Structure type Underground Opened 1 July 1977 Platforms in use 1 | Bicycle facilities 2 racks Phone +1 202-637-7000 Tracks 2 | |
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Location 401 3rd Street, SouthwestWashington, D.C. 20024 Address 401 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA Similar L'Enfant Plaza station, Capitol South station, Smithsonian station, Potomac Avenue station, Stadium–Armory station | ||
Metro red line subway coming into washington dc federal center sw station
Federal Center SW is an island platformed Washington Metro station in an area of Southwest known as the Southwest Federal Center in Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and is located on the Blue, Orange and Silver Lines. The station is located at 3rd and D Streets.
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In preliminary maps this was named Voice of America station, after the government-owned radio service located a block away. In recognition of the possibility that VOA might move or the radio service might change its name in the years to come, the Metro facility instead received a more generic name. The station opened on July 1, 1977. Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km) of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations. Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978. Silver Line service at Federal Center SW began on July 26, 2014.