Line(s) Green Line Parking 1,980 spaces Opened 13 January 2001 Tracks 2 | Structure type Open-cut Address United States Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location 1141 Southern Avenue
Temple Hills, MD 20748 Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Connections Metrobus: 30S, 32, A2, A32, D12, D13, D14, NH1, P12, P18, W1, W2, W14, W19
TheBus: 33, 35, 37 Owner Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Similar Naylor Road station, Congress Heights station, Suitland station, Branch Avenue station, West Hyattsville station | ||
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Southern Avenue is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for only the Green Line, the station is located on the southern side of Southern Avenue, putting it just outside the District of Columbia, opposite Valley Terrace. Southern Avenue is the first station in Maryland going southeast on the Green Line. Although this station is open-cut, and the next station east (railroad south) (Naylor Road) is elevated, there is an underground section of the Green Line's tracks between these two stations; additionally, the Southern Avenue station descends into a tunnel at its western (railroad northern) end.
Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995, and the station opened on January 13, 2001. Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of rail southeast of the Anacostia station and the opening of the Branch Avenue, Congress Heights, Naylor Road and Suitland stations.
This station provides service to the National Harbor via Metrobus route NH1 and TheBus route 35.