Potomac Avenue station
Potomac Avenue is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977,[2] 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 serves a dense residential area of Southeast Washington around Potomac Avenue and is located at 14th and G Streets.
The station's opening coincided with the completion of Template:Convert[3] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, 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 Potomac Avenue began on July 26, 2014. [6]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ← toward Franconia–Springfield (Eastern Market) ← Template:WMATA icon toward Vienna (Eastern Market) ← Template:WMATA icon toward Wiehle – Reston East (Eastern Market) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → Template:WMATA icon toward Largo Town Center (Stadium-Armory) → → Template:WMATA icon toward New Carrollton (Stadium-Armory) → → Template:WMATA icon toward Largo Town Center (Stadium-Armory) → | |
Notable places nearby
- Congressional Cemetery, 3 blocks northeast on Potomac Avenue
References
External links
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- WMATA: Potomac Ave Station
- StationMasters Online: Potomac Ave Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Potomac Ave Station
- 14th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View