Owned by WMATA Structure type Elevated Opened 27 March 1976 Tracks 2 | Line(s) Red Line Parking 221 spaces Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 919 Rhode Island Avenue, NE
Washington, DC Connections Metrobus: 83, 86, B8, B9, D8, G9, H8, H9, M31, P6, S41, T14, T18 Address Washington, DC 20018, United States Owner Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Similar NoMa–Gallaudet U station, Brookland–CUA station, Fort Totten station, Glenmont station, Takoma 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. 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.
References
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