Rhode Island Avenue station
Rhode Island Avenue (also known as Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood) is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line. The station is located in Northeast Washington, on an elevated platform crossing Rhode Island Avenue, with its entrance near 5th Street. Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood has the highest elevation of any station in the Metro system.
History
Service began on March 27, 1976 as one of the first stations in the system, opening as the eastern terminus of the Red Line[2]. From the time the station opened in 1976 until late 2004, the station was known simply as Rhode Island Avenue. At that time, the station was renamed Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood in recognition of the Brentwood neighborhood in which the station is located.
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Westbound | ←  toward Grosvenor or Shady Grove (NoMa – Gallaudet U)
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| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | → toward Silver Spring or Glenmont (Brookland – CUA) →
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| M | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent |
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance |
References
- ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "METRO HISTORY" (PDF). WMATA. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
External links
Media related to Rhode Island Avenue – Brentwood (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- StationMasters Online: Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Station
- Rhode Island Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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