicapped passengers, one from street level to the mezzanine on the northwestern corner at the intersection of 1st Street SE and D Street SE and another between the mezzanine and platform.[8]
Capitol South station utilises an island platform layout with two tracks, D1 and D2.[9] Eastbound trains to New Carrollton or Largo Town Center use track D1 whilst westbound trains to Vienna, Franconia–Springfield, or Wiehle – Reston East use track D2.[9]
References
External links
- WMATA: Capitol South Station
- StationMasters Online: Capitol South Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Capitol South Station
- 1st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View