Congress Heights station

Congress Heights
Congress Heights
General information
Location	1290 Alabama Avenue, Southeast; Washington, D.C. 20020
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 92, D51, W1, W2, W3, W4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	10 racks, 12 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	F07
History
Opened	January 13, 2001; 23 years ago
Passengers
2014	2,732 daily 9.83%
Services
	Legend
Key
	All stations are accessible
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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,^[2] and the station opened on January 13, 2001.^[3] 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.^[3]

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
P Platform level	Northbound	← toward Greenbelt (Anacostia)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ toward Branch Avenue (Southern Avenue) →

References

^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
^ Fehr, Stephen C. (September 23, 1995), "After 25 years of building, Metro nears finish line", The Washington Post, p. B1
^ ^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, p. A1

External links

WMATA: Congress Heights Station
StationMasters Online: Congress Heights Station
The Schumin Web Transit Center: Congress Heights Station
Alabama Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

38°50′43.4″N 76°59′16″W / 38.845389°N 76.98778°W / 38.845389; -76.98778

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[1] "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2014-11-04.

[September_23,_1995-2] Fehr, Stephen C. (September 23, 1995), "After 25 years of building, Metro nears finish line", The Washington Post, p. B1

[January_14,_2001-3] 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, p. A1

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