Potomac Avenue station

Potomac Avenue
Location	700 14th Street, Southeast Washington, D.C. 20003
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)	Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 30N, 30S, 32, 34, 36, 39, B2, J13, K11, M6, V1, V4 DC Circulator
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	4 racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	D07
History
Opened	July 1, 1977
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	3,834 daily [1]  0.9%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Eastern Market toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Stadium–Armory toward Largo Town Center Eastern Market toward Vienna Orange Line Stadium–Armory toward New Carrollton Eastern Market toward Wiehle – Reston East Silver Line Stadium–Armory toward Largo Town Center

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]

Grave of Alexander Macomb at the Congressional Cemetery.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
P Platform level	Westbound	← Blue Line toward Franconia–Springfield (Eastern Market) ← Orange Line toward Vienna (Eastern Market) ← Silver Line toward Wiehle – Reston East (Eastern Market)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ Blue Line toward Largo Town Center (Stadium-Armory) → → Orange Line toward New Carrollton (Stadium-Armory) → → Silver Line toward Largo Town Center (Stadium-Armory) →

Notable places nearby

• Congressional Cemetery, 3 blocks northeast on Potomac Avenue

References

1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
2. Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
3. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Retrieved July 25, 2010.
4. Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post
5. Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1 Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthor= (help)
6. 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.

External links

Media related to Potomac Avenue (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• 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

Coordinates: 38°52′51″N 76°59′6.7″W / 38.88083°N 76.985194°W