Potomac Avenue station
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Location | 700 14th Street SE Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1island platform | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare,4racks | |||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | D07 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 1, 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||
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2023 | 1,677 daily[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 63 out of 98 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Potomac Avenue stationis anisland-platformedWashington Metrostation in theCapitol Hillneighborhood ofWashington, D.C.,United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977,[2]and is operated by theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority(WMATA). The station currently provides service for theBlue,Orange,andSilverLines. The station serves a dense residential area of Southeast Washington around Potomac Avenue and is located at 14th and G Streets.
History
[edit]The station's opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[3]of rail betweenNational AirportandRFK Stadiumand the opening of theArlington Cemetery,Capitol South,Crystal City,Eastern Market,Farragut West,Federal Center SW,Federal Triangle,Foggy Bottom–GWU,L'Enfant Plaza,McPherson Square,National Airport,Pentagon,Pentagon City,Rosslyn,Smithsonian,andStadium–Armorystations.[4]Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.[5]Silver Line service at Potomac Avenue began on July 26, 2014.[6]
On February 1, 2023, 64-year-old transit worker Robert Cunningham was killed and three others were injured in an incident involving a gunman. The attacker started an altercation on a bus, followed a passenger off and shot him in the legs, then went down to the station and shot another person in the before he confronted a woman. A transit worker tried to protect the woman and was shot. The attacker, Isaiah Trotman, was taken into custody and hospitalized. According to police records and his lawyer, Trotman has a criminal history and struggles with mental illness. Trotman was enrolled in a behavioral program but had not been seen for over a week prior to the shooting. He had been charged with several drug-related crimes in Pennsylvania in April 2022 and was awaiting sentencing after a plea deal.[7]
Notable places nearby
[edit]- Congressional Cemetery,3 blocks northeast on Potomac Avenue
References
[edit]- ^"Metrorail Ridership Summary".Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.RetrievedFebruary 11,2024.
- ^Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model",The Washington Post,p. A1
- ^Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009)."Sequence of Metrorail openings"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on January 13, 2010.RetrievedJuly 25,2010.
- ^Staff Reporters (June 24, 1977), "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby",The Washington Post
- ^Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line",The Washington Post,p. D1
- ^Halsey III, Ashley; Aratani, Lori; Duggan, Paul (July 28, 2014)."All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time".The Washington Post.RetrievedNovember 21,2014.
- ^Segraves, Mark (February 2, 2023)."Suspect in Deadly Metro Shooting Rampage Has History of Mental Illness".NBC4 Washington.RetrievedFebruary 4,2023.
External links
[edit]- Media related toPotomac Avenue (WMATA station)at Wikimedia Commons
- The Schumin Web Transit Center:Potomac Ave Station
- 14th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.
- Stations on the Blue Line (Washington Metro)
- Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)
- Stations on the Silver Line (Washington Metro)
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1977
- 1977 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Capitol Hill
- Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.