Metro Center (Washington Metro)
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- This page is about the station on the Washington, D.C. Metro; for the Metrocentre shopping centre see Metrocentre
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Metro Center is the central hub of the system, located in downtown Washington, D.C., under an area stretching east-west from roughly 11th to 13th Streets Northwest, and from G to H Streets Northwest on a North-South axis, with entrances on G Street at 11th, 12th and 13th Street, and at 12th and F Street. The station is by far the busiest in the system in terms of ridership. The Metro Information Center and Gift Shop are located by the 12th and F Street entrance.
The station is located very close to Gallery Place-Chinatown, such that the lights of one are visible down the tunnel from the other; as such, some have suggested a pedestrian tunnel to connect the two. Metro Center was one of the original Metro stops, and service began on March 27, 1976.
Notable Places Nearby
- Ford's Theater
- J. Edgar Hoover Building (headquarters of the FBI)
- Museum of Women in the Arts
- National Press Building
- Warner Theater
External links
- WMATA: Metro Center Station (http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=1)
- world.nycsubway.org: Metro Center Station (Upper Level) (http://world.nycsubway.org/us/washdc/red/wmata-red-metroctr.html)
- world.nycsubway.org: Metro Center Station (Lower Level) (http://world.nycsubway.org/us/washdc/blue/wmata-blue-metroctr.html)
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Metro Center Station (Upper Level) (http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/stations/red/metro-center.asp)
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Metro Center Station (Lower Level) (http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/stations/blue/metro-center.asp)
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