Potomac Avenue station

Template:WMATA infobox header
Template:WMATA infobox header
General information
Location	700 14th Street, Southeast; Washington, D.C. 20003
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)	; ; ;
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 30N, 30S, 32, 34, 36, 39, B2, M6, V1, V4 DC Circulator
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	4 racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	D07
History
Opened	July 1, 1977; 47 years ago
Passengers
2016	3,229 daily 14.64%
	Template:Infobox

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 11.8 miles (19.0 km)^[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) ← toward Vienna (Eastern Market) ← toward Wiehle – Reston East (Eastern Market)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ toward Largo Town Center (Stadium-Armory) → → toward New Carrollton (Stadium-Armory) → → toward Largo Town Center (Stadium-Armory) →

^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Retrieved July 25, 2010.
^ Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
^ Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
^ Halsey III, Ashley; Aratani, Lori; Duggan, Paul (July 28, 2014). "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-11-21.