Navy Yard (Washington Metro)
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The station is named for the nearby Washington Navy Yard. The industrial neighborhood is a focus for redevelopment; the Arthur Capper and Carrollsburg Dwellings, nearby public housing projects, are scheduled for demolition. The Southeast Federal Center, a U.S. government office complex built on the former Navy Yard Annex, opened in 2000; the station serves many commuters to the new headquarters of the United States Department of Transportation and other agencies. The main tourist attraction is the Navy Museum, on the grounds of the Navy Yard.
Plans for a new baseball stadium for the Washington Nationals also call for expansion of the station to serve game-day crowds.
History
A station serving the Navy Yard area existed in original plans for Metro; however, the routing of the Green Line below proved controversial. In 1976 the original routing was rejected as too costly and disruptive. A new study proposed a more westerly path which would move the Anacostia station west, replace the Good Hope Road station with one at Congress Heights, and terminate at Brinkley instead of Branch Ave. In December 1977 public hearings this route was criticized as disserving poorer landowners in the area, but WMATA approved the western route in 1980, scheduled to open in 1986. Supporters of the Branch Avenue route then took the case to the U.S. District Court.
The court ruled in February 1981 that the 1977 hearings were invalid, as insufficient public notice had been given, and issued an injunction halting construction below the Waterfront station. New hearings were held in June 1982, but the court again ruled against WMATA in October 1983. A third set of hearings in July 1984 finally selected the present route, allowing constructon to commence.[1] (http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Metro_Branch_Ave_Opening.html)
Navy Yard is the last station prior to crossing the Anacostia River; the tunnel below the Anacostia was the first drilled with a tunnel boring machine in the United States. Service to the station finally began on December 28, 1991 with the extension of the Green Line to Anacostia.
References
- RoadstotheFuture.com: "Metrorail Branch Avenue Route Completion (http://www.roadstothefuture.com/Metro_Branch_Ave_Opening.html)"
External links
- WMATA: Navy Yard Station (http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=84)
- Stationmasters.com: Navy Yard Station (http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/NAVYYARD/navyyard.html)
- world.nycsubway.org: Navy Yard Station (http://world.nycsubway.org/us/washdc/green/wmata-green-navy.html)
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Navy Yard Station (http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/stations/green/navy-yard.asp)
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